Xingyue: The protagonist I recommended died again

Chapter 171 About a certain girl’s dream…

Jian Jian had a dream.

It is about an innocent girl who was involved in the royal power struggle in Rome, from an uncontested temple priest, to a glorious Roman emperor, and then to a short life that ended tragically...

At the end of the world, in forgotten Syria, in front of the great Temple of the Sun God, I briefly saw the holiness and beauty of the girl.

The girl who was praying devoutly was enveloped by her own holy light. She seemed to possess all the beauty, beauty, holiness, gentleness, kindness, simplicity, ignorance of the world, and inviolability...

Looking back and smiling after the prayer, not only the soldiers and people surrounding the temple gate, but also Jian Yi felt in a trance.

In the dream, from the perspective of a bystander, Jian Yan silently watched the girl who was loved by everyone around her and loved everyone at the same time.

I have seen girls performing dances to show condolences to the hard-working soldiers, I have also seen girls praying for soldiers and the people, and I have also seen girls shed tears and give farewell kisses to children who died young.

The life of a priest was dull and simple, and the girl naturally immersed herself in it, enjoying the busyness and tranquility.

Little does the girl know that the increasingly fierce power struggle in Rome, which is in turmoil, will soon spread to her, bringing her glory but also her darkest moment.

Perhaps, these were destined from the moment that woman came.

her maternal grandmother, Maisha.

The initial clue was just a rumor.

A girl is actually the illegitimate daughter (son) of Caracalla, the former head of state of Rome, and rumors are spreading in the neighborhood.

No one listened to her explanation and justification.

People only believe what they want to believe.

People who experienced the two emperors Caracalla and Macrinus firmly believed that the holy and beautiful girl was the salvation of Rome.

The woman (Maisha) said the same.

Under the eager and expectant eyes of almost everyone, the girl who was only 15 years old and loved them obeyed their wishes, put on military uniform and went to the battlefield for the people who believed in her.

With no combat experience, she always stood at the forefront of the army.

She had no experience in politics, so she always stayed up late at night to study the royal politics.

However, the girl who works hard for others does not know that the reasons why those people support her are far from simple as she thought.

After all, it is still for profit.

Because the current emperor Macrinus wanted to cancel the military's privileges, in order to prevent this from happening, the upper echelons of the legion urgently needed a legitimate reason to overthrow the emperor.

In fact, they didn't care at all whether she was the illegitimate child (daughter) of the previous emperor Caracalla, they just wanted to use this rumor to legitimately overthrow the "tyrant" who did not represent their own interests. In fact, the original rumor was from the upper echelons of the legion. A collaboration with her grandmother.

Her grandmother Mayisha just wanted to use her to regain her lost power, glory and wealth.

And these also doomed the girl's subsequent tragedy.

(Note: Caracalla is Mayisha’s brother-in-law. Because of this identity, Mayisha was prominent for a while when Caracalla was still in power.)
The war that lasted for half a year ended with her victory.

However, just as she was preparing to inject new vitality into Rome as the emperor of Rome and lead Rome to new glory, she suddenly discovered that things were far from as simple as she thought.

After the victory, the girl who had become the titular Roman Emperor did not have a smooth journey to Rome.

Even more dangerous than during the war.

The real top management of the legion had differences of opinion with her grandmother about making him the Roman emperor. After all, the legion's goal of overthrowing Macrinus had been achieved, so next, instead of supporting such a simple and ignorant person, It is better for a girl to become an emperor than to support a veteran of the legion.

In this way, at least the privileges and interests of the army can be guaranteed when the next emperor takes office.

It was only a journey of more than a month, but due to the bad intentions of the upper echelons of the legion, it took a full year and three months.

It was also the experience of being assassinated countless times and under house arrest in three months of this year that allowed the simple girl to finally grow up.

In the early autumn of that year, the girl who finally came to Rome was no longer the inexperienced and naive girl she had been before.

However, the girl's transformation frightened some people.

Because for these people, all they want is a puppet emperor who is ignorant of the world and can be easily manipulated.

As soon as the new official took office, the girl who came to Rome immediately started a series of measures, including but not limited to appointing low-status slaves and talented criminals to official positions, establishing a senate exclusively for women, etc.

The girl's series of hasty moves made the so-called upper elites in Rome even more convinced that the newly appointed emperor was not prepared to safeguard the privileges of the upper elites.

Cultural and religious differences gradually lost the support of Rome's upper-class elites. The nobles spread various rumors among the people. Due to various factors, the power of the new emperor became increasingly unstable.

By the time the girl discovered this, it was already too late.

What's worse is that the person the girl trusted most betrayed the girl at this time, that is, the grandmother who supported her to rise to power, Mayisha.

Seeing that the girl was gradually losing the support of the upper class elites, and worried that her regained glory and wealth might not be preserved, Mayisha turned her head and supported the girl's cousin Alexander.

In order to quickly remove the girl who has lost the "people's" heart, she is secretly drugged and supplemented with magic that is only available in Satoko's series.

In the dream, in bed late at night, looking at the girl in agony due to drug attack, a hint of unbearability flashed in Jian Jian's eyes.

Just when the girl was in pain due to the dual effects of drugs and magic, the grandmother walked in with a group of slaves.

The girl's eyes were pleading, but Mayisha, who was preoccupied with her own glory and wealth, seemed not to notice.

Hard!A simple fist was hard on the spot!
In short, from this day on, all kinds of wild rumors about the new emperor began to sweep through Rome.

Just like before, no one listened to her explanation.

People still only believe what they want to believe...

Drugs and magic may destroy her body, but rumors are the last straw that breaks the girl's mental will.

Looking at the embarrassed girl surrounded by the imperial guards who had been bribed by Mayisha, a hint of unbearability appeared in Jian Jian's eyes.

At this moment, Jian Yi couldn't help but recall the beautiful, holy, gentle, kind, simple, ignorant, and inviolable girl in the temple...

The dream came to an abrupt end.

Jian Jian, who woke up from her dream, turned her head and looked out the slightly lit window, sighing softly for the girl's "innocence".

……

The rumors against Nero were widely spread and fermented during the two days when the other party was not in Rome, and their role was much greater than simply imagined. Because of this, the coup and the seizure of the throne were almost a matter of course, without any hindrance.

By the way, the rumors against Nero were not done by Jian Yi, but by those noble senators who had reached an agreement with Jian Yi. It can only be said that they are extremely talented in this aspect.

Europe in this era is far from forming the concept of nationalism. For them, what they pursue is nothing more than interests.

In other words, they will support whoever can promise them more benefits, and they don't have that much sense of family and country.

Center of Rome, Palatine Hill.

In front of the magnificent Roman palace, looking at the court officials kneeling on both sides to greet him, Aigalu always felt a little unreal.

The two weeks planned, but in just ten days, he was able to get on the road leading directly to the throne without any blood. Thinking back to those days, just to reach Rome, he walked for a year and three months!
During this period, he went through countless hardships and obstacles, and even the teacher who taught him since he was a child was instigated by the top brass of the legion to rebel!

If I hadn't been alert at that time, I might have died on the way to Rome to take office due to an "accident" without anyone noticing.

But this man was able to pave a path for himself in just ten days without any bloodshed, and he could become the Emperor of Rome almost effortlessly...

Looking at Jian Yan standing aside with his hands folded and a calm face without any surprise, Ejialu couldn't help but have an impossible delusion:
It would have been better if I had had him by my side...

Because of that contract (blessing) from God, unspeakable impulses and desires once again emerged from somewhere in the body.

Want to get it!Want to possess it!
As if he noticed something, Jian Yan looked up.

He pointed at the palace door with his thumb, indicating that it was time to go in.

……

In the magnificent and luxurious hall, Aigalu gently touched the throne at the front.

I don't know if it's a simple illusion, just like the previous time, I always felt that there seemed to be some invisible presence on the throne.

If I had to describe it, it was like a flower in a mirror and the moon in the water. I always felt that there was a similar shadow on it that could not be observed with the naked eye.

"Did you feel anything strange on that throne?"

Jian Jian asked Ma Xiu, Bayi and Octavian on the side.Unfortunately, none of them found anything.

Just when Jian Yi began to wonder if there was something wrong with her sixth sense, Ejialu withdrew the hand that was stroking the throne, and did not sit on the throne that actually belonged to her, symbolizing the throne. Walked down without any hesitation.

"Aren't you ready to succeed?" Jian Yi was confused.

"Aren't there more important things to do?"

Knowing that Aigalu was talking about Nero, he simply replied: "It won't be too late. Let's go through the formalities of succession first and then go to the tower outside to wait for Nero. It won't be too late to tell him about this."

"No, it's better to deal with that matter first."

Why are you not in a hurry now?

Jian Yi complained in her heart, but in the end she had no objection and fulfilled the other party's wish.

On top of the city tower, Aijia Lu, who was at position C, suddenly spoke.

"You seem a little different today."

"Really?" Jian Yi, who was standing behind Aijialu with Masu and Baiyi, replied casually, "Besides, I should say this, right? After all, becoming the emperor who can control everything in Rome is not the most important thing in your heart. Urgent desire?”

Aigalu did not answer, and stared ahead without saying a word. At the other end of his sight, the dust and smoke rising on the horizon...

That was Nero and his entourage whose recruitment journey did not go smoothly.

Because the city gate was closed for unknown reasons, Nero was forced to call himself emperor when he came to the city gate.

"O fellow subjects, our emperor is back! Open the door!"

On top of the city tower, before even a brief reminder, a certain elderly senator who was pushed out as a representative walked out on his own initiative.

The voice was loud and clear, and read out one after another of Nero's unfounded crimes, and gave the results of deliberation by the Senate to remove him from the position of head of state and exile him from Rome.

Before Nero below could react, the senator changed the topic and began to praise Aigalu's achievements and virtues that he had made up.

Although he was not standing at the front, Jian Yi could roughly guess Nero's expression below.

Needless to say, you must have been dumbfounded.

Damn it, what's going on?

Was he fired during a military conscription?
The emperors of Rome were actually employed?

Nero, whose head was buzzing, was about to say something when he suddenly heard someone shouting from above: "Tyrant Nero, get out of Rome!"

The fruit stand owner's sudden sound was like a sudden explosion of stinging insects. Not only Nero below, but also the people on the tower were stunned for a moment.

Because no one followed immediately, there was an eerie silence.

But Jian Jian was not in a hurry, because the silence at this time was, in a sense, just lead time, or the calm before the storm.

The first ones to react were the elders, because from the moment they made their choice, they knew there was no way back.

"Nero, the tyrant, get out of Rome, long live Aegalus!"

With the demonstrations of the Senate senators, more and more people participated, and the shouts became louder and louder, as if they were contagious. Soon, the entire city of Rome participated.

Amidst the roar, which was like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, Nero's eyes widened, his pupils trembled, and his face was filled with disbelief.

"No...it's not true...it's not true!"

While Nero's magic power reaction below increased exponentially, Jian Yan suddenly smelled a very strange aroma.

But he didn't have the intention to care about this kind of thing. After all, if Nero really lost his mind, things would be terrible.

Fortunately, Nero had Boudicca by his side.

Boudica, who felt that Nero's magic reaction surged and even exceeded the threshold soon, and also sensed that Nero's sanity was about to collapse, quickly stopped Nero.

"Calm down! The city is full of ordinary people! And those people were your subjects before! Are you going to attack them?"

"But they...!" Nero, who woke up because of Boudica's cry, bit his lip. Boudica's pitiful and helpless look made her feel distressed, and a strange feeling of CP overflowed.

"Calm down, this matter is weird. Let's wait until the truth is revealed!"

Under Boudica's persuasion and the "farewell" of the entire city of Rome, Nero had no choice but to retreat with less than 1000 troops he had recruited, preparing to settle in nearby city-states before slowly investigating.

Before leaving, Nero stared hard at Aigalu, who was standing at the front of the tower, and his appearance was firmly engraved in his eyes.

"Yu will be back soon!"

Nero didn't know at this time that the next journey and encounter would be even more unforgettable...

The next day, the administrative court of the Roman Senate.

At the formal meeting, Aigalu was granted the status of Roman head of state by the Senate and received an olive branch crown and scepter symbolizing power.

The moment the headdress made of olive branches was put on Aigalu's head by the person in charge of the Senate, Jian Yi immediately turned around, eager to check whether her good brother had recovered.

"Do me a favor, please!"

It was the first time Bai Yi saw Jian Jian showing such a serious expression, and nodded subconsciously.

"Yes, yes, but what kind of business are you doing?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jian Yi took a deep breath, said sorry and hugged her directly!
He even buried his head in his chest!
Then, I felt something rising!

"Heh heh heh—!!"

Just when Bayi, who had never eaten pork or seen a pig running, but had heard the name of a pig, panicked and didn't know what to do, he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with Jian Yan's expression.

Like crying with joy due to over excitement!

"thanks…"

Facing Jian Yi who let go of himself, wiping away the tears that couldn't stop, and his voice choked with sobs, Bayi's mood became more and more subtle.

Are you so excited just for a hug?
Not only did he give all his property to himself almost unconditionally, but he was also so obsessed with himself...

Could it be that this young man really has trouble extricating himself?

How much should your betrothal gift be?
Just when Bayi began to think wildly, Aigalu, who had already held a coronation ceremony, issued three consecutive decrees after his succession in front of the Senate.

Fortunately, it was nothing more than a simple and unstoppable power-grabbing decree prepared for Aigalu from the very beginning in order to gain absolute control over Rome.

The first is to cut out words and amend the law, making imperial power superior to all laws and justice.

The second is to limit the power of the Senate, which in fact makes the Senate a tool for the emperor to govern the country.

Of course, the Senate could not agree to these two proposals.

But in the face of the irrefutable evidence of law violations that Jian Yan had investigated enough to kill these noble senators a hundred times, Aigalu finally had no choice but to admit defeat.

Then comes the third decree...

Just because he was so excited about his good brother's resurrection, he suddenly felt that something was not quite right in the atmosphere.

Mainly because almost everyone is looking at me!

After wiping away her tears of excitement, Jian Yi whispered to Matthew, who was nearest to him and had a rather subtle expression.

"Ma Xiu, what's wrong? Why is everyone looking at me?"

"Master, the third decree just issued by Miss Ejialu said that she will marry you as her queen in a week..."

Jian Yi was confused: "What did you say?"

At this moment, the majestic and incomparable magic power suddenly broke out with Aigalu as the center, raging crazily in the administrative hall!

Protected by the quick-eyed little eggplant behind him, Simple's pupils shrank slightly.

that is……

(End of this chapter)