"I touched Domus, the patriarch of Peregrino, and got rid of his six guards. By the way, the whole process didn't take much effort. I also visited his residence by the way, and the result was unexpected. I found out that the old man Peregrino, who we have been busy collecting money for a long time, lived a very simple life. There were not many slaves in the family, and there was nothing particularly valuable. Considering that he earns a lot of money every year, this makes me It was once suspected that Senator Peregrino was a miser who regarded money as his life.
"But when I kicked open his door and put my dagger around his neck, Senator Peregrino just knelt in front of me and begged for mercy without any mention of money. Buying your own life," Zhang Heng said, "this makes me feel a little strange, because according to my past experience, no matter how stingy a person is, he is willing to spend some money when he is about to lose his head, unless..."
"Unless all the money he earned over the years is no longer in his hands." Lucy raised her eyebrows, "He's making money for others."
"That's right, and what's even more interesting is that when I asked him who he gave the money to, Senator Peregrino actually gave me the name of our centurion friend, and this reminded me suddenly another thing."
"whats the matter?"
"Rome has always been the site of the Blade of Balance. It is not easy for the Hound to infiltrate its own assassins. In addition, my teacher also told me that the seemingly solitary assassins actually need peripheral support, including But it's not limited to the contact person who makes the connection, the efficient intelligence channel, especially the latter, is the big money burner, there is an organization called the Hive in the southeast city, it is very mysterious, and their influence is not limited to the southeast city, the Senate There seemed to be some of their people in China, and it could be seen that they had spent a lot of money collecting intelligence.
"However, unlike the other two forces, the hive does not have any income, or more precisely, it does not have any income on the surface, which means that the owner behind it needs to continue to burn money, and as far as I know The owner behind the hive is just a hound, and their spokesman is a guy called a megaphone, who once tested me with the teachings of the Blade of Balance, and it was at this time that I really began to doubt your husband.
"So I started to investigate your husband. Since he was young," Zhang Heng looked at Pompeoianus, "You came from a famous family, but in fact, the family had already declined when it came to your father. In order to revitalize the family, you After entering the army, he began to follow Aurelius to fight in the north and south. He was just an inconspicuous centurion at first, but then he began to stand out and make meritorious deeds. Aurelius also admired you more and more, and regarded you as his confidant.
"However, the situation between you and me is actually a bit similar. Although Aurelius valued you very much, you are not the only young general he is optimistic about. You actually have many competitors, and there are many people who are better than you, but In the next two years, those young generals who were better than you all died one after another due to various reasons. In the end, you became the most dazzling existence in this generation, and Aurelius became more and more dependent on you. you.
"Although there are many people in the army who are older than you and have higher positions than you, they are all very old, basically they are old people from the Antony era, and they will not pose a threat to you. It is really troublesome. There is actually only one person."
"Luchius," Lucilla thought of something, and her expression suddenly changed drastically. She was standing in front of her dressing table, but when she heard this, she took two steps back and distanced herself from Pompeianus.
"Yes, Aurelius' younger brother, Lucius, the co-emperor of Rome." Zhang Hengdao, "The number one man in the military at that time, he made great achievements in battle, and he was in the prime of life. If there is no accident, he should be able to He has been in control of the army for a long time, and he, like Aurelius, is the emperor of Rome. With him for a day, you will always be inferior, so Lucius also died, and he returned to Rome from the front. On the way, the unlucky fellow caught the plague, and he didn't even make it to Rome."
"You bastard killed my first husband?" Lucilla looked at Pompeianus, and for a moment she even forgot her fear, roaring, "I could have continued to be queen in the palace, after my father After death Lucius will be the only emperor of Rome, and our children will be the next rulers of the Roman Empire, not my stupid brother."
Pompeianus smiled when he heard the words, he was noncommittal, then he looked at Zhang Heng, and finally said, "Enough, let's stop here, you don't know me at all, you said before that you don't understand why I sent assassins to assassinate You, the reason is actually very simple, because of jealousy."
"What?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
"Oh, of course I'm not jealous that you have grown from a commoner to an aristocrat, and you are favored by Commodus... I don't care about such things at all. The jealousy I am talking about is an instinctive reaction as a man and a husband."
"You mistook me for your wife's lover?" Zhang Heng suddenly realized, "Let's not say whether I am your wife's lover or not. As far as I know, your wife has had many lovers before. You should not Just take it to heart... "
"Then do you know where they are now?" Pompeianus said leisurely, "I could even kill the Roman emperor Lucius to get her, let alone those toys that she got tired of and threw away."
"But if you really care about it so much, why didn't you stop her in the first place?"
"Oh, then you underestimate her. Lucilla has never been a woman who can be controlled by anyone. Even her father can't control her. Otherwise, if she is only greedy for the pleasure of cheating, why would she do it? The whole city of Rome knew that she was using this method to declare war on her father who married her as a political bargaining chip, to trample on the royal honor that her father was proud of. She was like a flame, burning wantonly, Didn't care to set fire to it, and that's why I fell in love with her so badly."
Pompeianus smiled, "As I am, it is very easy to find a gentle and obedient woman, whether it is a wife or a lover, but neither of them has her charm, her wildness and greed, Beauty and indulgence, inherent cruelty and ruthlessness, all of these are intertwined together to form her. There is no more perfect existence in the world. I fell in love with her from the first time I saw her. I can't change her, and I don't want to change her."