Chapter Seventy-Two: Blatant Trouble
Subsequently, someone handed Zhou Changfeng a few pieces of paper, on which were written the questions that were most likely to be asked, as well as the corresponding "standard answers".
However, these are only for reference, and in practice, you still have to rely on on-the-spot performance.
Embarrassment of the imperial court? Messing with yourself? What will you face?
What Pang Lingqi said just now was like a riddle, which made Zhou Changfeng a little confused, and he could only decide to act when the time came.
A little more than an hour later, the third press conference on the border war officially began.
Prior to this, the Ministry of War had held two press conferences, the first to show the necessity and determination of war, the second to publicly display after the victory, and this time to further "boast of martial arts."
“…… At present, the commander of the most crucial battle of this battle, the Battle of Demagi, has arrived at the scene, and he will be interviewed by you as an eyewitness. The official who presided over the press conference said calmly.
The huge lobby has good lighting, and although the reception lobby of the antique guild hall is not carved and jade, it is elegant and generous enough.
Zhou Changfeng, who was carrying a long knife at his waist, appeared with a steady step, and his expression was as usual without apprehension.
"Bang-pop-"
Suddenly, the magnesium lights flickered non-stop, and the sound of magnesium bars burning came and went.
Zhou Changfeng tapped the microphone with his index knuckle with his backhand, then glanced at the many Chinese and foreign reporters present, and said: "Good morning, friends, I am Zhou Changfeng, the commander of the Battle of Demagi. If you have a question you want to ask, please be sure to think about it, because of time constraints, I will not answer some inappropriate questions. ”
This is vaccination, if you really encounter any difficult problems, you can ignore them according to what Pang Lingqi said.
Before he finished speaking, an Italian female reporter with black hair and brown eyes raised her hand to ask a question, and her movements were extremely fast.
"Hello sir, I'm Hannah, a reporter from The Sun, have there been any civilian casualties in this battle?" Perhaps because she is based in Daming, she is extremely fluent in Chinese.
Zhou Changfeng said: "No, our army arrived at night, and all civilians were evacuated in advance." ”
As his answer ended, a large number of reporters immediately raised their hands in unison.
He casually ordered a male reporter, and the latter, whose face was full of excitement, couldn't wait to ask: "Chief Zhou!" Just yesterday, the Times claimed that the commander of the Chinese army in the Battle of Demagi was under the command of the devil, and used words such as 'brutal' and 'ruthless'. ”
"Oh?" Zhou Changfeng, who came to be interested, asked, "What words did they use?" ”
“atrocious、ruthless!” A foreign journalist did not hesitate to answer.
Being able to be named such a word by the British, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help laughing.
He said with a smile: "There is an old Chinese saying that 'my hero is the enemy of the enemy', and my opponent used such a heavy word to describe me, which is an affirmation and praise for me, and I am very happy." If there is a chance to fight in the future, I hope they will continue to use these words. ”
The reception lobby has a second floor, but it is not strictly speaking, because they are just a corridor and are divided into small cubicles, where occasional special people attend press conferences.
And now there is such a special person who is listening to all this with great interest—a woman of about twenty-eight or nine, with bright eyes and a plump body.
"Does atrocious mean anything special?"
"Your Highness, in fact, it also means brutality, but it means something heavier."
Zhu Lingjing naturally knows the turmoil behind this press conference, and she made a special trip for it this time.
The country is a complex aggregate, it is impossible to work together, contradictions are everywhere, even if it seems to be a type of people who are very close, they also inevitably have different opinions, and the movements of the Ming Dynasty often depend on the results of their mutual games.
In recent years, there have been more and more power disputes among the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty, although they are not in the political center, but Zhu Lingjing is clear about them.
And the status of a princess is a good thing? Because it allows her to avoid the whirlpool of power disputes and watch from the sidelines.
In the simplest and most general terms, this dispute is whether the strategic goal should be changed, and some people believe that they should not take the initiative to attack, but continue to keep their heads in the dark; On the contrary, some people believe that it is necessary to seize strategic opportunities.
Of course, the positions of the two factions are not completely fixed, the distinction between the factions is not black and white, and they are not wooden people, so they naturally have different opinions - sometimes they choose to be radical on one thing, sometimes they choose to be conservative on another.
The complexity of the dispute between politics and power is evident.
Da Ming was able to make up his mind to take the initiative in Wusizang, which was essentially the result of the latter's dominance in the political game.
As for the emperor, who was supposed to play a pivotal role, he did not take a position lightly as always.
This style of behavior is wise to say that it sounds good, and it is cowardice to say that it is difficult to hear.
Zhu Lingjing felt that her father must be wise, otherwise the Zhu family dynasty would have died out about thirty years ago.
She sometimes thinks that in the future, her father's temple number must use the word "Rui", otherwise it will not be objective.
Recalling the historical Tang Ruizong Li Dan, who ascended the throne twice and gave the world three times, he lived in the shadow of Wu Zetian for half his life, but he was very clear about the situation and knew the advance and retreat, so he was able to have the last laugh.
The struggle is becoming more and more intense, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that it will not be ...... Although Zhu Lingjing looked down, her thoughts had already drifted far away.
At this moment, a well-mannered man with glasses raised his hand to ask a question, and Zhou Changfeng also hit him.
"Hello Mr. Zhou, I am Kang Yuli, deputy editor-in-chief of the Jiangning Evening News, and now many people think that this war could have been avoided, for example, through negotiations." The elegant man who looked at his early thirties lifted his glasses and continued: "And according to rumors, many soldiers in the army who participated in the war were also reluctant to go into battle, and were even executed by the military police? ”
???
Suddenly, the scene of the press conference, which was still a little noisy just now, suddenly quieted down, and countless eyes fell on Kang Yuli, and then turned to Zhou Changfeng.
In the huge lobby, the atmosphere suddenly became strange.
"Your Highness! This is the ...... that came to come."
Zhu Lingjing naturally heard it, she frowned slightly, and said indifferently: "I can hear clearly." Then he adjusted his sitting position and leaned forward slightly.
At the same time, in a room at the back of the lobby, Pang Lingqi and other officials also held their breath.
Although five or six guys were disqualified from participating in the conference with an excuse in advance, there were inevitably fish that slipped through the net after all.
Now, what should come is still coming, and it depends on how the circumference wind in the stands will respond.
Just ignore it?