[Ancient Rome] How to Divorce the Tyrant Nero

"Go away, don't touch me, be careful that I cut off your heads."

"Let all the Roman senators come here, someone kills me here, someone kills me..."

"Claudius... Claudius, he should die, he should die..."

"But anyone related to Claudius should die...Damn..."

Accompanied by the noise of broken appliances, several wounded slaves crawled out of the emperor's ward, as if there was a turbulent Ceto inside, clamoring for the poor people to sacrifice the innocent Andromo Da.

Epilius, the leader of the imperial guards who came to visit the emperor, was a witness to the death of Caligula, so he knew how much disaster a tyrant would bring to the people, and after the assassination of the tyrant , what will be the consequences.

"As you can see, I really can't let such an emperor appear in front of the public." Octavia said with a wry smile: "If the Senate knows Nero's current situation and the ensuing battle for the throne, It will definitely destroy the status quo in Rome that we have managed to stabilize."

Octavia deliberately used the word "we" to express her trust and win over Epirius.

And the latter is not a fool, so he naturally understands that Octavia must have asked him for asking him to see Nero's situation in advance.

only……

"Little Claudia, I helped your father win the throne." Epirius did not give his promise directly, but wanted to test out Octavia's valuation of him: "In return, He gave me citizenship and the commandment of the Praetorian Guard."

Aprius is the group of people who follow Claudius to eat bonuses.

Because when Caligula was assassinated, the red-eyed assassins pointed their knives at Caligula's entourage in order to avenge the inaction of the nobles, and even broke into Caligula's private house. Throwing the queen and Caligula's infant stepdaughter to death.

It can be said that before Claudius ascended the throne, Rome was washed with blood.

At that time, Claudius was also worthy of his great wisdom and stupidity, and he hid neatly after the incident. He hid behind the curtain for two days and two nights before being discovered by a guard who happened to pass by.

Because of Claudius' life-saving behavior, he became the only witness to Caligula's death, and then ascended the throne with the support of the Praetorian Guards.

As for the guard who discovered Claudius—Eprius, he desperately protected the way before the Praetorian Guards found Claudius, and then won the trust of the new emperor and was awarded the ban. From then on, the position of the commander of the guards has risen steadily, and he has become the person closest to the emperor.

Octavia knew that she had enough bargaining chips to subdue Epirius, and the latter also hoped to be subdued by Octavia.

"Your Excellency, I thought you were a smart person." After looking at her father's old friend, Octavia said, "It's not the principle of business to make a condition before doing something."

"Because I'm not the smart person you imagined, I have to find out your details before making a decision." Epirius is not a treacherous person on the surface, and even looks a bit simple and honest.I am afraid this is one of the reasons why Claudius was willing to believe him.

However, the honesty of his face does not mean that Epirius is a fool.

On the contrary, an illiterate soldier who could decisively place a bet when Caligula was assassinated, betting with all his strength that Claudius would be the final winner... His vision is by no means comparable to that of ordinary people.

Even Claudius joked with Octavia that if he had something he couldn't decide, it would be right to ask Epirius.

In the face of Octavia's temptation, Epirius also showed no flaws: "Little Claudia, I can't afford your smart words, and I'm not some Augustus who saved Rome. Stu. All I have is the ability to make decisive bets and stand on the right side at critical moments."

After all, Epirius also humorously said: "Sometimes, the best birth and decades of hard work are not as good as a chance to change a person's destiny."

"And I'm very lucky right now because very few people have the opportunity to change my life twice like I did."

Octavia finally understood the hidden meaning of Epirius, co-authoring with him wanted to take this opportunity to seek future blessings for her children.

"Which legion does your son want to join? What kind of officer do you want to be? What are your plans for the future?" Octavia was not afraid that Epirius would ask for too many conditions, but she was afraid that Epirius would take the opportunity to raise conditions in the future. : "I'll listen to you if you tell me, so that you can get things done quickly."

"You are really a cheerful person just like His Majesty Claudius." Eprius probably didn't expect Octavia to understand him so quickly, and didn't even use the prepared words .

"I want my son to join the First Legion." Epirius' palms were sweating wildly, and even his voice trembled a little: "Even if the First Legion only accepts children of the knight class, I want my son to join the First Legion." Go and try."

"This is not a smart decision." Octavia kindly reminded: "The First Legion requires members to be knights at least. I am afraid that after your son enters, he will be beaten for several years."

"But isn't this a matter of course?" Epirius's attitude was so good that Octavia was a little surprised.

"I'm really worried if he doesn't make things difficult after he enters." Aprius said meaningfully: "After all, there are many ways to make things difficult. You just need to ensure that my son will not become permanently disabled or commit suicide during his service. The usual wounds are nothing more than small fights between children."

After all, before Claudius ascended the throne, Epirius was just a freeman guard in Rome, so he was also troubled by the guards who were born as citizens.

"If you can think of it this way, I won't worry that there will be more conflicts in the future." Octavia hates being stopped by previous things, so it is necessary to tell Epirius Clarify the issue of exemption: "There is an old man from the Flavius ​​family in the First Legion. I will greet the centurion and let him prevent your son from suffering inhumane suffering."

"In this way, with gratitude to you and His Majesty Claudius, I will listen to all your requests." Epirius, who received money for the job, showed a sincere smile from the bottom of his heart, indicating that Octavia could State her terms.

In the next second, he almost thought he was hallucinating.

"I want to be emperor."

"..." Epirius' pupils widened slightly, and he asked as calmly as possible: "You...can you repeat what you just said?"

"I said, I want to be emperor." Octavia said her plan to subvert Epilius's three views in a tone of talking about the weather: "I, Octavia of the Claudius family, want to be the first emperor of Rome." Six Emperors."

"In other words, only if I become emperor is the best choice for Rome at the moment."