Chapter Twenty-Three: The First Emperor of the Ages

Lin Xiu stood in place, knowing that even if he used a medical kit to exchange it for the dying Brittany Ricus, and even if he could, it was impossible for him to decide to act arbitrarily without knowing how to open the curse lock, for now, he was just a witness to this historical moment.

"Brother Huang, you can't die, you can't!" Nero stretched out his hand and pinched Brittanycus's man, roaring anxiously, in fact, as soon as his palm touched Brittanycus's back, he already knew that it was too late, but people are so persistent, and they are so self-deceiving, even at the last moment, they are expecting a miracle to happen.

Brittany didn't slip off the chair, because Nero's movements were fast enough that he had bounced out of the jaw almost instantly, but it was still too late, Brittany Cus finally opened his eyes slowly under Nero's shouting, but the blood that kept spilling from his nose and mouth could not be stopped, and the color of the blood was already black, and there was no bright red at all, flowing down the corners of his mouth.

"The Emperor... Brother, royal brother... No... Can't accompany you to the arena... Go see... See... The heroic posture of the imperial brother..."The intermittent words have been extremely weak, Brittany Nicus has understood that his death is approaching at this moment, however, he knows that the one who let him die will definitely not be this imperial brother who has been spoiling him, at this moment, he is holding his head, and his eyes are already hazy with tears.

"Nonsense, if you say it's okay, you can definitely do it!" Nero interrupted Brittanycus with a stubborn voice, and spoke sadly but firmly.

"The Emperor... Brother, you don't... It's okay to cry. You are... Be... Emperor. … Rome... of the Emperor. Brother Huang... Brother Huang... There's... Wish..."Brittany Ricus spoke intermittently, his eyes were already a little blurred, if it wasn't for Nero's forcible treatment, he wouldn't even have the opportunity to speak, but even so, he persuaded Nero at the last moment, yes. The emperor is not allowed to shed tears, that will only make the subjects feel the weakness of the emperor, the emperor should be supreme, it should be a legend through the ages, it should be Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change.

"Brother Huang promised you, Brother Huang won't cry, you say, you say." Nero threw his head back from the tears that were about to fall, using this position to control his eyes, which might burst at any moment. Looking at his somewhat trembling body, Lin Xiu believed. He used all his strength to control the tears at this time, this scene, how sad, an emperor who can't cry, how clever, even the most basic human instincts have to be suppressed.

"The Emperor... Elder brother... Remember, a... No... A country without slaves, a... One... A peaceful kingdom where all subjects live in happiness, Brother Emperor... Yes... Sing aloud for them... Listen... The most beautiful music, enjoy the most... Happy time,... There will be no more... And then there's... The gladiatorial arena of fighting... No... Won't be in... There is war... There will be no more... Displaced... Child... To do... To do... Brother Huang... To be the first emperor of the ages... To do... Be all subjects... Love and esteem... Love and esteem... Bretonicus's words were not finished after all, only intermittently said that at this point, he had already come abruptly, and he was so angry that no matter how many times Nero pinched him, he would never wake up again, but Nero was repeating the words of Brittanycus over and over again.

There were already people who felt the scene at this time, but Nero sounded cold words at this moment, and there was no emotion in those words, just like ... Lin Xiu, who lost Tifa, is exactly the same.

"Qing, let them get out of the house, and don't disturb Yu and his brother's last banquet." Nero's body did not reverse, he was still holding Brittanycus's body, as if he was feeding him medicine, however, when Lin Xiu heard such words, he naturally would not continue to stand aside, and there were personnel of the Praetorian Guard and some courtiers who rushed in, but Nero had already given an order, and Lin Xiu's figure was in front of them for the first time, and the red scabbard in his hand was piercing, like a silver light, half-unsheathed in front of everyone.

"The king has a life, and the more one dies!" Lin Xiu's figure is still facing away from the person behind him, this seemingly delicate body looks a little nondescript even if it is passed on to the knight's armor, there is no sense of wisdom or martial arts or the appearance of the instrument, it is more like a person pretending to be half a garlic general, there is a saying, wearing a dragon robe does not look like a prince, the description of the current Lin Xiu is the most appropriate.

However, the people who rushed into the room, no one dared to take a step forward, in normal times, they would not care about a slave, this kind of person is not a human being at all, but now it is different, since this slave killed ten gladiators in the gladiatorial arena without much effort, and was promoted to his side by Nero to become the knight of the king, no one dares to look at him as a slave anymore, and all the words will be held in the stomach, because that sword is the king's sword, and it is too easy to kill them, They exchanged a look with each other, and even some people wanted to see Nero's behavior at the moment, and some people were sent by Agrippina to check the situation, but they didn't know what the situation was at the moment, and finally reluctantly withdrew from the emperor's restaurant, here, the imperial power represents everything, and even in Rome, Nero is the supreme symbol.

"See, His Majesty the Emperor is feeding the prince of Brittanycus? I'm not mistaken, but why did you scream like that just now? One of the guards walked out of the Emperor's dining room and asked his companion with a suspicious attitude.

"Stupid, how could the emperor go and feed others? Saying it is enough to put you to death. "The companions around him quickly raised their vigilance, being on duty in the royal family is not as relaxed and happy as imagined, on the contrary, they will walk on thin ice, and there are many behaviors here that will be forbidden, and it is considered a shame to damage the royal prestige.

"I heard, it was the screams of the prince of Brittanycus, and... And I saw blood on the hands of the prince of Brittanycus. One of the guards also came over and told the two of them what he had just seen, oh my God, that was brotherhood, the emperor, who had just been in power for less than a year, had poisoned him to death while eating. I can't believe it.

"How is that possible? I have heard that the prince of Brittany and the Emperor Nero have the best relationship. How could Emperor Nero do such a cruel thing? The guard, who wanted to ask questions the most, couldn't believe it. He retorted that he was a supporter of Nero, and often accompanied him on his tours, and in his heart, he greatly appreciated the shrewd and capable new emperor.

"What do you know, where is there any family affection in the royal family? Don't you know that Emperor Nero and Prince Brittanycus are not the same father? And the person who has the right of formal inheritance is not the Emperor Nero. It's the prince of Brittanycus, he is orthodox, it's just that Emperor Nero used his talent to conquer the senate, and now, he must be worried that his throne is unstable, so he will make such a move. The guard, who came from behind, spoke eloquently and made sense.

"But... But no, Emperor Nero has always been the most close to the people, and he even has to personally look at every case. I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will be judged in an unjust, false and wrongful case. Not long ago, he freed a slave in the gladiatorial arena, and now he is the knight of the king beside him. The first guard still couldn't believe this analysis, in his mind, Nero was a merciful emperor, and even when he sentenced the prisoner, he tried to replace the death penalty with other methods, how could such a person poison his brother with his own hands.

"Tsk, say you don't understand, that's just a superficial phenomenon, the emperor naturally has to maintain a benevolent image in front of the people, so that everyone will love it, but it doesn't mean that this is his own will, just because he is the emperor has to do this, and just now you also saw that slave, after wearing the knight's armor, can you still see that he is a slave? And how can it be so coincidental that a foreigner with such strength has become a slave? Can you imagine? All this was clearly a fake arranged by Emperor Nero himself. The guard who came from behind continued to analyze, almost to the point of fanaticism.

"But... But... No..."The guard who was the first to ask questions was still a little puzzled, he always didn't think that Emperor Nero was such a person, but the other party's analysis was indeed very reasonable, so that he couldn't argue, and at this time, they saw Seneca's figure in their spare eyes, this minister was Emperor Nero's teacher, he hurriedly walked past several people at the moment, the guards didn't dare to look up directly, but they still scanned it with their peripheral vision, and found that the corners of his mouth were smiling.

"See, Lord Seneca is laughing, he is the teacher of Emperor Nero, and he has always looked down on the actions of the prince of Brittanycus, could it be that the emperor he instigated killed the prince? After all, Emperor Nero still listened to his teacher's advice, and didn't you notice, just now Emperor Nero said that he was not allowed to disturb his banquet, and his tone was very calm, if it was really an accident, how could he be so calm? The guard who caught up with the last one could almost assert this conspiracy, but this mood and sense of accomplishment was something that no one could share, and the first guard still wanted to argue, but at this time, there was a series of wild laughter in the restaurant, and the three of them turned around a little stiffly, a little incredulous, because the one who made this series of laughter was almost crazy and shouted, he was going to become the emperor of the ages, and all the inferences were confirmed at this moment, and it was the emperor Nero who shouted this sentence.

"You can know that Yu is the emperor above 10,000 people in Rome." At the moment when the others left, Nero was still holding the body of Brittany Ricus in his arms, with his back to Lin Xiu behind him, but at this moment, he opened his mouth to ask Lin Xiu such an inexplicable sentence, Lin Xiuzhi said, the current Nero has been extremely sad.

"Minister... Know. Lin Xiu nodded, and said in a low voice, he is the emperor of Rome, this is a recognized fact, but now he does not have much real power, if it is Nero in the later period, I believe that he will desperately carry the original fire and directly question his mother.

"As you know, Yu has had no father since he was a child, and Brittany is Yu's only younger brother." Nero's voice was still calm, and his hand gently stroked Brittanycus's forehead, helping him to straighten some of his loose hair.

"Minister... Know. Lin Xiu didn't know what Nero would be crazy about next, it is conceivable that at a certain point, they all have an almost identical attachment, a desire for affection, but...

"You know, the person who poisoned her is Agrippina, she is Yu's mother, and she is the one who took away Yu's most emotion." Nero's voice was still calm, and even when he spoke of his mother, there was no emotion, as if he were talking about someone who had nothing to do with him.

"Minister... Also know. Lin Xiu was a little bitter when he answered, his mother poisoned his younger brother, although there was no emotion in the royal family, but in the past two days, Lin Xiu had already seen that for his younger brother, Nero was more important than his mother, perhaps, the future killing of his wife and mother was the seed planted from here.

"But... But Yu didn't even have the right to cry, before Yu became a king, Yu was a person first. Nero only closed his eyes painfully when he said this, Lin Xiu could see clearly, two lines of tears flowed down the sides of his eyes, however, it was only a moment, the eyes that opened again were already full of coldness, Lin Xiuzhi said, maybe at this moment Nero was also forced on a road that would not turn back.

"They want Yu to be an emperor, Yu has done it, they want Yu to give up emotions, Yu is gone, since they want to do it, Yu has to be the most popular wish in the heart of the emperor's brother, Yu wants to be a different emperor, Yu has to do... An emperor through the ages! Ha Lu haha, ahaha haha, Yu wants to be an emperor through the ages, and Yu wants to be an emperor through the ages! It is not difficult for Lin Xiu to imagine that when the people outside heard Nero laughing like this, what kind of comments would they make when they thought of what happened in the house, and the rumor about Nero poisoning his brother at the dinner table in later generations was probably the beginning of this rumor, but now Nero can't listen to any advice, and he won't pay attention to what others say about him, he is such a persistent person.

Nero got up coldly, walked to his seat, and began to drink the feast, the taste of the wine, I believe it will be more bitter than tears, only Lin Xiuzhi said, he is using the most reluctant meal, remembering his younger brother, remembering him, but the irony is that if Nero cried, maybe there would be a different evaluation, but he was not allowed to cry, it was Brittany Ricus, all this is so ironic, sure enough, history is used to fool the world.

"Is Qing willing to follow Yu on the path of the emperor through the ages?" This is no longer a question sentence, but a declarative sentence, I believe that now as long as Lin Xiu says a no, he will be divided by Nero's five horses under the anger in an instant, he is too calm now, a persistent madman, the most calm time, is the most dangerous moment, this is what it means to accompany the king like a tiger.

"I am willing to follow my king and die, and I have no regrets!" Lin Xiu knelt on one knee, and no one could hear any mistakes in his abusive words.

"Remember your oath today, if he recovers day by day, Yu Ding will be killed by the sword with his own hands, Yu does not like traitors, and there is another sentence, you remember, Agrippina's life, Yu will be decided!" It was still the man sitting at the dinner table, still calmly eating the last dinner that belonged to him and Brittany Cuus, but the words that came out were cold to the bone.

The dinner finally ended, and three days later, Nero issued a copy canceling the gladiators, and freed a large number of slaves, many nobles expressed their indignation at Nero, but Nero still tried his best to overcome public opinion and firm his decision, but at the same time, Nero gained the support of a large number of civilians, but he didn't know that a news that Nero poisoned his brother at the dinner table and indifferently insisted on finishing the meal before leaving, is circulating, and he will form an immeasurable bloody storm one day. (To be continued......)