My XX deal with Sister Nero

"Okay, now you can be more specific." After the palace gate was closed, Liu Xiu spoke to Rosa.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Rosa raised his head, and kept kneeling as he looked up at Liu Xiu, saying, "I have said before that I am from the Roman Empire, but there is one thing I did not explain, which is... I am a trader, someone who has done business with the power of inhibition."

"Have you made a deal with the restraining force? What... does this mean?" Liu Xiu looked at Rosa in confusion. She didn't quite understand. Could an ordinary person make a deal with the restraining force?

"Literally, I made a deal with the restraining force. Or let's put it another way. Your Majesty, have you heard of the lossbelt?" Rosa stood up while speaking and asked Liu Xiu, who looked very heroic, with a calm expression.

"......Yeah." Liu Xiu hesitated for two seconds and finally nodded.

"It will be easy if you know the Lostbelt." Rosa smiled and said to Liu Xiu, "To be honest, this Lostbelt was created by me ten years later. Of course, if I tell you the specific details, it will be a long story, so your majesty only needs to know the result. Prince Odenius of the Roman Empire should have died two years ago in a remote wilderness where no one knows about it, and Emperor Nero of the Roman Empire should have died in the rebellion in 68 AD. This is the correct historical trend, this is the true pan-human history. Your majesty may not know the details, but you should have learned about the name of the Roman Empire from the restraining force, right?"

"Yes, I have heard of the name of the Roman Empire, but I don't know much about this country." Liu Xiu nodded very simply.

"It's okay. Your Majesty does not need to know too much about this country." Rosa waved his hand casually, took a deep breath, and as his expression gradually changed, an aura somewhat similar to Liu Xiu suddenly burst out from his body.

"You..." Liu Xiu subconsciously took half a step back. This aura, this feeling, this guy... was definitely not an envoy of the Roman Empire!

This is the unique temperament of the superior!

"First of all, let me introduce myself again. I'm Shen Haotian, the emperor of the Alpha United Empire, also known as Rose I. I come from another timeline two thousand years later. For some reasons, I know the history of this world like the back of my hand, and I also know the history of some other timelines like the back of my hand. I think... there must be a reason why the restraining force allows you to gain the power of a heroic spirit, right?" Rosa said calmly, gazing at Liu Xiu calmly.

Rosa at this moment is not the Rosa with the silly netizen temperament that Tony has seen. Rosa at this moment is a superior who has been on the throne for a long time. He is the Rose I Emperor of the Alpha United Empire from another world!

"The emperor two thousand years later..." Liu Xiu frowned. Judging from his temperament, this guy has been in a high position for a long time, and his whole body exudes an iron-blooded temperament similar to himself. This means that this guy should be a founding monarch like himself, so, he... should be telling the truth.

After all, for people like this, there is no need to deceive themselves about these trivial matters.

"The restraining force allowed me to gain the power of a heroic spirit, and only vaguely told me to deal with enemies from another world." After pondering for a long time, Liu Xiu finally told Rosa the truth.

Enemies from another world?

Rosa subconsciously raised his eyebrows. It was obvious that the enemy from another world was not referring to himself. After all, although he had changed this world line into a loss belt, essentially, he did not want to be an enemy of this world. He just simply wanted to save someone.

So, Rosa doesn't want to be an enemy of the world.

So, who will be the enemy in the other world?

Rosa, who is familiar with the plot of FGO, certainly knows that the enemies in the other world should refer to Ivan the Terrible, Skadi, the First Emperor and others. These people are the masters of other Lostbelts and are very likely to expand the existence of their own Lostbelts!

Especially, the Russian Lostbelt!

Brother Zheng is fine, as long as the Qin Dynasty is awesome, but Ivan the Terrible, no, or some people around him, are quite interested in expanding the Lostbelt.

Therefore, when the Black Dog Corps first set foot on this continent, the restraining force urgently bestowed Liu Xiu with the power of the heroic spirit, intending to use Liu Xiu to fight against the Black Dog Corps at close range.

And this point happens to coincide with Rosa's!

After Rosa changed this world line into the Lostbelt, His Royal Highness Prince Odeni of the Roman Empire, who was the center of the Lostbelt, naturally became the lord of the Lostbelt. For some personal reasons, Rosa would not let Tony die, so from a certain perspective, he and the restraining force of this world have the same purpose, which is to protect this world. It was also under the subtle influence of the Lostbelt that Liu Xiu did not regard Rosa as an enemy of the world, although he and the Black Dog Corps were both visitors from another world.

Of course, if there is really a conflict of interest between the Han Empire and the Roman Empire, after solving the external enemies of this world, Liu Xiu will naturally find a way to eradicate Rosa!

Of course, this is something to talk about later.

"If the enemies in the other world you are referring to are the Black Dog Corps, they... seem to have defeated the main force of the Northern Xiongnu and are chasing the Northern Xiongnu Chanyu westward. So, my suggestion is that the Han Empire should either digest the Western Regions first, or issue an edict to ask Dayuan, Wusun and other Western powers to help fight the Black Dog Corps. Although the elite soldiers of these countries are not worth mentioning in front of the Black Dog Corps, if they rely on the defense of the city walls, they should be able to hold off the Black Dog Corps for some time."

Chapter 513: Envoys from the Mihran Family

Just as Rosa was discussing the Black Dog Corps with Liu Xiu, on the other side, on the distant Anatolian Peninsula.

Tony successfully captured Tiridates alive, which meant that the situation on the western front of the entire Parthian Empire was completely reversed, and at the same time dealt a deeper blow to the throne of Vologases I.

Why did the Roman Empire send 500,000 troops to try to exterminate the Parthian Empire? The reason is nothing more than that in order to consolidate the imperial power and transfer the domestic class contradictions, Vologases I was planning to attack the Sassanid Kingdom to contain the Roman Empire. He secretly contacted the Germans to assassinate Agrippina the Younger in an attempt to divert the attention of the Roman Empire, but this plan was eventually discovered and the war was triggered. In other words, if the Parthian Empire had not assassinated Agrippina the Younger, then this war might have been avoided.

That’s right, Tony has a certain degree of affection for the Heroic Spirits. If Scheherazade personally asks Tony for help, then Tony might agree, but... the Senate will definitely not agree.

What benefits would supporting the Sassanid Empire bring to the Roman Empire? The Roman Empire had finally resolved the rebellion in the east and forced the Parthian Empire to a draw with the intervention of the gods. At this moment, the Roman Empire's decision-making focus in the east should be to restore the livelihood of the people in the Asia Minor Peninsula rather than continue fighting. Once supporting the Sassanid Kingdom, the consequence would definitely be a renewed feud with the Parthian Empire, and even a new round of war might be triggered.

However, what was unexpected was that Vologases I made such a move.

In fact, to be honest, if the Roman Empire had not found out that the murderer behind the incident was the Parthian Empire, it might have really launched a new round of Germanic Wars at this moment. However, unfortunately, the Roman Empire discovered that the assassination of Agrippina the Younger was the idea of ​​Vologases I, so it sent troops to attack the Parthian Empire.

According to the plan before Vologases I, the strategic policy of the Parthian Empire was to attack the east first and then the west, that is, to defeat the enemy forces in the east first and then unite the forces to eliminate the troops in the west. After all, among the enemy forces in the east, only the Kushan and Indo-Parthia could fight. Of these two countries, although the Kushan tribe of the Yuezhi had outstanding combat effectiveness, it was still a new country after all, and there were not many soldiers available in this country. Although the Indo-Parthian Kingdom had more troops than several other countries, this country was ultimately on the decline and its combat effectiveness was not as strong as before.

But now, Tiridates was captured alive, and the western region of the Parthian Empire was left without a general. The army in the entire western region was almost instantly cut off from the central government. Under such circumstances...what should Vologases I do?

What should the Parthian nobles do when they learn that Tiridates has been defeated?

Just when the battle situation on the front line was undergoing earth-shaking changes due to the capture of Tiridates, Tony was meeting with a Parthian noble in the governor's residence of a small town. Or to put it more bluntly and clearly, the person Tony was meeting was the heir of the Mihran family of the Parthian Empire, Eubol Mihran.

In addition to those semi-autonomous kingdoms or tribes, the Parthian Empire has always had the saying of seven major families. These seven families have existed in the Parthian Empire since its establishment. The two most famous of these seven families are the royal family of the Parthian Empire, the Artasis family, and the Sulen family that rebelled against the Parthian Empire.

The Mihran family is one of these seven families.

"Your Highness Prince Odeni, I, Yubor Mihran, on behalf of the Mihran family and the Parthian Empire, would like to express my highest respects to you." As he spoke, the young man, dressed in typical Parthian style, stroked his chest and bowed to Tony.

Tony has been scheming with the Senate for some time now, and he is no longer the political rookie he once was. The fact that Yubol came to meet him on behalf of the Muhlan family has already explained a lot of problems.

"The Mihran family..." Tony nodded, and suddenly smiled. He looked at Yubor who was bowing his head and said, "I've heard of you, a famous noble family in the Parthian Empire."

"Your Highness is truly knowledgeable and talented." After flattering him reluctantly, Yubor raised his head and said to Tony, "Your Highness, on behalf of the Parthian Empire, I would like to apologize to you first. It is a pity that our monarch, Vologases I, would do such a thing and choose to send people to assassinate Queen Mother Agrippina the Younger. Here, on behalf of the Parthian Empire, I would like to express my most sincere apologies." As he spoke, Yubor stood up straight, and when he finished speaking, he bent down again and bowed deeply to Tony.

"Oh?" Tony looked at Youbol with an indifferent expression, and suddenly sneered, "The so-called sincere apology is just to apologize and bow? If this is considered sincere, then I will kill you right now, and then apologize and bow to your father. Do you think your father will forgive me?"

"This...I'm afraid I won't forgive it." Yubol raised his head with some embarrassment.

Yubol was not stupid. He certainly knew that such a simple verbal apology would not be able to win the other party's forgiveness. No matter what he did, the other party might never forgive the Parthian Empire in his lifetime. But... Prince Odenis was Prince Odenis, the Roman Empire was the Roman Empire, and similarly, Vologases I was Vologases I, and the Parthian Empire was the Parthian Empire!

After taking a deep breath, Yubor slowly stood up and said to Tony, "I admit that my country was wrong to assassinate Queen Mother Agrippina the Younger. But, Your Highness, you should know that the one who issued this order was our King of Kings, Vologases I, not the people of the Parthian Empire. Your country's 500,000 troops attacked the Parthian Empire and massacred the people of the Parthian Empire in our country. Your Highness, don't you think this is a bit too much?"

"Oh? How is that excessive?" Tony smiled and asked, "Mr. Yubor, your country assassinated my mother, and I launched a war of revenge. Is that excessive?"

"Too much." Yubol nodded seriously and said, "The assassination of your queen mother was planned by the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire, Vologases I, not by the people of the Parthian Empire. So, why did your country massacre my innocent Parthian people?"

"Oh?" Hearing the subtext in Yubor's words, Tony raised his eyebrows curiously and said, "Your king of kings should be in Isfahan now, right? So... even if I want to take the head of your monarch to commemorate my mother, I still have to fight to the city of Isfahan first, right?"

Chapter 514: The Mihran Family's Ambition

"Your Highness... what you said makes sense. I know that the Roman legions are invincible. In this war, your country even asked the gods to help. To some extent, this... should be the dissatisfaction of the heavens with my king." Yubor smiled bitterly and said, "But no matter what, your Majesty made a mistake, and the people have to pay the price for your Majesty. This... is really unfair to the people. After all, they did nothing. They just worked hard on the farm under the leadership of their leader. May I ask your Highness, did they do anything wrong?"

"They..." Tony opened his mouth. He really couldn't respond to this.

Did the people of the Parthian Empire do anything wrong? Of course not. They certainly did nothing wrong. The assassination of Agrippina the Younger was done by Vologasius I, who instructed his cronies to bribe a nobleman of a Germanic tribe, and the nobleman sent someone to do it. The whole thing had nothing to do with the people of the Parthian Empire.

So from this point of view alone, Tony really had no reason to take action against the Parthian people.

"Okay, stop beating around the bush with me." Tony sneered, looked at Yubol with disdain and said, "Although I'm not sure what position you hold in the Parthian Empire, at least one thing is certain. With your identity, you are definitely not an ordinary person in the Parthian Empire, so... a politician should act like a politician. You don't need to act like a sympathizer in front of me. Let's get straight to business."

"Your Highness is really straightforward." Yubol smiled and said, "It is unwise for the Ashassis family to offend the Roman Empire for their own selfish interests. I think that the Ashassis family is no longer able to notify the Parthian Empire. After all, under their rule, the current Parthian Empire is in turmoil, with internal and external troubles. I think that among the seven major families of the Parthian Empire, except for the Sulen family and the Ashassis family who have already rebelled, the other families are qualified and capable of ruling the Parthian Empire, bringing hope of life to the people of the Parthian Empire, and allowing the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire to return to peace and avoid war."

"That makes sense." Tony raised his head slightly, staring at the young man who was taller than him, and spoke with some contempt: "Especially the Mihran family, they are more capable of ruling the Parthian Empire, right? So if possible, I hope I can support you and overthrow the rule of the Ashasis family. Am I right?"

"If that's the case, then it couldn't be better." Yubol rubbed his hands, his expression gradually becoming flattering.

"It doesn't matter which family is supported to replace the Ashassis family for the Roman Empire. After all, you are all great nobles and are qualified to replace the Ashassis family, but..." Tony's mouth curled up and he leaned forward slightly. He looked at Yubor meaningfully and said, "But, Roman Empire, why should we support you to take the throne?"

Yubol understood what Tony meant.

Benefits, the Roman Empire needs benefits, and it needs the Mihran family to give benefits to the Roman Empire.

If there is no benefit, why would the Roman Empire support you?

"If the empire is willing to support our family, we are willing to send 200,000 Deklamar gold coins, 5,000 cattle and sheep, and 10,000 war horses. If my Mihlan family comes to power, our country will quickly sign a peace treaty with your country and compensate your country with 2 million Deklamar gold coins, 30,000 cattle and sheep, 50,000 pigs, and 200,000 war horses. At the same time... we are willing to cede the Mesopotamian region to your country." Taking a deep breath, Yubol said in a deep voice.

Ok?

interesting!

Tony must have heard of the Declamar gold coin, which was originally the common currency of Greek city-states and was later developed by the Kingdom of Macedonia. After the death of Alexander the Great, the Seleucid Empire naturally took over all the administrative and economic structures of the Alexander Empire. In addition, the Persian Empire had also minted similar currencies in imitation of Greek city-states, so the Declamar became popular in Central Asia. After the fall of the Seleucid Empire, the Parthian Empire inherited all the cultural systems of the Seleucid Empire. Similarly, the popular currency in the Parthian Empire was also the Declamar.

Of course, after more than 600 years of development, the current Deklama is almost completely different from the Deklama 600 years ago. The only thing in common is that their weights are almost the same. The Roman Empire, which claims to be the successor of Alexander's Empire, has gold coins circulating in its territory that are also similar in weight to the Deklama.

In other words, one declamart gold coin is basically equal to one Roman gold coin.

Two hundred thousand declav gold coins, although it is only a small amount for the entire Roman Empire, but if it is just an advance payment, an advance payment to the Senate and the Claudius family, then... it is really not a small amount.

After all, according to Tony's estimation, one gold coin is approximately equal to 1500 yuan, and gold coins is equivalent to almost million yuan.

Emmmmm, three hundred million in advance payment, starfish?

The most crucial thing was his promise to cede the Mesopotamian region to the Roman Empire.

This era is different from two thousand years later. Due to human and climate issues, the North Temperate Zone is the climate zone on which human beings depend for survival. Almost all civilizations are distributed above the North Temperate Zone. Even the five regions that gave birth to human civilization are almost all distributed in the North Temperate Zone.

So one can imagine how rich the Mesopotamian region was in that era.

If the Mesopotamian Empire really lost the Mesopotamian River Basin, to a certain extent, it would lose its most fertile land. If it lost this land, the Parthian Empire would either be reduced to a second-rate country, or... it would have to move eastward and attack the Sulen family!

Because of the defeat of the Suren family, the Parthian Empire was able to enter India, seize the fertile land around the Ganges River basin, and rebuild itself.

"The conditions you proposed are very tempting, but you should know that the full name of the Roman Empire is the Senate and the Roman People. In other words, you should not tell me your conditions. You should tell the Senate your conditions. As for the people...war will always result in death, won't it?" Tony showed a malicious smile at the corner of his mouth, slowly sat down and said to Yubol.

"To be honest, I do plan to go to Rome. At the same time... I will reserve some food for the army before the Roman legions enter Ctesiphon. This... is a small gift from my Mihran family. I hope you will not despise it."

Chapter 515: Sister Ata, do you think the sound is four-channel?

"Food? Unfortunately, our army has no chance to enjoy it." Tony shrugged and said to Yubol with a sarcastic look on his face.

"Of course I have considered this." Yubor showed a somewhat flattering expression and said to Tony, "Some time ago, most of your 100,000-strong army was massacred by Tiridates, and now only 20,000 are left. Now, although Tiridates has been captured alive, his troops are still there. So Your Highness is worried that if 20,000 people attack Ctesiphon, they will be attacked from both sides, right?"

"Of course." Tony nodded.

These were not secrets. Bruce had lost 80,000 men, and even the general public probably knew about this by now. Yubol knew it was not surprising.

Let's not talk about whether they can capture the city of Ctesiphon with these 20,000 people. The very least is that the tens of thousands of troops in the rear have not been dealt with yet. If Bruce really attacks rashly and is attacked from both sides, then his front line will completely collapse.

Although it was a good thing that the Royal Guards were wiped out on the spot.

However, the Imperial Guards really cannot be abandoned at this time.

Although the number of the Praetorian Guards is small, it can be said that the Praetorian Guards are the most powerful and best-equipped army among the dozens of legions in the entire Roman Empire. Although this legion is small in number, their presence here is already a threat to the enemy.

If they advance, they can stay where they are and keep an eye on the enemy in the south, so that the central government of the Parthian Empire cannot concentrate on dealing with the other two Roman armies. If they retreat, they can also concentrate their forces to withdraw to the Asia Minor Peninsula and deal with the Parthian cavalry that are roaming on the Asia Minor Peninsula as much as possible.

Therefore, these 20,000 people could not be used to attack the city, and they could not capture Ctesiphon, the famous city in Central Asia.

"Your Highness, I am aware of the situation on your side, but it is not a difficult task for me. The reason why my Mihran family can become one of the seven great nobles of Parthia is of course because of our strength. Although it is not the top one, at least we still have a certain control over the army. For example, among the cavalry that invaded the Anatolian Peninsula this time, there are several cavalry units under the control of our family, so... I will order these units to withdraw and retreat to Ctesiphon. Then, when your army attacks, our army will retreat quickly and reserve food for your army." Yubol said in a deep voice.

Hmm? If that's the case... maybe we can take a gamble!

"As for this matter, my suggestion is to go to Rome first and negotiate with the Senate. I cannot declare support for your family on behalf of the Roman Empire." Tony shook his head and said to Yubol in a serious face.

Not to mention whether supporting the Mihran family is in the interests of the Roman Empire, the very least, Tony does not know much about the Mihran family, and is not sure whether the Mihran family has the ability to overthrow the Asassis family with the support of the Roman Empire. If not, what then?

Tony didn't want to think about these things. These were things that the Senate should consider. Although he was well-versed in history, it didn't mean that his political level was also high. As for these... he was too lazy to think about them.

"Of course I understand." Yubor smiled. "No matter what decision Your Highness makes, at least I will try my best to gather the troops and withdraw them to my homeland, and transfer Ctesiphon to your country. I think... your country's conquest of Ctesiphon should be enough to make you feel proud, right?"

...That's not wrong.

The game Europa Universalis has always been called Points Game, because you can get corresponding points by occupying a piece of land or defeating an enemy army. Among them, if you occupy a large city or capital of the enemy, the points will naturally be much higher. And Ctesiphon, which is still the nominal capital of the Parthian Empire, once it is occupied by the Roman army, then...

"My king... understands. So, you go down and have a rest first, and then set off for Rome tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." After thinking for a while, Tony said to Yubol.

"I understand." Hearing that Tony seemed to want to kick him out, Yubol bowed deeply to Tony and then left.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is indeed not a simple person as rumored by the outside world." After walking a few dozen steps, Yubol looked back at the central military tent and muttered to himself.

"Have you finished discussing the serious matters?" After Yubol walked away, Ta Miao opened the door curtain and entered the central military tent, asking in a somewhat cheerful tone.

"Of course~" Tony stood up like a real child, walked briskly to Ta Miao, circled around her twice, and suddenly looked up at her and said, "Sister Ata~ Can you squat down?"

"Eh?" Although he didn't know why Tony would ask such a question, Ta Miao, who was not good at rejecting children, squatted down very obediently and looked at Tony strangely: "What's the matter, little Tony?"

"Hmm..." Tony touched his chin, then reached out and gently pinched the ears on top of Ta'meow's head.

"Ah!" With a short and sharp sound, Ta Miao shook his head subconsciously, his face slightly red: "Why are you suddenly...what are you doing~"

Ahem... As we all know, cats have very sharp hearing, so their ears are very sensitive. Because Tamiao was cursed, she has some characteristics of a lion, such as ears and tail, so correspondingly, the ears on the top of her head are also very sensitive.

"Ah... I just want to touch it and see if this ear is real." Tony tried his best to put on a very innocent expression and said to Ta Meow.

"Ah... is that so?" Ta Miao nodded slightly. Children, especially those of Tony's age, are curious about the outside world, so... Ta Miao can understand why Tony pinched his ears this time.

"It's true." Tony nodded seriously, then... reached out and lifted the hair beside Tamiao's ear.

"Hmm..." After taking a look under his hair, Tony's expression became more serious and profound.

"What...what's wrong?" After Tony took his hand away, Ta Miao subconsciously gathered his hair, looking inexplicably panicked.

Tony's expression was too serious, and he looked at himself with a frown and a serious expression, as if... as if there was something strange on his face.

"Sister Ata, I have always had a question..." After an unknown amount of time, Tony finally broke the silence: "Sister Ata, you have two pairs of ears... When you listen to the sound, is it quadrilateral?"