[Ancient Rome] How to Divorce the Tyrant Nero

For Nero, married life is undoubtedly the most happy.

There is no elderly emperor who wants to molest him, nor does he monitor his slaves everywhere, and there are no various scholars who like to preach around him.Because the advisory group headed by Marcus Barbatus had a tacit agreement to exclude Nero from the decision-making level, and Nero himself was indulging in the furniture design and art museum design proposed by Octavia, so This pair of monarchs and ministers who had many conflicts before ascension to the throne unexpectedly got along unexpectedly harmoniously at this moment, and even developed a feeling of sympathy for each other.

Marcus Barbatus felt a little regretful that Nero hadn't ascended the throne earlier, otherwise he would have had a few more years of addiction as the regent.

Of course, during this period, there were many people who encouraged Marcus Barbatus to conspire to usurp the throne.After all, in terms of blood, Marcus Barbatus is the nephew of Augustus, so he also has a weak blood to claim his right to inherit the throne.

For this kind of voice, Marcus Barbatus just wanted to laugh at their self-righteousness.

It is true that he could take Nero's throne without breaking a sweat, but what good would it do him?

Marcus Barbatus is an old man who has passed his fate, and his only child is Messalina, so he must adopt Octavia as the stove girl of his family and his wife's family.

Who is Ke Nero?He is the husband of Octavia, and will even be the father-in-law of another grandson, Brittanicus, so why did he slap his grandson-in-law in the face, just to enjoy being an emperor?If he did, Brittanicus and Octavia would be complicit in the usurper, and all of Rome might be thrown into civil war.

From the perspective of others, this is also the main reason why Claudius chose Marcus Barbatus as the regent.

Thanks to the eradication of the father and daughter of Claudius, only Nero remained as the direct male heir of Augustus, and besides Marcus Barbatus, the only remaining male heir of Augustus was Bu Litanicus alone.This is also why there was an internal melee in Rome after the death of Nero in the "Year of the Four Emperors".

Because all the male heirs of the line of Augustus and his elder sister, Davia, were dead, so various forces took turns to compete for power.Even the last emperor of the Flavius ​​family, in order to prevent others from questioning him, held his nose and married a daughter of Emilia Lepida's line as his wife, in order to strengthen the legitimacy of his throne.

However, the other party was a sex addict comparable to Messalina, so Domitian also embarked on the path of a hard-pressed tyrant.

But these are all too far away from the current Marcus Barbatus, so his headache is still Octavia who never stops.

"The surge in court proceedings must be related to you." Marcus Barbatus had just resolved Britannicus's historical legacy and stabilized the dissatisfied civilians and Matronas. , Octavia took the initiative to fund some citizens and free people who were forced to become slaves by usurious loans, as well as some soldiers who were "trapped" by the temple and almost lost their coffins, to file lawsuits, resulting in Some people in the Senate were all blown up.

"Do you know how many people in the Senate are doing this business? Are you doing this to drive them crazy?" Marcus Barbatus remembered not to destroy the relationship between Nero and Octavia. relationship, so I only picked Nero to come to question him when he was not around.

Don't look at Octavia being very unpopular in the Senate and the Citizens' Assembly, and even being slandered in various ways.But among the common people and Matrona, her and Nero's prestige has always remained high.

Thanks to the stark contrast between Claudius and the previous two emperors, Octavia and Nero have always been expected to be tolerant and benevolent rulers, and they did do some things to benefit the people after they took the throne , such as rebuilding public facilities, reducing entertainment tickets, building low-cost freeman apartments, and setting up women's shelters and homeless homes.

Octavia made full use of the people's nostalgia for Claudius, as well as the influence she left behind by persuading Matrona to borrow money after the temple was stolen, and has always managed her reputation carefully.

If it were the little Agrippina in history, she would not know her name as early as the moment she became a queen, not only asking to be on an equal footing with Claudius and the Senate, but even asking to share the power of the emperor , Without any accumulation, I want to appear in the citizen assembly or even the emperor's private meeting.As a result, the nobles who teamed up with her before complained, and even Matrona and the Vesta virgins didn't like little Agrippina because she overemphasized that her status was different from other women, and she always demanded that noble women They see themselves as their queens.

Octavia has fully absorbed the lessons of history, so when she was with Nero, she was careful not to let herself dominate the scene, and always pull out a big person as a shield when things happen.

This is also the main reason why Vespasian of the Flavius ​​family wanted to intervene.

"Why are you in a hurry? I'm not the initiator of everything. Don't they know whether those elders did this?" Facing Marcus Barbatus' questioning, Octavia was not concerned. Don't hesitate to say: "I just extended a helping hand to those poor people out of sympathy, and didn't I pull the emperor to cheer?"

Marcus Barbatus choked on Octavia.

After all, logically, what Octavia did did not constitute a political participation or an arrogant and domineering judgment.Because on the surface, the initiator of this matter was the consul, not the emperor, and the direct benefit of the prosecution did not belong to Octavia herself, and Octavia did not use the royal family's money, but used her own money to support the poor A lawsuit, so even if someone wanted to sue Octavia for meddling in the legal order, it would be difficult to obtain evidence in reality.

Ah!After doing this, who would believe that Octavia didn't come prepared?

"I suggest you stop now, otherwise those people in the Senate are in a hurry, and we won't be able to step down." If Octavia was not his heir, it is estimated that Marcus Barbatus would have died a long time ago. The slap passed.

Why did he think that Brittany Kus would be more difficult to deal with than Octavia?

How can a powerful idiot compare to a powerful and rich viper?

"They can't step down in a hurry, but are they willing to die with us?" Octavia said calmly, "I know who will jump in a hurry, and I know who will look for you these days." Octavia will never fight unprepared battles, so she only starts after calculating the influence: "Otto and Vitellius' family fell, who will benefit? They rely on their in-laws, And the influence of serving in the army, which almost monopolizes the corridors with the Germanic and Gaul provinces. There is also Galba of the Sulpicius family. This general owes them both a lot of military pay, If they fall, can this account be wiped away?"

Octavia watched Marcus Barbatus' face gradually become serious, and reached out to cut off a rose: "The wall is falling and everyone is pushing."

"When their family collapses, our family will have the opportunity to master the two main business channels. Isn't it a deal that kills multiple birds with one stone?"

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Galba of the family of Sulpicius: first emperor of the year of the Four Emperors, successor of Nero.