[Ancient Rome] How to Divorce the Tyrant Nero

But at the moment when Vepasian and Gacius Florus were in a hurry, Octavia was indeed living a leisurely life at home.

Apart from not being able to go out, her life is no different from before.And in order to appease the nobles' dissatisfaction with the imprisonment of Octavia, Nero also allowed Octavia to receive visitors.

"I haven't seen a fool so brave enough to imprison you. It seems that some men are the same when they are rich and powerful. They just want to kick us all away." Because Scylla can't visit Because of this, Petronia became Octavia’s first visitor, and in her words and deeds, she still retained the style of the consul’s wife: “As soon as something happened to you, the women in the salon lost their hearts Same, only to be chained to the wall by Juno."

"What you said is too exaggerated." Octavia drank mint tea, stretched her legs on the recliner, and looked extremely lazy: "If it's what you said, those people who are older than me The big ladies don't exist anymore, just wait for bankruptcy!"

"That is to say, you like to compete, which makes it difficult for me to continue teasing you." Petronia asked Elius to pour her another glass of wine, seeming to be relieved by Octavia's mental state. Tone: "Tell you something, there is trouble in Britain again."

Petronia shook her wine glass, stared at the tumbling red wine, and said indifferently: "The Senate refused to approve funds for Vepasian, and the harvest of war donations is less than [-] sesterces."

"Did Gaicius Florus give a speech?" Octavia knew that this was a good opportunity to show political cohesion. If someone could take the opportunity to give a speech and smooth out the British rebellion, then his political prestige would be greatly improved. Reached a new height: "However, with the brain of Gesius Florus, I am afraid that this point will not be thought of. It is estimated that Vepasian will give the speech."

"Pfft! You actually had a day when your predictions went wrong." Petronia showed a sly smile and directly vetoed Octavia's judgment: "Whether it's Gacius Florus or Vepasian There were no special lectures, do you know why?"

"why?"

"Because no one supports them." Petronia is the daughter of the consul family. In her heyday, not only did she have a consul adoptive father and husband, but her biological father was also a tribune, so her political vision and money career were all different. Not bad, but the marriage is extremely bad: "A speech without support is just a monkey exercise for others to see. If you give a speech, not only will there be the sign of Claudius's daughter, but Matronas, Vivian The Virgin of Sta, and several big families will support you in terms of money and favors."

"Vepasian is also a guy with a background, but the things he did are too unkind, so the nobles who would have cheered him up will keep a wait-and-see attitude." Petronia blew on her nails, as if to drive away a group of people. A wisp of dust that won't get in the way: "Even for the sake of money, Nero will withdraw your arrest warrant soon, so what are you going to do next?"

"Go to Britain to negotiate with Queen Boudica."

"puff……"

Petronia directly took a sip of wine, widened her eyes with exquisite eye makeup, and said with an unbelievable expression: "You, the queen of Rome, are going to negotiate with the barbarians in Britain, are you crazy? "

No one would take Britain's rebellion seriously. After all, they were just some uncivilized and barbaric people. It was enough to use people to suppress them, and there was no need for reasoning.

In this regard, Octavia seemed more helpless than Petronia: "We treated the leaders of the Germanic tribes in the same way before. What happened?"

"Arminius' rebellion." Petronia quickly responded: "There is also the Spartacus uprising in Thrace."

"If simple and crude suppression is adopted, then we will face continuous rebellion and a large amount of money investment." Octavia analyzed: "Taking Judea Province as an example, even if we conquer them, it will only Set up legions and governors locally and let them pay tribute on a regular basis, but the Jews themselves are still the ones who rule the Jews. Because this can maximize the benefits and at the same time keep the Judean province at peace."

"Do you think Rome's financial situation can support more and more rebellions?" Octavia said here with a headache on her face: "The more places you conquer, the more legions you need to station. , and with that comes higher military spending and troop requirements.”

"Rome is the Rome of the Romans. If all the people living here are foreigners, then is Rome still the Rome of the Romans? Presumably this is also my father's initial consideration for reducing the time of military service. The purpose is to let those citizen officers Retire as soon as possible, and then take over the scepter of rule, to avoid family heirs."

"Besides, the rebel leaders in Britain are still a group of orphans and widows. That stupid Polynus didn't hurry to clean up the mess, but he still had the face to make the reason for the rebellion known to everyone. If Rome really sent troops to suppress it, then we Who have you become?"

"Haven't we become veritable savages?"

"I really get angry just thinking about it."

Petronia nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes! Even if both parties are to be held accountable for this matter, it will be untenable on our side. Besides, the most feared thing now is Queen Boudica and her couple. The lives of the two daughters are safe, if Polynus really accidentally killed them on the battlefield, then the relationship between the British natives and Rome will be completely over."

"And once the British rebellion is not quickly suppressed, then other provinces will follow suit." Octavia added: "The rebellion in the Germanic provinces, the dissatisfaction in the Jewish provinces, and the Thracian uprising are still The matter in front of you. The Romans must never forget the pain after healing their scars, and directly shattered the rare and peaceful situation."

While Octavia and Petronia were chatting, Sporus suddenly broke in, and then he approached Octavia regardless of etiquette, and whispered in her ear: "The emperor will be here in a few days." Will come to see you."

Octavia turned her head and almost kissed Sporus on the cheek, making his nose blush.

"What are those idiots thinking?"

With Nero's indecision, it is impossible to find Octavia so quickly. It is estimated that he will release Octavia as soon as the Senate speaks in public.

"I heard that Gacius Florus tricked the emperor to ask you to sign a plea agreement."

Sporus didn't know whether Nero was crazy or these people were crazy, but he still dutifully said: "There are too many things in the agreement that are not good for you. I hope you can be mentally prepared."