My XX deal with Sister Nero

Nero looked at the gold coins in his hand, then looked at Tony, and said, "This...I'll check it for you."

As he spoke, Nero turned around and stumbled out of the camp.

"What's going on?" Seeing Nero walking out with a weak step, Tony scratched his head, wondering what was going on.

Could it be that she knew what the two olive leaves represented?

Come to think of it, I seem to have seen it somewhere before. Where exactly?

Looking at Nero's receding back, Tony suddenly had an idea in his mind!

Wait! Red?

I remember that the two olive leaves I saw seemed to be the same as the pattern on this gold coin, right? Both were olive tree strips that curved along the inside of the circle and crossed at the bottom, but the base color was not the gold on the gold coin, but red!

Regarding the Roman Empire, apart from some historical materials that I read when I was free, the rest of my knowledge comes from games and comics!

He remembered where he had seen this family emblem!

This family crest is the family crest of the Julius family!

According to historical records, at the end of the Republic, Caesar's family was the only descendant of Julius in the entire Roman territory. But everyone knows that Caesar himself had only two descendants, one was Octavian, the head of the Roman Empire, and the other was his own son, who later became the Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy XV.

Later, after Octavian became the head of the Roman Empire, he attacked Egypt and defeated the Egyptian Kingdom. Ptolemy XV was killed, so Octavian became the only one to inherit the Julius family.

But what Tony didn't know was that in this world, Octavian, the founder of the Julian-Claudian dynasty, not only inherited the Julius family, but also inherited the family emblem of the Julius family. In other words, the gold coin in Tony's hand was the token of the family of the head of the Roman Empire!

The reason why Nero was so panicked was that she remembered that she seemed to have a younger brother, a younger brother whose whereabouts were unknown, and Tony was holding a token of his family in his hand, and he happened to be an orphan. Could it be... Could it be that this was the younger brother who had long been missing?

That night, neither Nero nor Tony slept well.

"Brother, why do I feel like you can't sleep and toss and turn? Is something on your mind?" Beside Tony, Tita asked her brother who was tossing and turning in bed like a salted fish.

Can Tony sleep well? If he is really a descendant of the Julius family, how does the current Julia Claudia dynasty view him? In terms of bloodline, the pure Julius family bloodline is more noble than the current head of state bloodline. After all, the Claudia family is just a branch of the Julius family.

Tony, who has watched so many ancient dramas, knows that there is a high possibility that he will be killed!

The only trump card Tony has now is that he is not interested in the position of head of state.

He knew that power was a good thing, but how many emperors, kings, presidents, and prime ministers throughout history could have a good ending? Emperor, this was the profession with the highest mortality rate in ancient times!

The life principle that Tony believes in is very simple: it doesn't matter how much money you have, as long as you have enough to spend. There is no need to covet power and risk your life for it!

Looks like I'll have to have a good talk with Nero tomorrow.

As for Nero, after returning to his residence, Nero quickly asked his servants to find a book he carried with him. This book was intended to be given to Nero's younger brother when he heard that his younger brother was five years old when he was a child. However, he did not expect that his younger brother suddenly disappeared as his birthday was approaching.

The reason she looked for this book was because she wrote her brother's full name on it.

After all, he didn’t know whether his brother was alive or dead, and the only thing he missed was this book that he hadn’t given away.

Not long after, the servant brought the book over. When Nero opened the first page, he saw a few lines of words he had written on the title page.

"To my dear brother Tony Claudius Germanicus, happy birthday."

I originally thought that Tony just happened to have the same name as my brother, but I didn't expect that he might be the brother I had lost for a long time!

No, I must see him tomorrow!

Both sides fell asleep with various thoughts in their minds. When the next day dawned, Tony got up early.

Tony now is completely different from when he first came into this world, because after so many days his body clock has almost adapted to this kind of early to bed and early to rise life. After getting up, he did a little exercise, then had breakfast and washed his face, because last night a Roman dressed as an official's attendant came up to Tony and whispered to him that someone would come to pick him up at noon tomorrow to attend a banquet.

Tony thought about it and decided that he couldn't be as unkempt today as he was yesterday. He had just arrived here yesterday and had no time to take care of himself. No one would believe that he wouldn't be dirty after running around in the wild for three days. But today was different. It wouldn't take long to wash his face and hair and change into clean clothes. After everything was ready, Tony sat in his tent in a daze, quietly waiting for the follower to come and pick him up.

As time went by, after the sun rose to noon, a young man dressed as a Roman soldier came up to Tony and said, "Mr. Tony, Her Highness the Princess asked me to come pick you up."

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Chapter 24: My Sister is Nero? (Additional 11th Update)

"Ah? Oh, okay." Tony came out of the tent, looked at the guard, and followed him towards Nero's residence.

Speaking of which, Tony remembered something.

Although we call this country the Roman Empire, the official name of this country is actually "Senate and People of Rome", so all the emperors of the Roman Empire before Diocletian should be officially called "First Citizen" or "Prince", which means the chief senator of the Roman Senate. Although Tony doesn't know what the descendants of the chief senator should be called, he can be sure that this person definitely cannot be called a princess!

But now, Nero is called Her Royal Highness the Princess by everyone, there must be something wrong.

It’s just like the Roman Empire we knew before that had both the national army and the field army.

Following the guard, Tony was lost in thought as he let the guard take him to Nero's residence.

As a princess, Nero naturally lived in the center of the city, that is, in the consul's residence. And whether she was willing or not, when she first arrived, the consul gave his room to Nero.

Led by the guards, Tony came to the two-story building where Nero lived.

This is a rather exquisite small building. The first floor is Nero's office and dining room, while the second floor is her bedroom and balcony. Since this banquet is private and there are only two people, Nero decided to put the dining table on the balcony.

Led by the guards, Tony came to the balcony on the second floor and saw Nero standing on the balcony, looking quietly into the distance.

"Your Highness." Looking at Nero's back, the guard knelt on one knee and saluted her.

Seeing the guard kneel down, Tony also knelt down in a hurry.

After all, he was most likely a descendant of the Julius family, and if he wasn't careful, this might be his last act.

Hey! You know what, the more I think about it, the more likely it is!

I called you over to have a good meal so you can get on with your journey. Shit, isn't this the last meal before execution? !

Hearing someone calling her, Nero slowly turned her head and looked at Tony, who looked confused, behind the guard.

Ah, what a cute little handsome boy...

Nero sighed in his heart.

This might really be my younger brother. He is so handsome and looks exactly like me!

If Tony knew about Nero's idea, he would probably hit his head against his head and die! Being handsome is fine, but what do you mean by being exactly like you, you bastard!

"Please sit down." Nero smiled at Tony, pulled the chair next to him back, and motioned Tony to come and sit down.

Tony stood up with a conflicted look on his face, glanced at Nero, then looked at the guard who was still kneeling on one knee, gritted his teeth, walked over and sat down on the stool.

After seeing Tony sitting down, Nero smiled slightly, sat down opposite Tony, and said, "I think I have found the person you asked me to help you find."

As he spoke, Nero handed the gold coins in his hand to Tony.

This gold coin is the family token that Tony gave to Nero yesterday.

It is a blessing, not a curse, but a curse that cannot be avoided!

Looking at the gold coin, Tony's mind raced, wondering whether he should reveal his cards.

After seeing Tony take the gold coin, Nero smiled and asked: "Before I tell you the answer, I want to ask you a question. If you knew where your family was, what would you do? Go to your family and ask why they abandoned you? Or what?"

Where the hell can I find my family?!

The only direct descendant of the Julius family was Ptolemy XV, who had already died. If he was really a descendant of the Julius family, then he would be a descendant of the pharaohs of Egypt.

But now Egypt was a province of the Roman Empire. What could he say? He wanted to find his family and start a rebellion to make Egypt independent? Wasn't that asking for trouble?

So he took a deep breath and decided to tell the truth.

"My family...are they all dead?" Tony said cautiously.

ha? !

When Nero heard this question, he almost flipped the table!

Damn it! I am your sister, and I am still alive and well, sitting in front of you! What do you mean all your family members are dead? You are still expecting me to die, you little bastard! But when he thought that his brother probably didn't know who his family members were, Nero had to suppress his inner desire to complain and said, "Well, your family is still alive."

watt? ? ?

At that moment, a black question mark expression appeared in Tony's mind.

What did you say? The Julius family is still alive? Oh no, that's not it, the Julius family, that's the descendants of Caesar, the descendants of Caesar are still alive, how did you kill Egypt? Did the descendants of the Julius family never intend to restore the Kingdom of Egypt? And, just talking about bloodline, the direct descendants of Caesar are more noble than the Claudius family, right? The nobles of the Roman monarchy era are more convincing than the Claudius family, right?

"If my family is still alive... where are they?" Tony asked cautiously.

"Rome," Nero replied.

This is so poisonous!

Although theoretically, the Julius family is indeed suitable to stay in Rome, but now the Claudius family is in power! It's like a servant serving as an official in the city where your master lives. Is this reliable? And shouldn't the Julius family live in Egypt and plot rebellion or something?

Director, this script is poisonous!

Seeing Tony's silly expression, Nero thought that Tony was shocked by the news that his family was still alive. After thinking about it, he decided that a short pain was better than a long one, so he continued to expose the news: "In fact, the emblem on your family token is the emblem of the Claudius family. You should know the Claudius family, right?"

"What the hell are you talking about?!" Tony was so scared when he heard this that he almost jumped up!

A Claudian family token? Wait, shouldn't this belong to Julius? How did it become Claudian family token? And if this is a Claudian family token, doesn't that mean I'm royal?

Damn, this is unscientific! I was originally thinking about hooking up with Nero, after all, Nero is only sixteen years old now, and you said this... Could it be that this princess is my biological sister?

Oh my god! This plot is really poisonous! Why is it full of the flavor of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils?

Seeing Tony's unbelievable expression, Nero sighed and said, "Yes, you are my brother, although you may not remember me." As he spoke, Nero called the guard who had been kneeling and asked him to hand a book to Tony, saying, "I was going to give this to you on your fifth birthday. I'm sorry, brother. Happy birthday."

...Tony took the book and took a look at it, and found that it was written in fancy Latin that he didn't recognize at all, so he subconsciously asked, "What kind of book is this?"

"This is the Latin version of 'The Iliad'. It seems that my brother will have to study Latin well in the future." Nero sighed lightly.

Don't worry, I haven't admitted that I'm your brother yet! Tony was still in a daze.

"Speaking of which, brother, I want to know something. Are you willing to serve as the future chief elder?" Nero stared at Tony and suddenly spoke.

ps1: In history, Nero did have a younger brother, his half-brother Britannicus, who was the biological son of Claudius. Not long after Nero inherited the throne, because Nero's mother Agrippina the Younger had a strong desire for power, and Nero had always been rebellious and disobedient, Agrippina the Younger constantly threatened Nero with Britannicus's name, threatening that if Nero did not obey again, he would be replaced and Britannicus would succeed to the throne.

Well, it’s just like in most families, when the older brother is disobedient, the mother will say, “If you don’t listen again, I will no longer like you and will like your younger brother.”

Then Nero poisoned his half brother to death.

Because it involves a struggle for imperial power, the internal situation is a little complicated, so I won't go into details here.

In the setting of this book, Claudius has no biological son, and Messalina died before Britannicus was born. The male protagonist Tony, like Nero, is the biological son of Agrippina the Younger and Domitius, who did not exist in history. So if you are a historical researcher, don't take it seriously, as history does not exist in this book [funny]

Chapter 25 Let’s make a deal!

...What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly. Can you say it again?

Tony is totally confused now!

The chief senator of the Senate? Isn't this the head of state?!

No, sister! Can I call you sister?! How long have we known each other and you're asking me if I want to be the boss of this country? Are you kidding me? Even if you were my biological sister, you wouldn't do this! You said you would kill your brothers, sisters, and parents for the throne. Is this the TV show or you?!

Seeing Tony's shocked expression, Nero asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Nero looked calm, and Tony thought to himself, isn't this a test for me? If I dare to say "I am willing", she will probably smash the cup as a signal and rush out 500 swordsmen to chop me to pieces right away, right?

Thinking of this, Tony took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said, "I'm afraid this won't work... I don't think I'm suitable for managing an empire..."

Hearing Tony's answer, Nero looked a little strange, and she asked back: "Who made you the emperor? I just made you the head of state."

Ah? At this time, even if Tony was dumb, he would still realize that the head of state and the emperor were not the same thing.

Seeing Tony's expression, Nero knew that Tony didn't understand this, so she explained: "The full title of the ruler of the empire should be 'Chief Senator of the Senate and Master of the Roman People', abbreviated as 'Prince and Emperor'. The Principal is responsible for the affairs of the Senate, and the Emperor is responsible for the affairs of the Empire."

After hearing Nero's patient explanation, Tony finally understood.

The Senate was a very important benchmark of the Roman Republican system. After Octavian became the so-called "first citizen", he did not order the dissolution of the Senate to monopolize power after obtaining the power of the emperor. Although the power of the Senate was greatly hollowed out, at least in name it was still the ruling class of the Roman Empire and the highest parliament.

It was not until the end of the Crisis of the Third Century, when Diocletian seized power, that he ordered the dissolution of the Senate.

But now it seems that Octavian of this era is even more ruthless.

The head of state also serves as the emperor, which means that these are two official positions. The chief senator of the Senate is one official position, and the emperor of the empire is another official position. From the perspective of official positions alone, the Senate has no reason to interfere in the management of imperial affairs, because the affairs of the empire are now managed by the "master of the Roman people", that is, the emperor.

"What is the Senate used for?" Tony asked, scratching his head.

Seeing Tony's interest, Nero, who had already confirmed that this was his brother, said happily: "The mission of the Senate is to assist the emperor in handling state affairs and to assist the emperor in reviewing the reports submitted by the consuls from all over the country."

Tony finally came to his senses. Isn't this the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty? It just doesn't sound as perfect as the Ming Dynasty. And according to historical evolution, the Senate, which originally held all the power, degenerated into the cabinet, and then it probably disappeared. This rhythm is wrong! Isn't this completely the opposite of history?

Shouldn't the course of world history be that monarchy first evolved into cabinet system or constitutional monarchy and finally into democratic republic? Although the people are not enlightened now, the emperor's dictatorship is more suitable for this era, but Tony thinks it is unscientific no matter how he looks at it.

The most important thing is, why should I serve as the head of state?

I'm not interested!