From afternoon to evening, Tongming Temple ushered in rare silence.
Li Tianlan also had more time to think about everything he had done.
Eastern Europe is in chaos.
The Snow Dance Corps, which was established to deal with the chaos in Eastern Europe, has now become a direct agency for receiving intelligence from Eastern Europe.
In an extremely chaotic situation, countless messages were conveyed from Eastern Europe to Youzhou every day, sent to the Xuewu Legion as soon as possible, and placed in front of Li Tianlan.
Countless information, endless stream.
Yesterday morning, President Aimiya met with Jiang Qianqian, the director of the South American Dongchao International Group, and expressed his sincere hope that Dongchao Group would invest in Aimeiya.
Jiang Qianqian actively expressed his attitude towards cooperation with Aimiya. The two parties met for more than two hours and successfully finalized the first phase of investment of approximately US$8 billion.
Yesterday afternoon, the Eastern European wealthy Morton family held friendly talks with Castrot, the president of the Men in Black of the Star Kingdom.
Early this morning.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Snow Country made an appointment with the Shadow Queen of Europe, the Grand Duke Irene Golden Eyes Wang and Rothschild. It is said that the Rothschild family is very likely to inject capital into the six major banks of Snow Country in the near future.
At noon today, Patriarch Igor, one of the four patriarchs of the Eastern Church in Eastern Europe, was attacked by unknown forces when he was holding a coming-of-age ceremony for the wealthy young master Vasily. In less than two hours, Vatican Cardinal Brian
Invited to the Snow Country, the young master of the Vasily family publicly announced that Brian was his godfather, and he would receive blessings from the European holy land.
Pieces of intelligence represent that the situation in Eastern Europe has been changing, but until there is no final result, no one will know whether this change is good or bad, but what is certain is that in Eastern Europe today, major wealthy families and countries are all
It has become the target of the superpowers entering Eastern Europe, and conversely, the major superpowers are also the targets of the local forces in Eastern Europe.
So Zhongzhou is in a hurry.
Because in a sense, before Li Tianlan entered Eastern Europe, Central Continent had always been outside of this game.
Zhongzhou used a few days to form the Snow Dance Army. It seemed like child's play, but in fact no one was willing to give up the interests of Eastern Europe.
Li Tianlan acted very quickly, and it took him just two days to finalize the final roster of the Xuewu Legion.
Now that the list has been brought to the military headquarters and Kunlun City by Fang Wenxi, the Minister of General Affairs of Zhongzhou, while silently waiting for the results, Li Tianlan can just think about whether there are any omissions in the list.
The list has been taken away by Fang Wenxi.
But Li Tianlan still has a copy in his hand.
For a whole afternoon, Li Tianlan studied the list in his hand.
He could feel the haste of Zhongzhou who did not want to give up the interests of Eastern Europe, so when determining this list, he inevitably did not think carefully enough. Now after reading it in detail and carefully adjusting the positions after a few names,
Li Tianlan immediately felt that this list was very pleasing to the eye.
A knock sounded outside the door.
Li Zonghu, who was wearing a military uniform but without a military rank, stood at the door, scratched his head and said: "Your Highness, it's time to eat."
More than half of the 40,000 troops of the Border Guard Corps have returned to their respective stations, but the strongest 10,000 people are still stationed at the Sky Academy, while some outstanding officers at the middle and high levels and even at the grassroots level have been transferred to Tongming Temple for short-term training.
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The officers of the military department and the officers of the special warfare system are both officers. They don't seem to be much different, but in many cases, they have two completely different philosophies. Now, the officers are trained in Tongming Temple by the Sky Academy and
Two principals of Deep Sea College.
Li Zonghu was also on the training list, but he was too lazy to receive any training. Before Li Tianlan confirmed his personal soldiers and secretary, the major general of the Border Guard Corps consciously became a guard for Li Tianlan.
“You don’t have to be in a hurry to eat.”
Li Tianlan shook his head, handed the list in his hand to Li Zonghu, and said softly: "Let's see how it goes."
Li Zonghu was stunned for a moment, then walked in and took the list in his hand.
Familiar names appeared in his sight one after another.
He grinned.
"Good."
Li Zonghu smiled and said: "Your Highness, if Zhongzhou drafts the Snow Dance Legion according to this lineup, then we in the Snow Dance Legion can be said to be true to our word."
Li Tianlan smiled and said calmly: "It shouldn't be a big problem."
The formation of the Snow Dance Legion will fully respect his will.
This is a good thing, but it is not a good thing either.
Wang Tianzong is a tycoon who truly understands the rules. He forced Dongcheng Wudi to sit at the gambling table, but at the same time he also gave Dongcheng Wudi hope that he could continue gambling with him.
This so-called hope is the right to speak of the Snow Dance Legion.
Li Tianlan controls the voice of the Snow Dance Legion. Even if Wang Tianzong wants to repeat the treason case more than 20 years ago, it will not be easy, let alone do it without anyone noticing.
At the very least, Li Tianlan didn't have any time to react.
But similarly, if the treason case more than 20 years ago was staged while Li Tianlan was in full control of the Snow Dance Legion, once Li Tianlan was defined as treason, then the most powerful groups including Sigh City, Li Family, Shushan, and Yaochi would be concentrated
The Xuewu Legion in the lineup will also be completely wiped out, and then all the forces involved with Li Tianlan will suffer an extremely tragic fate.
Therefore, the Southeast Group will definitely not object to the list of the Xuewu Legion. This is the bargaining chip that Wang Tianzong must give to Li Tianlan.
Absolute concentration of power also means absolute concentration of primary responsibility.
In the chaos in Eastern Europe, Li Tianlan can either lead the Snow Dance Army to soar into the sky and have the last laugh.
Or he will fall into hell with all the forces related to him.
What Li Tianlan thinks about most now is what Wang Tianzong will do.
Or how he would replicate the treason case more than 20 years ago within the Snow Dance Corps.
If you want to speculate on Wang Tianzong's methods, you must have some understanding of the treason case more than 20 years ago.
Li Tianlan is now the Marshal of Zhongzhou and has the authority to know about the treason case.
In the past two days, he also looked through some of the information left behind in a hurry, but found nothing.
A normal personnel transfer, a border conflict that was completely coincidental, an order from the top at the right time...
Everything looked normal and there was no problem at all.
But in this calmness without any abnormality, Li Kuangzu betrayed the country, the Li family collapsed, and everything became out of control in an instant.
Li Tianlan knew that he would not be able to find anything specific based on this information, but he also did not expect that he could not find even a single clue in these information.
The real inside story may only be known to the core figures in Kunlun City, the Prince Group, and even the Wang family in Beihai.
And these characters are destined to be unable to tell Li Tianlan the inside story.
Li Zonghu put the list on his desk.
Li Tianlan frowned and walked to the desk, staring at the list on the table, thoughtfully.
If the treason case more than 20 years ago was a perfect trap that was seamless and left no trace.
So today, more than twenty years later, in the chaos in Eastern Europe, Li Tianlan can at least grasp two important threads.
No matter how chaotic the chaos in Eastern Europe is, if Wang Tianzong wants to accuse him of treason, the two men from the Snow Dance Corps will play a vital role.
One is the second-in-command of the Snow Dance Corps.
One is the supervisor of the Snow Dance Corps.
The two are from the Wang family in Beihai and Kunlun City respectively. They are also the only two important chess pieces in the Xuewu Legion that Li Tianlan cannot control.
Li Tianlan reached out and clicked on the list on the table.
Li Zonghu walked to the water dispenser, poured a glass of water for Li Tianlan and placed it in front of him.
Li Tianlan glanced at him and said with a smile: "The majestic Major General of the Frontier Regiment brings tea and water. Will drinking this water shorten your life?"
"That can't be done."
Li Zonghu chuckled and said: "I was a personal soldier for Marshal Dongcheng. Now I am a personal soldier for His Highness. It is no different. Your Highness, why don't you mention it to me? Lao Li is not willing to be a bullshit commander.
, how about I be the commander of your private company? Old Li is not unattractive in appearance and has decent strength, so it will not be embarrassing to have him by your side."
"It's not a shame."
Li Tianlan laughed: "But I am not qualified to bring a powerful general as a personal soldier."
"You are the most qualified."
Li Zonghu said disapprovingly: "Back when the Li family was at its peak, every generation of the Li family's highnesses had sacred guards around them. Which of the guards was not a powerful general? A strong man with a reputation in the dark world? One day will you stand in the same position?
It is possible to reach the pinnacle of Central Continent, let alone major general, even to be promoted to two levels in a row."
Li Tianlan suddenly fell silent.
He seemed to have thought of something, and an astonishing light suddenly shone in his eyes.
"No more eating."
Li Tianlan said: "Prepare the car and go to Hidden Dragon Sea!"
Li Zonghu was stunned for a moment, stood up straight, saluted, and turned around to go out.
Li Tianlan picked up the red confidential phone on the table and dialed a number.
The call was answered quickly.
"Director Han? I'm Li Tianlan."
Li Tianlan held the phone and said calmly.
"Hello, Your Highness."
A low and soft laugh rang on the phone, very friendly and polite.
On the other end of the phone was Han Yi, deputy director of the General Office of Zhongzhou Center. Of course, his position in the General Office was only nominal. His real workplace was in the office of President Li Huacheng. He could be said to be the big secretary next to Li Huacheng. He lived up to his name.
The first secret of Central Continent.
Li Tianlan smiled, tapped his finger on the list in front of him and said, "I have something to report to the president. Isn't it convenient?"
The other end of the phone said wait a moment.
Han Yi seemed to have asked Li Huacheng for instructions. Soon, he picked up the phone again and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Mr. President, please come over."
He paused and reminded calmly: "At nine o'clock, the president also made an appointment to talk to Secretary Wang from Wu Yue."
Li Tianlan looked at his watch.
It is now 7:10 pm. Based on the current road conditions in Youzhou, when we arrive at Yinlonghai, Li Huacheng will probably have more than an hour to report on his work before meeting Wang Qinglei from Wu Yue.
Li Tianlan said thank you, hung up the phone, turned and walked out of the office.
Li Zonghu had already prepared the car and acted as the driver himself. The car drove towards Yinlonghai at a constant speed.
Li Tianlan sat in the back seat and opened the window.
The sultry wind blew in during the summer night and mixed with the air-conditioning in the car, making it somewhat cool.
Li Tianlan lit a cigarette, but his mind was as clear as ever.
"I thought about something wrong."
Li Tianlan said.
Li Zonghu responded, waved his hand, and refused the cigarette offered by Li Tianlan.
He held the steering wheel with both hands, meticulously, and the car drove smoothly.
"I've been thinking about how the Beihai Wang Family and Kunlun City would deal with me."
Li Tianlan smiled and laughed at himself: "Actually, I am afraid, but I just don't want to admit it."
He always felt that he would not be afraid of anything.
But ever since he entered Tongming Temple and put on the marshal's military uniform, he has been afraid and terrified.
The discomfort of suddenly being in a high position is fear.
The confusion of not knowing how the Beihai Wang family and Kunlun City will attack is fear.
When forming a Snow Dance Legion but not knowing what the future holds, worrying about gains and losses is a fear.
Under tremendous pressure, there were some things he didn't want to think about, but he couldn't help but think about them.
This is also fear.
He is afraid of death, afraid of failure, afraid of having a good hand but losing, and then everyone will be in doom.
It was only when he sat in the car and left Tongming Temple that he realized that all his worries and fears were meaningless.
Because he could not know the plans of the Beihai Wang family and Kunlun City, nor could he influence their decisions.
The only thing he can do is to control his own power and do his own thing well.
The chaos in Eastern Europe was an unprecedented opportunity and danger for him. Rather than worry about gains and losses and be prepared for the enemy's sharp knife that might stab him at any time, it would be better to integrate the resources in his hands to create a situation that is beneficial to him.
It's dark inside the car.
Li Tianlan's eyes were clear.
"Your Highness has a way to reverse the predicament?"
Li Zonghu asked with a smile while driving the car.
"There is no way. It's just that we can't be suppressed by them all the time. We can't see the Beihai Wang family's plan now, so we take the initiative to stick our noses and let the other party lead them. What does this mean? We can't see the other party's plan.
But there will always be a time when we see it. They prepare theirs and I prepare mine. Who will win and who will lose? It’s too early to tell now.”
Li Tianlan shook his head. His eyes were calm and peaceful. It seemed that his mood had become so stable for the first time since returning to Huating from the Pole.
...
The vehicle drove up Chang'an Street under the night lights and finally entered the Hidden Dragon Sea.
The Hidden Dragon Sea shimmers with hazy light in the night, and the hazy light is reflected in the lake called the sea. The waves are sparkling, and the entire Hidden Dragon Sea looks mysterious and solemn.
"Have you been here?"
Li Tianlan asked curiously.
This is the first time he has come to the power center of Central Continent. Through the night and lights, the ancient pavilions and pavilions are hazy in the water waves. This scene is beautiful, but it is not charming, but a kind of difficulty.
Describes solemnity and solemnity.
"I had the honor to come with the Marshal once before, and we went to Jinqiu Pavilion."
Li Zonghu smiled.
Jinqiu Pavilion is where President Li Huacheng works and is also the rumored presidential palace.
Li Tianlan hummed and looked at the scenery outside the window silently.
"Where is Xuanyuan Terrace?"
Li Tianlan suddenly asked.
Li Zonghu was stunned for a moment. He was silent for a few seconds and then said softly: "It is slightly behind the center of Jinqiu Pavilion and Xihua Hall, but..."
He hesitated to speak.
"There is no Xuanyuan Terrace in the Hidden Dragon Sea."
Li Tianlan calmly told a fact that was definitely not friendly to him.
Now there is only Kunlun Pavilion in Hidden Dragon Sea, not Xuanyuan Terrace.
More than twenty years ago, before the collapse of the Li clan, and when Li Honghe was still the war god who protected the country in Central Continent, Xuanyuan Terrace in the Hidden Dragon Sea was the center of power of the special warfare system in Central Continent.
With the collapse of the Li family and the rise of Kunlun City, the Gu family built a city in Kunlun Mountain, and Xuanyuan Terrace in the Hidden Dragon Sea became Kunlun Pavilion.
In fact, the building has not changed and the location has not changed.
It's just that the plaque of Xuanyuan Terrace was taken off and replaced by Kunlun Pavilion.
A very simple move, but it represents the rise and fall of the Li family and the Gu family. Behind the scenes, it also represents the ups and downs of life, death, honor, disgrace, and sadness for countless people.
Xuanyuan Terrace is hidden in the sea of dragons.
But Xuanyuan Terrace has always been in Li Tianlan's heart, where he can always see it.
"It will happen in the future."
Li Tianlan stared at the night outside the window and said calmly.
Jinqiu Pavilion is in sight.
Li Zonghu slowed down the car, looked at Li Tianlan, and said softly: "Your Highness, when you come back from Eastern Europe, you will be very close to rebuilding Xuanyuan Terrace."
"So we can't lose."
Li Tianlan laughed: "No matter who you face, you can't lose."
...
When the car stopped in front of Jinqiu Pavilion, Li Tianlan immediately saw two figures standing in front of Jinqiu Pavilion.
One person is Han Yi, the head of the President’s Office.
And the other person turned out to be President Li Huacheng.
The president personally welcomed him.
Even though Li Tianlan was in a stable mood, he still couldn't help but feel a little flattered when he saw this scene.
He quickly got out of the car, walked forward a few steps, stood at attention, saluted, and said calmly: "Mr. President."
"Comrade Tianlan."
Li Huacheng smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Li Tianlan's hand, with an elegant and gentle expression: "Let's go in and talk."
The two of them entered the office of Jinqiu Pavilion one after another.
Han Yi served the tea that had just been brewed.
When he walked out of the office, the Great Secretary of Zhongzhou, who had already become a governor-level official at the age of forty, subconsciously looked back at Li Tianlan.
Li Tianlan sat there quietly, dressed in military uniform, with the rank of marshal on his shoulders shining brightly under the light.
Military rank, military uniform, and a calm but youthful face.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Han Yi couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw this scene.
He was a little self-deprecating and a little emotional. He gently closed the door and greeted Li Zonghu who had already got out of the car with a smile.
...
Perhaps because the academic faction did not fully support the wealthy group at the high-level meeting, Li Huacheng was extremely polite to Li Tianlan. He did not sit down behind the desk, but sat with Li Tianlan in the reception area of the office, completely the same.
A casual chat between old friends.
Li Tianlan drank tea silently. Except for a hint of surprise and surprise when he first saw Li Huacheng coming out to greet him, his expression became calmer after entering the door.
"Tianlan, how is the preparation of the Xuewu Legion's roster going?"
Li Huacheng smiled and asked proactively.
"fine."
Li Tianlan nodded: "The military and Kunlun City are very supportive of the formation of the Xuewu Legion. We held a meeting at noon. I have handed over the list of the Xuewu Legion to the General Administration. It should be available soon.
You got news."
Li Huacheng hummed, holding the teacup, hesitantly.
He was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "To be honest, from a purely national perspective, I am relieved to let you lead a legion. Eastern Europe is in chaos. If we want to open up a situation in the chaos, we will blindly
It is indeed difficult to achieve stability by being steady. We need a young leader with courage and vigor to fight for what we can fight for in Zhongzhou. Between you and Di Jiang, I am more optimistic about you. But from a personal point of view, your position is very important.
Sensitive, I, and Wudi all have certain concerns. Some things are difficult for us to prevent. Since they have already happened, we can only try our best to achieve a result that is beneficial to everyone. Tianlan, if you need my help
Help, I will try my best.”
In private talks, President Li Huacheng's words were direct and candid, without any hypocritical politeness between each other, and he got straight to the point.
Li Tianlan is still an ally of the academy after all.
If it were not for his relationship with the wealthy group, Li Tianlan would have officially entered the academy, and his invincible combat power would be almost equivalent to being the number one master of the academy. Such a figure is worthy of the attention of anyone in Central Continent.
Moreover, although President Li Huacheng now plans to abandon the special operations system, this is only because of the trade-off between the military and political aspects and the special operations system. If possible, he will naturally strive for it. In this chaos in Eastern Europe, Li Tianlan
If the Beihai Wang Family and Kunlun City can be blocked, the academic faction's operating space will be much larger.
Taking a step back, even if the relationship between Li Tianlan and the academic group will gradually drift apart in the future, under the current situation, as long as he still exists, the academic group will have much more room for activities in the future. If Li Tianlan really died in Eastern Europe,
Moreover, if he is executed for treason, the wealthy group will fall apart and the society will be in violent turmoil. The pressure on the academics who cooperate with the wealthy group will be unimaginable. In any case, Li Huacheng will give Li Tianlan some necessary treatment whenever possible.
help.
"I came here today because I want to be alone with Mr. President."
Li Tianlan drank tea and said softly.
"who?"
Li Huacheng raised his eyebrows.
The Snow Dance Legion's current status is extremely important.
Most of the people in Central Continent can basically be transferred here as long as Li Tianlan wants them. Now that Li Tianlan went out of his way to find someone he wants, it only shows that this candidate is extremely special.
Li Tianlan smiled and said softly: "In the past two days, I have searched for some information about the treason case more than 20 years ago, but found nothing."
Li Huacheng smiled bitterly and said nothing.
The treason case has been the most influential and egregious case in Central Continent for more than 20 years. The surviving files clearly point to Li Kuangzu's treason. Everyone knows that this matter is very strange, but they can't find it at all.
For any evidence, what is the use of Li Tianlan studying those torn materials?
"Those information are meaningless."
Li Huacheng said softly.
"It really doesn't make any sense."
Li Tianlan said: "So I put all the information back. But I think, even if the information is meaningless, people are always meaningful. If we can find a person who has experienced the treason case, even if we can't figure out what happened that year
thing, but at least it can reduce the probability of recurrence of treason cases in Eastern Europe."
"A person who has experienced a treason case?"
Li Huacheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Tianlan: "Who?"
"Desert Prison, Fire Man."
Li Tianlan said calmly: "The sacred guard who was by my grandfather's side back then was the first deputy commander of the Frontier Corps more than 20 years ago. Apart from my father, he is the party most responsible for the treason case in Zhongzhou."...