On the last day of May, the weather was already very hot. The sun was burning on the bare arms. Several cicadas in the forest of Milanello could not wait to sing the most loud and final songs in their lives.
Three days ago, the final of the Champions League was settled in the sports center building, marking the end of the 2008-09 season in Europe. The day before yesterday's magnificent parade of floats also ended the brilliant campaign of AC Milan throughout the year. Since yesterday, Milanello has had a holiday. Everyone has been away from home. Some have gone to the national team, some have started a long holiday, and some have left for retirement with football.
Today, the Knights of the round table are gathered in this room, which makes them have a sense of sacred belonging. The Knights of the round table have been together for 364 times in this room for more than 20 years. No one is against it today!
According to the regulations of knights, the new Knights' qualification adopts the one vote veto system. As long as an old knight opposes, without any reason, the new Knights will not be able to enter the round table and the invitation will be aborted.
In practice, this vote is only a passing one. Since we can get the round table group to talk about things, it means that we have communicated with everyone in advance and no one will oppose it on the table. Therefore, the round table group has rejected many entrants, but it has never rejected them beside the round table.
But this time, the meaning is totally different from before, because Zhuoyang needs to be recognized by all knights in history, rather than the existing knights. So extraordinary, because he's not Italian.
The origin and composition of the round table group will not be discussed here. It has been explained before.
Zhuoyang, a non Italian, was invited to the round table to become a knight. The idea came from Maldini in August last year.
Zhuoyang refused to let Italy return to China, round table Cavalier Oddo insisted on leaving AC Milan and Milan star Gilardino fled angrily. These three things made the round table leader Baresi lost his faith and doubted his glory for half his life. In the conversation with the old brother Maldini, the distracted Baresi suggested that the newly joined Zambrotta, the returned Abbiati and Borriello, as well as Bonera and Antonini all enter the round table to maintain the influence of the round table by increasing the number of people, but his proposal was rejected by Maldini.
Maldini believes that in this way, it is bound to split Milanello. Italian players and international players are divided into two groups, which is not conducive to the unprecedented unity atmosphere he and Zhuoyang have carefully created. This kind of extreme practice makes all Italian players in the first team become knights of the round table. It will even make Zhuoyang and Kaka lose confidence in Milan and force them to start a new gang.
The horse team believes that this is a backward drive in history, which is extremely wrong. The round table team should keep pace with the times and re-examine its historical mission. It is impossible for the Italian players to make Milan return to its former glory. Zhuoyang has become the de facto flag bearer of Milan.
On that day, Maldini not only vetoed five people to enter the round table, but also suggested that Zhuoyang should be a knight.
However, the idea of breaking the glorious course was unacceptable to Baresi at that time, and the subversive change made him suffer even more. On that day, Baresi and Maldini had a fierce quarrel, and no one would give in.
After the quarrel, Baresi withdrew from the round table and has been closed at home ever since. Maldini, who dominated the round table, announced that all new members would be suspended and the round table group would maintain its status quo.
Maldini is waiting, while Baresi is watching coldly. In the course of a season, the two have had many deep exchanges, and Baresi has also reflected.
Watching Milan and the round table from a distance will make people more aware of the true face of things. Baresi gradually saw the disadvantages of the round table 20 years later, and gradually understood the pains of his old brother Maldini.