Zhang Heng was a little surprised that the person who assassinated him was from the Imperial Guard.
Considering that he has been messing around here during this period of time, it is not surprising that a big force is eyeing him in advance to solve this trouble, but the Imperial Guard...
The biggest suspect is of course Klind. After all, Klind has a direct conflict of interest with Zhang Heng. Commodus now favors him. If he is hired to work by his side, it will undoubtedly affect Klind's Status, if he dies here, it will certainly be a good thing for Klinde.
Moreover, Klinder himself has a criminal record, and Pannonax, who was sent to make things difficult for him, was from the Praetorian Guard.
So this time, it also looks like Klinder decided to get rid of him as a threat once and for all after watching him make the patrol team better.
However, Zhang Heng himself still has reservations about this point. Assassination is certainly the simplest and most direct method, but in political struggles, generally no one will adopt this method until the final stage of death, because once it is done, it means He will never stop dying, and if the other party survives, he will also bear the same risk.
This person, Zhang Heng also profiled him after contacting him. He is indeed full of jealousy and desire for power. Once the situation develops to a certain level, he may indeed not refuse to use assassination. means, but before that he was a relatively cautious and conservative politician.
This can also be seen from the way he deals with Zhang Heng. He is more used to hiding himself behind the scenes and using some methods within the rules to play this game of power. Assassination does not conform to his style of action, and this Once this kind of thing is done, it is easy to leave a clue. In terms of Zhang Heng's current threat to him, it is not worth taking such a big risk.
Moreover, Zhang Heng also got the portrait given by the Samaritan, and found that the person in the portrait was not Pannonax, but a guy he had never seen before.
There is no way to investigate the matter so far. Zhang Heng can only ask the Samaritan to pay attention to whether the other party will come to see him again, but Zhang Heng is actually not very hopeful about this line, no matter who is behind the scenes Obviously, they all wanted to try their best to separate their relationship, and they probably wouldn't contact the Samaritan after finding out that the assassin had missed.
And if he wants to investigate further, he can only wait for him to come to Commodus. At that time, he should have more opportunities to get in touch with the guards.
Although the assassination encountered this time did not bring any danger to Zhang Heng, it reminded Zhang Heng that someone else might be after him, but this incident did not change his next plan However, Zhang Heng's plan to integrate large and small forces is still advancing steadily.
After the lower-level forces had all stood in line, Zhang Heng soon provoked a new round of war. This time he led a surprise attack on a medium-sized force under the pretext of investigating the fact that members of the previous patrol team were beaten in the street.
Of course Zhang Heng knew that it wasn't the fact that that force did it, because the previous assassins had already confessed how they planned the assassination, and after the assassination failed, the assistants of the bakery also escaped, and the members of the patrol team only had some flesh injuries. , and nothing serious.
But it would be a pity not to take advantage of this matter, especially after Zhang Heng noticed that one of the accomplices belonged to that medium-sized force, so he directly found the other party and planned the revenge-seeking drama that followed.
The patrol team directly attacked the site of the medium-sized force after their request to hand it over failed. The latter was still thinking about how to figure out the situation, but the patrol team from the other side had already hit the door.
The current patrol team is no longer the mascot it was a month and a half ago. Not only has almost everyone seen blood, but they have also been recruiting soldiers. Counting those who have spent money to hire more than 50 people, and Zhang Heng took the lead , the fighting power is quite powerful.
And that medium-sized faction has a large number of people, more than a hundred people, but basically everyone has their own jobs and is scattered in various places, so it is difficult to gather everyone at once.
At the same time, Zhang Heng has already stated that it is a grievance between the two parties, and he has not called the soap. Therefore, according to the rules, it is difficult for other forces outside to intervene. In the end, he can only watch the medium-sized force be defeated by the patrol team. This time Zhang Heng didn't go too far and spared the life of the opponent's boss.
But even so he received an invitation a little later to go drink in a pub five days later.
Zhang Heng couldn't refuse this invitation, because behind it was one of the top three top powers in the nearby area, and Zhang Heng estimated that the other two powers were also there, which also meant that the opposite side had troubled him for a while. His patience has reached its limit, and if there is no accident, it is time to show his cards to him tonight.
Whether or not they can pass this level means whether the power of the patrol team can continue to develop in the future.
Of course, strictly speaking, most of his current goals have been achieved. Relying on the current patrol team and the small forces under his control, he can already cope with the assessment two weeks later, but to complete all his plans, he still needs to do more. Do some other work.
Zhang Heng went to visit Klinde unexpectedly.
The two talked for about an hour in Klinde's study, which surprised Klinde's wife, because she rarely saw Klinde, who is known for his efficiency, chatting with one person for so long, and also He personally sent Zhang Heng to the door.
Afterwards, Klinder asked an old servant who was serving the two in the room just now, "What do you think of this?"
"Haven't you already decided to suppress him?" the old servant asked, "If that's the case, why do you still help him?"
"Because I just discovered now that he turned out to be such an interesting person," Klinder smiled, "and it's hard for me to refuse the chip he offered."
"Why, isn't he asking you now?"
"Yes, but not all. I believe he still has backup options." Klinder said, "People like him won't put all their chips on one person."
"But you suppressed him before, and that matter, aren't you worried that he will retaliate against you after he gains power? Besides, you keep saying how much His Majesty the Emperor values him. Didn't you ask you about his recent situation before?"
"There are no absolute friends in politics, and naturally there are no absolute enemies." Klinder laughed, "I'm beginning to feel that it's not a bad thing to have one more competitor, after all, we still have the same opponent—Otrus , the person His Majesty trusts the most now is actually Otrus, and even gave Otrus his ring. In the past two years, my position is not easy to sit. Instead of struggling to support me, it is better to let in a newcomer , muddy the water, he looks like a smart guy, he should know who his real opponent is."