Di Yan once joked at the Left Bank Tavern that Li Zhen and the others would encounter Fangzhou team, but unexpectedly they made a statement come true. The final draw result was really against Fangzhou team, which made Li Zhen feel an indescribable weirdness in his heart. They eliminated Li Dan's team in the first round and encountered Li Xian's team in the third round. Is it really a kind of will in the dark?

Li Zhen sent Di Yan home and hurried back to Guanshanfang. As soon as he walked into the gate, Yao Xi walked up to him and said to him with anxiety on his face: "Brother Zhen, I'm afraid Brother Zhang will not be on the stage tomorrow."

In the final decisive battle with Youzhou team today, Zhang Li collided heavily with Youzhou team's main player Guo Hongyuan. Both horses were seriously injured. The two also rolled down from the horse. Zhang Li's arm was bruised and a piece of flesh was scraped off. He thought it was not a big problem, but Yao Xi actually said that he would not be on the court tomorrow.

Yao Xi is an imperial physician. Since he said that Zhang Li could not play, his injuries must be serious. Li Zhen was secretly surprised and asked quickly: "How is his current situation?"

"He should have a broken bone, but he endured the pain and refused to say it. It was not until I checked it carefully in the afternoon that he couldn't help but tell the truth in the pain."

Bone cracks are not as easy to detect as fractures. If Zhang Li holds up the pain and doesn't say it, Yao Xi will indeed find it difficult to diagnose it. Li Zhen walked quickly towards Zhang Li's room with a gloomy face. Zhang Li is their central general. If he is injured and missed, it will inevitably have a great impact on the team. Li Zhen was very worried. How should he change the formation now?

In the room, Zhang Li was sitting at the head of the bed and was talking to Xiao Ye. When Xiao Ye saw Li Zhen coming in, he quickly got up and retreated. Li Zhen walked forward and saw that his left arm had a splint tied. It seemed that he really couldn't get on the stage tomorrow.

"Old Li, I'm really sorry!"

Zhang Li said with great guilt: "I didn't tell you the truth in time. It is my responsibility to let you start changing the formation now."

Li Zhen was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Li, but Zhang Li's guilt made the dissatisfaction disappear again. Li Zhen sat down beside his bed and smiled and said, "Tomorrow we will play against Fangzhou team!"

Zhang Li slapped his forehead in pain. It was originally a good opportunity for him to reach the quarterfinals, but he was injured and missed it, which made him very regretful.

Li Zhen understood his thoughts and advised him: "You don't have to apologize or regret. Injury is not your mistake. This is impossible. Polo games are dangerous, but you are still a member of the inner guard polo team. Like Zhang Ran, they may not even have a chance to play, but they are one of us, and our victory is also your victory."

Zhang Li sighed, "It seems that there is no way. I recommend Xiao Ye to replace me, not because I have a good personal relationship with him. He is very flexible. No one can compare to him when riding a horse. His appearance can greatly strengthen our breakthrough on the left."

Li Zhen was silent. In fact, he had just thought that Xiao Ye could use Xiao Ye's flexibility to fight the front army and turn himself into the central army, which would be more conducive to leading the overall situation. However, Sun Zhi's central army also fought very well, and he still needs to consider these two plans.

At this time, a group of subordinates rushed in, and Jiu Zhi said anxiously: "Old Li, let's talk about it in detail about how we will play against Fangzhou team tomorrow?"

Li Zhen nodded with a smile, "We are lucky and did not draw the four strong teams."

Jiu Zhi was overjoyed and said to everyone: "I'll just say it! I heard that Fangzhou is all mountains, so where can I train any cavalry? The polo team must be ordinary. Let's see if we beat them tomorrow!"

Li Zhen stepped forward and slapped him on the scalp, laughed and scolded: "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing that everyone was confused, he slowly said to everyone: "The Fangzhou team is just a name. In fact, none of them are Fangzhou people, they are all royal families. They will have four Li royal families on the court tomorrow. They are veritable royal teams. I can tell you that it is not accidental that they will enter the top 16. Their strength is not below the Qianqi Camp."

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Although Li Xian has been demoted to Fangzhou for ten years, he still has an old house in Luoyang. The palace of the King of Ying before he was made the crown prince. It has been closed and there are old servants living in it to clean up. Currently, Fangzhou polo team lives in Li Xian's old house.

After Li Chongrun finished drawing, he returned to the mansion with great worries. He was not worried about the match against the inner guard tomorrow, but about the words Li Zhen said inadvertently.

How did Li Zhen know that a large number of refugees from Bashu came to Fangzhou? This must be because of the inner guard spies surveillance in Fangzhou. I had never heard of it before, but now there is one. Does the emperor have any suspicion about his father?

"Zhongrun, don't you come and train together?" Li Zhi walked to the lobby steps and asked with a smile.

There is a racecourse covering an area of ​​more than ten acres in the backyard of the mansion, which can be used to train polo. Although it is dark, the polo players are very enthusiastic and conduct night training, hoping to defeat the inner guard polo team tomorrow and enter the quarterfinals.

The meeting of two new troops is an opportunity for the inner guard polo team, but isn’t it an opportunity for the Fangzhou team? When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. At least Li Zhi understands this way. He lost to Li Zhen in the martial arts and casino competition, and he has already breathed a sigh of relief. He wants to win back in the polo competition, and tomorrow will be his chance.

Li Chongrun’s mind was no longer above polo at this time. He sighed and said to Li Zhi: “You guys practice first! I have something else.”

Li Zhi looked at him in surprise, "Young Master, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, you go!"

Li Zhi no longer forced him, so he turned to the backyard. Li Chongrun paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands on his back. Li Zhen reminded him to think of Li Dan again. It was obvious that Li Dan and his son also received a signal of relaxation. However, judging from the composition of Li Chengqi's polo team, they were much smarter and much lower-key than them. Wu Chongxun was actually in the other polo team.

On the contrary, their polo teams are all royal families. Is it a bit too ostentatious? I also thought that the emperor's grandmother came to see their polo game today, and she left after only staying for a short time. Is this showing her dissatisfaction? Thinking of this, Li Chongrun became even more worried.

At this time, a follower hurriedly walked to the lobby, bowed to Li Chongrun, and presented a letter, "Young Master, someone sent a letter outside the door."

"Who is it?"

"I don't know, the person who came said nothing, handed the letter and left."

Li Chongrun was puzzled. He walked forward and took the letter from his entourage. He saw that the letter was written on the skin: "Young Master Li Chongrun Qi". His handwriting was strong and powerful, and his ink was not completely dry yet. It seemed that he had just written it.

Li Chongrun quickly opened the letter, but there were only a few words in the letter, but he was stunned. The letter fell from his hand. He quickly picked up the letter again and read it carefully. He felt panic and confused. He no longer cared about other things and quickly ordered: "Prepare a horse for me, hurry up!"

Li Qi received the news and rushed from the backyard. He saw that Li Chongrun had finished packing and rode on the war horse. Seven or eight followers behind him got on the horse. Li Qi was shocked and stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"

Li Chongrun sighed and said, "I have something urgent to rush back to Fangzhou. I can't participate in the polo game tomorrow."

Li Qi was stunned and said for a while: "Young Master is gone, what should we do tomorrow? Can't you leave tomorrow?"

"I have no choice but to be in a crisis. I can't delay it for a moment. I'll ask you to lead the team tomorrow and I'll leave the team to you."

Li Chongrun was worried that the city gate would be closed. He explained a few words, then turned his horse's head and rushed out of the gate. Under the escort of eight followers, he ran quickly towards the city gate. Their figures soon disappeared into the night.

Li Zhi looked at them blankly and walked away, his heart was in a mess. Li Chongrun was the main player on the field. He ran away before the battle. What should they do?

....

As soon as the next day, Li Zhen led his team to the Shentong Polo Team near Nanshi. This is a civilian polo stadium with wide surroundings. Although it is conducive to the public's football matches, it is a bit inferior to the right guard polo stadium.

"The commander, the ground of this polo field is not smooth, and war horses are prone to accidents. It is recommended that the commander not ride the red smoke and snow, as it will be more than worth the loss if it hurts it."

The person who made the suggestion was Xiaoye, the inner guard warrior under Li Zhen. Xiaoye was also the brother of A Ling, who Jiuzhi had been pursuing. He was thin and tall, but tough as a cow tendon. He was originally Zhao Qiuniang's apprentice, and he practiced superb light skills and played polo very well. When Li Zhen was looking for a polo player everywhere, he was recommended to Li Zhen by Zhang Xi.

Xiao Ye has been growing up in this polo stadium since he was a child and is very familiar with every tree and grass in this polo stadium. It is precisely because of this that Li Zhen finally decided to let him fight the front army and retreat to the chief general of the central army to fill the vacant seat due to Zhang Li's injury.

Li Zhen smiled, "You reminded me very timely. I will change to ride Qingyu today. It is extremely fast and is more suitable for fighting the central army."

Qingyu is one of the good horses that Shangguan Wan'er brought from the Hexi Horse Farm. It is a strong blue horse. Li Zhen usually rides this horse, and his familiarity is second only to Chi Yanxue.

There were tens of thousands of people around the stadium, all of whom came to take the seat before dawn. At this time, in the messy crowd, Li Zhen saw his eldest sister Li Quan, and was waving to him with a smile. She brought more than a dozen men and followed Zhao Qiuniang's apprentices. They were forty or fifty people, holding gongs, drums and flags, and were trying to cheer for themselves!

Li Zhen felt warm and waved to his eldest sister. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the person beside his eldest sister was Wang Qingyu. He also changed into a green polo warrior uniform, holding a red flag with four big words "Li Zhen must win" written on it. He was looking at him with a smile, and Li Zhen also smiled heartily and waved to her.

"Who are you saying hello to?" An angry voice came from beside him.

Li Zhen turned around and saw Di Yan wearing men's clothing appearing next to him on a horse. Li Zhen smiled and said, "A Yan, so early!"

Di Yan also saw Wang Qingyu and the banner in her hand, and curled her lips unhappily. She was so thoughtful. What did she mean?

Although Di Yan was angry about the ambiguous relationship between Li Zhen and Shangguan Wan'er, Shangguan Wan'er was nothing compared to Wang Qingyu's real threat. After all, Shangguan Wan'er could not marry Li Zhen, but Wang Qingyu was different. She was young and beautiful, had a huge family income, and her relationship with Li Quan was extremely close, which was her biggest threat.

Seeing that Li Zhen's subordinates were surrounded by him, Di Yan stopped mentioning Wang Qingyu's incident and laughed in a low voice: "I'll tell you an important information. Li Chongrun will not be on the stage today."

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Chapter completed!