On the polo field, the competition between the two sides was quite fierce, and the Shizi side originally had a slight advantage, leading by one or two goals, and some onlookers were quite anxious, and even suspected that the Shizi's players deliberately concealed their strength.

He Rong Pingshan did not come in person, and sent three partners to watch, it was these three people who didn't know much about the Central Plains, and they didn't know much about the rules of polo.

The prince side has scored nine goals, the last ball is either off or intercepted, and the county lord side has chased eight goals, the two sides are hot, the three nobles of the He Rong Department finally couldn't hold back, unanimously proposed to play in person, after some negotiations, a noble person replaced the weakest player on the field.

This noble man was a skilled horseman, just twenty years old, and his reputation had spread all over the country, but he underestimated polo, and galloped all the way like he was in a no-man's land, and could make all kinds of dazzling movements on horseback, but he could not touch the ball.

And as soon as he came on the field, the other nine players had to give way to him, but they couldn't form a cooperation, and the advantage that was originally a little higher was quickly picked up.

Zhang Shiqing commanded loudly on the sidelines, and Chang Yanzhi scored two goals in a row with divine help, and turned defeat into victory.

From the scene alone, this is a wonderful competition, the cheers continued, Zhang Shiqing wanted to come to the BMW "snow", ride a lap, and then under the gaze of everyone, the horse was given to Chang Yanzhi - he was the biggest contributor to the victory, one person scored five goals alone, especially the last two goals, each goal was quite thrilling, and he was almost pushed off the horse by the nobles of He Rongbu.

Zhang Shiyu, the prince of the world, was greatly frustrated, but admitted defeat, handed over the BMW, and also took out gold and silver to reward the players on both sides, and there were more winners.

The three nobles of the He Rong Department insisted that the competition was unfair, refused to accept the reward, and got on the horse and left first.

The crowd gradually dispersed, thinking that the valley was empty again, but it could not be quiet, Zhang Shiqing's excitement had not yet passed, he shouted everywhere, distributed gifts everywhere, and even sent one to Yu Zhan, who was guarding the house.

Yu Zhan was taken aback, and was very disgusted, and before he could sternly refuse, the county lord had already run away.

It was almost dusk, Zhang Shiqing finally calmed down a little, ran to the study, and carried a pot of wine, "Why don't you go and watch?" ”

"I know you're going to win, so I don't think there's any need to watch." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Such an answer was unsatisfactory, Zhang Shiqing put the pot and cup on the table, sat down on the chair, and gradually showed tiredness on her face, although she didn't play, she shouted for a long time, and she was tired.

Xu Ji poured wine and read a book while drinking.

Zhang Shiqing picked up the wine glass, slowly turned it in his hand, didn't drink it, waited for a long time, and said: "Sometimes you are good, sometimes you are ...... You're so boring, and after spending a little more time with you, I feel depressed in my heart, as if ...... It seems to be locked in a box again. ”

"You've ever been locked up in a box?"

"That's how I went out of town two days ago, you didn't care at all, you didn't even ask."

Xu Ji smiled: "I'm really a boring person, I don't even know what it feels like to be 'interesting', such as polo, looking at your appearance, it should be very interesting, but whether it's on the field or watching from the sidelines, I can't experience the feeling of 'interesting'." ”

Zhang Shiqing sighed and drank all the wine in the cup, "It seems that you are like this by nature, otherwise it would be ...... Does it have anything to do with your mother's death? ”

No one has mentioned Princess Wu for a long time, and Xu Ji found that he didn't care as much as before, so he thought seriously for a while, "Maybe there is, it is true that after her death, I am becoming more and more 'boring'." ”

"It's really strange, even if only half of the rumors are true, Princess Wu is also a very interesting person, there is a son like you."

"Have you heard rumors about her?"

Zhang Shiqing's eyes lit up, as if talking about a certain figure he admired, "I have heard it since I was a child, not only me, but all of us have heard of it, and we often argue about which ones are true and which ones are false." I have always felt that Princess Wu Guo is very remarkable, really, in that situation, as a woman, she still dares to resist, which is admirable. My mother often said that as a woman, even if she is the emperor's favorite daughter, she has to accept her fate, so she thinks that Princess Wu is a little ......"

"Stupid?"

"Anyway, I'm not very smart, I'm a little stubborn. But my mother still admires Princess Wu, she said, extraordinary people do extraordinary things, and if Princess Wu is a little smarter, she will fall into mediocrity, and she may live comfortably, but she will never be remembered again. Smart and mediocre, stubborn and outstanding, everyone has their own choice, my mother admires the latter, she prefers the former, and she asks me to do the same. ”

"The princess seems to be disappointed."

"Haha, big disappointment. Do you know? When I decided to escape from the palace, the first person who came to mind was Princess Wu, and I kept thinking, if she encountered this situation, what choice would she make? ”

"She didn't escape." Xu Ji said gloomily.

"But she tried to escape, and refused to accept her fate until she died."

Xu Ji was silent, he thought that he didn't care anymore, and as the conversation deepened, the image of his mother appeared in front of him again, like a wall, blocking him and anyone.

Zhang Shiqing got up, "I won't admit my fate, I'd rather die than admit it." ”

Xu Ji raised his head and swept away his mother's image, "It's okay not to accept fate, but when you get to the outside of the plug, you have to change the means of resistance." ”

"Huh? What are you talking about? I don't have to go outside, I won the polo, I can stay. Zhang Shiqing showed a happy smile, which was her biggest joy in the past few days.

"The prince only agreed to let you stay in Siguo Valley, and did not promise to cancel the marriage."

The smile on Zhang Shiqing's face gradually disappeared, and he sat down and thought for a while, "Do I have to marry the Barbarian King?" It's all the little barbarians who make it bad. ”

"It has nothing to do with the little barbarian girl, the situation is like this."

"What situation? Do you have to let me marry outside the Saiwai? ”

"The heroes stand side by side, Jizhou only occupies one side, and it is necessary to rely on the support of He Rong's ministry to command the states. However, He Rongbu has been friendly with Bingzhou for generations, and Yecheng must secretly compete with Jinyang to win more support from He Rongbu in order to maintain his current advantage. ”

"Then you don't have to force me to kiss, there is a princess above, and Huan Yan herself."

"He Rongbu wants to push the prince to be the emperor, and you will be the eldest princess at that time, as for the county lord of Huanyan, He Rongbu will be her opponent."

Zhang Shiqing was stunned for a while, "I don't think this throne is interesting, I persuade my father and brother not to fight." ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "Whether to fight or not is no longer up to the father and son of the king of Jibei." ”

Zhang Shiqing was even more surprised, and said after a while: "Speaking of which, everything is all about Huan Yan, and she is the one who wants me to suffer outside the plug." ”

"Lord Huanyan just happens to be in that position, and anyone else has to make the same decision."

"Well, you two are the same people, of course you speak for her." Zhang Shiqing's face gradually turned red, and the good mood of the day disappeared without a trace.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said this to you."

"You ought not have said that I am happy, even if it is until tomorrow...... No, no, I'd rather know about these things earlier, thank you for being so frank, and if there is any 'situation' that has to be unavoidable, you can tell me together. ”

Xu Ji waited for a while, "It's just that you are married to Saiwai, and the matter is still over, and you will still be responsible for the arduous task." ”

"Do you want to please He Rongbu? It's okay to be happy, but it's no longer my friend, so why should I do things for her? ”

"Not for her, but for your parents and brother."

"It's me who marries and suffers outside the Seychelles, they are fine, why do they want me...... I see, you continue. Zhang Shiqing's face was cold, she knew that only by winning more support from He Rong's ministry outside the Saiwai could her family be valued and safe in Yecheng.

"Yecheng's biggest enemies at the moment are two, one is the emperor and the king of Ning in Jiangdong, and the other is the king of Jin in the annexation of the state, if I guess correctly, the plan of the county lord of Huanyan is to break Jiangdong first, and then divide and merge the state. Therefore, after you arrive outside the Saiwai, you must work hard to separate the relationship between the Herong Department and the state. This is very difficult, the Shen family has been in business for many years, and the only opportunity to take advantage of is the ambition of the King of Jin himself, if Xinshan Yu can believe that the King of Jin will dominate the world sooner or later, maybe he can give up his support for the Shen family. ”

Zhang Shiqing didn't squeak.

"That's pretty much all I can think of." Xu Ji added.

Zhang Shiqing laughed, "This is the method that I came up with after reading so many military newspapers and thinking about it for many days?" Let me marry outside the Saiwai and win a strong ally for Yecheng? ”

"This is the solution I came up with for you, not my own."

Zhang Shiqing frowned slightly, "You are boring enough, and if you deliberately speak like this, people can't understand it, I'd rather marry ...... No, no, I'd rather stab myself in the chest. ”

"Haha. I mean, you are a son of the Zhang family, the daughter of the king of Jibei, and the sister of the prince......"

"I'm still Huanyan's niece, what do you want to say?" Zhang Shiqing interrupted.

"If you care about these identities, then what I just said is your best choice."

"What if I don't care?"

"In that case, we can discuss my approach."

"Your way...... That's right, you have stabbed and rebelled, and you don't care about the decline of the Zhang family and the safety of Yecheng. Zhang Shiqing looked at Xu Ji twice, "I should hate you." ”

Xu Ji smiled and said nothing, letting Zhang Shiqing make his own decision.

After staring at Xu Ji for a while, Zhang Shiqing sighed, "You are so boring that I can't hate it, like a stone, although you are blocked on the road, but I think that if I go up and kick you, it will only make me feel pain, but you have nothing to do." ”

"Haha, believe me, I'm slightly softer than a stone."

"Can you tell me what you can do?"

"What Yecheng lacks is strong reinforcements, if there are other strong reinforcements, Yecheng no longer has to curry favor with He Rongbu."

"I also understand the situation in the world to some extent, each of the heroes occupies a state, no matter who is strong or weak, who will be willing to be someone else's 'strong aid'? He Rongbu looked at the Central Plains, and it bordered Hebei and the two states, and they were really the only ones who could help. ”

"Yecheng can."

"Are you talking foolishly again, Yecheng will be a reinforcement for himself?"

"No, Yecheng can give reinforcements to others."

"Huh?"

"In today's situation, helping others is helping oneself, but you have to make the other party believe, and most importantly, you have to make the county lord of Huanyan believe it."

Zhang Shiqing wanted to kick this "stone" so that he could say a few words of understanding.