Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Orville could imagine how Cleopatra persuaded Tia, but he was helpless about her brainstorming: "You have the time and energy, why don't you do something more interesting?"

The other party smiled: "I think this matter is very interesting, so I just ask you to accept this reality now. I won't ask you to do anything very harsh or tricky, just ask you to fulfill some of my husband's duties. I don't even ask for a grand wedding or a frank announcement, because it will really cause trouble for you and the Flavian royal family.

You should thank me instead. Isn't this what most men want to do? Think about Caesar, Philip II and your father. Who doesn't have a few confidantes? This is an indispensable part of heroic deeds."

Having said that, judging from the tone of the situation, the other party's teasing is obviously more, and Orville also understands this point. Sharing has always been difficult to do, and people always prefer to be exclusive.

After thinking for a while, he sighed and agreed to the other party's request: "I don't completely deny this, and you and I are the de facto rulers of Egypt. You have your reasons for thinking so. But I will decide according to the situation at that time. It is better not to do some things that are inappropriate for a ruler."

If it is a simple emotional problem, then it is easy to say. It is difficult for emotional problems to rise to the level of national political disputes, but there are many problems involved behind it-whether Cleopatra will interfere in the politics of the empire, what will the Egyptians or Greek immigrants think, whether the emperor will have opinions about himself, and whether the situation on Tiya's side will trigger a chain reaction. All these things are enough to give Orville a headache.

He still doesn't believe that Cleopatra's pursuit of the so-called marriage is simply an emotional problem, but he is not sure what the other party's specific purpose is. There are too many interfering factors behind it.

This answer is enough to satisfy Cleopatra. She nodded slightly and said: "No problem, I can grasp the scale. The things you are worried about will not happen, or even if they are going to happen, you have sufficient means and time to stop me, don't you?"

"Maybe so" Orville replied half-truthfully.

She reached into her cloak with her slender arm and took out a box and handed it to Orville: "Then, I'll give you a gift. I won't let you suffer a lot. I noticed that you are very concerned about Mithridates. Here are some of my investigation results. Go back and analyze them slowly for your staff."

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When Orville and Cleopatra got off the carriage, the other party naturally took Orville's wrist. Orville did not refuse this time and accepted the other party's action with a normal expression.

The soldiers around were a little surprised, but they didn't say anything more, just pretending that they didn't see anything. Of course, Orville doubted how long they could keep their mouths shut. It was estimated that the news would spread after they returned.

This matter was not a big problem in the minds of Romans or Greeks. Instead, it was one of the manifestations of men's charm. They subconsciously did not think that this was something that needed to be kept secret. Instead, they would publicize it as a topic of conversation. Anyway, they thought that this would not be a real obstacle to Orville.

As for whether the consequences would cause any personal harm to Orwell, considering that he was a bit henpecked, they were more of a joke and watched it with a bit of bad taste, and no one took it seriously.

Knowing their thoughts and actions, Orwell could only curse them in his heart, but he did not get angry on the surface, and continued to follow Cleopatra to visit various scenic spots in Athens.

From the perspective of a tourist city, this is indeed a place worth visiting. The natural scenery is slightly different from other places, the cultural atmosphere is very strong, and various performances and activities were considered many in ancient times. The two spent half a day to walk around, which was considered the end of their schedule in Greece.

That night they did not go to the banquet or anything like that, but just had a simple meal in Orwell's hotel, and took him to observe the situation of his own industry, and then asked to open a few similar ones in big cities such as Alexandria. Cleopatra agreed to this, of course, but asked to exchange some dividends for her investment.

Of course, there is no problem with this. It is also a good thing for someone to bear the risk. Orwell does not like to eat alone, and it is okay to make money together.

After dinner, Orville and the other party immediately left Athens by boat and sailed towards Egypt at full speed. They couldn't stay here for too long. There were still many things waiting for them to do in Egypt.

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Compared with when they came, the fleet following the two people's boats had expanded a lot. These people were either some talents hired by Orville or some Greeks fooled by Cleopatra. There were more than a dozen ships in total, plus two more escort warships. This was already a certain scale. At least ordinary pirates would not dare to provoke them.

Thanks to this, they returned to Egypt smoothly. After arriving in Egypt, the two of them maintained their previous attitudes in public, as if they were the king and queen who ruled Egypt together. At this time, Orville saw a little bit of the other party's thoughts.

It seems that the political situation in Egypt is still not so stable. She needs to lean more towards the Romans and show her close relationship with the Romans to dispel some people's unreasonable thoughts. In this regard, what she is doing now is definitely useful.

Owell didn't care much, just let Cu Chulainn take care of the other party's safety, and he just knew the rest. Unless Cleopatra took the initiative to speak, he would not intervene. This was a kind of tacit understanding between him and the other party.

In addition, when Orwell returned to Egypt, he learned one thing-the envoys of the southern Nubians had agreed to come, and were now drifting on the Nile River, and would arrive in Alexandria soon.

The scale of the envoy team seemed to be quite large. The acting rulers appointed by Trajan and Cleopatra were already preparing diplomatic affairs such as the welcome banquet. It can be said that they came at the right time.

The Egyptian diplomatic envoys in Nubia received the news leaked by the other party in advance. The requirements for this visit to Nubia were not complicated. It was nothing more than increasing trade with Egypt and bringing back more favorable trade contracts to exchange for peace on the border.

Of course, if the situation in Egypt was not right, they might go too far, and many people on the border were still eyeing it.