People are in the moon, The Sims - #70 - Chapter 70

Finally, with a look of surprise and incomprehension on her face, Brittany placed the gorgeous wine glass against the boy’s mouth.

“I almost forgot about my ‘brother’ who brought this wine for me. It’s really hard for you to care so much about Yu’s beautiful voice, so as a reward, I will give you this first glass of wine. I want every drop to be left. Drink it all…”

Brittany raised her head and looked at the young emperor in front of her. At this moment, the emperor’s expression was a bit more teasing and ridiculing. The smile was obviously like a blooming rose, but there was a teasing that could not be hidden. Of course, this expression In the eyes of others, it seems a bit malicious.

“Ah…ah! I gave this to my sister! How could you give it to me so casually? Compared to me, my sister’s beautiful voice is more precious, isn’t she going to be a great artist? You must protect your voice.”

The mocking look on Nero’s face became more intense, “If you really care about Yu’s throat, you should stop Yu from using ice water after singing.”

This is a little bit of knowledge that my dear brother Lucius gave me early on when I was a child. Letting the guy in front of me take the wine to chill was just to use him more. In short, it was just to play with him!

Nero took two more steps forward, and at the same time pushed his arms forward. The edge of the wine glass was already touching the lips of the boy in front of him. The slightly cold ice seemed to have penetrated deep into his heart, but even so, There were ministers and elders around him, so the boy still didn’t show his jealous and crazy side, and he still looked like the beautiful boy.

Because of Nero’s singing, the surrounding ministers and elders were still in a dazed state. When they woke up a little, they saw such a scene, but the person standing there was the emperor after all, and they couldn’t help it for a moment. I’m sorry to say anything. Didn’t this young emperor do a good job?

“What’s wrong? My dear ‘brother’? Don’t you dare to drink up this glass of wine? Or did you do something in this glass of wine? Yu is the emperor! This is Rome! With the emperor’s I order you to drink this glass of wine!”

Britannicus gritted his teeth. This was the poison he had personally administered. How could he not know how powerful the poison was? Just this glass of wine was enough to kill someone. He would definitely Can’t drink! ! No matter how hard I try to refuse this glass of wine, can I find a way to spill this glass of wine on the ground?

It’s a pity that Luci came over at this time. Just as Nero had vowed to bear half of the sins for himself, he would also bear half of the sins for the young emperor in front of him.

But Britannicus seemed to have seen a savior. He reached out to take the wine glass and turned to look at Luci, “Lucius! The guard who has been protecting me, you have worked hard all these years, this glass of wine Let me reward you. This is a gift from His Majesty the Emperor himself! This is a rare honor for Rome, drink it——!”

“Your Highness Britannicus, have you forgotten that I have been following you all this time? I know as well as you what is in this glass of wine. Do you think I am a fool?”

Lucy’s words were very calm, and even her eyes were calm and a bit cold. Because she stood extremely close this time, Brittany finally noticed how much the 18-year-old young warrior in front of her was like the current emperor. The resemblance, the blond hair, the olive green eyes, even the height, and the curve of the chin.

I haven’t noticed it all these years, probably because the golden mask has a certain degree of vague impression of magic. This is also the reason why Lucy has not attracted little Agrippina’s attention while walking in the palace these years.

“You! You-! Ugh!!”

Before Brittany could finish her words, Lucy pinched her mouth. With the force of her palms, the sound of cracking bones slowly came out. As the bones cracked, Brittany’s mouth couldn’t help but open. A gap was opened, and then as Lu Xi pulled down, the jaw of the young man in front of him was completely dislocated.

Then Lucy poured the poisonous wine directly into Brittany’s throat. The slightly cold wine seemed extremely delicious and refreshing. However, the little prince had no time to feel the temperature and warmth of the wine. With that refreshing taste, all I could think about was the toxins I had mixed in this fine wine.

Damn it, the wine has gone deep into your throat!

Brittany put her fingers into her throat, trying to force the poisonous wine out, but it was in vain. The glass cup fell to the ground and instantly turned into broken pieces. Brittany also collapsed. Sitting on the ground.

Chapter 236: The calm before the storm

A pain began to spread from her stomach to her whole body. Brittany’s body and muscles began to twitch involuntarily, and her nerves began to contract. Her body began to gradually stop listening to her own orders. Brittany knew that she had no control over her body. There is a way to change the fact of death, but he is unwilling to do so. Even if he is destined to die, he will never just accept his fate!

Brittany actually raised her hands fiercely, forcing her somewhat dislocated jaw to reset. However, it was precisely because of this too drastic action that the child collapsed directly to the ground the next moment, with his body tilted backwards. It bends like a workpiece and is constantly shaking at the same time.

Although he can no longer do many unnecessary movements, he can only curse in a vague voice, “I curse! Curse you!! You will eventually die! I curse you will not be understood, I curse you in Only the name of tyrant remains in history! Hahahahahaha!! I curse you usurpers!!”

When Lucy and Nero listened to the curse, the expressions on their faces did not change much. From the moment they chose to bear their sins and fight against the fallen beast, people’s views on them have changed. It’s important.

Rome loves them. No matter what future generations say, the real them will be remembered by Rome. Even if people record them as madmen and tyrants, it will not affect them too much. It is just that they may have a few more sides. That’s it, it’s just a small price to pay. If this can eliminate the principle of depravity, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?

Amidst the curses and painful shouts, the somewhat dazed senators and ministers around them gradually came to their senses.

To be honest, they are a little confused about what the current situation is.

“It’s just that the epilepsy relapsed. If he dies, that’s what his fate is. Okay, let’s continue playing music and dancing! Let’s continue to create a more glorious and beautiful Rome for us next year!!”

Others saw the emperor raising his hands and started cheering, and they couldn’t help but raise their own hands. It was obvious that everyone could see that the emperor was unhappy at this moment. Isn’t it just suicidal to go against the emperor at this time?

At least no one would object to the emperor’s statement at this time.

Nero did not purge the officials of the Brittany faction. On the contrary, he got the support of these officials. For a while, the matter seemed to have passed like this. Who would be the least satisfied after this matter was over? Satisfied, then only little Agrippina was left. She was originally kept as a bargaining chip to contain Nero, but it was just gone. It would be uncomfortable for anyone.

In the next four years, everything seemed to improve. From Lucy’s point of view, the decadent journey that gathered in the city seemed to have begun to converge, and even the number of times he entered his dreams began to change. Got less and less.

This made Lucy feel relieved and thought that there was still room for improvement.

But in these years, Nero had a small problem. I don’t know when Nero suddenly suffered from a headache. Even if the doctor came to check, the doctor could only say that it was something like a headache. The cause of the stubborn disease could not be found at all, which made Lucy very angry.

To be honest, in order to stabilize the entire empire, Luci has not stayed in Rome for a while. Even if Rome is clean and honest, if the entire empire is still degenerating, it still cannot be done to make the principle of depravity disappear, so Lu Xi Xi first went to the east where the empire’s control was relatively weak. While suppressing the rebellion, he also had to deal with those who were still corrupt.

Although this would offend the interests of the nobles, it wouldn’t be a big problem as long as the emperor was there to help.

No disease can appear without reason, and Lucy quickly thought of her mother Agrippina the Younger.

Brittany is dead and the chess piece to contain Nero has disappeared. Even the poison master she was most proud of has been poached by herself and Nero. But the most indispensable thing in this country is people who study poisons. , although they may not be as proficient as Lokusta, but there are always some people who are extraordinary.

What’s more, this woman has used poison to cause trouble not once or twice. Isn’t it normal to suspect her in advance when she has a criminal record? What’s more, if you suffer from a serious headache for no reason, isn’t it most likely the result of poison?

Thinking about it carefully, her most important chess piece was useless, and her children began to rectify the entire empire. As the leader of the noble line, most of the chess pieces that little Agrippina could use were being used one after another. In the eyes of the empress dowager, doesn’t the removal of one person mean that the emperor is preparing to take back all her power?

As a woman who has lived for power all her life, this is something he will never tolerate. As he said before, his love for his children is only for his children and will become a tool for him to reach the pinnacle of power.

There can only be one person standing at the top of an empire. Now little Agrippina and her children have become rivals. As a ruthless woman, as a woman who only loves power, she poisoned her children. Of course it’s something he can do.

So what can be done to protect her power? It’s very simple, let the emperor have some problems, so that the emperor can never leave her, so that she will always have half of the emperor’s authority.

It’s a pity that Nero believed in his younger brother Luci more, and in order to get the empire away from the fallen principles, Nero could be regarded as working all year round. Although he would occasionally hold concerts to relax, he also It was harmless, and even to warn those fallen nobles, Nero used the money collected from the homes of these nobles to create a gorgeous and glorious music palace.

It is also to prevent people from going to the arena to watch bloody performances.

This has offended the interests of more nobles. The honeymoon period between the nobles and the emperor has passed. It can be said that when Lu Xi came back this time, he could see that the entire palace was now in an undercurrent atmosphere.

“That woman!!”

Lucy crushed the cup in her hand, and Nero sighed and waved his hand. While she still had some respect for her mother, she was also willing to believe that this was not what her mother did.

After all, her nominal queen and actual ally, Octavia, seemed to have begun to vaguely touch power.

Chapter 237: Not every mother loves her children

Although a person will always change when he comes into contact with power, when this change actually occurs, it is still a bit chilling, but it is normal if you think about it carefully. After all, Octavia was chosen by the little brother Lipina. The Queen of Lu was originally chosen to win over the nobility. From her own point of view, Octavia is more inclined to the nobility.

Although she had reached an alliance with Nero, when the interests of the nobles began to be violated, it was understandable that the queen would start to protect the interests of her own faction.

But there is always a feeling of betrayal. The most important thing is that this woman has begun to build her reputation in the empire, and seems to want to use this method to act as a life-saving talisman.

Moreover, once the current young emperor dies, the empress and empress dowager will choose important heirs, who will never be older. By then, these two women will firmly hold the highest power in the empire. This is why Nero doubted himself. Queen’s reason.

After all, this woman was chosen by Agrippina the Younger, and she must have had the idea of ​​containing Nero, so this woman… Octavia was definitely not as peaceful as she appeared on the surface.

“Although the empire seems to be gradually easing, the undercurrents around it are really giving people a headache…”

Nero thought about it and couldn’t help but hold his forehead with his hand. Lucy quickly stood next to Nero and helped her gently massage her forehead. This seemed to be a kind of neurological pain. According to the current medical level , there is no way to cure it, even with magic…

But the mysteries on the mainland seem to have fallen off a cliff at that moment in the first year of the Christian era. Many magics that could have been used are no longer usable, and it is impossible to research them in a short period of time. The magic that will allow you to fully recover all the way. .

“I’m sorry that I left you alone in this palace and left you with such a disease…”

Nero leaned back and raised his head slightly, then pulled his brother’s cheek with his hand, “You don’t need to apologize to me. Everything you did was for this country, and for you and Yu. Without you, my Brother, how could this country stabilize so quickly despite the constant struggle outside? I just paid the price of a headache…”

Nero showed a smile, “Compared to the price, our gains are huge, aren’t they?”

Lucy sighed. Even so, he didn’t want anything to happen to his sister. No matter whether it was little Agrippina or Octavia who did it, as long as he investigated it, he would be safe. Definitely need to clean it up!

At this moment, a person quietly came to the top of the palace. Luci opened his eyes. As a warrior whose body has become more and more out of the human category, he can still feel the footsteps no matter how light they are.

Luci immediately took down his customized shield from behind, and then focused on his head.

At the top of the palace, a figure held a poisoned dagger in his hand and was walking on the white marble. In order to prevent himself from making too much footsteps, he even took off his shoes. , wrapped wet bandages on both feet to slow down the marble itself, which does not have much friction, and did not carry any armor on the body, just to facilitate movement.

It’s a pity that even so, the sound of walking feet is still like a slight drumbeat in Lucy’s ears.

Although this allowed him to detect many dangers, it also gave Lucy some subtle worries. Now it seems that the whole of Rome has gradually eased the trend, and the tendency of his body to mutate does not seem to have eased. If this continues How long can I exist as a human being?

This is also the reason why Lucy doubts that the fallen beast has the power of birth.

Of course, Nero also saw his younger brother and picked up the shield in his hand. However, although the expression on his face changed a little, there was no change in his tone. He still seemed to be chatting with his younger brother.

Lu Xi listened to the footsteps coming from above, and there was no special change. He understood that the assassin probably hadn’t noticed yet. They had discovered his existence. This was simply asking him to be put in a urn.

The assassin, with half his face wrapped in a bandage and not wearing much clothes to facilitate movement, was hiding in the shadows from a high place and quietly waiting for the opportunity to assassinate. The poisoned dagger in his hand concealed its edge in the darkness. .

Lucy also planned to deliberately sell a flaw and went to get the wine. Nero closed her eyes with relief. She knew that with her brother here at this time, no one would be able to hurt her. From the beginning to the end, as the emperor, Her only real ally is her younger brother.

In other words, from the moment they made the oath at a young age, they have been compatriots standing on the podium together, accomplices who bear sin together, and the other half of each other’s lives. Is there any more cordial relationship than this?

What’s more, her younger brother is not a helpless person. As an emperor in recent years, as an emperor who started to run counter to the interests of the nobles, she has experienced many assassinations. She has never been like this. So reassuring and peaceful.

The assassin immediately jumped down from the air. Unfortunately, what greeted him was a huge golden shield that was thrown up. The golden shield was like a heavy wall, which directly hit the assassin with bruises and bruises.

Like a swallow that hit the wall, after breaking its wings, it fell from the sky and fell to the ground with a clatter. The poisonous dagger also fell to the side. Lu Xi walked forward for two seconds. With one step, he stepped on the assassin’s neck, then raised his hand, and the thrown shield was easily caught again in his hand.

The pair of olive green eyes turned into blood red at this moment, in order to see through the thoughts of the person in front of them. Although these eyes cannot see the future, they are enough to see through the human heart. Perhaps this is the depravity born from the prosperity of mankind. It’s the content that Zhili pays attention to all the time.

After seeing the thoughts of the assassin in front of him, the shield in Lucy’s hand suddenly downwards, blood spilled on the ground, “Little Agrippina!!”

That’s right, this assassin is basically little Agrippina’s slave. This mother has really broken her skin!

Chapter 238: The illusion of relaxation

Outside the palace of little Agrippina, Luci looked at Nero beside him and sighed softly, “You don’t actually have to follow me. Even if you choose to bear the sins with me, the Guards Going out is enough to represent the emperor, so why bother to personally witness his resolution? In your heart, you actually still have love for her.”

Nero looked at the palace surrounded by troops in front of him, then at his brother beside him, and shook his head gently. Whether he loved or hated that woman, when she abandoned her mother’s identity and chose to send out assassins, From that moment on, there is only one ending after failure, and that is death!

After all, if you want to assassinate the emperor, you must be mentally prepared. No matter what his identity is, the final outcome must be death, otherwise it will start a more fanatical assassination frenzy. After all, Rome itself is already a paradise for assassinations and poisonings. , if this trend becomes more fanatical, no one can guarantee what the consequences will be.

In short, the consequences are not something that any emperor can bear.

Therefore, even if Nero still has some respect and love for little Agrippina, he must completely suppress this feeling in his heart. At this moment, the young emperor is holding a short sword made of gold in his hand. Sword, although she was not wearing armor, those eyes seemed to express her determination.

“Yu said it, no matter what kind of sin it is, I will bear it with you. This matter is also a big event for you to cut off the shadow of the past. After all, your mother has not been kind to you since you were a child. Despite this, When your hands are stained with the blood of your loved ones, I hope you know that I will always be by your side.”

Nero took a few steps forward and came to the middle of the crowd, raising the golden dagger in his hand. The golden dagger reflected dazzling light under the sunlight, making Nero instantly become the focus of the audience.

“The current queen mother, little Agrippina, assassinated the emperor! The evidence is conclusive, and she is sentenced to death for treason! Soldiers! Kill——!”

I have to say that little Agrippina has indeed specialized in power over the years, and even extended her hand to the army. In this palace, there are actually many troops stationed here. These are little Agrippina. The results achieved over the past few years alone are enough to explain a lot.

Now in the eyes of others, if the previous assassin may still be considered to frame the Queen Mother, but now the Queen Mother has such a group of troops in her hands, doesn’t this mean that she has the intention to rebel? ? It is impossible for the clever little Agrippina not to know that anyone with military power will be jealous of the emperor.

In other words, the current Queen Mother is knowingly committing the crime. Now even if they want to find reasons to help the Queen Mother, they do not have enough reasons and positions to help the Queen Mother. Thinking of the expressions on the faces of many nobles and elders here, the expressions on the faces of the many nobles and elders become even more ugly. The Queen Mother is their Their protective umbrella is also their alliance. Now that the biggest protective umbrella is gone, who can bear this?

But even if there is no reason, you still have to go for it!

“Your Majesty… that is your biological mother after all. If you commit such a matricide, it will not be good for your reputation if word spreads! Please think twice!”

Nero looked at the elders who walked up to him and said all this, and couldn’t help curling his lips. After all, he had not touched their interests.

“Get out of the way! Yu is the emperor! In this Rome, the emperor is omnipotent, isn’t he? But you want to be above the emperor?”

A big hat was just put off, and then he looked at the soldiers around him. What else could these nobles and elders say? If the emperor in front of him is angered or reveals their little thoughts, then the emperor can take advantage of the time of annihilating little Agrippina to label them as rebellious and deal with them all here.

At that time, I really lost my wife and lost my troops. Don’t save yourself by not saving the Queen Mother at that time.

There is an old saying in the East that there is no dynasty that lasts for thousands of years, but there are families that last for thousands of years. This sentence can be applied to Rome, and it is considered appropriate. The nobles and senators themselves are also marrying each other and holding a certain amount of political power, which can be regarded as If one party is in trouble, all parties will support it, although it will not touch the supreme imperial power.

But they have enough power to deceive the superiors and subordinates. They use one thing to say to the emperor and another to the subordinates. They also have enough power to choose a new emperor in case of emergencies.

This is why Luci had to patrol and suppress from time to time in Rome in these years, killing all the nobles who were acting shady and shady. This is necessary. Otherwise, no matter how honest the emperor is, as long as these nobles are corrupt, It would be impossible to change the result of the continued decline of Rome as a whole.

Judging from the results, Luci’s actions are still very effective. All the lower-level Roman residents are praising this son of the morning who wears a golden mask and has golden hair. They also praise the current emperor Nero for sending this light to around them.

But at this time, Lucy looked at the palace in front of him, and he had some bad premonitions in his heart. He always felt that the explosion of little Agrippina in front of him, whether it was poisoning or starting a relationship with Octavia, Whether it was intervening in the army or directly assassinating the emperor in a frenzied manner, it seemed a bit too much.

It was like a madman who had lost his mind, as if some invisible black hand was beginning to push them directly into the abyss.

Feeling the magic power in his body, Lu Xi gently pinched his shoulders. Could it be that the beast that mastered the principle of depravity really started its final counterattack?

Or is it that everything that happened before was just to keep this guy dormant?

Presenting an illusion of improvement in front of them, in fact, the corruption has begun to erode people’s hearts, and then explodes in an instant. In this way, even if they want to take advantage of it, they may not be able to Success, and the sudden burst of depraved desire is enough to make people fall into madness for a moment.

If this corrupt power breaks out in the emperor’s heart, even the emperor may be affected. At this point, Lucy looked at Nero with some worry.

After discovering that Nero had not changed much, he let go of the stone in his heart, but it did not mean that he could completely rest assured.

Lucy squeezed the shield in her hand, twisted the mechanism slightly, and the shield’s blade popped out instantly. If her guess was correct, then she would hold a sharp blade to eliminate it! !

Chapter 239: You still don’t have me in your eyes

The rotten parts must be cut off. Only in this way can the spread of rot be prevented, and only in this way can there be a chance of recovery. Unfortunately, it is difficult to restore the rotten parts to their original state whether they are placed on plants or people. But as mentioned before, if it is not removed, it will only lead to death.

Just like a fruit that is slowly rotting, or a patient who is watching helplessly as the fester continues to spread, the same is true for the country. When this corruption and corruption pervades the entire country, it will be the time for the country to perish. At that time, there will always be people who will Like a scalpel, it completely changes this rotten world.

It’s just that history keeps repeating itself. Even if there are new branches on the decaying trees, and the new branches grow into big trees, decay and degradation will still come to the new trees. The question is sooner or later, maybe in the endless future, maybe in just a few days.

Cutting off those rotten places without the pain is one of the ways to save yourself from degradation. Although I have more ways, it is not feasible in this era. Most people have not been exposed to power. Even if you are smart, you can still be considered stupid in this era, in this privileged era where countless nobles hold power…

The blade in your hand is the only way and the best solution. Although it will be very painful, although you may be unable to recover, or even be accused of various crimes after failure, there is always someone who has to do it for the sake of this country!