Chapter 32: The Great Fire of Rome
"My king, be careful!" Lin Xiu called out and reached out to grab Nero, because there were still a lot of flames nearby, but Nero didn't seem to hear half of it, and still walked straight forward, Lin Xiu's hand stretched out as if it touched half of the current, and his whole body was numb.
"Intrinsic enchantment?" Lin Xiu frowned and whispered, it was just a sword, it was able to produce its own inherent enchantment, thinking that the divine weapons had a certain spirituality, and Nero was able to walk in directly without any interference, obviously because this sword chose her, this sword itself carries that kind of inviolable kingly spirit, and Nero is an emperor, this momentum has already been formed, and Lin Xiu does not have it, so naturally, Nero was chosen as the master by it.
When Lin Xiu raised his eyes again, Nero had already held the primordial fire in his hand, pulled a sword flower with the rotation of his wrist, and then slashed the sword on the meteorite next to him, and with a bang, the entire meteorite was neatly cut and cracked in half, from top to bottom.
"Good sword, you will be Yu's weapon in the future." Nero held the primordial fire in his hand and flicked it with his fingers, and the sword made a pleasant humming sound as if it could understand Nero's words, a magical scene that made Nero laugh again and again.
"Congratulations to my king for obtaining the magic weapon." Lin Xiu will naturally compliment Nero at this time, he also has the idea of this sword, but it can be seen from the enchantment just now, it seems that this sword will not agree to him to touch it at all, and sure enough, the king's weapon is also like his person, and it is not allowed to be violated in any way.
"Huh. Yu loved the sword. What do you think is a better name? Nero examined the sword in his hand. Let Lin Xiu think of a name, Lin Xiu didn't expect that he would have such a chance, but he could test the spirituality of this sword, after all, in the later life, it has two names, so...
"Since it was dropped by meteoric iron, it might as well be called the bow of meteorite in Yichen's foolish opinion." Lin Xiu looked at it for a moment and said the name. But then the sword made a buzzing sound, as if it was protesting against Lin Xiu's name for him, and there was a slight tremor all over his body, if it wasn't for Nero holding it in his hand, I'm afraid he would have to come over and cut Lin Xiu by himself, so big of a temper? Hmm, isn't it because of a bow word? That's a little too modern, right?
"Be honest!" Nero let out a low shout, and the sword seemed to be able to understand her words, and immediately fell silent, and sure enough, the magic weapons and sharp weapons all had the phenomenon of recognizing the master. Nero's apologetic eyes comforted Lin Xiu, and then stroked the sword body along his fingers.
"Hmm. Since it was full of fire when it fell, and it came from outside the sky, it should be the most primitive form, so it might as well be... Let's call you the Primordial Fire. After Nero finished speaking, the primordial fire in his hand seemed to understand, and let out a pleasant buzzing sound, obviously very satisfied with the name, which caused Nero to laugh again and again, but Lin Xiu secretly scolded himself, sycophant.
Time flies, Nero and Lin Xiu have been in Antium for more than a month, probably the most pleasant time Nero has ever had during this period of time, every day during the day there is not much government affairs and trivial matters, at night, it becomes that Statia? Mei Salina, put on her favorite dress, completely turned into a girl, and occasionally pulled Lin Xiu to compete, because of the original fire, Lin Xiu could only play 30% of the level, naturally three or two times was beaten by Nero, often Nero is like a noble queen, with the original fire in his hand against Lin Xiu's chin, and then generously speak.
The happy days made Nero seem to have forgotten the heavy responsibility of being the emperor, but Lin Xiu knew that the day was approaching, on the night of July 17, in the courtyard of a temporary residence for two people, Nero held his chin and said quite depressedly, "Time flies too fast, Yu hasn't been enough Statia?" Lady Mersarina, such a beautiful and elegant woman suddenly disappeared from the crowd, and I think it will make many people cry sadly. Apparently, the narcissist's problems are starting to flare up again.
"After all, my king is the emperor of the Roman Empire, and we must not forget the heavy responsibilities on my body." Lin Xiu reminded loudly, apparently realizing that the time for the fire in Rome was approaching.
"Figured out a way... By the way, so Statia? Anyone would like Mesarina, and so would the emperor, but he was the best man in the Roman Empire, and how could the best man allow the saint to be someone else's wife? Nero raised his eyebrows excitedly at Lin Xiu, who looked like a hooligan preparing to flirt with a woman from a good family.
"Uh... The minister did not understand what my king meant. Lin Xiu had a vague premonition that something was going to happen, and sure enough, the emperor began to write her script again, only to see her walk with the steps of a man, walked to Lin Xiu's side in two steps, and circled around him, sure enough, Nero started her script next, so that Lin Xiu could hardly find any place to complain, and at this moment, neither of them would have thought that the fire that had burned in Rome had an inseparable relationship with the saint.
"Hmm, Statia? Mesarina is the wife of Vestinus, but such a perfect woman, His Majesty the Emperor naturally wants to take it by his side, so what to do, the only way to do it is to kill Vestinus, well, this is a life-and-death duel between the first best man and the second best man in Rome for love. Nero said with a yearning face, apparently the emperor started to write scripts again, this time from a bizarre escape to a tangled love triangle, I really don't know how her head grows.
"Uh... But where is the minister my king's opponent, I'm afraid that he has become the soul of my king's sword before they fight, why don't you adapt the script, Vestinus doesn't really love Statia? Mei Salina, after His Majesty the Emperor learned of this, hated it, and in the end, Statia? Messarina also understood who was the one who truly loved herself, and abandoned Vestinus and lived a happy life with His Majesty the Emperor. Uh..."Lin Xiu looked at Nero, whose face was already covered with dark clouds, and knew that his script obviously had no possibility of being adopted.
"Statia? Mei Salina is so perfect, how could she abandon her husband. Qing's script is really not good. It was the first time that Nero had rejected Lin Xiu's proposal. And so resolutely. It's just that Lin Xiu didn't expect that she would take this script so seriously, but could it be that the third marriage of the legendary Roman Emperor Nero was so spoofed? It's really not an ordinary headache, but a duel with her? Forget it.
"Why don't you switch things around, then, Statia? Messarina is still flawless, while her husband Vestinus is a bastard. And he didn't love his wife at all, and finally abandoned her, and then was touched by the emperor's sincerity ... Uh..."Lin Xiu's words couldn't go on here, because this time Nero's face was a little colder than the last time, and it was obvious that this script was going to be stillborn again.
"How is this possible? A flawless woman like Yu, how could Qing not like it? Mo Feiqing didn't even have the courage to duel for Yu? When Nero said this, his tone seemed to be a little sad, and a pair of big eyes stared at Lin Xiu with a terrifying look, I am afraid that as long as he said something that he did not have the courage to, a duel would happen in an instant. This sister doesn't take such a bully.
"Minister... I am willing to smear the liver and brain of my king. Lin Xiu almost said this sentence with a crying voice. Oh my God, what is this, if there is a war, it will definitely be a problem, but you Statia are going to duel? Mei Salina herself, there is no way, take one step at a time, this emperor has incomparable perseverance and perseverance in this regard.
"Well, Yu also understands Qing's intentions, and Qing can rest assured, although Vestinus will die, Qing will be Yu's husband, whether it is the emperor or Statia? Mei Salina. With a satisfied smile, Nero stood in front of Lin Xiu with his proud little chest as if he had sent out the greatest welfare in the world.
"Huh?" Lin Xiu was a little confused for a while, the meaning of this sentence..., just when he didn't know how to answer, Pegasus came to report, and the personnel were obviously very anxious, flew to the ground, and knelt down in front of Nero in a hurry, although Nero frowned, obviously hated that others disturbed his time, but when he saw that the person who came turned out to be Otto, and his expression was in a hurry, he also knew that something big must happen.
"King Yuwu, the imperial capital is in danger, a fire broke out this afternoon, it is uncontrollable at this time, there are countless casualties, all the troops participate in the rescue, but the fire still has not been alleviated in any way, I don't know what the reason is." Otto's voice was hurriedly said with a crying tone, obviously the situation in the imperial capital was very critical, and Lin Xiu's brows were also raised, obviously the main drama had come.
"What? The old things of the group of senators are all a bunch of miscellaneous things, and they will set off immediately and return to the imperial capital. "Nero's watery tenderness just now has long disappeared, the emperor is like a ghost possessed, the king's aura is instantly emanated, even Lin Xiu, who is standing beside him, can feel the momentum exuded by Nero at this moment, obviously he has moved the real anger, but what is the cause of the Roman fire in this history, there is no clear record in history, but it is rumored that Nero is an arsonist, and Lin Xiu, who has been following Nero, has already guessed that there must be something else hidden in the morning, because he knows Nero, It's impossible to do such a bastard thing, not to mention, she has been staying with herself for a month, how could she go to Rome and set fire? And even if it was premeditated, according to Nero's character, it was impossible to hide it so deeply, if he wanted to use this fire to burn the group of people in the Senate, then the most likely person to carry out this task must be him, there is no doubt about him, obviously Nero is an arsonist, this slander is impossible to establish at all, so who is so mad? I don't know anything, it's just that Lin Xiu followed Nero, didn't even have time to change clothes, beat the horse and galloped all the way back to the Roman imperial capital, far away outside the city, you can already see the fire in the imperial capital that burned half the sky, the original city walls have been burned red by the flames, the Roman imperial capital has become a human purgatory at this time, Nero whipped the two horsewhips on the horse's ass, and the horse's fart ran even more wildly, no wonder he said that he was a charioteer who could match the sun god Thor, This ability to control is really beyond the reach of ordinary people, but it also shows that Nero's heart is already anxious at this moment.
Neither Nero nor Lin Xiu thought that after they left. Otto and Seneca got together. Seneca's wrinkles were a little deeper. He had resigned from his position not long ago, but no one would have thought that he was a Ming Xiu plank road dark Chen Cang.
"This time, Nero is afraid that he can't pick up the stain on his body, but the fact that those Christians really believe in eschatological legends like that makes me a little surprised, hehe, it's just a little inciting. I didn't expect them to be so fanatical, well, everything was expected, Nero, who was furious, must have lit their bodies into torches to vent his anger, at that time, both the nobles and the common people will be panicked by his behavior, as long as we increase our efforts, I believe that he will break himself in less than two years. Seneca stroked her beard. said quite proudly, with no sense of vicissitudes on his face at all. There was a sparkle in his eyes and a sly one.
"Hmph, choosing a group of civilians instead of supporting the aristocracy is originally a path to self-destruction, if he doesn't die, I'm afraid that sooner or later he will also take you and me." Otto smashed his fist on the table with some anger, this Nero's favorite servant, originally climbed from a commoner to the emperor's side, thinking that his beautiful future had come, but he didn't expect that the emperor was unusually harsh on the nobles, the lives of the commoners were gradually changing, and the status of the nobles began to plummet, how could he accept such a big contrast? Thus, the overthrow of Nero was in full swing.
"That's right, it's just a pity, ma'am." Seneca said with a look of regret, the lady in her mouth naturally refers to Otto's wife Popea? Sabina.
"Hmph, as long as you can ascend to that throne, women don't have what they want? Even if she is pretending to be a saint, it is not impossible. Otto's eyes sparkled with fierceness, and he spoke word by word, revealing the nature of his greed.
Seneca glanced at Otto and sneered psychologically, you wagging tail and begging dog, whoever gives you steamed buns is the master, and you want to ascend the throne? Dream it, but if Nero's little lion is removed from the fangs and claws, he is really a delicate beauty, but his personality is too strange, forget it, it's better not to think about these for the time being.
The fire that broke out in Rome began to burn in the Colosseum. The Colosseum, located on the east bank of the Tiber River, in the southwest of the city of Rome, was filled with flammable items such as tents, so the fire was out of control. In addition, the southwest wind blew in the past few days when the fire started, which contributed to the wind. The fire on the right, on the other hand, burned down the Imperial Government and other high-rise buildings, and the streets, shops, and houses in all directions were also reduced to ashes. As a result, the whole city was almost in a sea of fire, and this time the fire burned for six days and seven nights, and the whole city of Rome was scorched!
In the past few days, Nero and Lin Xiu have been working frantically, almost sleepless all night, fighting fires, saving people, saving everything that can be saved, but human beings are too small in front of nature, although they have dispatched all their strength, however, the damage caused by this fire is still too serious, Nero opened his palace to settle the victims, and transported grain relief from Ostia and neighboring towns, and directly reduced the price of food from the original 48 yuan to 3 yuan, which is a gap of one-sixteenth, for a while, The nobles wanted to die in pain, but looking at Nero, whose eyes were bloodshot and like a beast that could explode at any time, everyone was silent, no one dared to touch her scales at this time, and no one wanted to be pulled out of the body by him at this time.
After a series of measures by Nero, the disaster relief is progressing well, and some of the plans that were originally shelved by the Senate have also been put on the agenda by Nero again, building construction and rebuilding the palace, however, these are not all of Nero's energy, the other line is his focus, this fire, there have been rumors, more people believe that this is a man-made fire, and soon, Nero was imprisoned a large number of Christians, and what made Lin Xiu even more astonished was that this group of fanatics confessed in front of Nero.
"Beloved, do not be strange at the experiments of fire that have come upon you, but rejoice. For you are partakers of Christ's suffering, that you may rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. The Lord will come on this day, a day full of calamities, death, sorrows, but the Lord will purify all this, and you see, the Holy Maiden has come to Antium, she is a gift from the Lord, she is already on the way to the salvation of the world, rejoice in the flames, and welcome the coming of the Lord with us. A young man named Peter, holding his so-called Bible in his hand, preached this passage in the palace hall of Nero, almost a kind of crazy fanaticism, but this remark made Nero close her eyes in pain, she could not imagine that she was just singing a song, which led to such a disaster, and the culprit was this group of crazy people, when they opened their eyes again, the people around them could even feel the murderous aura emanating from Nero's body at this moment.
"How many people have confessed the same sin as he did?" Nero's words were very calm, yet no one would think that he would calm down, a crazy man, a moment of calm, is the most terrible, because it is a precursor to the storm. (To be continued......)
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