It was the emperor Commodus of the Roman Empire who spoke, so Satonillos could not disobey the other party's order. He looked at Zhang Heng with gloomy eyes, and had no choice but to return to the place where he was standing.
Satonillos could feel that although Commodus was mediating, he was obviously more inclined to Zhang Heng, but he was not an idiot, and soon figured out why. At the last moment when the two fought, Zhang Heng made a He made a gesture of a knife in his hand and scratched his neck. If the other party was holding a knife or a sword in his hand, there is no doubt that he is now a corpse.
But I have to say that this method is suspected of being a trick, because after all, the two are just fighting with bare hands now, and Satonillos will naturally not guard against swords. It would cause more serious injuries, but it would be difficult to be fatal after all, and the two of them would still have to fight afterwards.
But now he is suffering from being dumb, unable to tell what he has suffered, but Zhang Heng has successfully reversed Kang Maode's first impression of him. From thinking that he was a bit reckless before, now he thinks that he is brave and good at fighting, and he is still in power. Being able to forgive is a rare quality, not to mention that the other party is just a gladiator.
So after the battle, Commodus patted Zhang Heng on the shoulder, "Your name is Zhang Heng, right? I heard that you come from the far east, the ancient empire rich in silk. You fought well. I will write down your name." , looking forward to your performance in the arena later.”
"As you wish, my majesty." Zhang Heng said.
Commodus seemed to want to say something, but he hesitated for a while and finally didn't say it. After witnessing an exciting battle, he seemed to be satisfied. Afterwards, he was a little absent-minded and lacked interest in listening to the introduction of the new gladiator. .
Sensing his reaction, Dio waved back the other masters of the gladiator school.
"I had someone prepare desserts and fruits, and a group of excellent dancers..."
"Oh," the young emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, "I have been out for a while, thank you for your hospitality, and Krispina is not too comfortable tonight, I think we should go first .”
"Of course," Dio said, "the queen's body is the most important thing." He personally sent Commodus and Crispina out of the gate while talking, and then stood at the gate with the young emperor and chatted privately What.
Zhang Heng tried to prick up his ears, but because of the distance, no one could hear what they were talking about.
But at the next moment, another slightly hoarse and lazy voice sounded from his ear, "Oh, so, you are the oriental man who became famous in the Victor Arena a while ago?"
Zhang Heng raised his head and saw a woman. She looked like she was in her thirties, but her skin was well maintained. Like a teenage girl in this era, she had a slightly baby-fat face. She has a naive girlish look, but the cold look in her eyes from time to time, and her slightly upturned lips show that she has an extraordinary status, which can also be seen from the attitude of other female guests towards her .
When watching the battle before, the other female guests basically stood beside her and Queen Krispina.
She wore a very thin metal mesh covering her head, pushing her hair up, and apart from the mesh and the wedding ring on her right hand, she had no other jewelry on her body.
Zhang Heng probably guessed the identity of the other party, and he felt a little headache. He didn't really want to have anything to do with the person in front of him.
However, things backfired. The other party saw that he was silent but did not leave. Instead, she moved her face closer. There was a scent of rose petals on her body, and the hot air from her mouth touched Zhang Heng's ears. Are you all idiots? I can’t see your small thoughts. Tell me, an Easterner, what is your purpose in getting close to my brother? Be careful, don’t lie, or I will ask the guards to drag you out and behead you. Know who I am right, then you should also know that I'm not just scaring you."
Zhang Heng had no choice but to answer, "Yes, respected Augusta."
Standing in front of Zhang Heng at this moment is the most honorable woman in the entire Roman Empire, the eldest daughter of Aurelius, Commodus's sister Lucilla, and she is also the only woman who has the title of Augusta after her mother's death .
The title of Augusta corresponds to Augustus, roughly equivalent to the meaning of queen, which is also the highest title that women in the entire Roman Empire can get.
Lucilla was still the wife of Lucius when she received this title, and Rome was in the era when the latter and Aurelius co-ruled. But Lucius died of illness not long after, and then Aurelius arranged for Lucilla to marry Pompeianus.
However, there are rumors that Lucilla is not very satisfied with the second marriage. Although her current husband is a powerful figure in the military, his status is still not comparable to that of the previous emperor Lucius. The queen was downgraded to the governor's wife, but fortunately her title of Augusta was retained.
And she herself seemed to value this title very much. When Zhang Heng called her that, a smile finally appeared on her face, and her tone eased, "You haven't answered my question yet, Gladiator."
"What do you think a gladiator wants most?" Zhang Heng asked back.
"Freedom?" Lucy raised her eyebrows, "All gladiators want freedom, but no, I don't think that's why you approached my brother."
Zhang Heng's eyelids twitched. He almost thought that something went wrong with the old trainer and his identity was leaked. Fortunately, Lucilla quickly continued, "Those who came here tonight, Regardless of high or low, there is only one purpose," she paused, and slowly spit out two words, "rights. Admit it, you want more than freedom, you must have heard about my brother Hey, he always has some unrealistic expectations of the people at the bottom, and now the two most trusted advisors around him are not of noble origin."
"You have sharp eyes." Zhang Heng admitted.
"No, I just have a good nose, and I can smell the smell of people who want to climb up." Lucy pulled out angrily, "However, there are not many people around my brother now, do you want to climb up?" Rights and freedoms, maybe you can consider changing directions.”