People are in the moon, The Sims - #69 - Chapter 69

Based on this, the boy actually began to resent his father, who suffered from epilepsy and measles as a child and was also a lame! Now it is completely different from the nightmare reign. Unless Nero dies, the possibility of inheriting the throne is very small.

Nero entered politics at this time and held public office. He gave speeches in Latin and Greek in the Senate several times, and held large-scale games and animal fighting performances in his name to gain the people’s attention and win their support. With support, she is obviously just a teenage girl, but she has already conquered most people with her rare experience.

It’s just that little Agrippina is not at ease about this. After all, the emperor is old now. The older a person is, the more stupid he is. The more unimaginable he will be, what kind of decision he will make. Being old and not dying is a thief. In Xiao Agrippina’s case, In Grippina’s view, after Nero had become the first heir to the throne, the existence of the old emperor now was a mistake.

Little Agrippina had made a decision. She decided to entrust her own poison master, Locusta, to study a special toxin in order to kill the emperor.

Lucy had seen her mother from a distance, and her yearning for power was constantly eating away at her heart.

Finally, the gears of fate have turned the clock around, and it’s time to start a new era!

[In October 1954, fate will push the twins into that magnificent era, and will also push them into the center of conspiracy, prosperity and decadence. Everything is due to little Agrippina, who loves the twins. One, the mother who hated one of her twins opened it with her own hands. 】

The raw material for Locusta’s poison preparation this time was a poisonous mushroom. Therefore, although Claudius’s poison testers had already tasted the food in advance, because the dose was not large, he did not find any problems at the time.

So the steaming thick soup was brought to the old emperor’s table. Although Lucy’s eyes had already seen the poison in the soup, he didn’t make too much noise. Instead, he closed his eyes, no matter how small it was. For what purpose did Agrippina want to kill the emperor so that Nero could ascend to power? This would not be harmful to her at all.

On the contrary, only if his sister successfully ascends to that position, can he and his sister start working together to try to change the carriage that is driving into the abyss. If necessary, Lucy will choose to sacrifice herself and try to let the beast enter him. body, and then take his own life.

This was used to achieve the purpose of killing the beast once. If it succeeded, even if it could not stop the carriage from continuing to the abyss, it would be enough to make the carriage take a long detour and delay it for decades or even centuries.

The old emperor drank the poisonous soup, and finally raised his wine glass high, admiring the beauty of everyone dancing in the hall.

Suddenly, the old emperor covered his neck. There was a feeling of suffocation and sudden nerve paralysis, which made the old emperor unable to breathe and think. Then the wine glass fell to the ground and the clock moved towards a new era.

Chapter 232: The City of Poison

[On October 13, 54, Emperor Claudius died of food poisoning, at least that was what was announced to the outside world. In the same year, Nero, who was only 17 years old, ascended the throne. He is the youngest Roman emperor today. One person. 】

After Nero ascended the throne, he showed himself as an enlightened monarch, enthusiastically participating in public affairs, and not forgetting to face the people and subordinates with a very low profile. He often personally held a large shield and practiced with the Guards soldiers, and allowed the masses to come to the school grounds to watch.

In terms of specific governing measures, Nero was also known for his kindness, prudence and generosity. As soon as he ascended the throne, he issued a reward of 400 sestes copper coins to every citizen of Rome.

After that, various gifts were randomly distributed to the masses every day. In addition to food, clothing and livestock, they even included gold, silver, jewelry and real estate.

Free bread will also be distributed to influential Guardsmen on a monthly basis, and annual salaries will be paid to down-and-out elders in recognition of their past contributions.

In order to show his generosity, Nero once ordered the exemption of taxes owed to the treasury and the imperial treasury, funded the construction of a huge port for the veteran colonial city, and built baths and stadiums for the residents of the capital. Finally, he provided money to waive the fees for court auditoriums. , so that the public can better participate in judicial trials.

In terms of justice, the emperor who ascended the throne did not abuse his judicial and legislative privileges, but improved many judicial procedures. In addition, Nero also invented a method to deal with forged wills. At this moment, the Roman Empire was very prosperous, and its borders The situation is generally calm.

This series of actions allowed the young emperor to completely win over the hearts of the entire Rome in just a few months.

Nero now doesn’t know what she will face if she makes Rome more prosperous. Lucy is ready to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Nero. Now that Nero has secured his position as emperor, there is no loss in reputation. problem, then it is time to deal with this Rome that is constantly declining in its prosperity.

Fortunately, the measures implemented by Nero are considered to be clear-minded measures. Compared with the various measures that only take care of the nobles and help the nobles continue to decline in prosperity, they can be regarded as reducing the corruption to a certain extent, but they soon conspired. The tricks will come one after another.

Even if you get lost under that high pressure, can you maintain your inner clarity?

For a time, the prince Britannicus was naturally forgotten. This made the boy who had seen what kind of power the emperor had been extremely jealous, and at the same time also a little anxious. What if the current young emperor and his family saw What should I do if there is no difference between my old father who seems normal but is actually crazy at heart?

He was already wandering on the edge of hell. He seemed to see his father’s kind smile. No, he couldn’t just sit there and wait for death. He must find a way to take back his own position! !

Since Nero could become emperor at the age of 17, he could also become the emperor at the age of 15!

There were constant thoughts flashing through Britannicus’s eyes. Although outsiders didn’t know the specific situation and thought that the previous emperor only died of food poisoning, those of them in the palace lived in conspiracies all day long. People, don’t you still know the situation at that time?

Locusta is in prison at the moment. As a suspect who poisoned the previous emperor, he will be imprisoned for an extremely long period of time or even be executed. It depends on which faction wins next, Britta After Ni thought of this woman, he had an idea. He was going to find this woman to get the poison, and then kill the young emperor at the following cocktail party.

Luci naturally followed the prince, and naturally understood what Britannicus wanted to do.

Locusta is a woman who adapts to the situation. Of course she understands that if she rejects the prince in front of her at this moment, even if there is a queen mother behind her, she will have to shed a layer of skin even if she does not die in this prison. Now She could only hope that the prince in front of her would be willing to let her live after getting her poison.

After getting the poison from Lovska’s mistress as he wished, Britannicus left the prison happily, not even noticing that Lucy was not following him.

Locusta looked at Lucy, who was standing in front of him with a golden mask, and a flash of despair flashed in his eyes. In his opinion, this warrior stayed here temporarily, just waiting to kill her, but as someone who had assassinated an emperor, The only thing is that she can be regarded as leaving her name in the history books, but she is a little unwilling to take the poisoning to the end.

As a slave in Gaul and a survivor of the areas conquered by Rome, she has not yet become the god of death for those high-ranking nobles. What she wants to do has always been pure, that is, to use the constantly improving poison to become those high-ranking and fallen nobles. nightmare! !

A flash of red flashed across Lucy’s eyes. Looking at the heart of the woman in front of her, Lucy felt a little surprised. In this Rome where corrupt hearts are rampant, in this era of wanton desire, the woman in front of her actually has such a deep heart. Incomparably pure, although this purity is for revenge to a certain extent.

But in this city, even if it is pure black, pay attention to the color that makes people praise.

Lucy gently took off his mask, revealing a face that was almost exactly the same as the current emperor. This made Krosta’s originally desperate expression instantly turn into shock, “Your Majesty Nero!!”

Lokustan, who was originally sitting in the corner, immediately knelt on the ground, but soon Lokustan felt something was wrong. The warrior in front of him was not as gorgeous and glorious as Nero, but he could bring him any glory at any time. The threat of death has not diminished at all.

“Lokusta, you are a smart man. Now I will give you a chance to make a choice. I appreciate people with pure hearts, even if they are just pure thoughts of revenge. At least you are better than those who continue to fall in this prosperous city. There are too many people who want to be pure.”

Locusta swallowed, feeling the pressure in front of her, she lowered her head, “His Majesty Nero is the only one who obeys.”

This was the answer that Lokusta could think of that was most suitable for the current situation. She could only choose to bet that the person in front of her who looked almost the same as the current young emperor had no intention of rebellion.

The aura on Lucy’s body weakened, “You have made a right choice. I hope you remember, is your allegiance to the current emperor or the queen mother? Give me the antidote now. If not, immediately Blending.”

I will never let Nero be put in danger!

Chapter 233: Look, that’s our responsibility

Britannicus still didn’t notice that his most trusted captain of the Guards was not facing him at all, and he didn’t know that his Guards were more loyal to Rome than him. Now that Nero’s reputation was rising day by day, it was impossible for anyone to A 15-year-old boy who is both front and back will become the emperor.

It would be better to say that the fact that Britannicus is still alive is to some extent the means of little Agrippina, a means to contain her child Nero. After all, little Agrippina is only the queen mother. She has the emperor in front of her, and she can still control the government while the emperor is young, but what about in a few more years?

Therefore, it is necessary to have a backup who is a few years younger than the current emperor and may pose a threat to his position.

Yes, little Agrippina loved Nero, but this was only based on the possibility that her child might ascend to the throne and give herself higher power. Now that her goal has been achieved, her beloved child and She can already be considered a competitive relationship. After all, there can only be one person with great power in the world.

As the desire in little Agrippina’s heart continued to expand, Lucy had already seen a not-so-good result.

However, little Agrippina and Nero are still in the honeymoon period, and there is no big conflict between the two of them at the moment. The highlight of the show is naturally the banquet that will be held soon.

Today’s Rome has basically reached its peak prosperity and splendor. On the occasion of this banquet, although it was already night, the entire city of Rome was brightly lit, and the entire glorious Rome could be seen from the heights of the Royal Palace.

Lucy sat high up, feeling the coolness brought by the evening breeze, but underneath the golden mask was a deep melancholy. In the brilliance of the lights, the entrenched evil beast’s eyes were still bright.

Those eyes seemed to be looking at Lucy, even with a bit of smile and slight provocation. Lucy couldn’t help but sigh.

At this moment, the sound of metal colliding with marble was heard. When he heard the footsteps, Lucy did not look back. The footsteps had already told him who was coming.

The golden armor-like high heels collided with the white marble, making a crisp sound, and the faint smell of roses poured into the nose.

“As expected, it’s here, Yu’s brother – Lucy! Are you here to admire the lights of thousands of families before the banquet begins? This is the prosperous empire created by Yu that even the girls are constantly praising!”

“Nero… you have done a good job. I believe that few Roman emperors can do better than you, and you can definitely surpass your uncle, but this prosperity will eventually lead to deeper problems. Depravity, this is not enough… Nero… No! Emperor of Rome – look at me!”

Lu Xi stood up, turned to look at his twin sister, and then opened his hands. High up in the palace where no one noticed, under the starry night, under the reflection of thousands of lights, Lu Xi No longer hiding the other side of his magical power, the corrupted magical power filled with a strong aura of evil is spreading to the surroundings.

After Nero saw that his brother actually showed such magic power, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. He and his brother were twins, and the nature of the magic power should be similar. Although they are passionate, they are definitely not such a depraved person. inflammation!

So in Nero’s opinion, his brother has been transformed by someone’s magic power over the years, or has been cursed by someone!

Now she is the emperor of Rome, and she has also promised her brother that they will bear each other’s half, whether it is glory or sin. So, isn’t her current situation equivalent to someone jumping in her face and treating him like this? Did the Roman emperors reform and curse? Unforgivable!

Even though what she is doing now is benevolent and good governance, and she is praised and praised by everyone, this does not mean that as the emperor, she does not have a little bit of anger, she! Nero! She swore that if anyone dared to bully her brother, she would make that guy feel the anger she had never experienced before.

Nero knew that underneath her gorgeous rose-like appearance, there was also a bit of madness in her bones. After all, the blood flowing in her body itself contained genes of madness and persistence. Look at the emperors who are connected to her blood. .

“Nero, don’t be angry. This is for you and for Rome. I voluntarily carried it. If I was still a little reluctant, then everything I do will be meaningful after you become the emperor. , now use my magic power to observe this city carefully, this corrupt magic power will tear apart all the glamorous appearances!”

Lucy was very happy that the sister in front of her was so angry because of her abnormality, but the fundamental idea of ​​him doing this and revealing this magic was not to make her angry, but that it was time to let his sister, this The emperor of Rome saw the corruption hidden beneath this prosperity.

Unlike his uncle, his sister does not have the blessing of the gods. Without some special means, it is difficult to detect the malice hidden under the city. Once there is any loophole in the spirit of his sister, it is very likely that she will be This guy took advantage of the opportunity. Since he had chosen to carry it himself, Lucy would never allow that evil beast to reach out to his sister.

It’s just that Lucy thought this way, so why didn’t Nero think this way?

The more Lucy wanted to bear the abyss alone, the more Nero wanted to share this heavy burden with his younger brother. Maybe the ending of the two people had already confirmed their vows.

Nero looked at Lucy in front of him, and looked at the entire city of Rome from a distance through Lucy’s magic power. Although the view was not so real, the huge shadow gathering under the shadow of the entire city was so conspicuous. His eyes were full of greed for the siblings, the entire city, and the entire country.

“This is?!”

This was the first time Nero saw the darkness entrenched under this city. She had never thought that such a side existed in the shadow of this city.

“This is the darkness and evil that our uncle, the man who others in the empire call a dark cloud and a nightmare, wanted to take away with anger and madness. Unfortunately, he failed, and now this task falls on us.

Nero, if the moment comes when there is really no other way, I will find a way to incorporate the beast into my body, and then you will end it all, okay? “

Chapter 234: New Vow

Snapped–! !

Nero slapped Lucy’s face hard with both hands, and then pulled hard on both sides.

“It hurts——!! Sister! Why do you want to pull away from my face!”

Nero pouted slightly and looked at his younger brother who had withdrawn his magic power in front of him. A black rose-like smile appeared on his face. It was obvious that this girl was a little angry at the moment. After all, no one wanted to care about him. The person said in front of me, if it doesn’t work, just kill me with your own hands.

How sad will it be for the one left alone at that time?

“Listen up, Lucy! Now I will make another vow with you using my dual identities as your sister and the emperor of the Roman Empire! As twins, we came to this world on the same day, and we made an agreement at the same time, We must share the glory with each other and bear the pain with each other. In this case, our life is incomplete without anyone!”

Nero showed a smile, and there was even a bit of paranoia in this smile. It was a stubbornness that could not be pulled back no matter how hard he said it.

“Since our lives are incomplete without each other, then instead of lingering like this incompletely, it is better to reunite in another world, so listen to me, if you, a bastard, choose to sacrifice yourself, then pay attention to this The empire, no matter how prosperous or beautiful it may be in the future, to me is just a building block that has lost all its color!”

Nero raised his chin slightly, and the expression on his face and tone revealed something that was irrefutable and unquestionable.

“So, if one day you leave my world, then I will also give up everything in this world. I guess this feeling will be the same for you.”

Of course Lucy understood what her sister meant. She just wanted to not let herself laugh at the same time. Their moods were the same. Just as she didn’t want her sister to turn into ashes in the glory, her sister didn’t want her to turn into ashes. Wishing to surround myself with this city, a stepping stone to the empire’s prosperity.

“If you are guilty, I will definitely bear the burden with you. We still have time, so let’s go back to the banquet first. There will be a good show to be staged in front of us, isn’t it?”

Of course Lucy knew that his sister was deliberately changing the topic, but he also wanted to end the topic temporarily, because neither of them could convince the other to sacrifice themselves when necessary.

So we can only wait like this. When the final moment comes, we will naturally know the outcome of everything.

Anyway, let’s go back and enjoy Britannicus’s performance now. After that guy got the poison, he has been waiting for this day, waiting for the moment when the new emperor died suddenly and he ascended the throne.

The two people returned to the hall at high speed from the palace, where the adults had gathered together or celebrated the new year, celebrating that they had a wise emperor. Today’s Rome seems to be thriving. Of course, this also belongs to the harmonious relationship between the emperor and the nursing home. period, if Nero wanted to prevent the city’s decline, he would definitely take action against the interests of these nobles and elders.

At that time, would these nobles and senators still think that the young emperor was a kind man? I’m afraid they can’t wait to find a new emperor.

At that time, any mistakes may be magnified and even various unfounded charges may be placed on the young emperor. Hundreds of years later, a famous saying was recorded in the history books of Rome——

“Isn’t it simple how to deal with those who have been abandoned by us? Take back their statues, erase their images from history, and then use our words to fabricate them to make them even more hateful and beyond recognition. Let’s spread rumors, frame up, and use our vicious words to distort the facts! Even if that person will become infamy for eternity, we are the winners.”

This is what the aunt of the young emperor said to the historian after Nero, when the younger emperor in later generations was rebelled against by his relatives, and after all his value was used up as a tool.

Compared with the East at the same time, how many descriptions of emperors in Rome during this period can be believed. For example, the emperor before Taligula was obviously a fatuous tyrant, but people still praised him. Xian Ming, it seems that the emperors during this period had obvious contradictions, sage and stupidity, gentleness and cruelty intertwined.

If you say there is no problem behind this, who would believe it?

But it’s still too early to say this.

When Nero walked into the hall, everyone around him raised his hands to the emperor and applauded loudly. Red rose petals were scattered from both sides, covering the entire marble floor, as if for the emperor. The emperor rolled out a red carpet.

Food, wine, singing and dancing are the main theme of this hall.

Even Nero couldn’t help but stand in the middle of the hall. After seeing such a scene, Lucy immediately raised his hands, covered his ears, and at the same time blocked all his auditory perception with magic power. ability.

As the younger brother of the young emperor, how could he not know what kind of singing talent his sister had? It was a talent that could make him have nightmares for several nights in a row when singing children’s songs when he was a child. To a certain extent, The assassin in your own vague memory who turned all the antidotes into poison is just as terrifying.

In short, others should appreciate this gorgeous and beautiful singing. You just have to wait until everything is over and come on stage with applause.

But even if he covers his ears, he can see that the world is distorting, as if there is a black hole that is constantly rotating there. Although he can’t hear the sound, the feeling of destruction is still constantly acting here. of.

Many of the ministers present wanted to pass out just like that, but the devilish sound in their ears was accompanied by stimulants, making them unable to pass out even if they wanted to.

Because the terrifying scenery in front of her seemed to disappear without a trace, Lucy understood that her sister’s singing was finally over.

Britannicus took a deep breath and looked at the young emperor who had finished singing. He swayingly picked up the wine jug he had prepared. The wine jug contained naturally poisonous wine. Feeling dizzy and vomiting from the sound, Brittany took two steps forward.

“It’s such a beautiful song. You’ve been singing for so long. Are you thirsty? I have a jug of wine here. Drink it quickly to moisten your throat.”

Chapter 235: Chicken soup is here!!

Britannicus held the poisoned wine in his hand, with an expectant smile on his face. He really expected that his nominal sister would drink this pot of wine without asking if she was thirsty. It’s completely clean. This jug of fine wine can definitely send people to heaven, in every sense of the word.

“Oh? Wine? Indeed, after singing, you need a glass of ice-cold wine to moisten your thirsty throat, but is it the ice-cold wine you gave me?”

The smile on Britannicus’s face stiffened for a moment. Although he kept scolding the woman in front of him for being pretentious, in order to achieve his goal, he quickly called for ice cubes and put the entire wine bottle on the ice. Among the blocks, refrigeration is carried out quickly.

In order to avoid rework, he even brought an exquisite glass cup and gently poured the wine into the glass cup. He watched the translucent glass cup being quickly filled with rose-colored wine, and the surrounding people were surrounded by it. Beautiful colors are reflected under the firelight. The so-called wine of Dionysus is nothing better than this.

For Brittany, don’t add it. Being able to create such a magnificent color in wine is also an unexpected joy. After all, he has spent a long time with the young emperor who is also the heir to the throne in front of him. Naturally, it was also clear that the emperor liked special and gorgeous things.

The wine turned into such a beautiful color, which will definitely attract the attention of the young emperor. As long as the emperor drinks the wine, the supreme position will be his.

He raised the wine glass all the way and made a toast to the people around him, then gently put the cool glass cup to his mouth, and looked at Bree with an expectant look from the corner of his eyes. Tanney suddenly smiled, then started laughing as if he couldn’t help it.