No matter the tone of voice or the expression on his face, Klinde seemed very sincere, and there were two letters in Zhang Heng's hand as evidence. At least 70% of it should be believed, but unfortunately the person sitting in the carriage now is Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng knew what Klinde was planning from the first time he showed up, and from what Klinde said just now, Zhang Heng can also be sure that Kang Maode is regarded as his right-hand man and the two most important consultants , Their relationship is not as harmonious as it seems on the surface, otherwise, even if they have common interests, Klinde may not have been willing to help him through the difficulties so quickly before.
In addition, Klinder's current intentions are also very obvious. He obviously hopes to win Zhang Heng to deal with Ortrus together.
In all fairness, Klinder's methods are quite powerful. Not only did he calmly wash away his suspicions through two letters, but he also pointed the finger at his political enemy Otrus, and at the same time dug up Zhang Heng's suspicions. There is a hole.
However, the smile on his face didn't last long, and it froze there the next moment.
Because he saw Zhang Heng took out a flint from his pocket, and slowly lit the two pieces of papyrus.
"Uh, what are you doing?"
"Let him go about the past. There is an old saying in my country that it is better to settle enemies than to end them. I think it makes sense." Zhang Heng said lightly.
In a sense, Klinder's goal and Zhang Heng's goal overlap, which is why Zhang Heng told the little slave girl that there is still room for cooperation between him and Klinder in the future, but this does not mean that Seeing that Zhang Heng was about to choose a side so soon, in fact, Klinder's intention to hand over this evidence to Zhang Heng was quite sinister.
If Zhang Heng didn't hold back and handed the two letters to Commodus, it would mean that the war between him and Otrus had officially begun. Although Commodus has a good impression of him now, because things in the southeast city also value him, but Zhang Heng believes that Commodus will still be more inclined to Otrus who has been following him in terms of emotional inclinations, and with Otto The political resources that Ruth currently holds in his hands are absolutely impossible to be overthrown by just two letters. Zhang Heng must be the one who suffers the most after getting entangled in this matter.
And as soon as he is reused, the first thing to do is to report his colleagues, no matter it is true or not, this will undoubtedly give the young emperor an impression of infighting, and as an advisory group around Commodus, his political achievements and abilities are second Yes, what really matters is Commodity's attitude towards you.
And His Majesty's attitude will change. Maybe one second he still likes you very much, but the next second he will take a turn for the worse because of something. There have been many such things in history, even if the favorite minister can die well. not much.
When Kang Maode's impression of Zhang Heng gets worse, at this time, Klinder will come out and say a few good words, which may allow Zhang Heng to stay by Kang Maode's side, but from now on, Zhang Heng will probably need to see Klinder's His face came alive, like Pannonax.
And if Zhang Heng just put away the letter after receiving it and did not hand it over to Commodus, then he has passed the first level. However, this is still not a good decision, because Klinde will definitely find a way to get the letter out of the letter. This matter was leaked to Otrus, and whether Zhang Heng wanted to or not, he would become Otrus' enemy because of these two letters.
Klinde had a good plan, but what he didn't expect was that Zhang Heng burned the two letters directly in front of him afterwards, which was a result he never expected.
"Didn't you say that His Majesty the Emperor is very anxious to see me, then we'd better not make him wait too much." Zhang Heng stamped out the last cluster of sparks with the sole of his shoe, and smiled.
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Commodus did wait for Zhang Heng for a long time, but he didn't just wait for nothing to do. As the emperor of the empire, he ruled a vast territory and a population of tens of millions, which also meant that Commodus would never have nothing to do, especially when Commodus was still young when he succeeded to the throne. With his huge political legacy, not everyone wanted to assist the young emperor wholeheartedly.
This is why Commodus was so anxious to expand his manpower, because he found that when he returned to Rome, the situation he faced was no easier than when he was fighting those Germanic tribes on the banks of the Rhine.
Before Zhang Heng entered Commodore's study, he heard the young emperor's roar in the corridor, "How did Dior promise me, he told me that the Senate would handle this matter well, and that's how they handled it in the end? Kick me, the emperor, aside in the matter of paying the army, and then count all the gifts on the senate itself, now it's all right, my soldiers think their emperor doesn't value them at all, my God, because Regarding the peace talks with those Germanic people, many high-level military people can't wait to point at my nose and scold me, and now the Senate has even given them a plan to cut my neck while I was sleeping. Excuse… "
Klinde and Zhang Heng knew that Commodus was in a rage, so they chose not to touch Commodus at this time. It was not until the conversation in the study came to an end that Klinde reached out and knocked on the door.
Commodus's angry voice came from inside, "Come in."
Klinde pushed the door, walked in with Zhang Heng, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Heng is here."
After seeing Zhang Heng, Kang Maode's face improved a little, and he squeezed out a smile, "Long time no see, you really will never disappoint, right?"
When Zhang Heng first stepped into the room, he took in all the scenes inside, but to his surprise, there was only Kang Maode in the whole room. In other words, if it wasn't for the young emperor's nerve The problem is that if a person loses his temper against the air, it means that there was another person in the room not long ago, but that person left the study between the knock on the door and the time when Commodus allowed them to enter the door.
Is it from a window
Zhang Heng noticed that the window of Commodore's study room was open, and the curtains moved with the wind. However, Zhang Heng didn't think that those who stayed in the house before left along the window, because there was a small garden under the study room. Heng saw two gardeners cutting flowers and trees.
Since the other party chose to avoid them, they should also not want to be seen by the gardener in the garden. Therefore, Zhang Heng prefers that there is a secret passage in Commodus's study, which can be used by the second person to enter and exit. From the suspicious character that all previous emperors have, this trust can already explain many problems.