My XX deal with Sister Nero

Tony couldn't say that he was very familiar with the history of the Roman Empire, but at least he knew that in 68 AD Nero was driven off the throne because of a rebellion, and this rebellion was caused by the Roman Senate!

Tony, who has no good feelings towards the Roman Senate, is going to be the chief senator of the Roman Senate? Sorry, he still wants to live a little longer.

"Not interested." Tony shrugged, then subconsciously glanced at the vegetable salad on the table.

To him, this so-called chief elder is less attractive than a plate of salad!

At this time, even Nero himself was a little puzzled.

It would be fine if the kid refused because he didn't know what the chief senator of the Senate did, but now that he knows it clearly and still refuses, there are only two reasons. The first is that he really doesn't want to be the chief senator, and the second is that he wants to be the chief senator, but he chose to hide his ambition in front of me.

If it was the former, then it was easy to say, but if it was the latter... I think it should be impossible, right? After all, her brother is only twelve years old now.

Although she was very excited to find her brother, Nero knew that throughout history, many brothers and sisters had become enemies because of the position of emperor or king. Although she herself was not too obsessed with the throne, she was also worried that her brother would be blinded by power and do something outrageous, so she was testing him here to see if he had any ambitions.

But the way Tony acts now...it seems that eating is more important than power?

Thinking of this, Nero decided to give it another try!

"Brother, are you willing to be emperor?" Nero asked softly.

"What the hell?" Tony was shocked when he heard this question!

Big sister! Did you sleep in the wrong position last night and your brain is broken today? Even if I am your brother, how long have we met? You asked me if I am willing to be the emperor? No, you are poisonous, right? I tell you, I don’t have any medicine here!

When Nero asked this question, she had been paying attention to Tony's facial expression. She had reason to believe that a twelve-year-old boy could not completely conceal his expression yet. If he was really pretending to hide his ambitions, there would definitely be subtle flaws in his expression!

However, Tony's face now showed nothing but surprise.

After the initial confusion, Tony asked, "Why do you want me to be the emperor?"

Facing Tony's question, Nero smiled and said, "Brother, don't you think that being an emperor means you are second only to one person and above everyone else? Then you can do whatever you want."

Tony shook his head like a rattle and said, "Being an emperor does allow you to do whatever you want, but it's too tiring and troublesome. You have to fight with the Senate every day and handle government affairs. You also have to prevent assassinations at any time. It's too tiring and not fun at all. I don't want to be an emperor. Whoever wants to sit on this seat can sit on it. Anyway, I don't want to, so don't ask me."

Nero was immediately delighted when he heard Tony's reason for refusal.

He doesn't want to be emperor because it's not fun. Such a childish answer. It turns out that his younger brother is still a child.

Although he had no intention of testing her further, Nero still wanted to tease his brother, so he asked, "What if my sister is determined to put you on the throne?"

"No, no, no!" Hearing this, Tony stood up in fear and said, "Sister, you are my real sister, right? You see you are deeply loved by the citizens. If you become an emperor, you will definitely be able to convince everyone. How can I do that?" At this point, Tony's eyes rolled rapidly. Never mind. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. In order to have a good life in the future where he can eat, drink, wait for death, and pick up girls at the same time, Tony knows what he has to sacrifice!

"Sister, how about we just make a deal?"

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I woke up and found myself in arrears of 11 chapters. How about I wear women's clothing to pay off the debt?

PS2: In history, there was no such thing as a "head of state and emperor" in the Roman Empire, or in other words, there was no such thing as an emperor at that time.

Chapter 26: Death Song is about to start

"Deal? What deal?" Nero was stunned when he heard Tony's proposal.

Tony thought for a moment and said, "Although I don't quite understand it, the empire has a lot of drawbacks right now, right? For example, the problem of cavalry, and the problem of the Senate."

Tony didn't know much about the history of the Roman Empire, but he knew that the emperor and the Senate had been fighting openly and secretly.

Let me give you an example.

The province was the highest administrative unit in the Roman Empire, similar to a modern province, and the provinces of the Roman Empire were divided into three categories.

The first type is local provinces managed by local financial officials or governors, the second type is imperial provinces managed by the emperor, and the third type is senatorial provinces managed by the Senate.

The Senate hopes that the number of provinces managed by the emperor can be reduced, while the emperor hopes that the provinces managed by the Senate can be weakened. Although the emperor has the greatest power overall, it is precisely because the Senate still controls a number of provinces and has a certain military strength. Therefore, although the Senate is now weakened a lot, it is precisely because it still has a certain military strength that successive emperors have never completely eliminated the existence of the Senate.

In fact, the province of Macedonia belongs to the Senate province, which means that this land is actually under the jurisdiction of the Senate. Logically speaking, if a war breaks out here, it should be the Senate that should send troops. However, there are only two reasons why Emperor Claudius sent Nero here. The first is to let Nero gain some military merits so that he can inherit the throne of emperor in the future. The second is to weaken the power of the Senate here and place the province of Macedonia under the rule of the emperor.

"Oh? What do you think?" Nero asked interestedly after hearing this.

Before, Tony had greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Roman cavalry with just a stirrup, so Nero had reason to believe that his younger brother should be able to come up with some good ideas!

"Meritorious nobleman." Tony uttered these four words lightly.

"Meritorious nobles? What does that mean?" Nero didn't understand.

Tony thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the people of the Empire are divided into six classes: elders, first-class knights, second-class knights, first-class civilians, second-class civilians, and proletarians, right?"

Nero nodded and said, "Yeah, that's right."

Tony said, "The empire is divided according to the property owned by individuals. Even the proletariat is not even eligible to join the army. So I thought, why don't we redefine the aristocracy? Allow the proletariat to join the army, and at the same time establish a series of military merit reward systems. After reaching a certain level of military merit, they can be exchanged for titles or something."

"That's interesting. What kind of titles do you plan to divide, brother?" Nero asked with interest.

Although this suggestion is likely to be refuted by people in the Senate, it doesn't hurt to listen to it first.

Seeing that Nero was very interested, Tony also became interested: "If possible, I plan to divide the titles into the following levels."

At this point, Tony paused and continued, "The first class is the prince. This level will be held by the royal family and will not be granted to outsiders. The second class is the elders, but after the elders die, their descendants are no longer elders, but are transformed into new nobles, that is, grand dukes. The descendants of the three hundred elders can inherit the title of grand duke as long as they do not make major mistakes. The third class is the duke. From this level on, it can be granted. The former knight class can be given priority. The fourth class is the marquis, who can hold important positions in the empire. Going down is the court earl. Although this class is very high, he is a court noble and cannot be inherited. It is just an honorary title. The fifth class is the border earl, the highest commander of the border area. Being granted to the border can consolidate the border defense strength of the empire. The sixth class is the first class earl, appointed by the emperor of the empire. The seventh class is the second class earl. The second class earl is mainly responsible for managing fortresses within the empire, so it can be called the castle earl. The eighth class is the second class earl. The first rank is Viscount, who is usually the deputy of the Earl and is responsible for assisting the Earl in managing the region. The ninth rank is the first rank Baron, who is conferred by the emperor. The tenth rank is the second rank Baron, and this title allows the nobles to take out part of their fiefdoms to distribute to their subordinates. The eleventh rank is Lord, who is conferred by the emperor. It is an honorary title and has fiefdoms but cannot be inherited. The twelfth rank is the first rank Knight, also known as the Imperial Knight, who is conferred by the emperor and cannot be inherited. The thirteenth rank is the second rank Knight, who is conferred by the nobles themselves. The fourteenth rank is Junker, and this title is used for those noble children who do not have a title. Of course, some wealthy civilians can also buy this title, but the local nobles must hand over one third of the money to the country. As for the fifteenth rank, it is the first rank citizen, and the sixteenth rank is the second rank citizen. The rest are the seventeenth rank proletarians and the eighteenth rank slaves. "

After listening to Tony's long speech, Nero's expression became more and more strange.

"According to what you said, these nobles should have fiefs, right? Then where do their fiefs come from?" Nero asked with interest.

"It's very simple. The newly conquered territories of the empire can be divided up and managed by nobles, but they have to pay a certain amount of taxes. When the empire is in trouble, troops must be sent to help. This way, everyone's enthusiasm for foreign wars can be mobilized to the greatest extent, because everyone wants to stand out, and war is the best way to do so." Tony said, shaking his head.

Although the aristocratic hierarchy is a bit complicated, in this era, the feudal system is definitely a good way to maintain the existence of the empire for a relatively long time.

The Roman Empire had the strongest military power in Europe, and its feudal system could actively mobilize people's interest in foreign wars. In this way, the Roman Empire's goals were always outward-looking. From a long-term perspective, focusing on foreign countries to divert the attention of domestic citizens could effectively avoid internal rebellion.

Exchanging merit for wealth or even title is indeed a good strategy.

Even though the strategy Tony proposed was not perfect, Nero could see the feasibility of this strategy.

If Tony really wants to, whether he joins the military or goes into politics, it seems that he will have a bright future.

While Nero kept sighing in his heart, Tony began to look around. It was already so late, why hadn't the food been served yet!

Fortunately, Nero did not dwell on this topic any further, but chose to ask the servants to serve the food, otherwise Tony would probably have overturned the table out of hunger.

The dishes that Nero prepared for Tony were really good, at least there was meat, all kinds of steaks and pork chops, and Tony enjoyed them very much. In his previous life, Tony was a meat lover. When he was in Riverwood Town, the small pieces of meat were not enough for him to eat. Now seeing so much meat, Tony felt that his eyes were almost green.

During the meal, Nero did not talk to him about political and military matters. The only casual conversation at the table was asking him how he was doing recently.

Tony, of course, told the truth.

When Nero heard that her brother was constantly wandering around and living a life of having no food to eat, she felt very distressed. She said, "Be good, from today on you will have your meals at my place. From now on, I will sing for you every day to make you happier!"

Oh my god, you are my sister, this is the rhythm of the death song! The soul singer sang to him, this is simply naked murder! You are worried that I will plot for the throne, so you want to kill me, your cheap brother, right? This must be the case!

PS1: I watched Zi-O for a while while eating. Well, Zi-O asked Wang Xiaoming a death question: "Who are you?" Wang Xiaoming gave Zi-O a standard answer: "I'm just a Kamen Rider passing by."

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Chapter 27 Worthy of being siblings (Additional update 12)

What is the concept of Nero singing?

Let me put it this way, whether in Type-Moon or in real history, Nero was very fond of art and performance, and called himself "an artist comparable to the god Apollo", but his singing voice was not good. How bad was his singing voice?

It is said that after Nero ascended the throne, he built a large theater, which is the very famous Domus Aurea in later generations. Nero, who thought he could be on par with Apollo, held his first solo concert here.

Well, this may be the first solo concert ever recorded in this world.

Then the concert wasn't over yet, but everyone ran away...

In anger, Nero ordered the soldiers to block all exits of the Golden Palace during his second solo concert, allowing no one to enter but to leave. They were not allowed to leave until Nero had finished singing to his satisfaction.

In the world view of FATE, after Nero's death, this theater directly turned into Nero's ultimate move. Yes, it is the "Golden Theater of Destruction"!

If Nero in this world could use a treasure now, this move would be Nero summoning the Golden Palace and locking the enemies inside to listen to her singing...

This is simply a sonic attack!

Tony dares to bet fifty cents, no! One dollar! If he listens to Nero singing today, he will die in the Aegean Sea tomorrow!

At that moment, Tony hurriedly said, "Sister, you are an artist who is comparable to the god Apollo. Although I am your younger brother, I have been away from home for so long that I don't know how to appreciate you. You sing for me, and I...I don't understand either!"

Hearing what Tony said, Nero frowned and thought for a while. It seemed to be true. Tony had been wandering outside for so many years and must not have studied art systematically. If he wanted to understand her singing, he had to take an art class first.

But who will teach Tony art?

Although Thessalonica belongs to the Greek cultural circle, there are not many artists compared to Rome and Athens. And the most important thing is, looking at the entire Roman Empire, who can compare with me in art? Besides, isn't it normal for a sister to teach her brother?

So Nero said happily: "Brother, can I teach you art?"

Wait a minute! What did you say? You taught me art? You are a soul singer, and you can do art?

In fact, it’s not Tony’s fault. He has known for a long time that Nero is a soul singer, so he has a preconceived notion that Nero is naturally insulated from things like art.

But what is the truth? Nero's singing and her understanding of art are two different concepts. Although her chronic headaches have affected her artistic talents, this does not mean that Nero does not understand art, right?

But Tony didn't think of this. He just rolled his eyes and said quickly, "Well, don't you think I should learn some cultural courses first and learn how to write Latin?"

"That's right. Well, starting from tomorrow you can come to my place every day to study cultural subjects. I will teach you personally!" Nero said proudly, patting his chest.

...Well, studying cultural subjects is much better than studying art classes, especially Nero's art class. Tony is worried that if he studies it today, he might die at home tomorrow.

"Then can I go back after I finish my meal?" Tony asked after carefully tearing off a piece of steak with his mouth and swallowing it in no time.

"Go back? Why do you want to go back? Isn't it good to live at your sister's place? I'll have someone clean your room later." Upon hearing that his brother, whom he had finally met, was going back, Nero quickly tried to keep him.

"No, sister, don't you think it would be better for me to stay at home?" Tony asked back with a serious face.

Tony didn't want to stay in the Roman palace with Nero! How long had he been here? There were so many beautiful scenery and girls he hadn't seen yet, and then he was locked up in the palace? Although he had good food and drink, and no worries about food and clothing, it would be far less fun than it is now, right?

What's more, although hanging out here is a bit hard, at least I can meet a lot of girls!

Look at Dita. Although she is not the kind of beauty that could bring disaster to the country and the people, according to the previous standards for rating beauties on the Internet, Dita can get at least five points out of ten, which is considered to be relatively beautiful. And there is no need to say more about Martha. Her appearance and dress can definitely give a high score of eight!

As for Nero, although he is also on this score, there is only one Nero in the entire Roman palace. Seeing him too much will inevitably cause aesthetic fatigue. Besides, it is now 53 AD. If he enters the palace at this time, then who will inherit the throne after Claudius dies in 54 AD? According to the world Tony originally lived in, according to the nature of the Roman Empire, it may be a scene of warlords fighting each other!

But Nero didn't know Tony's plan, so when Tony asked this question, Nero was a little surprised and asked, "Why do you think it's better to go back? Is it because my sister's food doesn't suit your taste?"

Tony shook his head quickly and said, "No, no, no, sister, you have to know that I can't reveal my identity now. Think about it, if I reveal that I am your brother, many people who want to make trouble for you will attack me, right? Sister, you don't want to see your brother get hurt, right? So at least I have to wait until you become the emperor before I can come out! This way, sister can protect me!"

"...bubble?" Nero was unable to react for a moment when he heard this inexplicable word.

"Hey! Just pretend you didn't hear this word. This is what it means anyway!" Tony said, waving his hand.

Nero thought about it and it was indeed true, so he said, "Okay then, from now on you can eat and study here during the day, and go back to sleep at night."

"Okay, okay! Then I'll go back first?" Tony said as he picked up the towel next to him and wiped his mouth.

"Ah? Okay, remember to come early tomorrow." Nero said.

Tony nodded and hurried out of the Governor's Palace.

Nonsense, what if Nero feels like singing later?

After Tony left, Nero sighed.

It failed.

To be honest, whether it's Tony's appearance or other details, all of them express that he and Nero are indeed siblings, and Nero, like Tony, doesn't want to be the emperor at all.

The reason why Tony didn't want to be emperor was because he thought that being an emperor was too boring and dangerous. He had to deal with many things all day long and it was not as good as being free and easy. Nero didn't want to be emperor because he thought he was a perfect artist. What an artist should do is pursue art, not stay in the palace to deal with government affairs.

So Nero's idea at the beginning was very simple, that is, he would be the emperor and let Tony be the head of state. After all, this was his younger brother and he could be trusted completely, so Nero would slowly give power to Tony so that Tony could eventually handle government affairs on his own. In this way, he could boldly pursue the art he liked.

To some extent, these two are really siblings. The elder sister is thinking about how to make her life easier so she is planning how to trick her younger brother, while the younger brother is thinking about how to trick his sister. In this respect, the siblings have surprisingly consistent brain circuits.

PS1: As mentioned in the previous article, the position of the first citizen is "Head of State and Emperor". Therefore, unless it is confirmed that the Head of State and the Emperor are not the same person, the Head of State and the Emperor in this work refer to the same person.

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Chapter 28 Can I hold Nero prpr? (Additional 13th update)

After coming out of the Governor's Palace and returning to the refugee camp, the first people to find Tony were naturally his sister Tita and Tita's mother Sevilla.

"Tony, I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess is looking for you?" Sevilla asked with concern when she came to Tony's little tent.

"Ah. Yes." Tony nodded.

"I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess came to see you because you said something wrong?" Sevilla said nervously.

Huh? Wrong words? What the hell? What did you say?

Tony asked in confusion, "What did you say wrong?"