Chapter 0216: The Third Force
In one of the largest elegant rooms in Mingli Restaurant, everyone quietly listened to Li Zhen's decision to withdraw from the last game, of course Li Zhen would not tell everyone that he was going to Fangzhou, but only that he had accepted an urgent task and was leaving the capital today.
There was a lot of discussion in the room, as if it was exploding a pot, and Jiu Zhixin was straightforward, and he shouted first, "Lao Li, if you don't participate in the competition the day after tomorrow, how can we win the crown?"
"Everyone, be quiet and listen to what I have to say. β
Li Zhen shouted twice, and the room gradually quieted down, more than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at him, and Li Zhen said again: "I met Dou Xianyun just now, and he learned that I can't play the day after tomorrow, he said that for the sake of fairness, he won't play the day after tomorrow, so that your pressure will be much less, and you may not be able to win the game if you fully play your skills."
The news of Dou Xianyun's non-play was like a reassuring pill for everyone, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, if there was no Dou Xianyun on the field, the strength of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion would be reduced by one layer, and they saw a glimmer of hope.
"Lao Li, you're not here, who is the main general?" Jiu Zhi shouted again.
This is indeed a big problem, Li Zhen was thinking about it all the way, he glanced at Zhang Li, and said to everyone: "In the final the day after tomorrow, Zhang Li is the main general."
Zhang Li was taken aback, "But...... I can't play. β
"The main player does not necessarily play, the main player needs to strategize, arrange tactics, you observe off the field, all kinds of problems in the game will be seen more clearly, you can use the method of substitution to convey your intentions to everyone, you don't have to shirk. β
Zhang Li nodded silently, he felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy, and Li Zhen said to everyone solemnly: "The arena is like a battlefield, no matter what the outcome is, I hope you can obey Zhang Li's command, I will say ugly things first, if I don't listen to the general's order, then don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people."
His sharp eyes looked at everyone, everyone expressed their willingness to obey Zhang Li's command, Li Zhen picked up a bowl of wine and said to everyone: "We have come to this point, it is already the greatest success, you don't have to have any burden, do your best to play the last game, no matter what the victory or defeat, we are all winners, come to me to salute everyone this bowl of wine, drink it"
Li Zhen drank all the wine in the bowl, and everyone raised their bowls to drink, and the morale that was a little low because of Li Zhen's departure rose again.
After lunch, everyone returned to the official office, and on the way, Zhang Li asked Li Zhen thoughtfully: "Against the Thousand Cavalry Battalion, I want to cancel the front army and use three rear armies instead, try to stabilize the defense line of the rear camp first, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack, what do you think?"
Li Zhen smiled and said: "I won't express any opinion, it's up to you to decide the deployment of troops and tactics, I still say that, we are already victorious when we enter the final final." β
Zhang Li understood that Li Zhen was relieving himself of pressure, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I also understand, but I really feel very nervous in the face of the finals, don't worry, I will do my best to arrange the final game." β
Li Zhen patted him lightly on the shoulder, "Good luck"
Breaking up with the team members, Li Zhen went to Di Mansion again, just arrived at the gate of the fang, and happened to meet Di Yan who came on horseback, Di Yan saw Li Zhen, and immediately asked in surprise: "Lao Li, are you here to find me?"
"I'm here to tell you something. β
"What's the matter?" Di Yan looked at him a little uneasily.
"I received an urgent mission, and I will leave the capital this afternoon."
"What about the game the day after tomorrow?"
Without waiting for Li Zhen to finish speaking, Di Yan suddenly said urgently: "Without you, the Internal Guard will definitely not win." β
Li Zhen said helplessly: "I also know, but there is no way, it is the order of the saint, I can only listen to the order, I will let Zhang Li arrange the last game for me, if you want, you can also participate in their tactical discussion." β
Di Yan glanced at him and bit her lip slightly, "Why don't you ask, would I like to go with you?"
"But...... You're going to take care of your grandmotherβ"
"You don't talk nonsense, you know that my mother and brother are back. β
Di Yan looked at him unhappily, "I'll just ask you, will you take me there?"
Li Zhen smiled and nodded, he came to Di Yan, in fact, he hoped that Di Yan could go with him, Di Yan suddenly became happy, and hurriedly said: "Then I'll go back and clean up, where can I meet you?"
Li Zhen thought for a while, "I'm going to take everyone out in an hour at the latest, you can go to the Internal and External Affairs Department and wait for me first." β
"I'll be here in half an hour at most"
Di Yan was anxious, turned the horse's head and ran towards Di's house, Li Zhen looked at her and walked away, so she rushed to Zhao Qiuniang to arrange manpower, an hour later, Li Zhen led more than 30 elite warriors of the internal guard to leave Luoyang and galloped in the direction of Fangzhou.
In the afternoon, Wu Furong rushed to Princess Taiping's mansion with more than a dozen of her subordinates, although Wu Furong was not very interested in polo, but she also knew that Princess Taiping's team lost to the internal guards, what would Princess Taiping be at this time, she was also clear in her heart, but why Princess Taiping summoned her urgently, she couldn't think of the reason.
After entering the Taiping Mansion, the entourage was waiting in the gatehouse, Wu Furong followed a housekeeper into the inner house, and when she saw that there was no one left and right, she asked in a low voice: "What happened to those polo players?"
In fact, Wu Furong cares about Zhang Changzong, the man she once loved, was dedicated to Princess Taiping by her, it is said that it is precisely because Zhang Changzong lost to Li Zhen that the Taiping Mansion team was eliminated by the internal guard, and she is particularly concerned about Zhang Changzong's fate.
"It's okay"
The housekeeper smiled: "I didn't see how the princess punished them, but I heard that their bounty was deducted, and it seems that they were scolded, and then someone came to the palace." β
"Someone from the palace?"
Wu Furong heard a clue, the woman had a special intuition to tell her, Princess Taiping summoned her at this time, it was very likely that it was related to someone from the palace.
"It was sent by the saint, the old slave doesn't know what the specific thing is, the military commander will ask the princess to know. β
Wu Furong thought wildly in her heart, and followed the housekeeper to walk quickly towards the inner hall.
In the inner hall, the Taiping Palace master was pacing back and forth, although the team's table XiΓ n made her extremely disappointed, but Fang Zhousheng's incident pulled her out of the team's defeat, she is a woman with a lust for power after all, what she pursues is not the satisfaction of winning a ball game, but real power.
Fangzhou's birth incident is really unexpected, but if you think about it carefully, this is reasonable, my mother's thinking about Li Yangwu, which has lasted for more than ten years, has just changed, and she immediately gave birth to the Fangzhou incident, I have to say that someone is trying to prevent my mother from changing her mind.
As the daughter of the Li family and the daughter-in-law of the Wu family, she couldn't stay out of the affairs of Fangzhou, and it seemed that her mother also understood this, so she sent eunuchs to tell her about this matter, just because she didn't want her to act without permission, and fell into the handle like the last assassin.
Of course, Princess Taiping hopes that the Li family can regain her family, and the royal blood flowing in her body is destined to make her more inclined to the Li family, but emotionally speaking, she supports the fourth brother Li Dan more than the third brother Li Xian, who was relegated to Fangzhou, and the reason is also very simple, Princess Taiping and Li Xian's wife Wei have a bad relationship.
"Gao Lang, do you think it's appropriate to let Wu Furong go to Fangzhou?" Princess Taiping turned around and asked Gao Jiandao, who was standing on the side.
Although there was a quarrel between them the night before, yesterday Princess Taiping sent someone to find Gao Jian back, apologized to him, and lingered with him all night, and appeased this henchman in time.
Although Gao Jian's dissatisfaction with Princess Taiping in his heart did not completely disappear, he didn't dare to really offend Princess Taiping, after all, she was his backstage backer and the guarantee of his career, especially he knew that Princess Taiping had many ulterior secrets, and once he wanted to leave Princess Taiping, he would inevitably be killed by her.
It is precisely because he knows this well that Gao Jian obediently accepted Princess Taiping's apology and reconciled with her, Gao Jian smiled slightly: "Your Highness don't worry, she will guess who is planning this matter behind the scenes, I believe she will be very interested, besides, this is also a test for her, Your Highness is not worried about her ill intentions, you can see what she is thinking from this matter." β
"You mean I need to send someone to spy on her again?"
Gao Jian shook his head, "Actually, there is no need to send another person, she will definitely bring the original Wu family generals, isn't there the princess's eyeliner inside?"
Princess Taiping nodded, "You're right, after all, she is the deputy commander of the internal guard, and sending her to Fangzhou is in line with my mother's wishes, I don't want to make any more trouble." β
As the two were talking, a report from the butler came from the hall, "Your Royal Highness the Princess, the military commander is here." β
"Invite her in"
Soon, Wu Furong walked into the inner hall quickly, and she bowed and saluted, "See Her Royal Highness the Princess"
Princess Taiping sat down and said with a slight smile: "How have the new warriors of the internal guard been training recently?"
"Back to Your Highness, the training has basically ended. β
"You have done a good job, as far as I know, the new warriors of the internal guard on Li Zhen's side are still training in Mingxiu Villa, I hope you start from this matter, and from now on Li Zhen, as long as you can suppress him in everything, I believe you will become the commander of the internal guard sooner or later." β
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kind words. β
Wu Furong knew that Princess Taiping would not look for her for this matter, this was just a prelude, and she patiently waited for Princess Taiping to turn to today's topic.
Sure enough, they only exchanged two words, and Princess Taiping turned to the real purpose of looking for Wu Furong, "Furong, I tell you one thing, Li Zhen has already left Luoyang this afternoon and rushed to Fangzhou." β
Wu Furong was stunned, "Isn't Li Zhen going to compete the day after tomorrow?"
"Fleur, I hope he will continue to play the day after tomorrow. β
Princess Taiping shook her head and said: "It's a pity that he is not stupid, he can distinguish which is more important, he received an urgent order and rushed to Fangzhou with a team of internal guards." β
Wu Furong understood the key to Princess Taiping's words, and she asked in surprise, "What happened to Fangzhou?"
"You can check this out on the road"
Princess Taiping took out a letter and handed it to her, "This is my order, I want you to do everything on it, but there is no time now, I hope that in half an hour, you are also on your way to Fangzhou." β
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