My XX deal with Sister Nero

The Jewish province is the stronghold of Christianity and Judaism. There can’t be too many members of the Earth Gate here. It’s just like there are not too many Christians in the city of Rome at this moment.

"It's a bit troublesome..." Tony shook his head. It seemed that he would have to make another trip to Vespasianus.

The province of Judea was now literally on the brink of war.

After Florus took over the province of Judea and became the governor of the province of Judea, he never thought about governing the province well.

The time when the Jewish province officially belonged to the Roman Empire was too short. At that time, the Roman Empire supported the Herod Kingdom to control the holy city of Jerusalem instead of the Roman Empire. However, a few decades ago, the greedy Roman Empire annexed the Herod Kingdom and made it the Jewish province of the Roman Empire. The local Jews... did not regard themselves as citizens of the empire. They still stubbornly believed that they were Jews.

If the governor of the Jewish province governed the province well, it would be fine. If nothing else, if you really wanted to implement benevolent policies, the Jews might not have much identification with the Roman Empire, but at least it would not intensify the conflict between the Roman Empire and the Jews, and might even delay the rebellion in the Jewish province.

however……

"So, the Jewish province is now on the verge of rebellion?"

Tony frowned, what a trouble!

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At this moment, in a small town in the distant province of Judea.

"You...are planning to rebel?!" Martha cried out in shock as she looked at the two pious-looking middle-aged men in front of her.

She had mixed feelings about the Roman Empire.

Before coming to Creekwood, she was a Christian saint and a devout missionary. Like other Christians, she had no good feelings towards the Roman Empire.

Knowing that she knew Tony and knew his true identity.

When she was in Creekwood, she treated Tita and Tony as her own brothers and sisters. In a series of events that followed, Tony also tried his best to send out a relatively good signal, a good signal that he was willing to ease relations with Christianity.

Then, Christianity caused the Great Fire of Rome.

At this point, the official Roman Empire could no longer tolerate the existence of Christianity, which later led to a direct conflict between Christianity and the empire.

Can Tony be blamed for this? No.

As an imperial prince, he could not tolerate Christianity destroying the city of Rome for its own selfish interests; as a man, he could not tolerate Christianity ruining his engagement ceremony.

Tony did nothing wrong, or from Tony's perspective now, Martha didn't think her brother did anything wrong.

However, she was a Christian, and likewise, she did not want to see the imperial authorities persecute Christians.

So she was always hesitant and her position was always wavering. After the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire went to war again, Martha left Rome and went to the province of Gaul, then crossed the Mediterranean and went to the province of Judea.

Originally, she just wanted to go home, but... the Christians in the province of Judea naturally would not miss this opportunity. They found Martha, hoping that Martha could join the Christians in the province of Judea to resist the rule of the Roman Empire.

Chapter 586: Changes in the Province of Judea

To be honest, Martha really didn't want to join these people in carrying out a plan to overthrow the Roman Empire. It was not because she had become alienated from Christianity, but because she did not think the plan could succeed.

Although the province of Judea was the territory of Christianity, it was also the territory of Judaism. The number of soldiers that Christianity could recruit here, in this core area, was definitely not more than that of the Roman Empire, which had such a vast land. Moreover, even if they recruited a large number of soldiers, what would happen next? How long would it take for these soldiers to be transformed into real soldiers? Would the Roman Empire give them this time?

You have to know that the Roman Empire had just finished a war with the Parthian Empire, and its morale was high. What's more, the most crucial thing is that in this national war, the Roman Empire did not suffer much loss. Not to mention the Templar Church, even if all of Christianity was present, it would probably not be a match for the Roman Legion.

Looking at the two pious middle-aged men, Martha took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then looked at the two middle-aged men seriously and said, "If you want to rebel against the Roman Empire, what is your strategic goal? In other words, what kind of concessions do you want the Roman Empire to make? If you want to resist the tyranny of the Roman Empire, what is your banner? How many troops, food, and people do you have to support you?"

When following Tony to rescue Simon O'Kefa, Martha learned some basics of marching and fighting. If you want to start an army, you must first have a name for it. If you want to fight a war, you must first have an army, food, and your own political and strategic goals, not to mention the tactical goals and the like.

"Of course we have our own goals," said one of the middle-aged men.

The reason why he found Martha was that he wanted to use her reputation as a saint to recruit soldiers. However, he didn't expect that this saint actually knew how to lead troops in battle!

"We hope that the provinces of Judea and Syria can become independent, so that we can establish our own country here. This is our political goal. As for the strategic goal... it's very simple. The Templar Church currently has only over 200 agents, which is not enough to meet the current war needs. So we will mobilize all the forces we can. The first step is to seize the province of Judea. The second step, that is, after we occupy the province of Judea, we will go all out to build ships of all sizes, then cross the Mediterranean and go straight to the capital of the Roman Empire to force Emperor Nero to surrender!"

"..." After listening to the middle-aged man's narration, Martha opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say for a while.

It is a good idea to instigate the independence of the provinces of Judea and Syria, but... the Roman Empire will never allow such a thing to happen, so they will definitely find a way to suppress the rebellion.

Moreover... with these so-called troops they have gathered together, let alone competing with the Roman legions that are still on the front line, it is estimated that they will have a hard time even dealing with the national army left behind in the province of Judea!

Even if they defeated the National Army and took control of the Jewish province, then what? Wouldn’t the 500,000 Roman troops on the front line turn back to suppress the Jewish province?

too naive.

Martha shook her head.

Didn't they think about what would happen if they lost the war?

Will the Roman Empire let them go? Will it let those innocent Christians go? Will it let those innocent Jews go?

No, the Roman Empire will not let you go. As long as they dare to rise up, they will inevitably be defeated and...lose a lot of lives!

“You guys…” Martha opened her mouth, wanting to tell them that their plan was too naive, but looking at the fanatical expressions on the faces of the two middle-aged men and the young man behind them, Martha finally closed her mouth.

For some reason, she suddenly became disappointed with Christianity.

Jesus founded Christianity to save the world and to rescue those who were living in dire straits, but they had lost their way, and what they saw before their eyes was not salvation, but... revenge.

Lord, please forgive their sins.

"Your idea is very good, but... I have a suggestion for you." After thinking for a while, Martha said, "The Roman Empire has just fought a fierce battle with the Parthian Empire. Although the losses are not great, the entire country is short of troops. In addition, the food loss is also very serious. So according to my guess, the empire should choose to recuperate and digest the newly occupied territory. The most important thing is that the Roman Empire defeated the Parthian Empire. This is a great victory that will be recorded in history. So according to the character of the Roman Empire, they should hold a grand triumphal ceremony in Rome. At that time, the main generals of the empire and several legions around Rome will participate in the triumphal ceremony. As for the other armies... the national army should be disbanded on the spot, and the field army should return to its own defense zone."

"Your Excellency the Saint means..."

"If we want to start an army, the first thing we have to do is wait. After they arrive in Byzantium, we can mobilize the believers in Byzantium to destroy the ships in the Byzantine port. Then, we can take the opportunity to attack Jerusalem and seize the Jewish province." Martha said seriously.

"That makes sense..." One of the middle-aged men nodded, thinking that what Martha said made sense.

"Well, since you are willing to listen to me, then... do as I say." Martha said, biting her lips lightly.

Soon, under the arrangement of local Christians, Martha was assigned to live in a private house with a separate courtyard.

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Two days later, in Rome, Tony received a secret letter.

"Christians in the province of Judea are going to rebel?" Tony sighed after reading the superstitious content.

I'm really afraid of what's coming!

But then again, this letter... was actually written by Martha.

Who is Martha? She is one of the saints of Christianity. Her status in Christianity is second only to the twelve disciples. It can be said that she is a core member of Christianity. What is the difference between her behavior at this moment and betrayal of Christianity?

but……

"You want me to try my best not to affect ordinary Christians?" Tony shrugged and threw the letter on the table.

If possible, he certainly didn't want to harm innocent people, but... he felt that this was unrealistic.

"Forget it. The problem of the Jewish province has to be solved sooner or later. We still have some time now, so we might as well solve this problem first." Tony muttered to himself after taking a look at the letter he threw on the table.

Chapter 587: Quelling the Rebellion!

If Tony does not want to cause large-scale killings, then he cannot be the first to send a large army to the Jewish province. Otherwise, the Christians in the Jewish province will mistakenly believe that the Roman Empire wants to eliminate them and launch a rebellion in advance.

"The imperial government has not received any similar intelligence. It seems that in the Jewish province, either Florus deliberately concealed the fact that Christians are about to rebel. Or... he himself doesn't know." Tony clenched his fists. No matter what, as long as the imperial center did not receive any intelligence, then... there was room for manipulation in this matter!

"Forget it, let's go and test my elder sister's attitude first." Tony sighed. If my elder sister knew that Martha participated in the rebellion, then with my elder sister's temper, she might really take the opportunity to take revenge.

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"You said you wanted to go to the Jewish province?" Inside the palace, Nero looked at Tony's serious expression and asked in surprise.

"Yes, sister." Tony nodded: "Sister, do you remember? Florus, the governor of the Jewish province."

"Of course I remember." Nero frowned.

She had seen the situation in the Jewish province with her own eyes.

The Jewish province was one of the wealthier provinces among the many provinces within the Roman Empire. Although the Jewish province could still pay enough taxes and grain every year, the people in the Jewish province were still living in dire straits.

"I remember... didn't I ask the Senate to dismiss Florus?" Nero was a little surprised. When she was in Judea, she ordered the dismissal of Florus. But because of the various events that followed, Nero did not continue to pay attention to the situation in Judea, and Florus took the opportunity to make various moves in the Senate.

With the help of the senators, he was only fined a little, and as for the governor of the Jewish province... it was still him.

"But he is still the governor of the Jewish province. Although I don't know what means he used to keep his position as governor, but... sister, it is obvious that your order has no effect." Tony shrugged, as if he was enjoying watching the fun.

"Is that so..." Nero narrowed his eyes slightly: "In that case, then brother, you take my decree and bring Florus back."

Because of the intelligence error, Nero did not know that the Jewish province was on the verge of riot at this moment. Otherwise, it would be strange for her to let Tony go to the Jewish province!

According to Tony's idea, after the triumphal ceremony, Tony set off by boat with a legion of about 5,000 people to the Jewish province.

At this moment, the situation in the Jewish province was very complicated.

As the governor, Florus naturally understood that there were several undercurrents surging in the province, including Christianity, a new religion called Dimen, his own political enemies, some bandits, and some remnants of the Herodian Kingdom who were trying to fish in troubled waters... He already felt that the current situation was tricky enough, but he did not expect that His Royal Highness the Prince would lead a legion and rush straight to the Jewish province!

Although the Senate did not reveal any information to him, even a fool would know at this moment that this prince had only two purposes in coming to the Jewish province. One was to fight against Christianity, and the other was to deal with himself!

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"Your Highness, this is the latest information from the Underground Gate." Mary stood in front of Tony on a ship, handed him a parchment scroll, and said to him.

"Okay, I understand." Tony took the parchment scroll, glanced at the contents on it, and slowly frowned.

"How many people does the Earth Gate have in the Jewish province?" Tony rubbed his forehead with a headache and asked Mary.

The Dimen did not have many people in the Jewish province. When Tony decided to establish the Dimen, he chose Ximu Town as the headquarters of the Dimen, because it was located in the Macedonian province and was more receptive to Greek philosophy. In addition to Ximu Town, the second core location of the Dimen was naturally the Roman Empire.

So is there any power of the Earth Gate in the province of Judea?

Don't tell me, it's true.

There are about forty believers in the province of Judea. Among these forty believers, at least thirty believers live in Jerusalem and the remaining ten believers live in a city called Caesarea.

Caesarea was the most prosperous city in the Jewish province besides Jerusalem. King Herod the Great built such a city specifically to please Caesar. The meaning of Caesarea is "the city of the great Roman emperor". It can be said that no matter in terms of city area, population size, or prosperity, Caesarea is one of the largest cities in the Jewish province.

Tony planned to land here first and then quickly take over the city defense.

Based on the information provided by Dimen, Tony can roughly judge that the current situation within the Jewish province is complicated. Apart from Dimen, Tony may not have any reinforcements to support him within the Jewish province.

"I should have brought two heroes with me this time." Tony sighed and muttered to himself while standing on the deck.

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The chief executive of Caesarea had received news the day before that His Highness would soon land here, so early in the morning of that day, the chief executive ordered the port to be blocked, and he himself and a group of officials in the city arrived at the port early, waiting for His Highness' arrival.

After several hours of being blown by the sea breeze, the official finally saw the warship in the distance gradually approaching the port.

"The Chief Executive of Caesarea greets His Royal Highness Prince Odeni." When the warship approached, the chief executive immediately took two steps forward with the officials to the side of the ship and bowed slightly.

"Well, thank you all for your hard work." Tony, who had just got off the boat, waved to the officials with a mature look.

After following the officials into the city and settling the troops, Tony came to the governor's residence, glanced at the governor, and asked in a neutral tone: "This time, I came to the Jewish province on the order of His Majesty, with only one purpose, to suppress the impending Jewish rebellion!"

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At almost the same time, on the distant Siberian plains.

Rosa had long abandoned the exhausted Eastern Han army. There was no other way. These Killing Hunters from the Russian Lostbelt were too powerful. The Eastern Han Empire suffered heavy casualties after several battles with them. Finally, Rosa decided to let them rest in place, while he personally led the cavalry unit from another world to continue chasing the Killing Hunters.

"Your Majesty, the latest information has been sent from the research institute." A young man suddenly jumped down from a carriage, lifted the curtain, and walked to Rosa in two steps. He said, "The experiment at the research institute was successful!"

Chapter 588: The Jews, start moving!

The bet was right!

Hearing this news, Rosa breathed a sigh of relief and said to the young man beside him, "Tell the research institute that although the experiment was successful, we still have to be careful. Send it to this world in two days to see if it will reject this world. If there is no rejection, then it will be a real success."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The young man nodded and quickly returned to the carriage.

"They are all our own people... It's much easier to deal with them now." Turning his head to look at the cavalrymen around him, Rosa suddenly laughed: "This should be the first time that Rose Villa has set foot on the land of another world. I don't know if they can get used to it."

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Caesarea is one of the largest cities in the Jewish province, so naturally there are a large number of Christians in this city. However, as religious believers, they certainly would not write their beliefs on their faces and tell everyone that they are Christians.

and so……

"We must first find out the situation in Caesarea!"

The Jews were about to cause trouble, and basically all the chief executives knew it. Facing Florus's high-pressure policy, it would be strange if the Jews did not cause trouble. Although Christianity was a religion separated from Judaism, they were the same nation after all, and at certain times, they would put aside their prejudices and work together.

Such as now.

"According to intelligence, Prince Odenis has arrived in Caesarea. News from Rome says that the purpose of his trip is to deal with Florus." In a small house, a middle-aged man with a thick beard said in a low voice.

"It seems that Rome also knows about Florus's problem?" A young man in a white toga sneered, with a look of disdain on his face: "But so what? Wasn't there news that Florus would be dismissed from the post of governor? What happened later? He is still in the position of governor, isn't he?"

To be honest, when the news came out a few months ago that the Empire was going to investigate Florus, the Jews in the Jewish province were overjoyed. If they were not forced into a desperate situation, no one would choose to revolt. If it could be resolved peacefully, who would be willing to risk their own life?