Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

As we all know, the Roman senators of this period were a privileged class, enjoying power above everyone else. There were a total of 600 seats in the Senate, and not all of them cared about politics. Many dignitaries became senators in the Senate more to enjoy the privileges rather than to participate in core politics.

That is why, unless it was a major discussion or something that was closely related to them, not everyone would go to the Senate every time it met. It was good if one-third of the people went to the regular meetings. Many of these people went there just to "get some time", and only a part of them actually spoke actively, discussed and thought.

Orville and Tia are now in the theater. As royal family members, they don't have to queue up for seats, and they go directly to the VIP seats in the front row of the Senate. There are many other people sitting in this row, all of them are senators, that is, the core power holders in Rome in theory.

The Senate is now discussing the solution to the crucial Gaul problem, but even so, it still can't stop some of them from watching the show. Orville frowned slightly when he saw this.

He wanted to go, but he couldn't go to the Senate to avoid suspicion. In his opinion, the core power holders were obviously derelict in their duties by slacking off like this. How many ambitious people wanted this seat in the parliament but couldn't get it, but these people used such an important position to watch dramas, watch gladiators, enjoy the status of important guests in other provinces, and then eat and drink for free.

The corruption of the Senate and the city of Rome was also responsible for the corruption of the late Rome. It's not very obvious now, but it will be rotten to the point of being irreparable in one or two hundred years.

After all, Orville and Domitia were also watching the play, so they had no right to criticize these people. He, Domitia and Belisarius found a good seat to sit down, and they didn't say anything but waited quietly. His and Domitia's faces were still recognizable, so soon someone came over to greet them in person.

The leader was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties. He had a kind face. Unlike Vespa's mercenary and smooth kindness, he was more like a well-educated old scholar.

"Marcus Coccus Nerva, I think this is the first time I meet you two. It's an honor. I have always been looking forward to meeting you two royal members. I didn't expect to meet here. It's really the fate arranged for us by Jupiter's blessing."

The other party spoke in a literary and kind tone, which made people feel no bad feelings, but Orville did not relax his vigilance.

Identity, age, personality, and name all match. This is probably the emperor Nerva in the future. If the history of this world develops the same as in the previous life, after Tia and Domitia died one after another, the Senate would nominate him as emperor.

He was already old at that time. After dealing with the chaos, he began to prepare for the succession. He ruled for a year and a half. He adopted the throne to the young and vigorous Trajan, the son of Orwell's comrade-in-arms, Trajan the Elder, one of the five good emperors of Rome in the future, and the "best head" Trajan.

If Nerva is really one of the five good emperors of Rome, he did not have any political achievements. After all, his reign was too short. His wisdom was that he created the system of adoptive succession, and the subsequent emperors were all excellent people who were selected in this way. Under the leadership of the right ruler, Rome fully exerted its national strength and ushered in the most glorious moment in history.

It seems that Nerva is just a good man who was pulled up to take the blame, but Orwell is not sure whether the assassination of Domitia in the future has anything to do with the Senate. After all, the representative members of the Senate ascended the throne later, and Nerva, as a person who later proclaimed himself emperor, would inevitably arouse suspicion as long as he looked at this matter with a questioning eye.

Maybe the assassination of Domitia was Nerva's idea in the future, and he thought about the problem in a conspiracy theory way. Maybe Tia's future death was also related to Nerva. One must be on guard against others. Orville knew this very well, so he was secretly very vigilant against him.

On the surface, Orville stood up and shook hands with the other party.

[Marcus Coccus Nerva - a steady and practical politician]

Diplomacy: 21

Military: 13

Management: 15

Strategy: 23

Knowledge: 28

From the panel data, Nerva is the person with the highest total attribute points that Orville has ever seen, with a total value of 100 points, which is higher than Vespa's total value of 93 or Tia's total value of 93.

A high total value does not necessarily mean stronger comprehensive strength. The real world is not about size, and people's abilities cannot be fully quantified.

A person with low military value may not necessarily lose to a person with high military value in a war, a person with high diplomacy value may be proficient in eloquence or have a stunning appearance, a person with high knowledge value may be proficient in mechanics or poetry or law, there are many variables that affect these data, attribute points can only be used as a reference and cannot determine everything.

But no matter what, people with high attribute points are generally not bad, and it is obvious that Nerva is also a capable person.

"I am also honored to meet you. I really didn't expect this. I thought you would discuss matters in the Senate. After all, your position is very important and it is okay to say that you are indispensable."

Nerva is not an ordinary senator. This year he served as consul together with Vespa and is a real decision-making member of Rome. So Orville's words were more or less questioning. The Senate is currently in a meeting, and the content has been determined to be very important. If he, the consul, is absent, it will be a bit unjustifiable.

Nerva was still smiling and gentle: "I know very well that I am not good at military affairs, and I have little knowledge of financial issues. The rest of the people know better than me how to deal with it. Even if I go to the council chamber, I will still add unnecessary trouble to them. The pressure is on, so I might as well just not go. They can relax and I can entertain myself. It’s good to get the best of both worlds.”

Without him as the consul, there will be no one who can check Vespa's power a little. Vespa's plan will be implemented better. From this point of view, Orville should not be dissatisfied. He has been dissatisfied during his tenure. Just be present.

Orville laughed heartily: "That's true. You are more free and easy than I thought."

Nerva nodded and accepted Orville's praise, and at the same time turned to look at Domitia: "Then I won't disturb you two. The time is almost up. Appreciating drama is what we should do most now. Authentic Greek It is rare for top actors to come and perform in a play, and it is not particularly common in the history of the Pompeii Theater, so it must be cherished.”

PS. For the convenience of recall, the following are Vespa’s attribute points.

[Diplomacy: 20 Military: 18 Management: 21 Strategy: 17 Knowledge: 17]