Chapter 882 Herto

Zhang Heng could more clearly feel the attitude of the Blade of Balance towards him during his second meeting with Hyacinth.

Even if he took the initiative to warn Hyacinth and told Hyacinth that the Otrus who appeared next to Commodus tomorrow was fake, Hyacinth was unwilling to reveal more information about the next actions, making it clear that he did not completely trust Zhang Heng. .

Zhang Heng was also a little helpless about this. This was probably a side effect of his not having faith in Cleois, which caused the Blade of Balance to be quite suspicious of his stance in this war.

Especially considering that he is now prosperous around Commodus, whether he is willing to give up everything he has now in order to maintain balance is also a question worth exploring. The Blade of Balance obviously does not want to gamble at this time. Constant loyalty.

This is understandable. In Zhang Heng's position in the Blade of Balance, it would be difficult to trust a newcomer who does not have much sense of belonging to the organization. However, Zhang Heng found that he had become a complete outsider.

Zhang Heng came to the palace on time to report early the next morning. Different from the past, Klind seemed not to see him this time. He was still talking to his colleagues. However, Klind only The leader set an example, and other relevant personnel also had a rather cold attitude towards Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng knew that this was Klind expressing dissatisfaction with him for not going to persuade Commodus together, but his attention was now focused on the war between the Balanced Blade and Ortrus and the Hound. He was originally assigned as an advisor. I didn't plan to work for a long time, so I didn't pay much attention to this kind of workplace struggle, so I just found a corner and stood there alone.

After a while, the general of the Praetorian Guard who was responsible for the safety inspection also appeared. The emperor's departure from the city of Rome was a major event, and the security work along the way must be done well. Fortunately, the place where Commodus was going was not far this time. Twenty miles outside the city, there was also a military camp itself.

Therefore, there is no need to bring too many accompanying guards. Sixty elite guards are basically enough to deal with all emergencies. However, to be on the safe side, the guards sent nine teams this time, more than a hundred. people.

The main reason is that in addition to Emperor Commodus, there is also Otrus among the people accompanying him this time. The latter's identity is very sensitive. There have always been rumors that an assassin wants to assassinate Otrus, and this is him. For the first time in public, the Guards had to brace themselves up.

The guard was led by the military tribune Sebutur. Sebutur was wearing armor, holding a sword in his hand, and had a red cloak on his back. He looked majestic. In addition, he also brought two weapons. A centurion served as his second-in-command.

When Zhang Heng saw one of the centurions, his expression changed slightly, because he found that the centurion looked very similar to the person in the portrait given to him by the one-eyed Samaritan.

Zhang Heng had been assassinated for no apparent reason before in the southeastern city. He chased the assassin and found the middleman. He learned that the person who hired him to kill him was probably from the Imperial Guard, but at that time he had no access to the Imperial Guard. The guardsmen could only stop their investigation at this point.

After Zhang Heng became a consultant, he did come into contact with people from the Praetorian Guards. However, the headquarters of the Praetorian Guards was not in the city of Rome. The Praetorian Guards who guarded the palace and the emperor himself adopted a shift system, changing at regular intervals. , Zhang Heng could only see the imperial guards who were guarding the palace recently, and he did not find his target among them.

It is said that the guards this time were drawn directly from the base camp. As for the guards of the palace, they still stayed in the palace to protect the queen and other people living here.

Zhang Heng doesn't know the name of the centurion behind Sebutur. He is still being squeezed out by Clinder and others. It seems impossible to get information from them, but it is not difficult. Zhang Heng, he simply walked directly to Saibutul.

The military tribune had just arrived at the palace and was not aware of the quarrel between Zhang Heng, Clinder and others. Seeing Zhang Heng walking towards him, he seemed quite enthusiastic. He knew that the Oriental in front of him was a recent celebrity. A rising political star, but what was a bit strange was that when he came to the palace, he saw Zhang Heng standing alone in the corner. Before Saibutul could figure out the reason, he saw Zhang Heng walking over. .

So Sebutur also took the initiative to reach out and shake Zhang Heng's hand, and the two exchanged a few words. Although strictly speaking, Sebutur and Zhang Heng belong to different systems, this does not mean that the military tribunes There was no need for political allies, especially political allies who had been by Commodus' side for a long time and knew what the young emperor was thinking.

After Sebutur was polite to Zhang Heng, he did not forget his two important subordinates. He also introduced the two accompanying centurions to Zhang Heng. He found that Zhang Heng seemed to be interested in one of them named Herto. The centurion was particularly interested.

When Zhang Heng shook hands with Herto, he looked into the latter's eyes and said, "Are you a Thracian?"

"Yes." Herto didn't seem to want to look at Zhang Heng. The two only made eye contact for a moment before Herto looked away.

"Have we met before? Because I think you look familiar."

Herto was stunned, "Us? No, not really. I usually stay in the military camp and don't go into the city very often."

Sebutur, as a commander, was very caring about his subordinates. Seeing that Zhang Heng was interested in Herto, and Herto didn't seem to be very good at talking, he took the initiative to help and said, "Herto people are more honest and talkative. Not much, but he was very brave in battle. He once participated in the Roman-Parthian War with General Pompeianus and made outstanding achievements. Later, he returned to Rome with General Pompeianus and was transferred to the Praetorian Guard. In fact, he served as a centurion. It’s a pity that he’s grown so long, my position will belong to him sooner or later.”

As a result, when Herto heard this, not only did he not accept Butur's affection, but his face changed slightly. He looked at Zhang Heng from the corner of his eye and found that Zhang Heng's face had not changed much, and he was slightly relieved.

Then Zhang Heng said, "I didn't expect Centurion Herto to be so brave." Then he changed the topic to another centurion. After the four of them chatted for a few more words, they saw Commodus and a Dai The guy wearing the pursuer's helmet walked down the stairs together.

Then the crowd became quiet. This time, Commodus was no longer the protagonist in the room. In fact, most people's eyes were focused on the strange figure next to him.

The man was wearing a thick helmet on his head. The pursuer's helmet was designed to protect the pursuer's head. Therefore, the materials used were very generous and basically covered the head completely, leaving only two observation holes.