Di Yan never expected that Li Zhen would come to him in front of everyone, so ecstatic and desperate, the joy on his face was as if they had just defeated not the weak brigade prime minister, but the powerful brigade Qianqi Camp.

Di Yan took two steps back and her face turned red. She lowered her head in panic, secretly hating why she was encouraged by her grandmother to watch the game. She thought she could not find out if she secretly watched a game and sneaked away. She didn't expect that he could see it. It was really strange!

Di Yan forgot that there were not many old ladies who were obsessed with polo like her grandmother, so they were certainly very conspicuous when standing on the side of the court.

Di Yan was panicked, as if she was holding her grandmother's hand, but unexpectedly she grabbed her. When she turned around, she saw that her grandmother had already gotten into the carriage and was leaning out of the car window and waving at her with a smile, "A Yan, it doesn't matter if you come back later!"

Di Yan stomped her feet in a hurry, "Grandma, why are you--"

Li Zhen seized the opportunity, turned over and immediately saluted, "I beg Miss Di to comment on the shortcomings of our game!"

The people around dispersed and left very quickly. There is still a wonderful game at Qianqiying Polo Stadium later. The Liangwang team vs. Fangzhou team, which is actually the Luling King team, is also a very exciting game. There will be two weak teams here. Zhaozhou team vs. Jinzhou team cannot arouse everyone's interest.

Di Yan did not disperse with everyone, nor did she leave in anger. Although she was angry with Li Zhen, she knew in her heart that she could not really marry Li Zhen with Guan Wan'er's status and her age. If she gave up on Li Zhen, she would only give up on Wang Qingyu.

So even though she was angry, she did not go to extremes. As for her grandmother watching polo today, she actually had a little intention of giving up on the Cold War.

Although he left without turning around, he was a little embarrassed. Di Yan said coldly: "I don't know any polo, don't ask me."

Li Zhen touched a nail and said embarrassedly: "I was lucky enough to win today. I was a little proud. Can I allow me to hold a glass of wine and apologize to Miss Di!"

Di Yan wanted to sarcastically sarcastically for a few more words, but glanced at him and saw his pious face, his heart softened again, but his face was still cold and cold: "I can't afford to apologize, but you still owe me a few favors, so you should give it back to me, tell me! Where are you going to repay my favor?"

The implication was that he agreed to go with him for a drink. Li Zhen was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Let's go to the Zuoan Restaurant! How about it?"

Before Di Yan could answer, Jiu Zhi rushed over and said excitedly, "Old Li, everyone asked where to go to have the celebration wine!"

Li Zhen glared at him fiercely. He was such a brainless guy. What did he do at this time?

Jiuzhi was stunned for a moment and suddenly saw Di Yan. He scratched his head embarrassedly and smiled: "Why should Miss Di go to the celebration bar with us!"

Li Zhen's heart moved. This was not bad. If Di Yan was willing to go to the celebration wine together, it would avoid a lot of embarrassment. He looked at Di Yan tentatively to see if she was willing to go with her. If she didn't want to, he would invite her alone.

Di Yan smiled happily and said, "Since the old fat man invites me to drink, how can I not give you this face? No problem, I'll just go with you."

Di Yan readily agreed to Jiuzhi's invitation, which Li Zhen was unexpected, but he could understand that if Di Yan readily agreed to her invitation, where would she put her face?

.........

The celebration banquet was still in Mingli Restaurant next to the Taipei City. Perhaps because of the polo competition these two days, the restaurant business was surprisingly popular, with thirty elegant rooms all full of customers. The bartenders were so busy that they were not touching the ground. The shopkeeper ran over and shouted, "Is there any wine-accompanied belle? Room 20 needs three."

Li Linfu grabbed him, "Shopkeeper, here we are—"

The sweaty shopkeeper then found that there were still a group of guests standing at the door, all wearing polo samurai uniforms. It was obviously the team that had just ended the game. He bowed with a bitter face and said, "I'm really sorry, the shop is full and there are no empty rooms."

Everyone looked at each other and rushed over excitedly, but there was no place to eat. Li Zhen frowned and said, "Why go to another house to have a look?"

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly again, "I advise you to go to Nanshi City to try it out, anyway, the Taipei City is full."

At this time, a group of people walked out of the corridor, as if they had just finished their meal. Li Linfu hurriedly said, "There must be an available room. The shopkeeper will help us see."

"Everyone, I'll go and have a look."

The shopkeeper ran away, and after a moment, he was sweating profusely, "Everyone is so lucky. A barbecue has been vacant. Please come with me."

Everyone sat down in the spacious wine room. The room was quite large enough to accommodate twenty or thirty people to drink and have a meal together. The team led by Li Zhen had more than ten people, not only players, but also followers and grooms. They were called together to celebrate the victory of the first game.

Although Di Yan seemed to have accepted the invitation from Jiuzhi before coming here to celebrate with them, when the seats were finally arranged, everyone consciously gave up the seat beside Li Zhen. Di Yan hesitated for a long time and finally sat down.

"I tell you, I won't talk to you today." Di Yan bit her lip and glared at him fiercely.

"We don't talk, we just drink!"

Li Zhen poured her a glass of wine with a smile. When he saw that everyone had wine in their glasses, he picked up his glass and stood up. Everyone also stood up. Di Yan glared at him and had to stand up with him.

"We are lucky today, of course we performed very well, defeated our first opponent, entered the top 32, and made another step away from our lowest goal. For today's victory and for our next victory, we drank this cup!"

Li Zhen raised the wine glass high and drank it all. Everyone shouted, "Cheers!" Everyone raised the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass all at once.

Everyone sat down, and the shopkeeper personally brought several bartenders to them with barbecue and dozens of side dishes. The shopkeeper asked with a smile: "Which team do you guys do you have?"

"We are the inner guard polo team!" Jiu Zhi said loudly.

"It turned out to be the inner guard polo team. It seems that you won today. I heard other guests say that you will be the most unexpected team this year. I wish you the final championship!"

Li Zhen smiled and raised his wine glass, "Thank you for your good words from the shopkeeper!"

The shopkeeper stepped down, everyone raised their chopsticks to cut the meat, and began to eat it. At this time, Jiu Zhi's mouth was stuffed with meat, and he asked vaguely: "Old Li, when will we draw the next round of lottery?"

"The fastest thing is the day after tomorrow! The first round of the game will not end tomorrow afternoon."

"Old Li, who do you want the next opponent to be?" Di Yan asked with a sip of wine.

Li Zhen was immediately flattered. Unexpectedly, Di Yan took the initiative to talk to him. This question seemed not only Di Yan was interested, but everyone put down their chopsticks. Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "I have specially analyzed the participating teams in this polo competition. They can be divided into three major camps, such as Qianqi Camp, Taipingfu Team, Liang Wang Wuzheng Team, Yulin Army, Ganzhou Team, etc. They belong to the first camp, and in the end they compete for the championship.

The other teams are divided into the second and third camps. The third camps, such as the state teams and the King of the Xiang team, are weak and are expected to be eliminated in the first round. Therefore, from the second round, they are all strong enemies. If we are lucky and can meet a team in the second camp, we have hope of winning again.

But we need to be prepared in our hearts. It is very likely that we will meet one of the top ten last year, which is the strong team in the first camp."

Everyone was silent. Li Zhen was right. In the second round of the game, I'm afraid they will encounter a real strong rival.

At this time, Di Yan smiled and said, "My grandmother said you have great potential. Today's performance is no less than the tenth Youzhou team last year. And your real strength is hard to see through. My grandmother said that your final result will definitely be beyond the expectations of many people, and she will support you all the way."

Di Yan's words made everyone grateful. Li Zhen raised his glass and smiled: "We have made this cup for the encouragement given to us by Mrs. Di!"

Everyone drank the wine in a glass of wine together. At this time, the door was pushed open and two people walked in from outside. One in front was about fifty years old, with a medium figure and a square face. It was Zhang Li's father Zhang Ting, deputy military envoy of Shazhou, and the other person behind was Li Pan.

Zhang Ting laughed and said, "I'm late!"

Everyone stood up, Li Zhen greeted him, bowed and bowed, "Uncle Zhang Shi, long time no see."

Zhang Ting smiled and patted his shoulder, "You have always surprised me, but it is reasonable. I believe you will continue to surprise me."

"Uncle Shi, please sit down!"

Li Zhen introduced Zhang Ting and Li Pan behind them to everyone. Only then did everyone know that the middle-aged man turned out to be Zhang Li's father, and the young man was Li Zhen's clan brother, and everyone came forward to greet him.

At this time, Di Yan pulled Li Zhen aside and asked in a low voice: "Didn't you say there are only two brothers, why did a clan brother appear again?"

Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "I actually have a family, but I have conflicts with me. If I weren't afraid that the Li family in Dunhuang were pulled over by Lai Junchen, I wouldn't pay attention to this clan brother. It's hard to say anything. I'll tell you in detail afterwards."

"Go!" Di Yan gave him a blank look, "I just ask casually, who wants to listen to your explanation?"

At this time, Di Yan saw that everyone had sat down, and quickly pulled Li Zhen and the two of them sat down.

"Uncle Shi, what is the result of your match with Taipingfu team?" As soon as he sat down, Li Zhen asked anxiously. His hometown is in Dunhuang, so of course he is concerned about the result of the match of the Shazhou team.

Zhang Ting smiled bitterly and said, "Do you still need to ask? We lost two goals and lost to them."

Zhang Ting seemed unwilling to say more, but Li Pan said angrily: "The scoundrels in Taiping Mansion. During the game, they had hidden dark blades and injured two of our horses. They were obviously cut by dark blades and blood was flowing. However, the officials of the Ministry of Rites insisted that they were injured. It was simply a protection in broad daylight. Finally, we protested by the strike."

Everyone was in an uproar. This happened in the polo competition. It was incredible. Zhang Ting sighed and said, "Actually, this kind of thing happened last year. You don't know. Last year, when Xue Huaiyi's polo team was unable to win, he injured the main player of Lingzhou team with a hidden arrow, and then he turned defeat into victory. The strong Suzhou team had collective diarrhea on the eve of the Taipingfu team. He had to withdraw from the game. The Taipingfu team won without a fight and entered the top ten. Everyone understands this matter, but what can they say?"

At this time, Li Zhen took a sip of wine and said slowly to everyone: "Although the polo competition is an entertainment competition, there is a deep political competition behind it, so it is normal for these situations to occur.

Everyone should remember that the stadium is like a war, and all kinds of intrigues and plots will occur. Although we do not plot against others, we must prevent others from plotting against them. So after this celebration banquet today, we stayed in the Inner Guards Department and no one was allowed to go out at will."

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Chapter completed!