In fact, Shen Chen was not the only one who knew about the evil sect in Lizhou.
After confirming the competition of suppressing bandits in Lizhou, the information about Shannan Road and Lizhou was immediately presented to Zheng Ji.
She knew much more than Shen Chen.
Therefore, when he was about to arrive in Lizhou, Zheng Ji suddenly issued an order for everyone to camp where they were and wait until the next day before setting off.
This order puzzled everyone, including Shen Chen.
It's not dark yet, and they only need to walk for more than an hour to reach Lizhou Station. They can rest after arriving at Lizhou Station.
Why did His Highness make everyone stop?
No matter, even if they had some confusion in their hearts, they followed the orders and strictly followed Zheng Ji's instructions completely and faithfully.
Your Highness, maybe there are some special arrangements?
Besides, in the past few days, they have become very skilled at camping in place.
When Qin Zhou and Shi Dingfang led Chang Ding and his soldiers to set up camp, Zheng Ji was not idle either.
She called Du Fengju and the team together to discuss the matter of suppressing bandits in Lizhou, that is, how to conduct this battle of leaders.
"Your Highness, are you right here?" Shen Chen, the youngest and most impatient, asked curiously.
Discussing something as important as the Battle of Kuizhou is just... like this?
Right now, they were surrounded by a fire in the cold wind, surrounded by noisy Chang Ding soldiers.
Is this situation really suitable for discussing this matter?
Zheng Ji raised the corners of his lips and asked, "Is there anything I can't do?"
"There's nothing wrong with it, just..." Shen Chen scratched his head, not knowing what to say for the moment.
However, Tao Jingyi answered: "Your Highness, is there any inconvenience at Lizhou Station?"
Otherwise, His Highness would rather camp in the wild in the cold weather than spend more than an hour going to Lizhou Station.
There must be something wrong with Lizhou Station!
The map of Lizhou that she had seen immediately appeared in Tao Jingyi's mind. As someone who has been immersed in the military since childhood, having a photographic memory of maps is as basic a skill as eating and drinking.
Zheng Ji glanced at Tao Jingyi approvingly, nodded and said: "The people in Lizhou post are full of talk, so it is not suitable to discuss this matter. I suddenly have an idea, it is related to the future arrangements of Lizhou, so I might as well talk about it here."
Precisely because everything is open under heaven and earth, there is no need to guard against anything.
With Wei Yan around, she didn't worry about someone eavesdropping in the dark. ——But in Lizhouyi, this is hard to say.
Cao Ning and Chu Feiyuan sat side by side with calm expressions and did not interrupt.
Chu Feiyuan always just listened on such occasions, but Cao Ning... I have to say that after experiencing the previous change of being expelled from the team, he was still different.
Of course, this is a normal reaction and what some people want to see.
If he is still as shrewd and careless as before, doesn't that mean that His Highness doesn't care about his betrayal?
His Highness is not such a person, and this is not convincing.
As for Du Fengju, he sat beside Zheng Ji, occasionally adding a branch to the fire, but also said nothing.
Of course he knew very well what His Highness was planning to do.
"You all know about the evil sect in Lizhou, right?" Zheng Ji said, getting straight to the topic.
Everyone nodded, whether they knew it before or not, they all know it now.
"What do you think?" Zheng Ji asked again.
"Once it was an evil act, the second time it was a coincidence, the third time... someone did it deliberately." Shen Chen replied.
As a member of the military, he certainly did not think that gods and Buddhas were protecting the Lishan bandits. Instead, he felt that the Lishan bandits were playing tricks on them.
"I also think so. It should be that the Lizhou soldiers had contact with the bandits, and they should cooperate inside and outside." Tao Jingyi took up the conversation.
Otherwise, why would we encounter something like that when we sent troops to Lizhou?
Someone must have tipped off the news.
It is impossible for ghosts and gods to do these things. Only humans can do these things.
"So, the bandits in Lizhou are getting more and more rampant. It should be related to the soldiers of Lizhou. So, who are they?" This time, Cao Ning answered instead.
While talking, he followed Zheng Ji's instructions and spread the map in his hand on the ground.
Maps are precious, but Zheng Ji, as the daughter of heaven, has the help of the richest man, the Jiang family, and the secret help of Heng Lou, so the maps in Zheng Ji's team are the most detailed among the teams in this competition.
There is no other way, this is her advantage.
Otherwise, she would not be able to compete with the other two teams.
On the map, in addition to indicating the terrain direction of Lizhou, it also indicates the distribution of troops in Lizhou and the number of people in each battalion. Of course, the situation of each battalion's captain is also indicated.
Their names, lives, and even the forces behind them are as detailed as possible.
From the above, it seems that no one has any dealings with the Lizhou bandits.
Also, if the Jiang family and Henglou could find out, there would be no need to spend so much time suppressing the bandits.
Du Fengju lowered his eyes and looked at the map and said, "Mr. Guo and Mr. Wang must have the situation on this map in their hands, and they are also very clear about the situation in Lizhou. They also know the regulations for suppressing bandits. Right now, we just have to see what’s going on with the soldiers in Lizhou.”
The Pavilion Master Zhao Shuao and the Deputy Pavilion Masters Zheng Qiong and Zhou Yucheng had already gone to Lizhou to make arrangements in advance. This bandit suppression in Lizhou was carried out under the leadership of the Lizhou Battalion.
As for the martial arts personnel participating in the competition, what they can know so far is that they will be scattered and organized into the Lizhou Camp, and the Lizhou Camp will make unified arrangements.
As for their victory or defeat, of course it depends on the results of suppressing the bandits.
In the eyes of the bandits in Lizhou, besides Lishan, there are of course other places. The three competition teams happened to be divided into three places.
If nothing unexpected happens, the area assigned to His Highness should be the most serious banditry and evil sect in Mount Li.
Otherwise, how could something happen to His Highness?
These were all discussed before they left Jingzhao, and there is no need to say anything more now.
Zheng Ji called them together just to say one thing.
"I want to go to Lishan first. Does any of you have a plan to help me block the Lizhou soldiers for three days?" she said.
As soon as these words came out, Tao Jingyi and others took a breath.
"Your Highness, no!" The first person to object was Chu Feiyuan, who had always been silent.
He frowned and objected: "Your Highness, your safety is the most important thing on this trip. If something happens to you in Lishan, what should the subordinates do?"
How should I explain to the imperial concubine?
