afterglow

Chapter 73
Later, someone handed Zhou Changfeng a few pieces of paper, on which were written the questions most likely to be asked and the corresponding "standard answers".

However, these are just for reference, and in actual situations, you still have to rely on on-the-spot performance.

Embarrass the court?Make things difficult for yourself?What will happen next?
What Pang Lingqi said just now was like a riddle, which made Zhou Changfeng a little confused. He could only decide to play it by ear.

More than an hour later, the third press conference on the border war officially began.

The Ministry of War has held two press conferences before. The first time was to show the necessity and determination of the war, the second time was a public display after the victory was reported, and this time it was to further "show off martial arts".

"...At the moment, the commander of the most critical battle of this battle, the Battle of Demaji, has arrived at the scene, and he will be interviewed by you as a witness." The official hosting the press conference said calmly.

The huge lobby has good lighting. Although the reception lobby of the quaint Huitong Hall cannot be called carved railings and jade, it is elegant and generous enough.

Zhou Changfeng, with a long knife on his waist, came onto the stage with steady steps, his expression as usual without any signs of anxiety.

"Boom-pa--"

All of a sudden, the spotlight flashed non-stop, and the sound of the magnesium strip burning kept coming and going.

Zhou Changfeng knocked on the microphone with his index finger knuckles backhand, then glanced around at the many Chinese and foreign reporters present, and said: "Good morning, everyone, I am Zhou Changfeng, the commander of the Demaji Battle. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. Good question, because of time constraints, I will not answer some untimely questions."

This is a vaccination. If you encounter any difficult problems, you can ignore them as Pang Lingqi said.

Before he finished speaking, an Italian female reporter with black hair and brown eyes raised her hand to ask questions, and her movements were extremely fast.

"Hello, sir. I'm Hannah, a reporter from The Sun. May I ask if there were any civilian casualties in this battle?" Maybe it's because she is resident in Daming, and she is extremely fluent in Chinese.

Zhou Changfeng said seriously: "No, our army arrived at night, and all civilians were evacuated in advance."

As his answer ended, a large group of reporters immediately raised their hands in unison.

He picked up a male reporter casually, and the excited man couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Zhou! Just yesterday, The Times claimed that the Chinese army commander in the Battle of De Maji was under the command of the devil, and he was also What do you think of the use of words such as 'cruel' and 'cruel'?"

"Oh?" Zhou Changfeng asked interestedly, "What words did they use?"

"Atrocious, ruthless!" A foreign reporter replied without hesitation.

Zhou Changfeng couldn't help laughing to be dubbed such a term by the British.

He said with a smile: "There is an old saying in China called 'my hero, my enemy's enemy', my opponent used such a strong word to describe me, this is my affirmation and praise, I am very happy. If there is a chance to fight against each other in the future, I hope they will continue to use these words."

The reception hall has a second floor, but strictly speaking it is not counted, because they are just a circle of corridors, and they are divided into small cubicles. Occasionally, some special people will attend the press conference here.

And now there is such a special person who is listening to all this with great interest-this is a woman who is about 28 or [-], with bright eyes and white teeth, and a plump figure.

"Does atrocious have any special meaning?"

"Your Highness, it actually means cruelty, but the meaning is more serious."

Naturally, Zhu Lingjing was aware of the turmoil behind this press conference, and she came here specially for it this time.

A country is a complicated collection, it is impossible to be united as one, and conflicts are everywhere. Even if they seem to be close to each other, they still have different opinions, and the movements of Ming Dynasty often depend on their mutual game the result of.

In the past few years, there have been more power disputes among the upper echelons of Ming Dynasty. Although they are not in the political center, Zhu Lingjing knows all about it.

And being a princess is a good thing?Because it allows her to avoid the vortex of power disputes and watch from the sidelines.

In the simplest and most general terms, this dispute is whether to change the strategic goal. Some people think that we should not take the initiative to attack, but continue to hide our strength and bide our time; on the contrary, some people think that we must grasp the strategic opportunity.

Of course, the positions of the two factions are not completely fixed, and the distinction between the factions is not black and white, and they are not wooden people, so they will naturally have different opinions-sometimes they choose radicals on this matter. Sometimes I choose to be conservative on another matter.

The complexity of disputes between politics and rights can be seen.

Daming's determination to take the initiative to attack Uzang was essentially the result of the latter gaining the upper hand in the political game.

As for the emperor who should have played a pivotal role, he did not express his position easily as always.

This style of behavior and handling of things sounds wise when it sounds good, and cowardly when it sounds bad.

Zhu Lingjing felt that her father must be wise, otherwise the Zhu family dynasty would have died about thirty years ago.

She sometimes thinks that in the future, her father's temple name must use the word "Rui", otherwise it will be unobjective.

Recalling the history of Tang Ruizong Li Dan, who ascended the throne twice and surrendered to the world three times, lived in the shadow of Wu Zetian for half his life, but he was very clear about the situation and knew how to advance and retreat, so he had the last laugh.

The struggle is getting more and more intense, if it continues like this, I'm afraid it won't happen in the future... Although Zhu Lingjing looked down, her thoughts had already drifted far away.

At this moment, a polite man wearing glasses raised his hand to ask a question, and Zhou Changfeng also clicked on him.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am Kang Yuli, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Jiangning Evening News. Now many people believe that this war could have been avoided, for example, through negotiation." The elegant man in his early 30s helped him up. He adjusted his glasses and continued: "And according to rumors, many soldiers in the army who participated in the battle were unwilling to go into battle, and were even executed by the military police?"

???

Suddenly, the noisy press conference just now fell silent, and countless eyes fell on Kang Yuli, and then on Zhou Changfeng.

In the huge lobby, the atmosphere suddenly became strange.

"Your Highness! This is to..."

Zhu Lingjing heard it naturally, she frowned slightly, and said indifferently: "I can hear you clearly." Then she adjusted her sitting posture and leaned forward slightly.

At the same time, in a room behind the lobby, Pang Lingqi and a group of officials also held their breath.

Although he made excuses in advance to disqualify five or six guys from participating in the meeting, but after all, the fish that slipped through the net was inevitable.

Now, it's time to come, and it's up to Zhou Changfeng in the stands how to deal with it.

Just ignore?

(End of this chapter)