"Are we friends?" Zhang Heng asked in a daze.

"Of course, of course, we are all advisors to His Majesty the Emperor, and naturally we are friends." Otrus's voice was very sincere, and people couldn't help but want to believe him, coupled with the effect of the plant alkali in scopole, he couldn't help but open up to him if he was another person here.

In fact, Aoterus was also very satisfied with Zhang Heng's reaction now, he continued to ask, "I heard that you are from a distant eastern country, and there are rumors that you are a nobleman there, why do you want to leave your hometown and come to Rome thousands of miles away?" ”

"Oh, that's a long story, my family was once illustrious, my father was a general in the Empire, but then he was framed and imprisoned, and in the ensuing political struggle my family was defeated, I lost all the people and things I cared about, and in the end I was left alone, and I had to leave my country and go west, I don't know where my end was, I just needed ...... Escaping from that nightmarish past, I didn't know I was going to Rome at the time, and I didn't want anyone else to know what I had been going through. ”

Zhang Heng knew that this problem was unfalsifyable, so he could make it up with confidence, and at the same time, Zhang Heng also used this story to explain why he had such outstanding skills and a considerable degree of political experience.

"Understandable," Ortrus nodded, "now that you are a citizen of Rome, this city will be your new home from now on." ”

"I hope so."

"Let's talk about your arrival in Rome, when did you first meet Your Majesty?" Outrus asked.

"The first time I met His Majesty was at a dinner party in Dior's hometown." Zhang Hengdao.

"I heard what happened that night, you provoked Satonilos and attracted His Majesty's attention, did you do it because someone asked you to do it?"

"No, I did this because I wanted to be free and enter the upper class," Zhang Heng's voice sounded a little sleepy, "Believe me, my background makes me no stranger to this kind of thing, if I want to find a backer, then of course I have to choose the highest and biggest one." ”

"Wise choice," Ottruston paused, then threw out another question, "what do you think of Lucyla?" ”

"Who?"

"His Majesty's sister to the Emperor, Augusta Lucilla of the Roman Empire."

"She wants to sleep with me." Zhang Heng said without thinking.

Ortrus also seemed to be amused, and laughed out loud, "Yes, Lucyla is in the same vein as her mother in terms of private life, all kinds of men are like her trophies, you are the gladiatorial champion of the Flavi Amphitheater, it is still quite new to her, it is not surprising that she is interested in you, but I am not asking about this kind of thing, I want to know, what is your opinion or impression of her?" ”

"I can't see through her," Zhang Heng said truthfully, "I have heard some rumors related to her, it is said that her relationship with His Majesty the Emperor is not as good as it seems on the surface, so I have been trying to stay away from her, no one likes someone who steps on two boats." ”

"You're smart, smarter than most people," Ortrus raised an eyebrow, "Last question, have you ever heard of the Blade of Balance?" ”

"Blade of Balance, what's that?" Zhang Heng wondered.

"An ancient Order of Assassins, believing in Kreis, whose members believed they had a duty to maintain the balance of the world."

"Kreis, I think I've heard this name somewhere." Zhang Heng showed a thoughtful look, "There is a person nicknamed Microphone who seems to have mentioned something like balance to me, but I don't care about this kind of thing, I just want to do my own thing, I don't want to cause any trouble, etc...... Am I in some trouble? ”

"For now, no." "I'm quite satisfied with this conversation, I like honest people, I hope you can continue to maintain this valuable quality, and please forgive me for being cautious and offensive, it's been an eventful time lately, and as His Majesty's most trusted advisor, I have the responsibility and obligation to find out the details of everyone." But we're meeting for the first time, so let me give you a gift. ”

"What gift?" Zhang Heng yawned.

"You'll find out soon." Hearing this, Oterus only smiled, did not elaborate, and said softly, "You are very tired tonight, and you have drunk too much wine, why don't you get a good night's sleep?" ”

"You're right, I'll sleep." Zhang Heng muttered, only to feel sleepy, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally leaned back on the chair and fell asleep.

Ortrus waited a little longer, and then clapped his hands to let the waitress who was waiting outside in.

"Take care of him, and when he's sober, send him home safely." ”

"That's it? What if he comes to his senses and remembers that we drugged him and asks us to settle the score. The maid frowned.

"No, he won't remember what happened after that drink." "Besides, even if he remembers, he wouldn't dare come to us to settle the score, because he has a lot of secrets in my hands now." ”

"What about Clind? Clinder has been dissatisfied with you for a long time, the two of you appeared by Commod's side at almost the same time, but you always held him down, Clinder was jealous of you, the reason why he was willing to let this Oriental man become Commodus's adviser was also to deal with you with him, don't you want to solve this trouble? ”

Ottrus still looked nonchalant when he heard this, "Clinder's pattern is too small, he sees me as his biggest competitor to climb up, but I don't see him as an opponent, he is just a self-righteous fool, I have never worried about him." ”

The maid seemed to fall silent when she heard this, and Orterus admonished, "I'll do my part, and you'd better do your own thing, and get rid of the Blade of Balance first." ”

The maid snorted, "We're well prepared this time, it's time for those guys at the Blade of Balance to pay off the blood debt we owed two hundred years ago, and we don't plan to let any of their people go this time." ”

"Very good, such an assassin organization is too dangerous, there is no need to exist in the first place, it is better to destroy it." Ortrus agreed, "They still want to attack me, in this case, then I can only solve this trouble first." ”