[Ancient Rome] How to Divorce the Tyrant Nero

The news that His Majesty married his youngest daughter to his nephew made quite a few interested people show very strange expressions.

The followers of Asiacus' faction have been secretly supporting the mother and son of little Agrippina, so when they heard the news, they secretly sent someone to find the imprisoned little Agrippina, who In the palace of Tiberius, he lived a life of fear. Every meal had to be tested by three slaves, and every night, b-i'sh0u had to be put under the pillow.

After listening to the informant's report, little Agrippina did not show a surprised expression, but took it for granted: "Claudius is going to die."

"When did you commit murder?" The informant is considered a small and powerful leader in the Asiacus faction, so he has a little understanding of the conspiracy among the core personnel: "You know Claudius? Has he been poisoned?"

"Isn't this obvious?" Little Agrippina sneered, "If Claudius doesn't die, I will have to be assassinated here."

So far, little Agrippina has escaped no less than ten assassinations.If it wasn't for the old department of Germanicus and Agrippina the Great, and Claudius secretly protecting her, I'm afraid her fate would not be much better than her poor sister: "I bought Claudius Didn't Dius's mistress, Cerberia, always want to replace Messalina? I asked someone to lie to her that the reason why Claudius was so infatuated with Nero was because we had a bottle at home' Potion of Venus'. As long as she puts the potion in the wine of Claudius, the other party will be obsessed with her like Nero."

"She actually believes this kind of thing?" The informant showed a very contemptuous expression: "I don't know if Claudius has never been favored by the God of Love, otherwise why the men and women he likes are worse than the other."

"Is one worse than the other?" Little Agrippina seemed to have thought of something, and said to herself in a voice that the informant couldn't hear, and then said seriously: "In short, you have to be good at Claudius. Preparations for his sudden death. There are the old people left by Appius Hiranus and my father's old department in the Senate. They will support Nero's ascension to the throne. No matter how bad it is, it will be like my brother just ascended the throne. Declare Nero and Brittanicus to be co-governors."

"Are you sure they will support you?" the informant asked suspiciously: "Once the emperor and the courtiers, those who supported you have now turned their backs on Messalina."

"For Sestetti's sake, they will support it." Little Agrippina said confidently: "Thanks to the moths in the temple, I have enough money to buy off those who are forced to retire Soldiers."

"Your foresight is really amazing." The informant's expression was completely opposite to what he said: "It's just that before you had this idea, someone had already done it."

"Who?"

"Little Claudia." The informant's voice revealed obvious hatred: "She and the evil Marcus Barbatus took the opportunity to execute countless members of the Senate, many of whom were our friends. "

"Did the citizens object to them?" Little Agrippina's intuition told her that Octavia was far more difficult to deal with than Claudius.Even though the other party is younger than her son, compared with Octavia, Nero really shouldn't be too easily deceived.

"No." The informant said awkwardly: "Whether they are nobles or commoners, they all support little Claudia now, and even her reputation in Matrona is far higher than that of little Dominia in the Lepidus family. Her mother, Messalina."

"Little Claudia facilitated the loan between the emperor and Matrona, which gave some women in Rome the right to vote and the right to attend the Citizens' Assembly. Among other things, she brought justice to the victims of the temple and organized Trona and the rich free folk to help the homeless veterans."

The informant peeked at little Agrippina's face, and said cautiously: "The people in Rome are all praising her as Via the Second House. Even the Conservative Party, who has always disliked her, thinks highly of her." A lot. If things go on like this, even if you can return to Rome smoothly, I am afraid it will be difficult to compete with it."

Little Agrippina didn't reply immediately, but pondered for a while and said, "If only Nero could make me worry like this."

As the mother of Mrs. Aurelia, little Agrippina always hoped that Nero could become the second Caesar.

Of course, judging from the current situation, this seems very unrealistic, and even little Agrippina doubts whether it is the right step to marry Nero to Octavia.

After all, the lessons learned by Livia Drusus are there, and the person who caused this result is her and Octavia's common grandmother—little Antonia.

"Maybe we can win over Octavia." Little Agrippina thought of her grievances and grievances with Caligula, so her eyes lit up and said: "If there is a relationship between Brittanicus and Octavia If there are irreconcilable contradictions, then she may not necessarily help her brother."

"Besides, Brittanicus will marry a wife and have children in the future, and Octavia's influence on her brother will always fade away." Little Agrippina decided to take the next risky move, dancing with snakes: "You go Find the person behind the temple, maybe she can help us."

………………… I am the dividing line……………………

Since the Domitius family did not have a reliable male elder to handle the engagement, Claudius helped Nero prepare everything.

The only people in charge of witnessing the ceremony are relatives of the woman and a few distant relatives of the man.

Because Nero's mother is still in exile, the main elders of the Domitius family are the grandmother of Octavia and the Virgin of Vesta, who are the sisters of Nero's biological father in blood, which also makes the engagement ceremony It looked very strange.

"This is really interesting." Titus, who was invited to participate, said quietly with his father: "There is no male elder who can handle it? The Domitius family is really in decline."

"No matter how they fall, their status in Rome is higher than that of the Flavius ​​family." Vespasian signaled Titus to stay out of trouble, with a perfect smirk on his face: "Just wait! After the death of His Majesty the Emperor, the good show will come."

Except for Nero, no one present was happy about the engagement ceremony.

Messalina, who was in charge of dressing up Octavia, kept a cold face from the beginning to the end as if she was attending the funeral.She commissioned the best cloth shop in Rome to order a rare purple dress for Octavia with the most expensive silk and satin, and then put on Octavia a white veil that several skilled workers rushed out overnight.

Because Octavia was still a few days away from the effective age of engagement set by Augustus, Claudius issued a pardon allowing some nobles to adopt the age of engagement during the Republic period.

Dressed up, Nero took his fiancée's hand and walked to the shrine. After swearing an oath to the gods enshrined by the Claudius and Domitius families, the housemate Davia exchanged rings and gifts as tokens.

Octavia gave Nero a brand-new "Twelve Bronze Tables", hoping that her fiancé could notarize it after marriage and treat herself honestly.What Nero sent was a rose made of silk, which was an extremely expensive gift at the time.

Claudius, who got started, silently accepted the kiss from the young fiancee, and blessed without emotion: "Good boy, bless you."

After all, he asked Nero to take Octavia out to receive the blessing, and then, in full view of everyone, he spat out a mouthful of black blood and slumped on the chair.