Chapter 895 Love
"I touched the Domus of Senator Peregrino and eliminated six of his guards. By the way, the whole process didn't take much effort. I also visited his residence and the result was unexpected. I discovered that Senator Pellegrino, who we have been busy making money, actually lives a very simple life. There are not many slaves in the family, and there is nothing particularly valuable. Considering that he makes a lot of money every year, this makes me I once suspected that Senator Peregrino was a miser who regarded wealth as life.
"But when I kicked open his door and put my dagger on his neck, Senator Peregrino was so frightened that he knelt in front of me and begged for mercy, without even mentioning any 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 still willing to spend some money when he is about to lose his head, unless... "
"Unless the money he has earned over the years is no longer in his hands." Lucila raised her eyebrows, "He is making money for others."
"Yes, 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 suddenly reminded me of another thing."
"whats the matter?"
"Rome has always been the territory of the Balanced Blade. It is not easy for the hound to let his assassins infiltrate. In addition, my teacher also told me that assassins who seem to be alone actually also need peripheral support, including But it is not limited to the liaisons and efficient intelligence channels, especially the latter, which is the main source of money. There is an organization called the Hive in the southeastern city. It is very mysterious, and their influence is not limited to the southeastern city. The Senate There seemed to be some of their people among them, and it could be seen that they spent a lot of money to collect information.
"But unlike the other two forces, Hive does not have any income, or to be more precise, it does not have any apparent income. This means that the owner behind it needs to continue to burn money, and as far as I know The owner behind the hive happens to be the hound, and their spokesperson is a guy called the Megaphone. He once tested me with the teachings of the Balanced Blade. It was only then that I began to really doubt your husband.
"So I started to investigate your husband since he became rich when he was young," Zhang Heng looked at Pompeianus, "You came from a famous family, but in fact the family was already in some decline by the time of your father. In order to revitalize the family, you After entering the army, he began to follow Aurelius in his expeditions to the north and south. At first, he was just an inconspicuous centurion, but then he began to stand out and continued to make meritorious deeds. Aurelius also appreciated you more and more and regarded you as a confidant.
"However, you and I were in a similar situation before. Although Aurelius valued you very much, you were not the only young general he was optimistic about. You actually had many competitors, many of whom were better than you, but In the next two years, those young generals who were better than you died one after another due to various reasons. In the end, you became the most dazzling presence in this generation, and Aurelius also relied more and more on 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. They are basically the old people from the Antony era. They will not pose a threat to you. They are really troublesome. There is actually only one person.”
"Lucius," Lucilla thought of something when she heard this, and her expression suddenly changed dramatically. She was originally 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 Heng said, "The number one man in the military at that time had great military exploits, and he was in the prime of life. If nothing else, he should be able to He controlled the army for a long time, and he, like Aurelius, was the emperor of Rome. With him for one day, you can only be subordinate to him, so Lucius also died. After returning to Rome from the front Along the way, the unlucky guy contracted the plague and he didn’t even make it to Rome.”
"You bastard killed my first husband?" Lucilla looked at Pompeianus. She even forgot her fear at this moment and roared, "I could have continued to be queen in the palace, after my father When he dies, Lucius will be the sole emperor of Rome, and our child will be the next ruler of the Roman Empire, not my stupid brother."
Pompeianus smiled after hearing this and was noncommittal. Then he looked at Zhang Heng and finally said, "That's enough. Let's stop here. You don't know me at all. You said before that you couldn't understand why I sent an assassin to kill him." 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 rose from a commoner to a noble, and gained the favor of Commodus... I don't care about this kind of thing at all. The jealousy I'm talking about is the instinctive reaction of a man and a husband."
"You mistakenly think that I am your wife's lover?" Zhang Heng suddenly realized, "Let's not talk about whether I am your wife's lover. As far as I know, your wife has had many lovers before. You should not be able to do this kind of thing. Just keep it in mind..."
"Then do you know where they are now?" Pompeianus said leisurely, "In order to get her, I could even kill the Roman Emperor Lucius, let alone those toys that she threw away when she got tired of playing with them."
"But if you really care about this, why didn't you stop her from the beginning?"
"Oh, then you are looking down on her too much. Lucilla has never been a woman who will be controlled by anyone. Even her father has not been able to control her. Otherwise, if she was just greedy for the joy of having an affair, why would she do it? The whole city of Rome knew that she was using this method to declare war on her father who used her as a political bargaining chip to marry her, and to trample on the royal honor that her father was proud of. She was like a flame, burning wantonly, Not caring about lighting the place on fire, and that's why I fell hopelessly in love with her."
Pompeianus smiled, "In my capacity, if you want to find a gentle and obedient woman, it is a simple matter, whether it is a wife or a lover, but none of them have her charm, her wildness and greed, Beauty and recklessness, innate cruelty and ruthlessness, all these are intertwined to form her. There is no more perfect existence in the world. I fell in love with her from the first sight of her. I didn’t. I can’t change her, and I don’t want to change her.”
Eating apples on Christmas Eve was actually invented in China, probably because of the homophony...