My XX deal with Sister Nero

Ptolemy XV, also known as Caesarion, was the child of Caesar, the dictator of the Roman Empire, and Cleopatra VII, the Queen of Egypt. Because Ptolemy XV was too young at the time, the actual ruler of the Egyptian Kingdom was the famous Cleopatra.

After Caesar's death, Antony was attracted by Cleopatra's beauty and impulsively announced that Caesarion was Caesar's legitimate successor. This move aroused Octavian's strong dissatisfaction. In order to maintain his ruling position, Octavian launched an expedition to Egypt. After defeating Antony, he killed Ptolemy XV and ended the Egyptian Kingdom.

Although this soldier didn't know much about history, he still knew some of these things which could be considered common sense.

"So you see, the Roman Empire gained the right to rule Egypt by luring and killing Ptolemy XV, the Pharaoh. Even Augustus shamelessly claimed that he was the Pharaoh of Egypt. However, due to the powerful military strength of the Roman Empire, the great Egyptians had to temporarily submit to the Romans. But... but now it is different. Someone is willing to lead us to resist those damn Romans and let the light of the sun god cover Egypt again. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before the Kingdom of Egypt is rebuilt."

PS1: After Octavian killed Caesarion, he really declared himself to be the Pharaoh of Egypt. Even many Roman emperors in later generations also called themselves that. However, because Caesarion, who had the blood of the Pharaoh, was dead, and the Kingdom of Egypt became the province of Egypt, Octavian’s self-proclaimed title... was not widely recognized by later historians, so this title is rarely known.

PS2: The whole family will have a dinner together tomorrow. Well, if nothing unexpected happens, there may really be no update tomorrow.

PS3: Thanks to "Yakumo no Zui" for the reward and four blades, and thanks to "Ao Yi Du Xiu" for the two blades~

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"la?" Tony scratched his head and repeated the tone uncertainly.

"Yes, La." Baileghais nodded and said.

Tony was a little confused. The tone of "la" contained too many meanings. Different countries had different interpretations of this pronunciation. Even in the Eastern Han Dynasty, one "la" could give you dozens of homophones.

So...what is this la?

Looking at Tony's confused expression, Bailegais coughed twice awkwardly. It seemed that... His Royal Highness the Prince was not as knowledgeable as he had imagined?

"Your Highness... have you heard of Egyptian mythology?" Bailegis thought for a moment and asked softly.

Huh? Tony would be a fool if he didn't react when Bailegis mentioned Egyptian mythology: "Are you talking about the sun god in Egyptian mythology?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Seeing that Tony understood what he wanted to say, Bailegis breathed a sigh of relief. At least now he didn't have to go through the trouble of explaining Egyptian mythology.

"What's wrong with this Ra? Could it be that the reason you were able to be resurrected is because of this sun god Ra?" Tony was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Bailegis suddenly mentioned the sun god in Egyptian mythology.

"My resurrection should have nothing to do with the sun god. After all, I am an Assyrian..." Bailegis was confused by Tony's question. After thinking about it carefully, he seemed to be an Assyrian. If he really wanted to talk about mythology, he should believe in Mesopotamian mythology, right? This seems to have nothing to do with Egyptian mythology, right?

"That's right." Tony nodded, and then continued to ask: "Then why did you mention this?"

"It's like this." Bailagais coughed lightly. Just as she was about to take two steps forward to talk to Tony, Mary suddenly reached out to stop Bailagais, stared at her with a wary look, and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Don't be nervous, Sister Mary." Tony waved his hand. It seemed that what Bailegais was going to tell next was a secret, and she didn't seem to want too many people to know this secret.

"Your Highness..." Seeing her Highness waving at her to leave, Mary looked at Tony with some concern, then took two steps back reluctantly.

After Mary left, Bilegas was obviously relieved. She took two steps forward to Tony and lowered her voice and said, "Because of the geographical location, I crossed the Red Sea and landed in Upper Egypt first. In Upper Egypt, I heard that there seemed to be a saying circulating among the people of your country that Augustus's killing of the Pharaoh aroused the wrath of the sun god, and now the sun god has issued a decree that the Egyptian people should rebuild the Kingdom of Egypt."

???

If this news had been released two months ago, Tony might have just laughed it off and not taken it seriously. After all, he is an atheist from two thousand years later.

God? There is no God!

As for this bullshit decree from the sun god, you must be joking, brother. This trick of pretending to be the will of God to occupy the commanding heights of public opinion has been almost played out in the past two thousand years, okay?

But it is different now.

The legendary Katniss was resurrected, the Queen of Sheba mentioned in the Bible was standing in front of him, and the demigod Atalanta from Olympus... Damn it!

At this moment Tony suddenly remembered that he seemed to... have forgotten Ta-meow in Asia Minor!

"Your Highness?" Seeing Tony's sudden shocked expression, Bailegais was puzzled, wondering how his words had frightened the little prince.

"It's okay." Tony came back to his senses and shook his head. Well, it seems that I have to write a letter to Vespasianus when I go back home later in the evening, asking him to send someone to the Temple of Artemis to bring Atalanta back first.

"I'm glad you're okay." Bailages patted her big breasts gently and whispered to Tony, "It seems that your country's Egyptian governor has not received any reports on this yet. I think... if my Kingdom of Sheba wants to form an alliance with the Roman Empire, then we should share this minimum intelligence."

Tony nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense, but... the sun god has issued a decree that the Egyptian people should rebuild the Egyptian Kingdom. If it's just empty talk, no one will believe it, right? The Egyptians in Upper Egypt can't be so stupid as to really raise the banner of rebellion against the Roman Empire just because of such an unknown statement, right?"

Bailagais nodded, his face becoming more serious than ever before: "Your Highness...what if I am not the only one who has been resurrected?"

???

Tony was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Damn!

Currently, Tony only knows of two people who have been resurrected, one is Bilegas and the other is Katniss.

Katniss is not well-known in Greek mythology. At best, she is a second-rate character. Not many people know her legend. Queen Bileges of Sheba is an Assyrian. She probably has never heard of such an unknown figure in Greek mythology. Therefore, the "resurrected person" she mentioned should not be Katniss!

"Besides Her Majesty, who else is the one who was resurrected?" Tony had a headache. Could it be Boxer Pants? Ra II was one of the greatest pharaohs in Egyptian history. In mythology, he was also the son of the sun god Ra. If this Egyptian pharaoh was resurrected... the Roman Empire would be in a real headache.

"Your Highness should have heard of the resurrected person, Cleopatra VII." After two seconds of silence, looking into Tony's eyes, Bailegais said seriously.

Cleopatra VII? Super High School... Ugh, Cleopatra?!

Tsk, no wonder.

If it was Ramses II, then it would be said that this one of the greatest pharaohs had been dead for more than 1,300 years. He should have understood that no dynasty could last for more than 1,300 years without decline. In other words, he lacked a sense of involvement in this world after being resurrected more than 1,300 years after his death.

But the Egyptian queen... bah, but this Cleopatra is different.

You know, this Cleopatra died in the early days of the founding of the Roman Empire, which is less than a hundred years ago. Now, Cleopatra VII has been resurrected for unknown reasons. So the question is, what does this Cleopatra want to do most after her resurrection?

Simple, revenge.

The Senate killed Caesar, whom she admired, Octavian forced Antony and her to death, and lured his own son Ptolemy XV to death. It can be said that today's Rome is the sworn enemy of Cleopatra.

"It's trouble." Touching his chin, Tony realized that things were getting serious.

Cleopatra VII may not have much military talent, but as the last queen who ruled Egypt, Cleopatra VII's political talent should not be underestimated. At least in the early stage when the Egyptian rebels had not yet become powerful, Cleopatra VII was very likely to rely on her outstanding political talent to carry out a series of preliminary preparations, including recruiting troops and guiding public opinion.

PS1: I was thinking, should I be more honest in the future, and tell him that I don’t have time to update and then I won’t update even if I have time? That would probably be better~ You see, yesterday I said that today my family had a dinner together and I might come back late and have no time to update, but now I have finished the update and uploaded the latest chapter, and this kind of situation has happened more than once or twice, oh my god~ tomorrow... coo coo coo?

PS2: Thanks to "Serious Anonymous" for the reward ~ Thank you~~~

Chapter 134: My brother-in-law should have drowned in the Tiber River

If it was just an ancient person who was resurrected, Tony would not panic at all. He had seen a lot of things and was naturally experienced in many battles.

But now that the one who has been resurrected is Cleopatra, who is clearly hostile to the Roman Empire, this matter has to be taken seriously.

"I would like to thank Her Majesty the Queen for her report. Regarding the authenticity of the news, I will ask the Senate to send someone to find out the details, but..." After a pause, Tony suddenly raised his own question: "But why didn't Her Majesty bring up this matter directly this morning? If you had said this directly in the Senate Hall at that time, I think... the elders would have valued you more, right? After all, you brought very valuable intelligence to the empire."

Tony's words were very vague, but to be frank, it was just that. If Bilgeis sold this news directly to the Senate and the Emperor in the Senate Hall, once the news was verified to be true, the Senate would definitely look up to Bilgeis because of this, and would also be grateful to the Kingdom of Sheba.

But why did Baileghais choose to tell me this in private?

"Originally, I did intend to inform the elders of your country or His Majesty the Emperor after confirming that the Senate would reach an alliance with my Kingdom of Sheba. However... when I saw you, Your Highness, in the Senate Hall of your country today, I changed my mind."

"Hmm?" Tony raised his eyebrows. What do you mean? Are you really interested in me?

Seeing Tony's somewhat stunned expression, Bailegais smiled and said, "After leaving the Senate Hall, I sent people to the people to get a general understanding of you, Your Highness, and found out something very interesting, that is, the Queen of your country seems to care a lot about her brother."

"So?" Tony didn't quite understand. Nero cared about him. What did this have to do with Bailegis selling this information to him?

"From what I have learned, it seems that there is a power conflict between the elders and the Queen of your country. As the heir closest to the throne in terms of bloodline and legal principle, if the elders want to overthrow the rule of the Queen of your country, they will certainly support you. However, the Queen of your country loves you very much, which means... no matter how bloody the struggle among the top leaders in your country is, you, Your Highness, can stand firm in this storm."

It turned out to be the case.

After hearing this, Tony finally understood why Bailegais came to see him.

It's not because Tony is so handsome that he attracted Bilegeis like Diarmuid, but because Bilegeis, the Queen of Sheba, has the most basic political sense as the king of a country.

Like Galba, she realized one thing, that is, as long as Tony did not do anything extremely evil, he would be able to stand firm in the confrontation between the Senate and the imperial power. Nero cared about him, and the Senate wanted to support him. The two sides had different purposes, but a common goal. Therefore, if the Kingdom of Sheba wanted to avoid being annexed by the Roman Empire in the next few decades, the best way was to establish a good relationship with His Royal Highness the Prince. As long as His Royal Highness the Prince was willing to mediate, the Roman Empire would be the best ally of the Kingdom of Sheba.

interesting.

Looking at Bailegais's pretty face, Tony smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness to me. I think Your Majesty will be able to get what she wants during this trip to Rome."

Ok?

Looking at Tony with some surprise, Bailegais almost couldn't help showing the surprise in his heart.

This little brat...actually understood what I meant?

In fact, as soon as Bailegais finished speaking that long piece of nonsense, she regretted it a little. Although the Prince of Odney in front of her was in a high position and powerful, and although he could stand firm in the confrontation between the imperial power and the Senate, but... he was only a twelve-year-old child after all. Could he really understand all this?

However, she didn't expect that Tony not only understood the meaning of this nonsense, but even implicitly expressed that he remembered this favor.

In other words, His Royal Highness the Prince happily reached a deal with me!

After a few pleasantries, Tony said goodbye to the Queen of Sheba and returned to the palace.

The resurrection of that super high school-level Cleopatra is no small matter.

"Brother, what you said about this...is it possible?" After listening to Tony's report, Nero frowned deeply and asked uncertainly.

Be it Caenis or Bylegace, Nero did not feel much about the resurrection of these two except for being a little shocked. After all, these two were not very famous and Nero did not know them. But Cleopatra VII was different. She was Caesar's mistress. If we really talk about seniority, Tony and Nero would have to call her ancestor.

"I don't know." Tony shook his head and answered honestly, "For now, there has been no relevant information from the Egyptian province. This information was passed to me by Bilgeis himself, so... whether this information is true or false remains to be determined. However, we can send someone to Upper Egypt to learn about the specific situation first."

"Hmm, what you said makes sense, brother. I'll find two freed slaves to go to Upper Egypt to gather some information." Nero nodded, expressing his approval of Tony's words.

"Free the slaves?" Tony subconsciously raised his eyebrows when he heard this word. It seemed that his elder sister was planning to take action against the Senate!

As the name suggests, freed slaves refer to those slaves who have been released. In the world where Tony lived in his previous life, in order to deal with the old aristocracy represented by the Senate, the Roman Emperor Nero set up the so-called "freed slave class". After tempting these freed slaves with benefits and making them loyal to himself, Nero used the freed slave class to seize part of the power in the imperial government that originally belonged to the Senate.

It seems that the Nero of this world also intends to use this trick to compete with the Senate.

But now is not the time to think about that.

"Um, Shi Nu, is there something strange?" Seeing that his brother's expression was a little strange, Nero tilted his head, touched Tony's head, and asked.

"Nothing..." Tony shook his head gently.

Tony didn't care that Nero was raising the freed slaves to fight against the Senate, but...tsk, why haven't he found the two creatures who are most likely to become his brother-in-law yet?

We have to drown them in the Tiber before Nero notices these two!

PS1: Thanks to "墨白_毒" for the blade ~ Thank you, and for urging me to update during the Spring Festival, 嘤嘤嘤~

PS2: January has ended, so let me report on the bounty situation for next month.

According to the bounty situation in January, the bounty is owed one update, plus the previous ones, a total of 89 updates are owed.

PS3: These two days I found that my state is not right. Compared with the previous few chapters, I don’t think the quality of the latest few chapters is very high. The reason... is nothing more than that I have been a little anxious recently, and I am really too tired during this period. It happens that I have to go home tomorrow, and the car ride will take half a day. I will not update tomorrow. I will give myself a day off to adjust. Otherwise, if I keep forcing myself to write like this, I will break down sooner or later.

Chapter 136: Atlas Court

Although he shouted that he would throw the two guys who were most likely to become his brothers-in-law into the Tiber River, Tony was actually just talking. As a guy from the future two thousand years later, Tony really didn't dare to kill people at will except on the battlefield.

Even on the battlefield, he tried his best to stand at the back surrounded by guards. On the one hand, it was to ensure his own safety, and on the other hand, of course, it was to keep himself away from blood as much as possible so as to avoid not being able to eat later.

So while he was on the road, he had already thought of a destination for Doryfullus.

"Sister Mary, go find a set of armor and have Mr. Doryfullus wear it. Have him take our place and go to the Guards camp and the Senate Hall to tell them that I invite them to come to this camp to see the new weapons."

"Eh?"

Doryfulus was stunned when he heard Tony's words. This young prince asked someone to capture me just to ask me to go to the Royal Guards to pass on the message?

"Yes." Mary glanced at Dolyfulus not far away and sneered in her heart.

Although he didn't know when this slave had offended His Highness, now he probably thought that passing on the message... might really be just a simple job?

After all, to a normal person, isn't this just running errands and delivering a message? How simple is that?

However, delivering a message to the Guards is not an easy task, especially seeing Tony's plan to dress Doryfullus up as a soldier of the First Legion of Odney and deliver a message to the Guards as a soldier of this legion.

Ever since His Highness formed this corps, many high-ranking officers of the Royal Guard have become alert to it. Especially yesterday, after His Highness Tony asked His Majesty for the unit's number, the high-ranking officers of the Royal Guard have become even more vigilant about this unit.

Although this unit was stationed in the suburbs of Rome at the beginning, after all, this unit had no number and only had a hundred people. It was also the prince's private army. The Guards were wary of it, but it was just a normal operation out of professional sensitivity. For example, if the little prince wanted to launch a rebellion, there would be his army outside the city.

But now, after this army has obtained a legion number, even the dumbest Guards can understand that this army is most likely coming for them!

Although this army currently has only one hundred people, after obtaining the legion number, it means that this army can be expanded at any time. If this army reaches its full strength, it will have more than five thousand people!

Your Majesty...what do you want to do?

The reason why the Royal Guards are only on guard instead of trying to find ways to take action against this army is because the Royal Guards are still confused about the intentions of His Highness and His Majesty. They don't know whether His Majesty allowed his brother to have an army to protect him out of his doting on him, or whether His Majesty really wants to use His Highness the Prince to eliminate the Royal Guards.

Under the premise that it is temporarily uncertain what the Emperor is thinking, the Imperial Guards have not acted rashly for the time being.

Now, at this critical juncture, Tony is inviting the Royal Guards to observe his new weapons in a high-profile manner. What is this? Is it a provocation?

Although they cannot offend His Royal Highness the Prince, the guards who feel a little aggrieved... can just take action against this soldier who delivered the message!

After sending someone to take Doryfullus away, clean him up and prepare a delicious meal for him, according to Tony's plan, Doryfullus will receive intensive training all night tonight to ensure that he looks the part when he goes to the Senate Hall and the Guards Camp tomorrow.

"Your Highness, this Doryfullus... has he ever offended you before?" After leaving the camp, Mary rode to the window of the carriage Tony was riding in and asked softly.

"Huh? Why do you ask?" Tony lifted the curtains and asked in surprise.