[Ancient Rome] How to Divorce the Tyrant Nero

Marcus Barbatus never imagined that Britannicus was so talented in arousing public grievances that when he received the news and came to town, the Palatine Hill had already been destroyed. The three floors were surrounded by water, and even the pure white marble was dyed a bloody orange by the moving firelight.

"Be quiet, everyone please be quiet." Narcissus, who was sweating profusely, asked the Praetorian Guards to stop the Roman civilians who kept trying to rush in.

Marcus Barbatus glanced over, but did not see Britannicus.

"That coward." Marcus Barbatus, who knew that his grandson was cowardly, but did not expect his grandson to be so cowardly, cursed: "He can't even control such a small scene, what kind of Roman emperor is he. "

Hearing his words, Vespasian said sarcastically, "My lord, you need to bring little Claudia...I mean, little Valeria please come here?"

Marcus Barbatus looked at Vespasian with an unfriendly expression, and the latter looked straight at the Roman first minister without fear, with raging anger in his eyes: "You and Brittanicus Fu, the Senate has been giving me a lot of trouble recently."

"..." Marcus Barbatus, who knew he was wrong, forced a smile: "You are the consul chosen by His Majesty Claudius, and they will never have any opinion on His Majesty Claudius. "

"Of course." The only thing Weipasian is thankful for now is that his appointment edict was issued before Claudius was unable to manage affairs, so he was not branded as Brittanicus: "Today, I think You should understand one thing."

Vespasian glanced at the former residence of Caesar in the distance, and in the fear of Marcus Barbatus, leisurely handed down the death penalty to Britannicus' independent rule: "The Senate and the Citizens' Assembly have already begun to discuss Regarding the abolition of the emperor, if you don’t want Brittanicus to follow the old path of Caligula, you have to persuade him to go down the steps first.”

"Like?"

"For example, let Brittanicus invite himself to rule jointly with Domitius the Younger, and then you and Asiaticus will be jointly regents." In fact, Vespasian had intended Alienated from the Claudius family, but thinking of the existence and influence of Octavia, he was reluctant to let the Flavius ​​family completely give up this umbrella: "The Senate will never let Brittanicus continue to lose control , so decentralization is imperative.”

Facing Weissian's proposal, Marcus Barbatus struggled for a long time before replying: "At that time, please help me keep Little Dominia's custody of Nero, and don't let those factions People got it right."

"That's natural." Even if Marcus Barbatus didn't say this, Vespasian would still do it: "You don't have to worry that little Domitius will hate you, after all there is little Valeria Turn around on the sidelines."

Thinking of Octavia's existence, Marcus Barbatus' complexion improved a lot, but he didn't expect that Octavia's tossing level was far better than that of Brittanicus, and it made him feel even more helpless.

……… I am the dividing line……………

In the past history, there has never been a precedent for a joint monarchy.Even the two generations of the Big Three alliance in the late Republic.It's all about fighting for the strong and the weak, and there is no real sharing of power and responsibility.

In his later years, Tiberius conceived of having his grandson and Caligula form a joint monarchy. As a result, the Senate had promised very well, and when Tiberius left, he would hand over all the power to Caligula. Take Tiberius' grandson seriously.

When it came to Brittanicus and Nero, Marcus Barbatus also planned to put on a show to quell the anger of all classes, so that Brittanicus could secretly grasp all the ideas of power.

It's a pity that he is not the only one who thinks so, so when Asiacus proposed to let Brittanicus and Nero follow the example of Mark Antony and Augustus and divide the rule, Marcus Barbatus Si's first reaction was to invite Octavia over, so that she could tell Nero not to listen to the nonsense of Asiacus, so as not to cause Rome to split.

"But I don't care what Nero says at the citizens' assembly." For the first time in history, Octavia and Marcus Barbatus couldn't talk together, so when she was called to the palace by her grandfather, she He acted very negligently: "Besides, the Senate will not agree to divide the rule. Do you want Rome to experience another civil war?"

"That Asiacus..."

"He is making a request to you." Octavia analyzed: "Either you back down and give in, or let Rome experience another civil war. You also know that there are too many people who are dissatisfied with Brittanicus now , but legally, the Asiaticus faction does not have the conditions to assist the government. Therefore, if he really quarrels, it will only be supported by words."

"I guess Master Vespasian told you something that made you think that the Asiacus faction wanted to be Nero's regent."

"How do you know this?" Marcus Barbatus said in astonishment, "I don't remember that Master Weissian visited you."

"Dear grandfather, if Asiacus really had this idea, then he should go and tie Nero here instead of letting Master Vespasian reveal this to you." Octavia had already guessed Flavius The Us family doesn't support the Claudius family very much now, so they made second-hand preparations to prevent them from getting out of the car halfway: "The two sides fight, and the elders and the civilian families headed by the consul will benefit in the end."

"Presumably Lord Vespasian's wish is not to be the first minister, but to be the one who plays a big role, just like when Caesar and Pompey fought, Crassus was the one they all agreed to please." Octavia smiled: "It's a pity Crassus is not the final victor, so it is not yet known who is Caesar, Brittanicus or Nero."

"What are you going to do with Vespasian?"

"How else can we deal with it? Since he wants to divide our power, let's divide his power first." Octavia neither wanted to make Vespasian bigger, nor did she want to clean up the mess for Brittanicus , so he took the opportunity to intervene: "It's not yet the Flavius ​​family's speech, and they don't want to break away from the Claudius family's umbrella. We still have time to empty his power."

Octavia quickly searched in her mind for commoners or minor nobles who could be used by her. At this moment, a slave rushed to report: "Lord Barbatus, little Valeria, little Domitius There was a fight at the door with Her Majesty Brittanicus."

"What?" Marcus Barbatus, who had a big head, felt his head spinning as soon as he stood up, and almost fell headlong.

"How did they collide? Why did Nero suddenly run into the palace?" Octavia asked with a gloomy face, "Did he bring anyone?"

"It seems to have brought a nobleman and his wife." The messenger tried to recall: "The nobleman and his wife are about the same age as little Domitius, and they haven't left yet."

"Notify the Praetorian Guards to come and arrest people, remember to shut everyone's mouths, and don't bring the Senate here." Octavia knew that the news of 'Brittanicus and Nero fighting' must not be let out now , so as not to pass it on to ten or ten to a hundred, it becomes "Brittanicus intends to harm Nero": "Go and bring me that nobleman and his wife, I want to ask Otto , Where did he find such a provocative wife who directly caused chaos in the palace, and besides..."

Octavia, who had guessed who was behind the scenes, sneered and said, "In the name of His Majesty the Emperor, send a message to Aurus Vitellius. If he wants to restore his status as consul, he will be executed." sister-in-law, and Emilia Lepidus, the mother of his sister-in-law."

The author has something to say:

Octavia is about to take over.

The next chapter should be Pompeia Sabina confronting Octavia.