Without Commodus's introduction, everyone knows that the person under the pursuer's helmet is Ortrus.

Despite the helmet's obscuration of Ortrus' appearance, there was no doubt that this was the closest Commodus's most mysterious advisor had ever gotten to the crowd.

Among all the people present, only Zhang Heng knew that this was not the original figure of Aoterus.

It's not that no one could have imagined that Ortrus would use a stand-in, but at this time, on this occasion, no one believed that Ortrus would use a stand-in.

Because this is the day when he comes out of the darkness and comes to the forefront, about to reap the unparalleled rights.

It's like a crown prince who ascends the throne and sits on the throne, and it's like a groom on the wedding night...... In life, there are always moments when you can't and don't want to fake others. Clinder is well aware of this, and if he were to be in Otrous' place, he would have to be there in person today anyway.

What's more, Ortrus is just a name to put it bluntly, whoever appears at this time and stands by Commod's side will naturally become Ortrus, the Ortrus recognized by everyone, even if he is fake, from now on will become true and become the number two person standing at the top of power, second only to Commodus.

Clenched his fists and looked at the figure with a complicated gaze, because he knew that once Ortrus showed up and stood in the sun, it would mean that he was basically defeated in this power struggle.

Don't look at the people standing next to him now, Clinder knows very well why everyone is standing by his side, because Ortrus usually never shows up, so the closer he stands to him, the closer he can be to the center of power, Clinder represents Commodus's will in a sense.

But from this day on, things will no longer be like this, because there is another person who embodies Commodus more than he is, and all power, there will always be only one center, and it will not be long before the group of followers behind him will all become the suitors of Ortrus.

It was because of this that Klinder feared Ortrus more than anyone else to come to the stage.

But now, it seems, he still couldn't stop it from happening.

On the other side, Zhang Heng had already guessed that Aoterus might use a stand-in, but when the stand-in really appeared, a somewhat strange feeling rose in Zhang Heng's heart, and he found that he couldn't see how Aoterus planned to play this game.

With Aotrus's physical state, he is not unwilling but simply unable to appear in front of the public, which is destined to be the person standing next to Commodus today will not be him, not to mention that if Zhang Heng's guess is correct, with the identity of Aotrus's dead man, he will not be able to come back to life.

But there are also side effects of using a stand-in, just like everyone present thinks, once Ortrus's stand-in goes to the sun, coupled with Commod's endorsement, it will become a real Ortrus, even if Ortrus jumps out to prove his identity at this time, he will not believe it, of course, it will not be too difficult to have Commodus in the situation.

Because all the power of Otrous comes from Commodus, then Commodus can naturally take back these powers, which will be a great constraint on the stand-in, but the problem is that once the stand-in appears, it is not easy for Ortrus to use his power as smoothly as before, he needs to contact his stand-in first, and then the stand-in will issue orders on his behalf.

Don't underestimate this extra link in the middle, it's like suddenly doubling the length of Ortrus's cane, and Ortrus will definitely not be comfortable to use again.

Zhang Heng didn't know how Aoterus was going to let this big drama end, and there was another thing that attracted more attention from him at this time. The person who assassinated him was actually Lucila's husband Pompeianus, which surprised Zhang Heng.

Because Pompianus is very low-key, he has been following Aurelius to fight in the south and the north, and gradually emerged in the army, until he became a general under Aurelius, and after marrying Lucyla's wife, although the latter is not a qualified wife, there are a lot of rumors about her in Rome, but there is this relationship, which does make Pompianus Aurelius's own person.

As a result, he became more and more important, and by the time Aurelius died, Pompeianus had basically become the number one man in the military. But even when he sat in this position, he did not change in any way, he was still as conscientious, humble and gentle as before, and at the same time he still respected his wife Lucilla, and allowed the latter to do things everywhere, as if Pompelianus had not seen it at all, and in this he was the same as Aurelius.

What Zhang Heng didn't understand was why this military boss would suddenly kill him for no reason, you must know that he had almost no intersection with Pompianus, and he shouldn't have done anything to damage Pompeianus's interests......

Just when Zhang Heng was puzzled, Commodus finally introduced the "Outrus" around him to everyone present, but he didn't leave time for everyone and "Outrus" to know each other, and set off directly to the military camp outside the city.

So Sebtur also hurriedly formed a team and protected Commodus's carriage.

As for "Outrus", instead of riding in a carriage with Commodus, he chose to ride a horse and follow Commodus's carriage, and considering his special status, the Praetorian Guard also assigned him a squad to protect his safety, while the rest were escorted by two other squads.

It was the beginning of Commodus's reign, and the war had just ended, and the young emperor had given a lot of gifts when he ascended the throne in order to win the hearts of the people, which led to the general life of the common people in the city being good, and the law and order had improved, so naturally no one wanted to trouble the emperor.

Knowing that the emperor was traveling, a large crowd of civilians cheered on both sides of the street, and Commodus would wave to the cheerers in the carriage at this time, trying to create an image of being close to the people, but the side effect was that the procession walked very slowly, and did not leave the city until noon.

Fortunately, after leaving the city, the speed can finally be raised.

The military tribune breathed a sigh of relief, the previous enthusiasm of the people made the scene a little chaotic, and Commodus did not let him disperse the civilians by more drastic means, so Sebtur's heart also hung in the air, but fortunately in the end, nothing went wrong, and it became safe to go out of the city, there were several military camps nearby, and this area was basically under control.

The military tribune was thinking this, but when the procession suddenly stopped, he drove his horse to the front, and found that a donkey cart with smoked fish had overturned, blocking the road in front of the bridge, and several passers-by and a group of Jews were stopped here.

The military tribune, knowing that the young emperor liked to show his mercy, asked a few Praetorian soldiers to help the owner of the donkey cart reload, but at this moment his eyes fell on the group of Jews, and suddenly he felt that something was not right.

Because this group of Jews were all dressed tightly, and their waists were bulging, Sebtur still had some military experience, and when he saw this, he immediately wanted to open his mouth to remind the guards around him, but the group of Jews moved faster, and they directly took off their outer clothes, revealing the armor inside, and at the same time took out their weapons one after another.

(End of chapter)