That day, people only saw Animusfia walking out of the Temple of Sethun.
Since then, rumors began to spread in Rome that Nero's new governor had sacrificed all the senators to the god of agriculture.
In fact, it is almost the same.
Except for Seneca, Animusfia now has no way to confirm the credibility of each senator one by one.
Although everything that had happened in the Senate had led Animusfia to conclude that the conspiracy against Nero would come to an end for the time being, he still could not gamble with Nero's life.
According to Animusfia's preliminary inference, the person behind the conspiracy should no longer be in the city of Rome.
But he did go to Rome.
Several elders who were like puppets on strings must have been arranged by him as chess pieces at that time.
As long as the Guards remained loyal to Nero, the best breakthrough point to overthrow Nero's rule was the Senate.
When everything in the Senate has been arranged, the coup can be completed in an instant as soon as the Guards disappear.
Count Caligula's arrival into the plan and wait for the opportunity.
Animusfia can almost confirm that this is a conspiracy from the United Empire. Because it was unable to defeat the Boudica organization's defense line on the frontal battlefield for a while, the United Empire adopted another method to try to disintegrate Nero and Rome.
However, the appearance of Animusfia caused the collapse of the plan. Although the Guards were completely wiped out, Nero still had the strength to suppress the Senate.
I'm afraid that the assassination of the senators in the end was not part of the real conspiracy, but that the spider abandoned the entire web after it could no longer capture prey, to prevent others from tracing the spider's threads to him.
That's why Animusfia thought there wouldn't be more moles for a while.
But that doesn't mean Animusfia can let the Senate continue to perform.
Even during the Republic, the Senate had to elect a dictatorial consul to lead the military when facing foreign enemies, let alone now.
But Animusfia did not leave the Temple of Saturn entirely alone.
Also taken away by him were more than 10 million silver coins and more than ten tons of gold hidden in the Temple of Saturn.
Since the time of Caesar, the Temple of Saturn was no longer simply used as an important temple and a place for festivals and carnivals.
In addition to worshiping Sethun, the god of agriculture, the Temple of Sethun was once used as a place to store national archives and treasury gold and silver.
Animusphia did not have much interest in Rome's national archives, but when it came to the gold and silver in the treasury, it was different.
To truly bring the governor's functions into full play, it would be impossible without gold and silver to pave the way.
From a time perspective, it should be around AD 60 that Queen Boudica's rebellion had just been put down.
It was already the sixth year of Nero's reign. If the original history were to be followed, it would be the time when Nero's rule turned from prosperity to decline.
Nero's reputation for "good governance" in the early years of his reign came with the same price as the "good governance" of Caligula and Claudius.
How should an imperial head of state please his citizens?
Of course it costs money.
When Caligula and Nero first came to the throne, they both chose to distribute money to Roman citizens for no reason as rewards. Caligula held several banquets for the families of the Senate and the knights, and Nero would not Regularly gave gifts to the citizens of Rome.
Including but not limited to food, livestock and clothing, and even jewelry and real estate.
Claudius more directly returned part of the power to the Senate and the Citizens' Assembly, which had been greatly weakened since Octavian's reforms.
A good reputation has a price.
Caligula presided over the restoration of the walls of Syracuse and the theater of Pompeii, Claudius developed water conservancy, and Nero was obsessed with building baths and stadiums for the citizens.
There were even two massive Nero Festivals held.
It is true that the Roman emperors left a profound mark on the world's cultural and architectural history, but they also directly emptied the Roman treasury of gold and silver.
Animusfia could even use magic to take away the entire Roman treasury at once and cover it up with illusions.
Ten tons of gold sounds like a lot, but when you consider the density of gold, it is no longer like this——————
Nearly twenty tons of gold only accounts for one cubic meter.
This is all the wealth accumulated in the entire Rome.
Animusfia still underestimated the speed of His Majesty Nero's fortune.
Thinking back to the Golden Palace she wanted to build later, Animusfia began to understand why she later became almost unscrupulous in amassing money.
"well....."
Standing in front of the Senate Palace, Animusfia sighed with a headache.
Four soldiers have once again guarded both sides of the palace gate.
Judging from the equipment, they are just ordinary city guards. Seneca should have arranged to guard here.
But now it's time to call them the new Guards.
After seeing Animusfia approaching, the newly promoted guards put their hands on the hilts of their swords.
Obviously, the soldier gate did not welcome him with an oriental face.
"I am the governor of the province of Romagna. Now I want to see your majesty. Could you please go in and inform me, and you can also confirm my identity."
Animusfia, who did not intend to cause trouble again, raised her hands cheerfully and said.
It seemed that after hearing his words, the leading soldier reached out and motioned for the other soldier to come to him.
After whispering for a while, the leading soldier nodded.
"Then please wait here for a while."
"As you wish."
Another soldier opened the palace door and walked in.
A few minutes later, rapid footsteps came from behind the door.
"Is Lord Animusfia back?"
Like a child waiting for his parents to return, Nero rushed out expectantly.
The soldiers who had been chasing behind her arrived late.
After being strengthened by the emperor's privileges, Nero, who could even be regarded as a servant, was now far beyond what ordinary soldiers could catch up with.
The moment he received the report from the soldiers, Nero rushed to the gate of the Senate Palace.
"Exactly down there."
Animusfia bowed obediently.
The soldiers around him who had just realized this also hurriedly saluted.
"Stop doing that kind of false courtesy and come in quickly, Governor. I'm still thinking about what to do if you just leave like this..."
Nero directly took Animusfia's hand and pulled him towards the palace.
"In the future, the Governor doesn't need to report when he sees Yu. He can just walk in."
Nero told Animusfia and the guards guarding the gate of the Senate Palace.
In this way, Animusfia was semi-forced into the Senate Palace.
"Wait, don't close the door yet."
Animusfia stopped the guard who was about to close the door again.
After the guards watched the door open to the air in confusion for a few seconds, Animusfia spoke again.
"it's OK now."
Then, Animusphia and Nero walked towards the depths of the Senate Palace.
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"So, how did you, the Governor, deal with those elders in the end?"
Nero sat in front of Animusfia and asked him.
"I used some little magic to make all the senators who were present before fall asleep in the Temple of Saturn. Outsiders will not find them. I will release them again after everything is calmed down by me."
"Hmm...can you not let it go?"
Nero asked slightly pleadingly.
"This... it's okay not to release them... but after the singularity is repaired, regardless of whether I release them or not, they will all return to their original trajectory."
"well."
Nero sighed in disappointment.
"I thought I wouldn't have to worry about them anymore."
Animusfia smiled and said:
"At least for now, Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about them anymore. This is something to be happy about."
"Hmm, that's true. Speaking of which, did you only do this one thing?"
Animusfia shook her head.
"Of course not, Your Majesty. After all, I am now the governor of Rome, so naturally I have to start sorting out government affairs."
"Then what did you do?"
Animusfia turned silently and pointed behind her.
"What? Is there anything somewhere?"
Nero observed carefully for a long time, and then asked with some confusion:
"Isn't there nothing?"
"That's not necessarily the case, Your Majesty."
As Animusfia's words fell, black ripples appeared behind him, and a large number of silver coins and gold appeared in front of Nero.
"these are?"
"These are the treasures stored in the Temple of Saturn, all of them. I plan to use them to reorganize the administrative system around Rome and expand the army."
“Is this all left...is it enough?
Animusfia shook her head in distress.
"To be honest, it's not enough. Although I will find a way to make it enough, but————"
"But what?"
"This will require some sacrifices from your Majesty."
"For the sake of Rome, I can accept any sacrifice I make."
"It's not a big sacrifice, it's just a small matter."
"So what exactly?"
"Will you free all the slaves you own?"
