My XX deal with Sister Nero

After the tribune left, Nero shrugged and said, "There is still a lot to do."

Tony nodded and said, "Yes, counting the national treasury, counting the private treasury of the palace, and scheming with the Senate Guards, it's really hard for my sister, but sister, I have a request, I hope you can agree to it."

"Tell me, brother. I will satisfy you whatever you want." It was rare for Nero to hear his younger brother asking for something of him, so he said happily.

Tony said, "I want to go to the border of the British province. I want to accumulate strength there and build my own power. In this way, if the time comes for the Senate to raise the flag of rebellion, I can lead the army to help you."

"No!" Nero refused flatly.

"Why?" Tony was stunned and asked.

"Brother, the Empire has just conquered Britain and it is still very dangerous there. Many Celtic tribes still have a certain degree of hatred towards the Empire. Besides, I am already very satisfied that you have the heart to help me. You are still so young and running so far away. I am worried about you." Nero said seriously.

Tony could naturally feel the worry revealed between the lines of Nero's words, but Tony had already decided to go. After all, there were several heroes of this era in Ireland or Britain. In addition, Nero was the new emperor and his foundation was unstable. At this time, the Senate must be thinking of depriving her of the throne, and Tony was the most likely person to become the banner of the Senate.

After thinking for a while, Tony finally said, "Sister, do you remember the deal we made before? We should help each other. The fundamental reason why I am leaving you now is that I need you to protect me. The waters in Rome are too deep and too muddy at this time. If I stay here, I will definitely be used by someone with ulterior motives. I have no experience in political struggles, so if I stay, I am afraid I will die an ugly death."

Tony's words did not fully enlighten Nero, but as a member of the royal family who had long been involved in political struggles, Nero naturally understood that although Britain had only been conquered a few years ago, several tribes around the British province had already reached an agreement with the Roman Empire, and the border of the Roman Empire was temporarily in a relatively safe state, well, compared to the city of Rome.

"So when do you plan to leave?" Nero asked after a while.

Tony knew that Nero's heart had been somewhat loosened at this time, so he said: "At least I have to wait until you succeed as emperor before I leave. After all, even if I want to go, even if you agree, I still have to make a lot of preparations before I can leave, right?"

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Chapter 50: Big News

Nero was indeed worried about Tony.

You should know that although the so-called British province of the Roman Empire is called a province like the Gaul province and the Macedonian province, the power of the Roman Empire in this land is actually far less than that of other provinces. The entire British province is similar to the Western Regions Protectorate of the Eastern Han Empire of the same era. Nominally, it is under the jurisdiction of the Roman central government. The Roman Empire even stationed a lot of troops in the British province, but in fact, the actual controllers of most of the territory of the entire British Isles are still the local Celtic tribes.

In such a complicated environment, Nero really didn't want Tony to go.

"Well... if you want to hide, why don't you just go to other provinces? Tarraco or Aquidania are good choices!" Nero said.

The two provinces Nero mentioned are among the best provinces in the Roman Empire. Roughly speaking, they are present-day central and northern Spain and southwestern France. They are located inland and are relatively much safer than the British province.

Although Tony also wanted to go to a safer place, become a rich man, build a castle there, and live a simple life of flirting with girls in his territory, but now that he has come to this era, would it really be worthy of this time travel if he doesn't do something interesting?

Besides, according to the time calculation, a major rebellion will take place in Britain in seven years, and Queen Boudica will lead an army to attack the Roman Empire. This rebellion is completely unnecessary. When Tony was learning about the heroes of "FATE" in detail, when he saw the description of Boudica, he thought, if one day he traveled through time and came to Britain, could he think of a way to prevent these things from happening?

Now that I have really traveled through time, I also have a certain ability to prevent the major rebellion that may occur seven years later. Since I already have such innate conditions, it would be a great shame for myself if I don’t do something according to my own ideas.

But can I tell them? Of course not, so he thought for a while and said, "Sister, the method I'm going to give you next is to weaken the Guards and the Senate. Although they may not guess that I came up with it, if they guess it, I think my life will definitely be difficult. Whether it's Tarraco or Aquidania, these two provinces are too close to the Italian mainland. Once they find out that it was my doing, I guess they will not let me go."

"...What do you want to do?" At this time, Nero suddenly became alert. Although Tony briefly talked about the issue of the title in Thessalonica before, Nero felt that although the title could undermine the power of the Senate, the means were still relatively peaceful. At least the senators only lost the title of "senator". But now Tony's words... seem to be intending to deprive the Senate of its power?

"Sister, don't you think the Senate has too long a reach? It was fine when the Senate was in power during the Republic, but now that we have a first citizen and an emperor, why do we still need the Senate? Although the Senate is now only qualified to participate in politics and make suggestions, this time, they dared to openly interfere in the succession to the throne. Can you tolerate it? Why don't we rebuild the bureaucratic system to govern the country?" Tony said in a deep voice.

Speaking of which, in the original world, Tony had heard a little about the military officer positions in the Roman Empire, but apart from the six civil service positions such as high priest, judicial officer, and consul, Tony had never heard of any other positions.

The central government of the Roman Empire in this world is also quite interesting.

The emperor is the supreme ruler of the empire, and under him there are six major official positions: the high priest who is in charge of religion, the inspector who inspects and audits officials in various places, the consul who is usually the emperor and the supreme military commander, the judicial officer who is in charge of the national justice, the administrative officer who is responsible for assisting the emperor in governing the country's internal affairs, and the financial officer who holds the financial power.

However, it is certainly unrealistic to rely on six people alone to govern the country, so the Senate, which is responsible for assisting management and providing advisory advice, was preserved.

Although the Senate nominally does not have any real power, all of the people holding the other five positions except the consuls are elected by the Senate to represent its interests. Now Tony has proposed to fundamentally reform the bureaucracy. There is no doubt that this is to cut off the foundation of the Senate, completely take back their power, and exclude them from the government.

If this were really done, even if the Senate was not dissolved, it would probably be in name only.

There is nothing to fear from the Senate, which exists in name only.

But if this really happened, the Senate would not be so stupid as to sit there and wait for death, right?

Seeing Nero's nervous expression, Tony smiled and said, "Don't worry. It will take time to do this. According to you, sister, you should prepare for the coronation ceremony and the new palace. I will at least wait until your coronation ceremony is over before I leave. Besides, if you want to take action against the Senate, you should at least wait until I leave, right? Don't worry, I won't be in any danger."

Nero was helpless to see that Tony was determined to go to Britain. She knew that if he really did that, Tony would be in danger. Tony across the sea in Britain would be much safer than in Rome or even on the European continent.

"Well, brother, since you have made up your mind, I will respect your decision. However, the British province is not very safe. I hope I can arrange everything for your itinerary, okay?" Nero asked softly.

"That's no problem, so now we should consider the first thing, which is how to deal with Her Majesty the Queen." Tony thought for a moment and spoke.

Agrippina the Younger murdered the emperor, which was a serious crime. According to the law, she should be sentenced to death by hanging. However, she was his mother after all. Nero wanted to put the noose on his mother's head, but he really couldn't bring himself to do it.

The Nero in this world is not the tyrant Nero in Tony's original world. Seeing that Nero was still hesitant, Tony suggested: "Killing the emperor is a serious crime. You can let the judicial officer sentence her to death by hanging according to the law, but considering that she is the biological mother of the current emperor, you can also sign a special imperial pardon to send her to an imperial province in the name of expulsion, and then arrange for someone to take care of her, right?"

"But I'm not the emperor yet." Although Nero appreciated this method, she still figured out a key point.

She is not the emperor now and is not qualified to sign the imperial pardon.

Tony frowned and said, "Sister, you can delay it. You are not the emperor yet, so why don't you postpone the trial tomorrow? Just find any excuse and delay it until after your coronation ceremony. According to what was previously determined, your coronation ceremony will be held in three days, right? Then why don't we hold the trial in four or five days?"

Nero thought about it and decided that it was true. He could definitely delay it for a few days. After all, she was the heir to the throne and had been recognized by the Guards and the Senate. Even if he blatantly trampled on the laws of the empire, no one would probably say anything at this point in time.

Today is the 15th already... Let me tell you something. From today until the 20th, I will try my best to update the book "Nero" twice a day. The additional chapters can only be added slowly after the 20th.

Because I have also published a book on another website, and that book has been bought out, and the manuscript has to be submitted on the 20th of every month. But I don’t have enough words there now, so I have to make up for it there and get this month’s royalties.

To be honest, the outline of that book was cut in half for some reason, so it started off strong but ended up weak. At the beginning, I felt that it was better written than this book, but when the outline was cut and it was rewritten... I would have given up if I hadn't been able to get a buyout.

There is no other way. As long as the book "Nero" can no longer support me, I will continue to write it no matter how bad it is. After all, the author also needs to make a living.

As long as the royalties from this book can support me, I will finish it as soon as possible and concentrate on writing this one.

Chapter 51: Prasutagus

The ascension of the Roman emperor was a major event in the whole of Europe, so after Claudius was poisoned, the Senate arranged Claudius' funeral while ordering people to prepare the things needed for the new emperor to ascend the throne. At the same time, it also contacted several vassal states or tribes of the surrounding Roman Empire, asking their leaders to come quickly to participate in the coronation ceremony of the new Roman emperor. In addition, several neighboring countries of the Roman Empire were also invited.

Except for the two vassal states that confirmed their rebellion and the Goths who had never submitted to the empire, the leaders of the vassal states of the Roman Empire, such as the Kingdom of Commagene, the Kingdom of Tacondimodide, the Principality of Comana, the Kingdom of Iceni and the Kingdom of Bosporus, were basically all present. In addition, the Parthian Empire also sent representatives from its country to congratulate Nero on his succession to emperor.

There are still three days before the coronation ceremony. The entire city of Rome is now basically full of dignitaries. Considering Tony's safety, Nero sent two of his personal guards to protect Tony.

Because there were many things to deal with, Nero had no time to play with Tony. Tony also knew that Nero was very busy, so he simply slipped out of the palace quietly and planned to take a good look around the city of Rome.

As the largest city in Europe, Rome covers a large area, with a total of twelve gates, divided into the inner and outer cities. The inner city is generally inhabited by powerful families or those who have always lived in Rome, while the outer city is mostly inhabited by outsiders.

The fundamental reason why Rome has a double-wall structure is that the original city was too small. During the Republican era, the entire city only had a small area on the west side that was adjacent to the Tiber River. As Rome's status in Europe became more and more important, many people were willing to live in Rome. The original urban living area became increasingly insufficient, so many people simply lived outside the city.

Later, Emperors Augustus and Tiberius expanded the city of Rome, greatly increasing its scope and even including part of the Tiber River.

Tony's trip this time was originally intended to be a secret tour. Wearing clothes made temporarily by the court tailor and accompanied by two female guards in casual clothes, Tony walked towards the market with great interest.

In this era, things to play with are much scarcer than two thousand years later. Most of the things to play with now are not suitable for a little kid like Tony, so Tony chooses to go shopping in the market.

In fact, Nero also guessed that Tony would sneak out of the palace because of boredom, so she also instructed the two guards to bring more money so that Tony could go shopping there.

The markets of this era do not have as many items as those of the future, but they have things that China of the future will not have. Everything in this era, even an apple, is so new to Tony.

After strolling around with great interest for a while and buying two apples, Tony saw this interesting thing happening in a corner of the market not far away.

"There are so many people gathered there. It seems like something interesting is happening. Let's go and take a look." Tony took the hands of his two sisters who served as his personal guards and dragged them towards the crowd.

The two guards looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The more people there are in a place, the greater the possibility of danger. In crowded places like this, assassinations against royal family members are likely to occur. After all, the empire is not peaceful now, and the war on the Rhine border has reached a fever pitch. What if someone takes the risk to assassinate Prince Tony?

But now it is obvious that His Royal Highness the Prince is in a good mood, and the two guards can't say anything.

After struggling to squeeze into the crowd, Tony saw this scene.

A bearded young man wearing a brown robe stood with his hands open in a protective posture in front of a woman with beautiful long red hair, wearing a white top and a red skirt. The young man was facing four Roman youths wearing white robes.

"I'll say it again, please leave and don't touch my wife, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!" said the bearded man angrily.

The one standing opposite him, the one on the right of the four young men, grinned and said, "A barbarian is a barbarian. It's your blessing that I like your wife. You should kneel down and thank me properly. Otherwise, do you believe that you won't be able to walk out of this Roman city alive?"

Barbarian? Tony's heart was moved when he heard this name.

When Nero succeeded to the throne this time, many representatives from other vassal kingdoms or tribal leaders came to express their congratulations. These people certainly did not come alone, they also brought their families or subordinates, and these subordinates might also bring their families, so it was like a snowball, and each team had at least a few hundred people.

This couple...wait, I seem to have seen this woman somewhere before!

At this moment, Tony suddenly realized that he seemed to have seen this woman somewhere, but he had not stayed in this world for long, and the previous memories of this body had basically disappeared for unknown reasons, and there was no such person in the remaining memories.

He has never seen this person since he came here, and he does not have any memory of this person anymore, but he looks familiar. Based on the above, there is only one possibility, that is, he has seen him in his previous life!

"Excuse me, is your name Prasutagus?" At this moment, Tony suddenly asked the bearded young man.

Hearing someone asking, the bearded young man was stunned for a moment, looked at Tony who was asking him, and said in confusion: "I am Prasutagus, may I ask who you are?"

Prasutagus was not simple either. Although Tony's clothes were made in a hurry, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they were made of the finest material. The two beautiful girls standing behind him had Roman daggers hanging around their waists. Although they were standing behind the child, they slightly tilted their bodies to separate the child from the crowd. It was obvious that they were guards.

That is why, even though the other party was a child, Prasutagus still used the title of "Sir".

"It looks like you're in trouble. Do you need my help to deal with it?" Tony said after glancing at the four young men not far away.

Although he couldn't figure out why the other party wanted to help him, since they had already proposed it, and if they had a conflict with these four young men who were obviously descendants of aristocrats, it would just be a conflict between children from aristocratic families. But if he had a conflict with them, it would be difficult to deal with.

After all, he was not a noble of the Roman Empire.

"Where did you come from, little brat? How dare you speak so brazenly here? Are you looking for a beating?" One of the young men looked at Tony with disdain and said.

"Are you threatening me?" With Nero as his backer, Tony was not afraid of being too arrogant! Besides, who was Prasutagus? He was the king of the Iceni Kingdom and Boudica's husband. If he was going to Britain in the future and needed help, he might be able to help.

Historically, Rome did have a double-wall structure, but the inner wall was basically demolished during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, with only some city gates retained. But in this article... well, most of the wall is still preserved.

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Chapter 52: Everyone, get out of my way! I’m going to show off!

"So what if I threaten you? Boy, I advise you to mind your own business. Let me tell you, my uncle is Servius, the general of the Triumphal Legion. If you dare to cause trouble to me now, do you believe that I will find someone to deal with you?" the young man said viciously.

Triumphal Legion? Tony had heard of this name.

As the saying goes, power comes from the barrel of a gun. When Nero became emperor, in addition to the legion under the command of Levi, there were several other legions that supported Nero, one of which was the Triumphal Legion.

Tony had no interest in knowing what the commander of the triumphal legion was called. All Romans of that era had names like that anyway, the kind that would make Tony dizzy after hearing them twice.

But when it comes to a legion commander, it’s not that simple.

"Servius? Who?" Tony turned his head and looked at the two guards behind him.

When one of the guards heard the young man call out Servius' name, his expression changed slightly. He bent down and whispered to Tony, "Master... Young Master, this person should be from the Galba family. The Galba family is also an ancient and powerful family in the empire. It would be better for you not to ruin your relationship with them."

"Galba family? Galba?" Tony's expression changed slightly when he heard this name!

In the original history, Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, which was followed by the famous Rebellion of the Four Emperors in the history of the Roman Empire. During this era, the sixth emperor of the Roman Empire was Galba!

Could it be that this Servius was the later Emperor Galba? If so, then the matter would be much simpler.

Tony didn't know much about the future emperor. He only knew that this emperor had made great military achievements in the era of Claudius and Nero and was considered a qualified general. However, he was very good at flattering in the court. He was just like Wei Zhongxian and Qin Hui in the Roman era.

"Servius, so what? According to imperial law, what crime should you be charged for openly molesting a woman?" Tony said with a cold face.

"Young Master, according to the current imperial laws, if a noble commits a crime, he will generally be fined five gold coins." As the personal guard of Her Royal Highness the Princess, he has lived in the palace for so many years, so he naturally understands the master's thoughts. Although he doesn't know the reason, now that His Royal Highness the Prince has clearly expressed his intention to protect Prasutagus, the servants naturally have to do things according to the master's thoughts.

"Only a fine of five gold coins? No wonder the nobles dared to openly tease other people's wives. Then let me ask you, what if it was an attempt to assassinate the monarch of an allied country?" Tony thought for a moment and asked.

At this time, not to mention the two bodyguards behind Tony, even the young men's faces suddenly changed!

Assassinating a monarch? This is a big deal!

Prasutagus was the king of the Iceni Kingdom. Although the Iceni Kingdom was a vassal state of the Roman Empire, it was still an independent kingdom in name. If it was really an assassination, not to mention this young man, the entire Galba family would probably be implicated!

"Boy! I think you're just looking for a fight!" A young man stepped forward with his fists clenched, intending to teach Tony a lesson.

"How dare you!" At this moment, one of Tony's personal guards suddenly stepped forward from behind him, drew the dagger from his waist, pointed at the young man with a clenched fist, and said, "If you dare to take another step forward, I will kill you without mercy!"

Looking at the dagger in the hand of the personal guard, the young man from the Galba family could naturally recognize that this was the standard dagger in the army. If he could afford to give such a weapon to his personal guard, then there was no doubt that the family this child belonged to must have some degree of connection with the army.

"Who are you?" At this moment, the young man finally remembered that he seemed to not know who the other person was.

Tony smiled and said, "Me? My name is Tony, Tony Claudius Germanicus."

What the hell!

The young man was completely dumbfounded. How could he hit two iron plates in a row when he flirted with a woman on the street? It was okay for Prasutagus. Although he was the king of the Iceni Kingdom, the Iceni Kingdom was only a vassal state after all. He would just have to suffer a little and get beaten up when he got home. Why did the prince show up now? And judging from the situation, the prince was determined to stand up for Prasutagus!

By the way, I just threatened to cause trouble for His Royal Highness the Prince? Oh my god, how unlucky am I today?

The people who were standing aside and planning to watch the show also reacted at this time, and quickly knelt on one knee and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness."

After taking a look at the King and Queen of the Iceni Kingdom who were still standing, and the four confused young men, Tony said to the kneeling civilians, "Alright, alright, get up."

After everyone stood up, Tony was about to speak when he saw a middle-aged man in an imperial military uniform quickly squeeze in from the outside of the crowd, then knelt on one knee and said, "I am the Sheriff of Rome, Orowi, and I greet your Highness."

Tony knew without a doubt that Orowi had definitely been watching nearby for a long time. He didn't know Tony or Prasutagus, but he definitely knew this young man from the Galba family. It was probably because of this that he didn't come out. After all, the Galba family was not someone he could afford to offend.

But now a prince has come out, and he feels that if he doesn't come out, once this prince returns to the palace and tells about it, his official career will probably be over.