My XX deal with Sister Nero

However, from land acquisition to house construction, it is not something that can be resolved in a short period of time, so there is still plenty of time to consider this issue.

But what Tony didn't expect was that this problem actually didn't need to be considered at all.

At almost the same time, in Rome.

Inside the Senate Hall, several senators were secretly discussing an event that would shock Rome.

"Should we do this? Should we reconsider killing Claudius?" A senator with white hair and beard looked at the dozen or so senators present and said.

"Consider? We don't have time to consider. After Caligula died, we were forced to support Claudius to come to power because we, like the Praetorian Guards, needed someone to maintain our dignity and glory. But now look at what Claudius has done! He is undermining our power and depriving us of our glory. We can't go on like this and sit and wait for death! The only way we can maintain our power is to kill Claudius!" said another senator with wrinkles on his face.

"So what should we do after we kill Claudius? Her Royal Highness will become the new emperor. Should we win over Her Royal Highness? Promise her benefits? Or what should we do?" asked a middle-aged man with golden hair, frowning.

"After Her Royal Highness the Princess ascends the throne, I will find someone to win her over." The elder with white hair and beard smiled mysteriously and said.

"Looking for someone to win over? Who?" The blond middle-aged elder frowned deeply and asked.

The elder with white hair and beard smiled and said, "No matter how powerful Her Royal Highness is, and how she will be able to command all the countries in the future, there is one thing she cannot change, that is, she is a girl. If she wants to have offspring, she must find a man. It just so happens that my son is thirty years old this year, a prime time, and he can marry Her Royal Highness. By then, both Her Royal Highness and her son will be members of our Senate. Our Senate can at least guarantee that they will still be respected by the untouchables for two generations!"

That's a good idea!

The method proposed by this elder is indeed reliable. Marriage is indeed the best means of control. Moreover, compared with men, women are easier to control in this patriarchal society.

Among the younger generation of the Claudius family, only Nero has the right to inherit the throne, so if nothing unexpected happens, the throne will eventually be inherited by Nero. And Nero's children, regardless of gender, will definitely be the next generation of emperors. Marrying Nero is a win-win strategy for Nero. Although the power of the Senate is firmly suppressed by the imperial power, the Senate still has several provinces and a lot of troops loyal to them. For Nero, marrying the descendants of the Senate is also a way to win over the Senate.

"Okay, now that we have a way to win over the new emperor, the next thing we need to do is to think about how to get rid of the current emperor." The white-haired elder glanced at everyone present and said.

"There are only a few ways to kill the emperor. Either send troops to encircle the palace, or assassinate him. I don't think you have the courage to send troops to encircle the palace, right? After all, if you do so, the Senate will probably be destroyed in your hands." A younger-looking senator smiled.

Indeed, once the imperial palace was surrounded, it would mean that the Senate had completely broken off with the Claudius family. At that time, either the Claudius family would be destroyed, or the Claudius family would destroy the Senate. However, considering that the combat effectiveness of the Senate's private army was far inferior to that of the Imperial Guard, the final result of the battle would probably be the destruction of the Senate.

"So, we can do it through assassination, and I think the safest way is poisoning." said a short-haired elder.

But if poisoning is to be done, who would be the best person to do it?

"It seems that you want to poison His Majesty the Emperor!" At this moment, the door of the hall was opened, and a woman in a gorgeous robe walked in. After glancing at the elders present with a pair of charming eyes, she found an empty seat and sat down, looking at them and sneering.

"Agrippina!" After seeing the newcomer, the faces of the elders present suddenly changed!

"Is it really okay to call me by my name? Even if you are elders, when you see me, you should at least respectfully call me Her Majesty the Queen, right?" Agrippina sneered.

"Your Highness the Queen, I wonder what brings you to the Senate Hall. According to imperial law, it seems that only the senators can enter the Senate Hall. Although you are the queen, according to the law, you are not qualified to enter the hall." A senator coughed lightly and spoke.

"Oh? According to the imperial law, can the elders discuss how to kill the emperor?" Agrippina sneered at the elders present, then stood up and said, "I don't want to waste time talking to you. I came here just to tell you one thing. I am here to cooperate with you. My goal is the same as yours, which is to kill Claudius. But I don't need to tell you the motive. In short, I can reach a cooperation with you to kill our great emperor now."

The Empress of the Empire wanted to murder the Emperor? If this matter were to get out, it would be a big deal. Although it was unclear why Agrippina wanted to murder her husband, since she dared to say it in front of everyone, there was no doubt that she might really want to do it!

After hearing Agrippina's words, the elders present couldn't help but ponder, should they let Agrippina join their plan?

Finally, the wrinkled elder stood up and said, "Well, welcome, Your Majesty, Queen. From now on, you and we are allies!"

PS1: Originally, there were three people who were qualified to inherit Claudius' throne in history, namely Drusus, Nero and Britannicus. Drusus died young, so only Nero and Britannicus had the real right of inheritance. However, Nero was older than Britannicus and had a more noble bloodline, so he became emperor.

Although there is no Britannicus in this work and Nero is also a girl, Claudius does not have only one daughter. The reason why everyone chose Nero is because of blood. Nero's mother Agrippina the Younger is a descendant of Augustus, so Nero's bloodline is more noble than Claudius' other children. This is why the protagonist Tony was so panicked when he mistakenly thought he was a descendant of Caesar. After all, his bloodline is too noble and he has no background.

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Chapter 42: Don’t play by the rules!

It would take time to pack up the army before it could set out, and Nero also had to arrange Tony's affairs, so he stayed in Thessalonica for a few more days. At the beginning of August, Nero officially led the army and prepared to set out to support the front line.

Hearing that Nero was leaving, Tony got up early in the morning and went to the north gate, intending to see Nero off.

Although Tony still has a lot of doubts about the relationship between siblings, but having been with Nero for such a long time, Nero is very devoted to his younger brother. He always invites Tony to eat, drink and have fun together when there is anything delicious, drink or fun. He is also very attentive when teaching Tony to read and write on weekdays. At least now Tony has completely mastered the letters and pronunciation of ancient Latin.

Because the Second Augustus Legion led by Nero had won a great victory in Thessalonica, resisted the invasion of the Kingdom of Thracian, and saved the property and lives of the city's residents, when they heard that this legion was about to march to the Rhine River front to fight, many people spontaneously organized themselves and went to the north gate to see them off.

"Okay, brother. It's not like I won't come back. Don't miss me. When I come back, I will definitely take you to Rome to have fun." Looking at the citizens who came to see him off, Nero sat in the carriage and whispered to Tony through the window.

Tony originally wanted to say that I’m depressed not because I can’t bear to leave you, but... forget it, I can’t say it. If I say it, this chapter probably won’t pass the review. Well, just assume that I really can’t bear to leave you.

In addition to Nero and Tony who were reluctant to leave, many soldiers were also reluctant to leave the city. After all, they had been stationed here for nearly two weeks, and the soldiers were familiar with the city. Some of them were so quick that they even had girlfriends. Now they were about to go to the front line, and everyone was still a little reluctant to leave this city.

After all, once you go to the front line, it is still unknown whether you can come back.

However, at this moment, a soldier in armor suddenly rushed in from outside the city on horseback, shouting, "An urgent letter from the capital, please sign for it, Your Highness!"

An urgent letter from the capital? Upon hearing these words, Nero and Lius' hearts sank!

As the name suggests, an expedited letter is used only when there is a major and urgent event that needs to be reported immediately. Currently, the biggest event for the Roman Empire is the rebellion of the Kingdom of Thrace, but Nero can almost be said to be on the front line, and the capital will definitely not send an expedited letter because of this event.

For an urgent letter to be sent from the capital, something big must have happened somewhere else in the empire.

After receiving the letter from the messenger, Nero said to a guard soldier beside him: "Go, help this messenger down to rest."

The guard nodded, dismounted, helped the messenger get off the horse, and then led him towards the military camp.

"What happened?" At this time, Leus came over, looked at Nero seriously, and asked in a low voice.

Nero glanced at the citizens who were still busy and didn't know what was going on, and said, "I don't know. I have to open the letter and read it to know, but I always feel that something bad has happened."

Nero opened the envelope as she spoke. After taking out the letter, she shook it slightly, unfolded the letter, and slowly read it.

What happened? Tony, who was standing not far away, was very curious, because he saw that as Nero's eyes moved down the letter, her face became more and more gloomy.

After Nero finished reading the letter, she took a deep breath and said to Levi, "Pass the order down, the whole army changes the marching target, the target is Rome!" At this point, Nero paused, glanced at Tony who was standing next to him with a confused look on his face, and said, "Brother, go pack your things and come with me to Rome."

Brother? At this time, Lius, who was sitting on horseback not far away, looked at Nero and Tony in surprise. He didn't understand what was going on with this brother for a while.

After all, at present, only the two parties involved know that they are siblings. Even the guards sent by Nero to help Tony could only roughly guess that Tony and the princess should have a good relationship.

At this point, no matter how dumb Tony was, he understood that things were serious!

Before, he was worried that he would be used as a trump card by the Guards or the Senate, and eventually he would have to go to war with Nero. As a coward who didn't want to get into trouble and even less want to fight with girls, Tony made a deal with Nero: I can use my knowledge and intelligence to help you stabilize the ancient Roman Empire, but you must not reveal my identity before you ascend the throne, because I don't want to be used as a gun.

Nero naturally didn't want her handsome brother to end up fighting her to the death on the battlefield, so she accepted the deal.

Now, Nero, who was supposed to go to the front line to continue fighting, changed his destination to Rome after receiving a strange express letter. There is no doubt that something big must have happened in Rome!

Considering that Nero decided to bring Tony into Rome, it is most likely that Emperor and Head of State Claudius has died, and Nero is going back to inherit the throne!

But didn't we agree that he would die next year? Why is this not going according to plan?

"Get in the car, I'll tell you what happened in the car." Seeing Tony standing aside without any response, Nero frowned and said.

Although Claudius was not her biological father, now that this emperor was dead, his death could be said to be a very sensational event for the current Roman Empire. No matter what achievements this emperor had made during his reign, the death of this emperor had nothing to do with his achievements.

Thinking of this, Tony frowned, stepped on the wooden ladder and climbed onto the carriage. After entering the carriage, he whispered, "Is Claudius dead?"

Nero was slightly stunned by Tony's disrespectful address of the Emperor by name, and said, "Yes, His Majesty has passed away."

really!

"Pack your luggage now, and I will take you to Rome. At least you will live in the palace for a short time." Nero frowned at Tony.

"How did Claudius die?" Tony pondered for a moment and asked.

"Poisoned by our queen mother. Although that is what is said openly now, I suspect this matter may be related to the Senate. After all, the Senate has been suppressed by Your Majesty for too long." Nero said.

If that's the case then it's fine, but if it's not the case...

"What are you going to do?" Tony asked, frowning.

Nero shrugged and said, "Win over the Guards and ease the relationship with the Senate. If the Senate is really involved in the assassination of Your Majesty, their purpose must be to preserve their own power and honor. So when I come to power, I will temporarily ease the relationship with them, and then slowly deprive them of their power. The Senate will always be a big worry for the future of the Roman Empire!"

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Chapter 43: The Senate's Planning

Nero was right. The Senate would eventually become a major concern for the Roman emperor.

The Senate represents the republican system, and the emperor's ultimate goal is to concentrate power in himself and establish a huge centralized imperial government. Sooner or later, there will be friction between the republican system and the centralized system. Even if Tony and Nero want to boil the frog in warm water and weaken the influence and power of the Senate bit by bit, once the Senate finds out, they will sooner or later find a way to take back their power.

Such as this time.

Although the official statement was that Agrippina poisoned Claudius, people with a keen political sense knew that the matter was definitely related to the Senate, and Agrippina was just a scapegoat pushed forward by the Senate.

Looking at all dynasties in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, the murder of any emperor is a earth-shaking event, not to mention that the Roman Emperor Claudius was poisoned by his own wife. After this incident was reported, it immediately caused an uproar in the Roman Empire!

Tony knew a little about Agrippina.

In order to distinguish Agrippina from her mother in history, historians generally call her Agrippina the Younger. This famous poisoner in history was deprived of her virginity by her brother, the tyrant Caligula, the third emperor of the Roman Empire, when she was fourteen years old. Later, she married Claudius' cousin and gave birth to Nero. After Nero's biological father died, Agrippina the Younger took her daughter to marry Emperor Claudius. Perhaps because the fortune teller predicted that Nero would eventually become emperor when Nero was born, Agrippina the Younger eventually poisoned Claudius.

A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Agrippina the Younger poisoned the emperor, and Nero, the crown prince, was in the province of Macedonia, so the Senate was naturally in power at this time.

On the same day, the Senate ordered its own guards to enter the palace to capture Agrippina, but the Praetorian Guards turned a blind eye to the Senate's actions. Even the commander of the Praetorian Guards led all the Praetorian Guards to withdraw from Rome and return to the Praetorian Guards base outside the city.

On that day, Agrippina the Younger was arrested and the Senate declared a state of emergency in the empire. Until the crown prince returned to inherit the throne, all affairs of the empire would be commanded by the Senate.

Let’s not talk about what happened in Rome for now, and let’s talk about Tony.

After temporarily bidding farewell to Nero, Tony returned to his home and began to pack up, preparing to follow Nero to Rome to start his new life.

Nero granted Tony a house in Thessalonica, but because the house was built from scratch, Tony and Tita's family temporarily lived in a house arranged by the consul until the new house was completed.

Actually, Tony didn't have much to pack. He had just settled down not long ago, so he could only take one or two sets of clothes. He said he was packing, but in fact, Tony just wanted to change into the armor costume specially customized for him and say goodbye to Tita's family.

"You said you were leaving?" Looking at Tony packing his things, Tita's eyes revealed a deep sadness.

"Yes, Sister Tita, my family has been found. They live in Rome. Now Her Royal Highness the Princess is going to take me home to find my family." Tony thought about it, but in the end he didn't tell the truth completely.

He was worried that if something happened to him in the future, or if someone here wanted to cause trouble for him, if Tita accidentally let something slip, it might cause him some unnecessary trouble.

"Then...will you come back?" Tita knew that it was impossible for her to say don't leave, don't go to find your family, so in the end she had to ask him if he would come back.

Tony nodded and said, "Don't worry, Sister Tita, I will come back!"

"That's great!" Tita walked up to Tony, hugged him tightly, thought about it, and finally gave him a deep kiss on the lips.

"Huh?!" Tony couldn't help but open his eyes wide after being hit by this suddenly.

After their lips parted, Tita looked at Tony with a blushing face and said shyly, "My mother did this when my father was away from home. I asked her why and she said she did this because she loved my father. I love you too, so I did this."

Tony subconsciously touched his lips, wailing in his heart.

So if education fails to keep up in certain aspects, it can be fatal!

After taking a deep breath and forcing himself to calm down, Tony packed his clothes, took a look at the house, and sighed, "It's a pity that Aunt Sevilla is not here. I still want to say goodbye to her."

Tita said quickly, "Mom is at a friend's house and won't be back until very late. You should go first. It's not good to keep His Highness waiting for too long."

"Okay." I originally wanted to say that since she was my sister, it didn't matter if I waited a little longer, but then I thought about it and realized that I was going to hide my relationship with Nero, so I had to give up.

After packing up his things and saying goodbye to Tita, Tony came to the north gate, boarded Nero's carriage, and marched towards Rome with the Second Augustus Legion!

Inside the Senate Hall in Rome.

"Now that we have pushed Agrippina the Younger out as a shield, what should we do next?" said an elder with a frown.

Another bald elder who was not too young said, "Agrippina is Nero's mother after all. Before Nero comes, we should not touch her for the time being and let Nero come back to deal with it. Otherwise, if Nero still has feelings for his mother but we kill her, it will be difficult to deal with it."

Several other senators expressed their approval of the bald senator. Although Agrippina the Younger poisoned the emperor, the Senate did not care who would be the emperor or what happened to the emperor. They only cared about when they could regain their power.

"So next we have to find a way to appease the Guards and protect ourselves." The bald elder looked out the window at the city wall in the distance.

As the capital of the Roman Empire, in addition to a few aristocratic guards, the three largest military forces in the city are the National Army responsible for maintaining public order in the city, the Imperial Guards directly under the emperor of the empire, and the Senate's guards. There is no need to worry about the National Army. Although they have a certain degree of combat effectiveness, they are actually not as good as the Senate's guards in terms of numbers or combat effectiveness. The only one who can be regarded as a strong rival of the Senate is the Imperial Guards.

As the most powerful guard, the Senate was also a mercenary army in the guise of a regular army. What if Nero came back and gave the guard a large sum of money to kill the 300 senators? Even if the guard took the blame, it would be no big deal for Nero!

"I will send someone to give some money to the Guards right away. Without saying too much, at least one thing must be guaranteed, that is, if Nero really wants to kill us, the Guards must find a way to make Nero give up this idea." said the elder with white hair and beard.

Just as the elders were discussing the next plan, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a young man in Roman Empire military uniform walked in. He glanced at the elders present, and said condescendingly: "Everyone, I am here on the orders of the commander to convey a piece of information to you. The missing prince has been found."

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Chapter 44 Arrival in Rome (Additional Update 21)

"What did you say? His Royal Highness the Prince has been found?" Upon hearing this news, almost all the elders present changed their expressions!

They still remembered that several years ago, in the Roman Palace, the young and naughty Prince sneaked out of the palace with his guards. However, there were too many people in the city and the guard was a newcomer, so he lost the Prince in a few seconds and then disappeared.

After several years of searching, Claudius still hadn't found the prince. In the absence of a male heir, Claudius was forced to let the princess serve as crown prince. Although the status of women in the Roman Empire was higher than that of the Eastern Han Empire at the same time, it was not much higher. At least in the Roman Empire, there was no phenomenon of women holding official positions.

Now that the prince has been found, how old is he this year? He seems to be only twelve years old? According to the inheritance law, the prince's right to inherit the throne is higher than that of the princess. Moreover, a twelve-year-old boy who lives outside is much easier to control than a sixteen-year-old girl who grew up in the palace.

"So I understand what you mean, Mr. Tribune. We will consider it carefully." The white-haired senator looked at the general of the Guards meaningfully and said.

The tribune naturally understood the senator's subtext of expulsion. He shrugged and said, "Then you can consider everything yourself." After that, the tribune turned and left the hall.