My XX deal with Sister Nero

After the tribune left the synagogue, the entire synagogue fell silent.

After a long while, a bald elder stood up and broke the silence: "Tell me, what do you think? When you learned that His Royal Highness was still alive, I guess you all had some ideas, right?"

Several elders present looked at each other, and one of them stood up and said, "The Imperial Guards came to deliver a piece of information that the prince had been found. If it was really the prince who was found, then who found him? Where was he found? Where is the prince now? Why would the Imperial Guards, who nominally obey the emperor, come to inform us, the Senate? Have you ever thought about these questions?"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, waking up the elders.

Everyone thought it was too simple before.

Indeed, if His Royal Highness the Prince is really found, the Senate will have new bargaining chips when targeting Her Royal Highness the Princess. After all, Claudius is bent on undermining the Senate, and Her Royal Highness the Princess, as the crown prince, must have similar ideas. Now, a Prince who has been wandering outside has suddenly appeared. The senators in the Senate are confident that they can control this Prince who knows nothing!

After all, the Senate still has a certain good reputation among the people, and His Royal Highness the Prince must have had a certain degree of favorability towards the Senate before.

But now this veteran has raised several very critical questions.

Who found the prince and where? Where is he now? The Guards are nominally the emperor's guards, and they have always been at odds with the Senate in terms of political stance. In addition, the Guards and the Senate's guards have been at odds with each other privately, and they have fought several times in Rome. Why did the Guards go against their norm and tell the Senate about this? Isn't this clearly an attempt to weaken the emperor's power through the Senate?

Once the imperial power is weakened, the Imperial Guard will also be affected, right?

So what does this guard want to do?

But no matter what the Guards wanted to do, at this meeting, the elders unanimously agreed to send someone to find out whether the information conveyed by the Guards was true before making a decision.

It would take about a month for Nero and Tony to return from Thessalonica, and this month was enough time for the Senate to do a lot of things.

First of all, the first thing the Senate did was to send people to investigate the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Prince.

Within two days, information about Tony was delivered to the desks of the elders.

"Stirrups? Rattles? What did this prince experience?" Looking at the information about Tony, the elders present couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.

Although Tony was found by Nero, which was a bit unexpected to everyone, it was acceptable. However, the invention of stirrups and rattlesnakes were quite interesting.

"I can understand the rattle arrow. After all, we have all played the flute before. The rattle arrow and the flute share the same principle. We can figure it out with a little bit of brainpower. It's just that we don't think about it that way usually. But if the rattle arrow is just a child's wild idea, I really care about the stirrup."

"Hmm? Is there anything strange?" another elder asked.

The elder with a scar on his face replied: "You know I used to lead troops in battles. I can predict the effect that this invention will have on the stirrup, but I don't know if you have noticed that there is something interesting here."

As he spoke, the scarred elder pointed to a paragraph of text on the parchment and said, "The first stirrup made was made of pure iron, while the stirrups that were later equipped to the Second Augustus Legion were made of iron-clad bronze. Do you see any problem with this?"

The elders looked at each other and shook their heads, "I don't know."

They didn't know much about military equipment and originally thought that it might be because there was not enough iron ore, but after thinking about it, they decided that this shouldn't be the reason, so they just said they didn't know.

The scarred elder said with interest, "Originally, iron is harder than bronze and more suitable for making armor and weapons. However, due to our inadequate smelting technology, iron products are not as popular as bronze. Commoners don't know this. The manufacture of stirrups was proposed by the prince, so the stirrups made of pure iron at the beginning should be his idea. What does this prove? It proves that he knows that iron is better than bronze. If he was really wandering before as described, then how did he know this?"

Yup!

If the prince had been living somewhere, it wouldn't matter if he knew all this. After all, there must be adults and farmers around him. When he saw them, he would naturally be curious and ask. But according to intelligence, the prince has been wandering all the time. He only settled in Ximu Town in the last month. He didn't do any physical labor when he was in Ximu Town, so how did he know all this?

"Interesting. I'm afraid there must be someone behind this prince who taught him all these things. It seems that we should contact him again after his highness enters the city. I also hope that you will not underestimate his highness by then." Scar-faced elder sneered and said.

A month is a long time, but also a short time. Starting from Thessalonica, with a reorganized united army as protection, the bandits on the road did not dare to move, so Tony had basically nothing to do along the way. At first, he could still chat with Nero, but later, apart from learning Latin with Nero, he just stayed in the carriage and slept.

Just like that, a month passed, and Tony finally arrived at the gates of Rome!

"The city of Rome looks very majestic!" I stuck my head out of the window and looked at the towering city walls and the wide Tiber River not far away, and couldn't help but sigh.

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Chapter 45: A Show of Power to Nero (Additional Update 22)

Hearing Tony's words, Nero also stuck his head out of the carriage window to take a look at the towering city walls, the wide Tiber River, and the bustling crowd outside, and said with a smile: "Rome is indeed as magnificent as ever, but it seems that not many people welcome me, the nominal future emperor."

Tony's heart moved when he heard this.

Yes, the walls of Rome are indeed very high, the cobblestone road underfoot is indeed flat, the Tiber River not far away is indeed very wide, and even the people coming in and out of the city gate are talking and laughing with a peaceful look on their faces.

But neither the Roman Senate nor the Praetorian Guard sent anyone over.

Tony believed that there must be a few scouts ahead of the main force. They were responsible for preliminary reconnaissance and outpost work, and arrived at the destination in advance to inform the local chief executive, Her Royal Highness the Princess, of the arrival of the princess.

Tony passed through so many cities along the way, and there was not a single city that did not open the city gates to welcome Nero and his party before they arrived. Now that he had arrived at the gate of Rome, the Senate and the Praetorian Guard, the two largest forces in the city, did not make any movement at all.

"Interesting." Tony retracted his head, sat in the carriage, stretched comfortably and said.

It is indeed very interesting. It is understandable that the Senate did not come to greet him. After all, the Senate and the Claudius family were almost at odds with each other. Now that Claudius was dead, the Senate would naturally be happy to give Nero a warning.

But the attitude of the Guards is a bit puzzling.

Although it is almost common knowledge that the Imperial Guard is a mercenary force in disguise of a national army, he did not send a single soldier to welcome the princess, or the future new emperor, back to the capital. This is such a blatant disrespect to the emperor. Does he not want the emperor's bounty?

"Your Highnesses, what should we do now?" At this moment, Lius' voice came from outside the carriage.

"General Levius, pass the order down. The soldiers will camp nearby to rest. Please lead the guards to escort us into the city." Nero pondered for a moment and said to Levius.

Lius glanced at the city gate, nodded, and said, "I understand, Your Highness."

The distance from the city gate to the palace is quite far. Along the way, Tony also saw how big this city, which was known as the largest city in Europe at that time, was.

According to historical records, the population of Rome was close to one million in the late Republic. In that era, a city that could accommodate a population of nearly one million could be called a giant city.

"Oh my God, is this the royal palace?" Tony was completely surprised when he saw the palace complex on Palatine Hill in front of him.

Although he had never seen the Forbidden City in Beijing with his own eyes, Tony felt that the Roman Palace in front of him, which basically planned to surround the entire mountain, was probably as magnificent as the Forbidden City.

"This is the imperial palace, perhaps we can call it a palace complex." Nero pointed at the imperial palace and said with a smile.

The imperial palace of the Roman Empire is very interesting.

Tony knows a lot about Chinese history.

The Forbidden City in Beijing, generally referred to as the Palace Museum, was built by the Yongle Emperor during the Ming Dynasty. Construction was completed in the 18th year of Yongle's reign and continued until the reign of the Xuantong Emperor. There have been no major changes in the entire Forbidden City.

But the imperial palace of the Roman Empire was different.

Basically every emperor had his own palace, such as Tiberius's Palace in the north, Caligula's Palace next to it, and Claudius's Palace which was just built not far away. The three palaces surrounded the Palatine Hill in a semi-enclosed posture.

"You are really rich." Tony looked at the three palaces in front of him and finally uttered these words after holding it in for a long time.

In response to Tony's words, Nero just smiled and said nothing.

Nero was not yet emperor, so she could only live in Claudius' palace temporarily.

However, just as Nero entered the palace and had not had time to arrange Tony's room, a guard came to report that the senators of the Senate had arrived.

Nero had just returned to Rome and his foundation was not yet stable, so he had to temporarily endure the Senate's neglect. She said coldly, "I know. Let him wait in the study first."

Hearing Nero's tone, not to mention Tony beside him, even the guard felt something was wrong!

After the guards left, Nero frowned and sighed, saying, "Brother, how about you become the chief senator? I believe that your intelligence and talent should be able to suppress the senators."

Tony thought to himself, stop joking, I still want to go to the British province. After all, most of the heroes in this era are in Great Britain or Ireland, such as Boudica, Maeve, Scathach and the like.

But Tony felt it was a bit unfair to just leave like this, so he thought for a moment and whispered, "Sister, what you should do now is to protect yourself. Be patient. Before you take office, win over the Royal Guards and the Senate. After you take office, you can build a new Royal Guards team composed of women to squeeze the original Royal Guards out of the palace and ensure the safety of the palace."

This is a good idea. Once Nero becomes emperor, how can a female empress have a palace full of men? Using this as an excuse to squeeze out the guards is feasible!

Seeing that Nero was going to continue asking questions, Tony first made a "hush" gesture, and then said, "If you have anything to say, wait until you meet the elders of the Senate. There are still many guards in the palace. If I say this in public, I bet they will definitely want to kill me if they hear me."

Nero thought for a moment and said, "I can understand that they want to kill you, but what is this 50 cents?"

"…Don't worry about what 50 cents is. Now is not the time to talk about this." Tony scratched his head and said.

"Okay, let's go to the study first."

Under Nero's guidance, Tony came to Claudius' study.

As an emperor who loves reading, Claudius' study is different from the study rooms of other emperors which are just for show. There are far more books in this study room than those of other emperors, and almost every book here has signs of being read.

"Your Highness." Seeing Nero and Tony coming, the two elders in white robes hurriedly bowed their heads slightly to greet them.

Nero nodded and looked at them indifferently, "What can I do for you, two elders?"

Hearing these harsh words, Tony knew that Nero would definitely not look favorably upon the Senate now.

In the past month since he left Thessalonica, Nero has always appeared to be full of energy and vigor. Now he suddenly looks so cold, which must be a displeasure to others.

However, the two elders did not seem to notice that Nero's tone was wrong. After they looked at each other, one of them said, "We heard that the prince who disappeared several years ago has been found, so we came here on behalf of the Senate to congratulate you."

Nero nodded, glanced at Tony beside him, and said, "And then?"

Another senator said, "Your Highness, His Majesty Claudius has passed away, so please come to the Senate tomorrow to participate in tomorrow's meeting to discuss who will succeed the next emperor of the empire."

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Chapter 46 Pulling the Skirt Is Just a Habit

Hearing the words of the two elders, not to mention Nero, even Tony frowned.

What does this sentence mean? Discuss who will be the next emperor? When Claudius was still alive, he specifically mentioned Nero as the crown prince!

What is a crown prince? In the East, it means the prince, the only candidate for the next emperor!

To put it another way, even if the crown prince is to be replaced, that is an internal matter of the Claudius family. What does it have to do with your Senate? What qualifications does your Senate have to interfere in the internal affairs of the Claudius family?

"What do you mean?" Nero's face became completely gloomy when he heard the words of the elder.

The elder looked at his companion, adjusted his breathing, and then said, "Your Highness, throughout history, no country has ever been ruled by a woman. His Majesty Claudius did this out of helplessness, because you were the only one in the Claudius family who was the most suitable candidate to inherit the throne in terms of bloodline and legal principles. But now the long-lost prince has been found, so logically speaking, it should be his successor."

really!

Tony had long guessed that once he arrived in Rome, many people would promote him as a leader, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Seeing that Nero was about to get angry, Tony quickly reached out and gently pulled Nero's skirt from behind.

Nero was stunned at first, then his face turned red and he said, "What are you doing, brother?"

"Ah?" Although he didn't understand why Nero's face suddenly turned red, Tony still said, "Sister, it's useless to talk about the throne here now. Even if you say you have won them, it will be useless, right? So you might as well save your energy and go to the Senate to talk to them tomorrow."

Tony paused, turned his head and looked at the two elders, "I want to ask, as one of the parties involved, can I attend the Senate meeting tomorrow?"

When the two elders heard Tony's question, they were delighted!

Obviously, they understood Tony's words as a subtext that he was going to the Senate to compete with Nero for the throne!

It seems that even a child knows the benefits of being an emperor. Well, when the time comes, let this kid be taken care of in the palace and provide him with good food and drink.

"Of course no problem. We'll take our leave first." The two elders looked at each other and quickly took their leave, as if they were afraid that Tony would go back on his word on the spot.

After the two elders left, Tony asked with a strange look on his face: "Sister, why were you blushing just now?"

Hearing this question, Nero, whose face had returned to normal, couldn't help but blush again and asked, "Why did you pull my skirt just now?"

Tony was stunned for a moment, and said, "What's wrong? I just did it casually. I wanted to remind you in that situation just now, but I didn't know how to remind you at the moment, so I pulled your skirt. Is there any problem?"

Nero stamped his feet fiercely and said, "What do you think!"

Looking at Nero's embarrassed and angry expression, Tony finally understood.

The dance costume that Nero wore today had a special feature, that is, not only was the front transparent, but the back was also half exposed. Although it was connected to the clothes on the upper body, when Tony pulled her skirt just now, Nero always felt that her skirt would fall to the ground.

"Ah... sorry, sorry, it's just a habitual action." Tony scratched his head and said embarrassedly.

"Habitual action? In other words, my brother likes to pull down girls' skirts when he has nothing to do?" Nero asked with a dark face.

Oh my god, this doesn't make sense, does it?

"Ahem, should we now think about where I'm going to stay today and how I'm going to chat with those elders tomorrow?" Tony coughed lightly and began to change the subject.

"Yes, there is still a place for you to live. I wonder if you still remember the room you lived in the palace. The room is still preserved. I will have someone clean it for you. You can live there temporarily for the next few days. As for the nonsense with the Senate tomorrow, do you have any good ideas?" Nero asked.

Tony smiled, shrugged, and said, "The reason why they think the issue of the crown prince can be renegotiated is simply because I, His Royal Highness the Prince, have come forward. They want to support me because I am easier to control than you, sister. But what if I directly refuse at the venue? What can they do to me? Can they put a knife to my neck and force me to inherit the throne?"

This is true!

Tony was telling the truth, he really didn't want to be the emperor, and in the end only Nero could do it. If Tony was really willing to be the emperor and had the ability to govern the country, Nero would be willing to give up the throne so that she could pursue art. But it was obvious that her brother didn't want to be the emperor, so Nero had to do it herself, and she didn't want her brother to be roasted on the fire.

After Nero arranged Tony's accommodation, he had to take over the mess left by his parents and had no time to serve Tony. Tony took the opportunity to think about some things by himself in the room.

According to the world view of FATE, there are only a few heroes in this era. Apart from Nero and Martha, who he has already met, the rest that he can remember are basically in Britain and Ireland. So next Tony plans to find a way to let Nero put him there. Since he has traveled through time, how can he not farm and be worthy of the readers? Isn't this the reason why the so-called farmer has a little farmland?

Although the girl I'm going to find in the future may not be a peasant woman.

It seems that we have to stay in Rome for a while, at least to deal with the issues of the Senate and the Praetorian Guards first.

Because Nero was busy with a lot of things that day, Tony basically didn't see Nero for the entire day. Even when he had dinner, Tony ate alone in his room.

After dinner, Tony lay down on the soft big bed and soon fell asleep.

This is the bed in the palace. To be honest, it is much softer than the bed Tony slept in his previous life. It is the kind that you can sink into as soon as you lie down on it.