The little slave girl opened the door, but instead of seeing the money-giver, she saw four heavily armed guards, which made her a little nervous.
"You... who are you looking for?"
"Oh, may I ask if Zhang Heng, the champion of the Flavi Amphitheater, lives here?" A young man who didn't look much older than Zhang Heng squeezed in from behind the four guards.
"Yes, that's right." Zhang Heng's voice came from behind the little slave girl, and then came over.
The little female slave saw that the other party didn't seem to be looking for trouble, so she quickly let the door open and retreated to a corner beside her.
Zhang Heng shook hands with the young man, and then let him into the room.
A smile appeared on the face of the young man, "Hello, I also watched your gladiatorial performance before, it was very exciting, especially the battle between you and the giant, it has surpassed the description in words, it is definitely my The greatest battle I have ever seen, maybe I can still tell my grandson thirty years later... Oh, it seems that I haven't introduced myself yet, I am Klind, an advisor to His Majesty the Emperor."
Zhang Heng's eyes moved slightly when he heard the words. He knew Klind. According to the information given by the old Persian trainer, Klind and his target Otrus were Commodus' most trusted advisors, and they could even be called Commodus' right-hand men. , It’s just that one is in the open and the other is in the dark, helping Commodus to govern the country together and deal with threats from all sides.
Zhang Heng guessed that Commodus was eager to recruit him, but he didn't expect that Klinde would come forward.
You must know that with Klinde's current status beside Commodus, he must have a lot of things. It is entirely possible to send someone to look for him, but the other party insists on coming by himself. This is obviously a signal of goodwill.
Zhang Heng asked Klinde to sit at the table, which was the only place in the house where guests could be entertained, and then asked the little slave girl to pour two glasses of water.
"Presumably you already know the reason for my visit. That's right, our emperor admires you very much, and I hope you can consider doing things for us." Klinde didn't talk nonsense, and he confessed his reason for coming as soon as he sat down.
However, Zhang Heng did not immediately agree, but said, "Of course I also hope to share the worries of His Majesty the Emperor, but as you can see, I am just a gladiator who has just been freed, and I come from a distant foreign country, and I am not very interested in politics." Understood, I'm worried..."
"I can understand your worries, but don't worry, my friend, this is not a decadent place like the Senate, full of greedy old guys. The most important thing is that we have an open-minded hero who is not constrained by his background, and is willing to reuse people like you and me, give us opportunities, and let us grow." Klinder patted Zhang Heng on the shoulder, "So you have no idea at all. There is no need to be anxious, as long as you are capable, there will always be your place here."
"Then where should I start?" Zhang Heng asked.
"Very good, it seems that you are ready for the new job, then I will tell you what you are going to do." Klinde still had the polite and enthusiastic appearance, and it took a full moment Zhong explained to Zhang Heng in detail what he was going to do, and answered all questions with great patience.
Considering that this is Zhang Heng's first time doing something, his work is not complicated, and it is not completely out of touch with his previous status as a gladiator.
In the second century AD, cameras and other technical criminal investigation equipment did not appear. How to maintain law and order in the city has become a headache for every ruler, especially since the population of Rome has exceeded one million. Most of them are at the bottom, thieves, liars, killers... are active in every street, and crimes happen almost every moment.
The job of the patrol team is to stop the crime in time and catch the fugitive as quickly as possible after the crime happened. The first job Zhang Heng received from Kang Maode was to assist the patrol team to maintain law and order.
"Of course, you can't take care of such a big city by yourself, so you just need to pick an area." Klinder took out a map of Rome while talking, and unfolded it on the table.
But at this moment, a man dressed as a servant came in from the outside and whispered something in Klinde's ear. Klinde's face changed slightly, and when he looked at Zhang Heng again, he showed a look of embarrassment.
Seeing this, Zhang Heng took the initiative to say, "The matter has almost been explained clearly. If you have any urgent matters, you can go to them first."
Klinde seemed a little sorry when he heard the words, "Your Majesty is very concerned about your affairs, I specially pushed back the morning arrangement, and originally wanted to take you to the place where you work to see, but there is an emergency just now that I really have to deal with , so how about it," Klinde seemed to think for a while, and beckoned a guard outside the door to come in, "This is Pannonax of the Praetorian Guards. He had dealt with the patrol team a lot before, and he chose For regional matters, you can ask him to help with the staff, don't worry."
Klinde lowered his voice slightly, "... It doesn't matter if you don't make too many achievements, as long as there are no major mistakes, I will speak for you, Your Majesty."
"Then I couldn't be more grateful." Zhang Heng also replied.
"Welcome to join us. It's always exciting to see the team grow." Klinder raised the corner of his mouth again, and this sunny and cheerful young man seemed to like to smile, "Let's join hands and give the Senate Take a look at those old antiques who only talk about their background."
After speaking, he and his servant left in a hurry, and three of the four guards he brought before continued to follow behind him, while a man with a knife wound between his eyebrows stayed behind, which should be Klinder Said to be from Pannonax of the Praetorian Guard.
As a result, before Zhang Heng greeted him, Pannonax's face turned down first, and he walked directly to the table, pointed to a place above and said rudely, "The area you are in charge of is here, report before dark .”
"Wait, but the lord just said that we can choose the area by ourselves?" Before Zhang Heng could speak, the little slave girl in the corner started to fight for him.
There was a sneer on Pannonax's face, and he looked at Zhang Heng like a vulture staring at his prey, "Are you here to work, or to recruit? Why don't you be responsible for guarding the palace?"
Zhang Heng waved his hand to stop the little slave girl from speaking, nodded and said, "I see, let's go here then."
Pannonax was a little surprised when he heard the words. In his mind, Zhang Heng should be furious at the moment, and he might make a move. You must know that the opponent is the champion of the Flavi Amphitheater. Although he didn't watch As far as that performance is concerned, Zhang Heng's strength should be very good.
Such people can't restrain their desire to do something when they encounter trouble, because this is the easiest way for them to solve the trouble, but Zhang Heng doesn't seem to have any plans in this regard.
Pannonax couldn't even see that Zhang Heng was forcibly enduring it. The latter looked very calm, as if he knew that such a thing would happen a long time ago. This made Pannonax feel a little uncomfortable, but it didn't matter. The hole he dug for Zhang Heng wasn't the only one here. The other party could hide this time, but he wouldn't be able to hide next time.
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