My XX deal with Sister Nero

The next morning, Tony was still half asleep when he suddenly felt someone shaking him in his sleep.

"Who?" Tony sat up subconsciously after being awakened and looked around. He saw a girl about fifteen or sixteen years old wearing a palace maid's outfit standing beside his bed. She said with some fear, "Your Highness, the princess asked me to wake you up."

Tony sat on the bed and stared at the girl for two full seconds before coming to his senses. He shook his head vigorously to get rid of the last bit of sleepiness from his mind. Then he looked at the rising sun outside, and then at the little maid who was trembling with fear, and said, "Oh...Okay then. Um, can you help me get my clothes and armor?"

Because they were on the march all the way, Tony didn't have time to make new clothes. He was always wearing the military uniform he wore in Thessalonica, and occasionally wore some clothes he wore in Creekwood Town. But when entering the city yesterday, Tony subconsciously put on this best-looking outfit.

"Okay, Your Highness, I will change your clothes right away." The little maid bowed slightly to Tony, then turned and walked towards the clothes rack not far away.

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PS2: It can be regarded as a leave. There may be only one chapter updated on the 19th, and it will be automatically updated, because I have to go home. Yes, the train, high-speed rail, plane, and Didi are all taken from Northeast China to Southwest China. I may leave at or in the morning, and I should arrive home at around in the evening. Even the next day, I may only be able to maintain a normal update of two chapters. Let me explain this in advance.

Chapter 47: This is a meeting, be serious!

"Why haven't they come yet?" An elder frowned as he looked at the water leak in the corner of the wall not far away.

The time is now 8:15 in the morning. According to convention, the Senate meeting starts at 8:00 in the morning. However, fifteen minutes have passed and Nero and Tony still have not appeared in the Senate.

"Be patient, Vittorio. After all, we want to deprive Nero of his imperial power. It's normal for her to be a little resistant. As a child, she can only cause us trouble over these minor issues." A senator wearing a golden ring said with a smile.

"Hmph." The elder named Vittorio snorted coldly and said nothing more.

At about 8:20, Nero and Tony finally arrived at the Senate, escorted by a group of female guards.

"I'm sorry everyone. I was very busy yesterday and slept late last night, so I'm late today. I'm really sorry." Nero spoke before the elders could speak when they arrived at the hall.

After all, Nero is still the crown prince, and since she has already apologized, the elders couldn't say anything more. They could only agree and say a few words like "thank you for your hard work".

"Then may I ask, where should my brother and I sit?" Nero looked at the elders present and asked.

Logically speaking, the emperor usually also serves as the chief senator of the Senate. After Claudius' death, both the titles of chief senator and emperor should be inherited by the crown prince, so Nero's current position should be the seat of chief senator. However, considering that this meeting itself was started to target Nero, Nero did not think that he could sit in that seat smoothly. After all, if he sat on it, it would almost mean that the senators of the Senate had lost.

"Ahem." An old man with white hair and beard stood up next to the chief elder's seat and said, "Your Highness, we will arrange a seat for you. After all, although you are the crown prince now, you have not yet inherited the throne, and you are not the chief elder, so you still cannot sit in this seat of the head of state."

"Who is this?" Tony beside Nero asked in a low voice, looking at the old man whose half body was basically buried in the soil.

"Vanore, the current patriarch of the Scipio family and the second senator." Nero introduced in a low voice.

"Oh, this old man is quite good at speaking official language." Tony nodded thoughtfully and said.

Be it Tony or Nero, the two siblings never thought that Nero would be able to sit in the position of chief elder right from the start, so the answer of the Vanore elder was also within their expectations.

"Senator Vanore, as the crown prince, the heir to the throne of the Roman Empire, and the next chief senator, why can't I sit in the seat that I belong to now?" Nero asked.

Although Nero knew that he would not be able to sit on it at the beginning, if he did not even ask, it would seem that he was too weak.

Vanore said: "Your Highness, this is the ancestral precept. Only the chief elder is qualified to sit on this seat. Since Your Highness is only the crown prince now, the ancestral precept cannot be violated. Your Highness cannot sit on this seat now."

Tony raised his eyebrows and glanced at Vanore, saying, "Okay, okay, no matter whether my sister can sit in this seat or not, even if she can't now, you have to prepare two chairs for us. Do you want us to stand in the meeting?"

Tony's words can be said to be very impolite. Who is this Vanore? The current patriarch of the Scipio family, one of the three major families in Rome during the Republican period. Even though the Claudius family is in power now, and the Scipio family was suppressed by the Julius family, the lean camel is bigger than the horse. The current Scipio family is still a huge giant.

When has anyone ever said that to Vanore? Vanore's face darkened, and just as he was about to speak, he pulled the clothes of an elder next to him to remind him to pay attention.

Thinking that this child would be an important chess piece for the Senate to control the Roman Empire in the future, Vanore took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then said to the guards not far away: "Come here, bring chairs to the two princes."

"Sister, look, that Vanore beard is jumping up and down because of me." Tony whispered to Nero.

Nero glanced at Tony calmly and agreed in a low voice: "Brother, you shouldn't do this."

Tony was stunned for a moment and said, "What's wrong, sister? Are you still thinking about the overall situation at this time?"

Nero still used a very serious expression to answer: "No, in such a serious occasion, it is very uncomfortable to hold back laughter."

"…Okay, I was wrong." Tony blinked innocently and whispered.

After two guards brought chairs over, Nero and Tony sat down. Then the elder Vanore said, "Today, I have called you to the Senate Hall to hold a meeting. I want to discuss with you the future of the empire."

Although a considerable number of the elders present did not participate in the planning of this event, they were all well-informed people and basically had some guesses about what would happen at this meeting.

About the future of the empire? Nonsense, the core of this meeting is nothing more than how to hold on to power!

Seeing that Nero did not speak, Vanore continued, "As everyone knows, His Majesty Claudius was murdered a month ago. He designated the Princess as the crown prince before his death. Logically, now that His Majesty is back, we should prepare for the succession ceremony. But now, the long-lost Prince has been found by the Princess. According to the inheritance law, the Prince's right of succession is much higher than that of the Princess. So I think that the Prince should inherit the throne."

However, just as Vanore finished speaking, a young elder said calmly, "Although His Royal Highness the Prince has higher inheritance rights than His Royal Highness the Princess, His Majesty has already designated the heir to the throne. This should not be changed, right?"

Vanore glanced at the young senator who was speaking, and said, "Passu, you are still young, you don't understand. Although His Majesty determined the heir to the throne at that time, it was also a helpless move. After all, at that time, among the younger generation of the entire Claudius family, only His Royal Highness Nero was the most suitable to be the crown prince in terms of bloodline and legal principles, so His Royal Highness Nero was designated as the heir. But now that His Royal Highness the Prince is back, how can there be a girl serving as the emperor and the chief senator? There are girls in your families, right? Let me ask, will the girls in your family hold public office?"

Everyone present shook their heads.

Indeed, although the status of women in the Roman Empire was not as low as that of women in the Eastern Han Empire, it was not much better. Letting girls hold public office? Isn't that too much to think about?

Tony first watched these elders chatting with interest, then whispered to Nero: "Sister, your life here is not easy either."

Nero smiled bitterly and said, "So, brother, now you understand, don't you? These elders seem to want to support you as emperor, but in fact they want to skin you alive, pull out your tendons, drink your blood and eat your flesh."

Tony shrugged nonchalantly and muttered, "I'm not the Third Prince of the Dragon King. It's useless to peel off my skin and pull out my tendons."

As he spoke, Tony stood up and glanced at Elder Vanore, and said, "My fellow elders, I would like to ask if you can listen to a few words from me, the client?"

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Chapter 48 This is embarrassing (Additional update 23)

Seeing that the person involved had spoken, the elders shifted their gaze and looked at Tony.

Tony was not intimidated by the fact that there were more than 300 people looking at him. After all, he had been a student union officer in school in his previous life and had given speeches, so he was used to it.

"I want to ask, why can't my sister be the emperor? Why must I be it?" Tony asked with an innocent and cute expression.

"Young Prince, you are different from Her Royal Highness the Princess. You are a man. Legally speaking, you are more qualified to inherit the throne than Her Royal Highness the Princess, and you can also convince the people more." One of the elders explained.

"It would be more convincing...but why should I be an emperor? Being an emperor requires a lot of things to do, and it doesn't seem fun at all." Tony continued with such an innocent expression.

"Your Highness, the emperor is the supreme ruler of the empire. If you succeed to the throne, you can do a lot of things you want to do. As for government affairs, if Your Highness finds it troublesome, our Senate can handle it on your behalf. You just need to focus on having fun." The senator first glanced at Nero, then said to Tony.

For a child, this is tempting enough!

When you are an emperor, your only task is to do whatever you want. Even if you poke a hole in the sky today, the Senate will fill it for you. As for the troublesome matters of government, the Senate will handle them.

On the surface this is a good thing, but if it is actually done, the consequence will naturally be that the Senate will completely undermine the emperor's power, and eventually the emperor will become a nominal supreme leader of the country, just like Japan and Britain in the future.

To put it bluntly, the Senate is stealing the country.

Although Tony is still young and has been wandering outside, he may not understand these things, but Nero definitely knows them. So now the elders are very worried that Nero will directly break this window paper.

However, what the elders did not expect was that Nero just sat quietly beside Tony without saying anything.

Although Nero didn't say anything, which was a good thing for the Senate, for some reason, the senators felt inexplicably strange in their hearts.

"This sounds great. Can I really do anything? For example, can I eat whatever delicious food I want? Can I play whatever games I want?" Tony asked with his eyes lighting up.

Ouch! There's hope!

Now the Praetorian Guards are in a wait-and-see state. As the Praetorian Guards, they must be loyal to the emperor at least in name. However, both Nero and Tony are qualified to become emperor now. Before these two finally decide who will succeed to the throne, the Praetorian Guards will not take the initiative to intervene.

Of course, it would be different if someone paid them to do the job.

Now the Guards are in a wait-and-see state. At this time, the Senate would not mind taking the opportunity to suppress the imperial power and allow the empire to return to a new republican system.

So at this time, Vanore put on a very kind smile and said, "Of course, Your Highness, the emperor is the supreme ruler of this country and is a descendant of God. The blood flowing in your body is the blood of God. We are your servants. You only need to experience the pleasures of this world, and we will take care of this empire for you."

Tony laughed secretly in his heart. If he really knew nothing, he would probably be so happy now. Being an emperor is so fun and glorious. No matter what he wants to do, the people below will find ways to satisfy him. Who wouldn't want that?

It’s just that Tony was more interested in history in his previous life, and he had watched so many historical movies, TV series, and novels, so he had seen too many of these routines.

"This is really great!" Tony was a little excited, and in the eyes of others he seemed to be shining.

"So, Your Highness, are you willing to inherit the throne? If you are willing, we can let you succeed to the throne." Vanore said with some excitement.

Now as long as Tony nods and says yes, this matter will be settled!

However, what the elders present did not expect was that Tony stretched out his finger to pick his nose and said, "Ah? Why should I inherit the throne?"

Vanore almost vomited blood. He was a little embarrassed and forced himself to calm down. He said, "Your Highness, only when you inherit the throne can you eat delicious food and have fun."

Tony took his finger out of his nostril, stretched out his thumb and gently flicked the booger off his finger, then said, "Oh, but I don't want to be the emperor."

...Fuck, if you don't want to, then why are you wasting so much time here? !

Vanore glanced at Nero, who was still sitting there seriously, and understood.

It seems that this guy has been bribed by Nero. Nero must have promised him certain benefits to make him say these things in the synagogue!

This kid definitely doesn’t know the benefits of being an emperor!

Just as Vanore was about to speak, Tony spoke again: "Elder, I would like to ask, do I have to take the throne of the emperor? In other words, does my sister have the right to inherit the throne?"

Vanore was stunned for a moment, and said, "Ah, Her Royal Highness does have the right of inheritance, what's the matter?"

Tony spread his hands and said, "That's it. I don't want to be the emperor. My sister has the right of succession, so she is the future emperor."

At this time, Vanore finally reacted and quickly stopped him, saying, "But Your Highness..."

Before Vanore could finish, Tony interrupted him and said, "Okay, stop talking. Even if I succeed to the throne and become the emperor now, I will pass the throne to my sister in a few days. You don't need to say anything more. Just make it like this."

As he spoke, Tony put his hands behind his head, crossed his legs and no longer looked at these elders.

Almost at this moment, the atmosphere in the entire Senate became awkward.

Tony's attitude now is simple and clear: I don't care who you let succeed to the throne, but I will let my sister succeed to the throne.

Now there are only these two people who have the right of inheritance. One of them doesn't say anything, and the other one has made it clear that he doesn't want to do it. What else can the Senate do?

Besides, the Senate has no right to interfere in who will inherit the throne. This is an internal matter of the Claudius family. The actual identity of the Senate is just an advisory and supervisory body for the empire's political decision-making. On national affairs, they only have the right to make suggestions. Whether the empire adopts this suggestion is not something they can control.

Originally, the Senate was delighted and thought that after explaining the facts clearly and giving some persuasion, Tony would definitely listen to them and seize the throne. However, they did not expect that Tony not only chose to refuse but also made it clear that he just would not do it. This was really embarrassing.

"...Well, let's do everything according to your Highness's wishes." Since Tony has made his attitude clear, no matter what the Senate does, it will be useless, at least in the short term.

"Then it's okay, can I go with my sister? I got up very late today and haven't had breakfast yet!" Tony said with a somewhat impatient attitude.

"Then Your Highness, please go and have breakfast quickly. It's not good to be hungry." Although the meeting could not be held now, they still had to save face. So the Vanore elder said a few polite words and signaled Tony that he could leave.

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Chapter 49: Rome is in Danger

As soon as he walked out of the door of the Senate Hall, Nero began to laugh unscrupulously.

“Haha! Did you see that, brother? Look at the confused looks on the faces of those elders. It’s really gratifying!” As he spoke, Nero imitated Tony’s tone and said, “Oh, but I don’t want to be the emperor.”

"Ahem." Tony coughed lightly and said, "Sister, we are still at the gate of the Senate Hall. Please be careful about the impact, okay? This will attract hatred."

Hearing Tony's advice, Nero first forced himself to look serious. However, within two seconds, Nero said with a "puff": "Oh no, I can't hold it anymore!"

"...Okay, laugh. Anyway, you must be the happiest person in the Senate this time. Let's go back and discuss the future." Tony shrugged and said.

After returning to the palace, Tony and Nero were about to go to Nero's room to discuss when they heard a guard reporting at the door: "Your Highnesses, General Mario is here."

General Mario? My god, was this general a plumber? Tony looked unbearable and asked in a low voice: "Sister, who is this General Mario?"

Nero first said to the guard, "Let General Mario wait in the main hall for a while."

After the guard left, Nero said to Tony, "This General Mario is a tribune of the Guards and a senior general in the entire legion. He is here now, and it is very likely that he has already known what happened in the Senate."

The Senate, the Imperial Guards and the emperor himself are three forces that are intertwined, and each of the three forces has spies from the other two forces. What happened in the Senate is no secret to the Imperial Guards. Now that another heir to the throne has expressed his attitude, the succession to the throne is basically a foregone conclusion, so at this time, the Imperial Guards should also consider where they stand.

"The Royal Guards are here to join the team. That's interesting, but we don't have many people available right now. Although the Royal Guards usually act a little bit messed up, their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. In the early stage, we should spend some money and keep them as mercenaries." Tony said, touching his chin.

According to what was discussed last night, in order to ensure Nero's own safety, Tony suggested that Nero could take advantage of the fact that he was a woman to recruit female guards to form a new army. At the same time, he could separate the guards he had previously recruited from the Germanic Battalion and incorporate them into the palace guard, gradually driving the power of the Guards out of the palace.

But before that, what Nero had to do was to win over the Praetorian Guards to stabilize them and at the same time check and balance the Senate.

"This is the only thing we can do now. Let's go and see the lobbyists of the Guards first." Nero smiled and took Tony's hand and went to the main hall.

In the main hall, a young man in armor was sipping wine from a glass. When he saw Nero and Tony coming, he quickly put down the glass in his hand, knelt on one knee and said to Nero: "I am Mario, the tribune of the Guards. I am honored to meet you two princes."

Nero nodded, came to the first seat in the main hall and sat down, and said, "Get up."

General Mario stood up and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness, on inheriting the throne. On behalf of the Imperial Guard, I express my willingness to be loyal to the great Roman Emperor Nero and to be your sword and shield. Wherever your sword points, we will follow without hesitation!"

This official tone... Tony laughed in his heart. Who doesn't know what the Praetorian Guard is like? And he is still unswerving. When the Senate announced that Nero became the "enemy of the people", the first one to abandon her was the Praetorian Guard.

But the Guards did not show any obvious intention of betrayal. Not only that, they even claimed to be loyal to him. Even if you wanted to do something to them, now was not the time. So Nero had to say: "I am very pleased that the Guards have served my Claudius family for so many years. So I have decided to give you the emperor's bounty when I succeed to the throne to commend your loyalty to my Claudius family."

Hearing Nero's words, the tribune named Mario was delighted. He came here just to ask Nero to continue giving bounties to the Guards, so that the Guards could continue to live the comfortable life they had before. Now that what he wanted was about to be obtained, General Mario could flatter him: "Thank you, Your Highness. In addition, Your Highness can change your name to "I"."

Nero smiled at the suggestion and said, "I see."