Chapter 814 Do You Know What I Like Most About You?

The competition between Zhang Heng and Telephilos was undoubtedly the most exciting performance today.

Both of them are top gladiators. The fighting process was exciting and full of twists and turns, which fully satisfied the audience's strong desire to watch a shocking battle. In the end, Zhang Heng relied on the advantage of half a move to almost defeat defeat and completely turn defeat into victory. It set off a jubilant atmosphere in the arena.

Although the performance is not completely over yet, there is no doubt about the championship in the eyes of the audience.

If even Telephilos, who has been "hiding his strength", can't bring down Zhang Heng, is it possible to expect that the now sluggish and messed up Sartonilos and others will suddenly explode?

And the final result was exactly what they expected.

After getting rid of the only difficult "strong enemy", Zhang Heng's battle quickly became more agile, defeating his opponents, and finally easily won the championship of this gladiatorial performance.

After the referee announced Zhang Heng as the final winner, people, including the young emperor, stood up from their seats and cheered and blessed the champion.

There was a rain of rose petals in the sky, and then the referee sent the prepared palm branches and laurel crowns symbolizing victory to Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng put on the laurel crown under the watchful eyes of more than 90,000 spectators, then raised the palm leaf in his hand and circled the stadium.

"Congratulations, you made a lot of money this time, which makes me a little jealous."

Pompeianus looked over and said to Lucilla beside him. The latter was the first to place the bet, and Zhang Heng’s odds were still relatively high at that time. In this way, Lucilla could earn almost twice the income, and only used Only three days.

"So people still have to take risks sometimes." Lucila smiled sweetly.

Hearing this, Pompeianus smiled and nodded, "You are right."

"You know what I like most about you?"

"Um?"

"Even if you disagree with a person's point of view, as long as it does not affect your interests, you will not refute the other person. Instead, you will agree with the other person's words. But in your heart, 80% of the time you think the other person is stupid [beep] .”

"What made my beautiful wife misunderstand me like this?" Pompeianus said with a bitter smile, "I really envy you. You have unique vision and are full of courage. This courage even surpasses those around you. Male, I just made an income that even I would envy, how could I..."

Pompeianus was only halfway through his words when Lucilla pressed his lips to his, and then Lucilla kissed him again without any warning.

Unlike other women Pompeianus had seen, Lucilla's kisses were quite aggressive, just like her own, bold and unabashedly charming.

The two of them just kissed like no one else in the stands. However, during this period, one of Lucila's eyes was staring at Zhang Heng on the arena, and at the same time, a playful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, like It's like a little girl suddenly discovering a new toy.

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When the cheers died down a little, the young emperor cleared his throat.

"Brave gladiator, come forward and let me take a good look at you." Commodus said.

"As you command, Your Majesty." Zhang Heng acted as if the one-on-one training last night had never happened before walking to the stands of the young emperor.

The more Kang Maode looked at Zhang Heng, the more he liked him. This oriental man was very powerful, and what was rare was that he was also very smart. He could always accurately understand what he meant, and now he was lacking such a person around him.

Of course, it is more accurate to say that there is a shortage of all kinds of talents around Commodus. Although his father left a group of old people to assist him, these old people are not as easy to use as his own people, and Commodus can feel it. , although their attitude towards him was very respectful, they did not really recognize his ability to govern.

In fact, those old guys are basically following the traditions and rules left by Aurelius's era. Rather than protecting Commodus, they are ensuring that Aurelius's will can be carried out smoothly. For this reason He even often gave advice to the young emperor.

Commodus' previous decision to cease war with the Germanic tribes had been strongly obstructed by high-level military officials. They felt that such a thing would be a disgrace to the honor of the empire. It would only take a few more years to defeat those Germanic tribes, so why should they negotiate for peace? And And pay those barbarian tribes.

But Commodus felt that the empire had used too many troops in recent years. Since he was born, he had witnessed his father fighting in the north and south. However, after every battle, the next one would appear. Those barbarians were like They are weeds in the fields. After one batch is cut, the next batch will pop up, endlessly.

So what if you defeat those Germans? They will change places to recuperate and come back again. It is better to end the war now. In addition, Commodus also felt that after fighting for so long, the military has made a lot of military achievements, but the people are tired of war. His mood is gradually warming up, and his approach is in line with public opinion.

But at this time, the military used Aurelius's will to suppress him.

If Aurelius was still alive, Commodus could still bear it, but the problem is that he has now ascended the throne and has further tasted the sweetness of power, but found that it is difficult to issue his decrees. Then this emperor should What else does it mean?

Therefore, it is his top priority now to form a loyal and useful team that is willing to take orders from him.

And there is a good talent right now.

"My people, please tell me, how should I reward his wonderful performance?!" Commodus pointed to Zhang Hengdao on the arena.

At first, some people said bounty, and some people said women. Everyone was shouting in confusion, but in the end their voices were finally unified and converged into one word, which was also a word that made Marcus's expression change. word.

"free!!!"

This is the most coveted thing for slave gladiators, because without freedom, everything they have is just a mirror. However, according to normal rules, the average gladiator has only served in the arena for a considerable period of time and has experienced dozens of wonderful games. After the fight, the audience will ask for the identity of a free man.

However, perhaps because Zhang Heng's previous performance was so amazing, the majority of people in the audience now demand his freedom. Of course, the most important reason is that Zhang Heng is not their property anyway. It's pretty cool, but the problem is that Marcus is miserable.

Although Zhang Heng won the championship on behalf of Victor Arena and captured the hearts of the entire city of Rome in one fell swoop, the problem was that before Marcus could realize these honors and attention, the hen that laid the golden eggs would have to first ran away.