My XX deal with Sister Nero

Stoic?

Of course Tony had heard of this school of thought.

The Stoic school was founded by Zeno of Cyprus. The Stoics believed that the world reason determines the development and change of things. The so-called "world reason" is divinity, which is the master of the world, and individuals are just a part of the whole of God.

In social life, the Stoics emphasized obedience to destiny, being content with one's position in society, and being calm and having few desires. Only in this way can one be happy. At the same time, they believed that whether Romans or Greeks, barbarians or slaves, they were all human beings and equal. Humanity is a whole. There should be only one country and one kind of citizenry in the world. The country is not the result of an agreement reached by people's will, but a creation of nature.

The Stoics believed that there is a rationale in the universe, which is the so-called "law of God". Since this law of God is based on the eternal human reason and the rationality of the universe, it will not change with time and space.

At the same time, the Stoics believed that all human beings (including slaves) were subject to divine laws. In their eyes, the laws of various countries at that time were just some imperfect laws that imitated the laws of nature.

The most important thing is that in addition to denying the difference between individuals and the universe, the Stoics also do not believe that there is any conflict between "spirit" and "matter". They advocate that there is only one nature in the universe. This idea is called monism. If used properly, then this monism can be transformed into monotheism!

That is to say, it is a universal religion similar to the model of Christianity and Lulu!

"Stoicism... This theory is somewhat similar to Buddhism, and the rationality of this world... um... seems to be no different from what we call the will of the universe. If we believe in this as God... hiss!"

Suddenly, Tony opened his eyes wide, opened his mouth with shock on his face, and slowly uttered a word: "Great...great wisdom?!"

Chapter 423: The Concept of Building a Ground Gate

Once upon a time, there was a religion that was committed to helping all sentient beings attain enlightenment and to building a peaceful and happy world without killing. To this end, they built the Guangze Pagoda to preach everywhere, using the selfless Sanskrit sound to save all sentient beings...

You think I'm talking about Buddhism? No! I'm talking about the Earth Gate!

Many people think that Buddhism is a polytheistic religion. After all, there are gods and Buddhas everywhere, so many Bodhisattvas, Arhats and so on. But in fact, Buddhism is atheism.

First of all, what we usually call atheism should actually be called "materialistic atheism", which denies all gods and ghosts. Buddhist atheism says that all dharmas are born from cause and condition, and all things in the universe are created by the common karma of all living beings. They acknowledge ghosts and gods, but they do not think that the Buddha is a god.

In addition, the world's religions are generally divided into the following types: monotheism, dualism, polytheism, pantheism and atheism. Buddhism belongs to atheism, while folk beliefs in various places belong to polytheism.

Monotheism means that there is only one God in the universe, who can create the world and destroy it; dualism means that there are two gods in the world, the good god and the evil god, the most typical example of which is Zoroastrianism.

As for pantheism...it actually refers to the Stoic school, which believes that God is just a tool without emotions, similar to a computer system two thousand years later.

But if you really want to compete with Christianity, then pantheism is definitely not applicable. After all, most people in this era are uneducated. Instead of talking to them about some illusory cosmic will, it would be better to create a real god and tell everyone that this is God.

Pure Stoic theory was definitely not applicable, so Tony planned to take Stoic theory, integrate some of the Buddhist theory he knew, and then establish a completely new religion in the Roman Empire.

Ground gate!

Back then, the first patriarch Bodhidharma returned to the West after visiting all over the world and eventually established the Buddhist Kingdom. He left behind the gate of the Bodhidharma Golden Light Pagoda and passed away. After thousands of years of inheritance, the Buddhist Kingdom was divided into eight major schools, and the Earth School was one of them.

Ahem, sorry for interrupting the conversation.

In short, Tony planned to move the Earth Gate that he knew in his previous life to this world, discard the original doctrine of the Earth Gate, and replace it with the new doctrine he wrote. As for the power structure within the church...

Mainly those with great wisdom and doubts, going down are the Four Heavenly Guardians, the Eight Guardians, the Ten Special Dharmas, the Eighteen Dhyanas, the Thirty-two Aspects, and further down are the pure believers, and these believers have a common name, that's right, the miscellaneous soldiers.

The so-called great wisdom is mainly divided into two parts, one is "consciousness" and the other is "body". According to Tony's idea, the great wisdom is set as the cosmic consciousness obtaining a human body. The body can be replaced, but consciousness is always just one consciousness.

Well, it's just talk, to fool newcomers. This kind of lies is enough to deceive people.

As for the questioners, they refer to those who question the decisions of Great Wisdom. Normally, only Great Wisdom knows about the existence of the questioners. According to Tony's idea, even in the later period, even Great Wisdom didn't know who the questioners were. He only knew that there was a questioner in the world. When Great Wisdom took a detour, the questioner had the power to forcibly take over the entire church. Well, the first generation of questioners, there is no doubt that Tony intends to do it himself, and he even thought of a new name for himself.

But Zhou Yipangdu... ahem, I said it wrong, it should be "lack of a boat and a sail to cross the river".

Apart from these two, the rest, such as the Four Heavenly Guardians and the Eight Guardians, are high-level fighters as the name suggests. Preaching is always accompanied by danger, so high-level fighters are a must. Moreover, in Tony's conception, Great Wisdom does not show up on weekdays, and the operation and maintenance of the organization depends entirely on the Four Heavenly Guardians who take turns to maintain it. Therefore, in addition to having absolute military power, the Four Heavenly Guardians must be able to perform "miracles". Only in this way can they fool these ordinary people who have little knowledge.

Therefore, the Four Heavenly Guardians...must be magicians.

"It seems I have to go to the Magic Association to trick a few powerful magicians here." Inside the study, Tony was furiously writing his new doctrine while wondering whether he should go back to the British province after the engagement ceremony. After all, for now, of the three major organizations in the magic world, the Magic Association, the Sea of ​​​​Wandering and the Atlas Academy, he could only have some contact with the Magic Association.

……

"Your Majesty! Please leave!"

In a villa outside Rome, a young man covered in blood and holding a Roman dagger suddenly pushed open the door of the room and shouted to the old man inside.

"Go? Where can I go?" Standing in front of the window, the old man called His Majesty looked down at the disciples fighting with Roman soldiers at the gate with a calm face.

"Saul is still too impatient after all. If he could be calmer, I'm afraid... things could still be turned around. But now..." The old man sighed, looked back at the young man standing behind him, and said softly: "Pass the order, everyone, run away, you don't have to sacrifice your lives for me."

"But……"

"No buts!" The old man looked at the young man in front of him and said, "You are still young and have plenty of time to preach, but I...ah, go, young man, go..."

"Your Majesty!" Looking at the old man's calm face, the young man burst into tears. Finally... he kowtowed hard to the old man, then turned and left.

In late May 55 AD, St. Peter, the first Pope of Christianity, one of the early leaders of Christianity, a Christian saint, and a disciple of Jesus, was arrested by the Praetorian Guards on the outskirts of Rome. Then, at their strong request, three days later, the old man was nailed upside down on the cross and died peacefully.

"Saint Peter... is dead." Standing on the balcony, looking at the sunset not far away, Tony sighed. This Christian saint eventually died in his hands, and... if nothing unexpected happens, another saint, the Apostle Paul, will also die in his hands.

If the Roman Empire collapsed and Christianity came to power, then he, Tony, Prince Odenyi of the Roman Empire, would undoubtedly be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!

At this moment, the city of Rome is in a strange state.

On the one hand, Tony is investigating the arson case in Rome, raising his butcher knife against Christians, persecuting them wantonly, and hunting them down with the attitude of not letting any of them go. On the other hand, with the approaching engagement ceremony, almost all the militia and low-ranking officials in Rome begin to prepare for the engagement ceremony of His Highness and His Majesty. For a time, the whole city of Rome is filled with blood and flowers, creating a very strange picture.

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Chapter 424: The Engagement Ceremony Is About to Begin

"Hurry, prepare the petals quickly. Remember not to let them dry out!" In a small room next to the palace, a woman dressed as a maid said to several slaves carrying flower baskets, "These petals are to be used in the engagement ceremony. If anything goes wrong, you will be hanged by His Majesty!"

"Yes." Hearing the words of the maid, the ladies lowered their heads and carefully moved the flower baskets in their hands.

……

"Brother, what are you going to do with Christianity?" Inside the palace study, Nero sat on the sofa, put his arms around Tony, put his chin on Tony's head, and asked softly.

"Christianity... Originally, I thought that Christianity could be used if possible, as it would be beneficial to the future of the empire. However, Simon Cefa played such a trick, which means that Christianity has stood on the opposite side of the empire. In the short term, Christianity will not be able to reach a cooperation with the empire, and Christianity may even become a major concern for the empire in the future."

"A serious threat? How is that possible?" Nero was a little curious. No matter how powerful a religion is, it is impossible for it to be a serious threat to a powerful empire, right?

"If things continue to develop as they are now, this... is really possible." Tony leaned on his sister, feeling her slender thighs and soft breasts... Ah, what is this life full of the decadent flavor of capitalism like, Fatty?

Well, anyway, this kind of life... is so cool!

Especially in the past few days, I have been overusing my brain and have no energy to start shooting, so I don’t have to worry about the problem of suppressing the gun at all. Ah... it’s really cool.

"No way..." Nero couldn't believe it. How could a mere religion become such a thorn in the side of the empire?

"This... is really possible." Tony gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.

How the hell do I explain this?

You have to know that in the future, Protestantism basically occupied the British Isles, Catholicism basically controlled most of Europe, and Eastern Orthodoxy was the state religion of the Eastern Roman Empire. The whole of Europe was basically ruled by Christianity. Even in the early Middle Ages, kings did not dare to go against the Pope.

But he couldn't explain these to Nero, otherwise he would have to explain why he knew what would happen two thousand years later.

"...Okay." Feeling that his brother seemed to be gritting his teeth, Nero gently pinched Tony's little face. Hmm, this face feels so good!

You see, this is the advantage of having a brother complex!

"Sister, you should know that the Roman Empire was a universal empire rather than a narrow national empire, right? Similarly, Christianity is also a universal religion. If you want to deal with a universal religion, the best way is to bring up another universal religion to compete with Christianity." After coughing twice, Tony began to introduce his "Earth Gate Project" in a torrent of words.

“I see…” Although I don’t quite understand why Christianity is regarded as a universal religion by my younger brother, but… Hmm, my younger brother looks so powerful!

"Since my brother thinks it's feasible, just go ahead and do it!" Nero gently pinched his brother's face and said happily.

"Yeah!" Tony nodded slightly.

Okay, now that we have finished talking about the main business, it is inevitable that we should talk about other things, such as...

"I heard that Queen Boudica has arrived." Just when Tony didn't know what to say, Nero suddenly spoke to Tony.

"……Eh?"

When Tony heard the name Boudica, he subconsciously shrank his head.

Ahem, when Tony and Princess Ryan were getting married, Boudica actually realized something and guessed that her daughter might share His Royal Highness Prince Oddney with another girl in the future.

As a mother, Boudica could hardly accept this, but as a queen, she knew that there were few male descendants in the direct line of Claudius' family in the Roman Empire. The purpose of amending the relevant laws was to allow Tony to better become a "tool man", a "tool man" for marriage. Only in this way could Tony be utilized to the greatest extent to form marriages with various families at home and abroad and consolidate the rule of the Claudius family in the Roman Empire.

However, Boudica never expected that Tony's second engagement partner would be her sister! Nero of the Roman Empire!

What the hell is this?

For some reason, Boudica always felt like she had been tricked.

But... we still have to give the face we deserve. His Highness is getting engaged, and as a vassal state, the Iceni Kingdom must pay some money as a gift.

Fortunately, compared with the previous dowry, this amount of money is not much. Although it is not enough to say that the family is wealthy, it is still no problem to find some local specialties from the Kingdom of Iceni and give them to His Royal Highness the Prince.

"Huh? This... is to give me a coal mine?" Tony was stunned for a moment when looking at the list presented by the envoy of the Iceni Kingdom, and asked while pointing to one of the lines of text.

How should I put it? The gold coins and gems on the list, or other animal furs, pigs, dogs, cows, sheep, etc., are understandable, but this coal mine... this is really a bit of a big deal.

"...Okay." Looking at such a generous gift, Tony touched his nose subconsciously, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The engagement of the Roman Emperor was a major event for the whole of Europe... no, even for Central Asia. In addition to the kings of the vassal states of the Roman Empire who came personally with a large number of gifts to congratulate, the barbarians in the Germanic region, the small countries in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the many kingdoms on the island of Ireland, and even the Parthian Empire had prepared a generous gift and sent an official as the emperor's representative to attend His Majesty's engagement ceremony.

"I think these gifts are enough to cover the financial income of the Roman Empire for more than half a year!" Tony shook his head and chuckled as he looked at the gift lists handed over by envoys from various countries. He originally thought that Boudica's gift was the most important, but he did not expect that the gift from the Parthian Empire was really a heavy gift!

I won’t talk about the gold, gems and local specialties. The most important thing is that in addition to these, there are also hundreds of Dayuan horses with excellent bloodlines and silk!

Not to mention that silk was currently equivalent to gold in the Roman Empire, just talk about the Dayuan horse... Please, this is a Dayuan horse!

Or let's call it another way, it's the Ferghana horse!

Historically, the Dayuan horse has a good body shape, is obedient, fast, suitable for long-distance marches, and has excellent performance. It is a rare and good horse that can travel a thousand miles. If Tony uses the Dayuan horses to form a cavalry unit, then... when he deals with the barbarians in the Germanic and British regions in the future, he will be able to fight whoever he wants. As for the local European wild horses in Europe... I'm sorry, they may not be as fast as the Dayuan horses.

PS: I have a part-time job today, so the second chapter will be updated very late. After all, it’s almost 10 o’clock in the evening when I get home, and if I continue to write... well, the earliest the second chapter will be available is 12 o’clock. Although it’s the weekend, for the sake of your hair, you’d better go to bed early and read it tomorrow.

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Chapter 425: I Will Never Wear That Gay Purple Toga

Standing on the balcony of a villa in the suburbs, Tony held a glass in his hand, looking at the slowly setting sun not far away. Tony...suddenly had an urge to smash the glass to the ground.

So frustrating!

As we all know, the engagement ceremony in the Roman Empire was that the man went to the woman's house and then completed the engagement ceremony under the witness of his parents and witnesses. So when Tony was engaged to Princess Ryan, he was thinking about how to hold the engagement ceremony between himself and his elder sister?

Claudius died two years ago, and Agrippina the Younger was assassinated not long ago. As for the sisters... I'm sorry, they are of the same generation and cannot take on the role of head of the family.

The only one who could act as the head of the family was Romulus.

Well, parents, this is not a big problem.

The point is... Nero's identity.

According to Claudius' idea, Tony should be the next emperor of the Roman Empire, but Tony disappeared unexpectedly, which led to the fact that Nero had to be chosen to serve as the emperor of the Roman Empire. So, by various coincidences, Nero became the first empress of the Roman Empire and the ruler of the Roman Empire.

If the first person in the Roman Empire wanted to marry Tony, what would it be called? This is called marrying down. No matter what Tony's identity is, as long as his social status is not higher than that of the emperor, then Nero marrying him is marrying down.

So...how could the Roman Empire allow His Majesty the Emperor to marry?

But Nero is a woman, so she must have a husband, right? Since she can't marry someone else, then it's simple, let's turn the rule around, I can't marry anyone? I can marry you, right?

That's right, according to reason, Nero should have married his younger brother, but now, because Nero has the status of His Majesty the Emperor, the entire wedding and engagement ceremony were turned upside down, and it became that Nero was going to marry his own younger brother!

According to Tony's original idea, he would set out from the palace and go to the suburban villa to pick up Nero, then take Nero through the streets to the Pantheon, complete the engagement under the witness of Romulus, and finally return to the palace together.

This is the main step of the entire engagement ceremony.

Of course, the later amnesty and national celebration can only be regarded as subsequent entertainment programs.

But now, because the nature of the entire engagement ceremony has been turned upside down, so... now Tony can only stand on the balcony of a villa outside Rome, alone, watching the sunset, heartbroken.

Although it is not known whether these taboos exist in the West, they do exist in the East. In his previous life, Tony was a materialist and did not believe in ghosts and gods. However, thinking that he was about to get engaged, it was not a good idea to see blood. So during this period of time, Tony gradually retracted his blade and tried to capture Christians as much as possible. Even if he wanted to kill them, he had to wait until the engagement ceremony was over.

but……

"I think that for the betrothal ceremony, I should change my attire from that purple toga to my armor... I think it would be nice."

On the balcony, Tony, who had been pretending to be deep, suddenly turned around and spoke to his elder sister lying on the bed.

"Huh? Why?" Hearing Tony's words, Nero sat up with some surprise and asked Tony.

"Ahem, because I think my armor is very cool!" Tony said righteously.

Speaking of which, Tony's armor, like Iron Man's armor, has several generations.

The first generation of armor was when Nero was in Thessalonica. He asked someone to find a Roman archer's cowhide armor temporarily. After shrinking the leather armor, he gave it to Tony, and it became Tony's first set of armor.

But this is only a temporary suit of armor after all.

As for Tony's second set of armor, Nero ordered the blacksmith to make a set of armor for Tony in proportion to the armor of the senior generals of the Praetorian Guard after Nero brought Tony back to Rome. This set of armor was also the one Tony wore the longest. Although it was a bit heavy, it had good defensive power when fighting outside, enough to protect Tony from some attacks and save his life.