After Gu Zhiheng and He Nuanliang packed everything up, they came to the city gate and prepared to leave. At this time, the emperor had already taken a group of ministers and was waiting for Gu Zhiheng at the city gate.

This time, the emperor's appearance is obviously much more serious than before. Looking at Gu Zhiheng's expression, there was a faint sense of worry.

The emperor's mood is like this, Gu Zhiheng can naturally understand. Previously, the emperor was full of trust in Shen Huo, but Shen Huo lived up to his expectations and failed to achieve the goal of peace with Chu.

At present, Gu Zhiheng is also about to leave Da Zhou and go to Chu State. The emperor was quite hesitant and entangled in his heart, worried that Gu Zhiheng would not be able to complete it, which was inevitable.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhiheng simply looked directly in the direction of the emperor and firmly assured him: "Father, please rest assured." This time I went to Chu State, I will definitely get a good result, and I will avoid the hardships of war between the two countries, and my father must not worry. ”

The emperor listened to Gu Zhiheng's words and was slightly stunned. He raised his head, and just happened to meet Gu Zhiheng's firm eyes, and couldn't help but smile slightly, adding a little joy to his eyes.

"Good. Since the emperor is so confident, I am waiting for the emperor's good news. The emperor smiled and said to Gu Zhiheng.

The emperor suddenly thought of something again, and advised: "When I go to the state of Chu this time, I must have a good talk with the king of Chu, suppress my temper, and don't make any mistakes." Gu Zhiheng listened to the emperor's words, and also nodded, indicating that he understood what the emperor meant.

The matter is urgent, and there is no time for Da Zhou to delay at the moment, so everyone will not delay more. It's just that the emperor led the ministers, chatted with Gu Zhiheng in the direction of the city gate, and carefully told some precautions, which can be regarded as a farewell.

"Emperor." The emperor looked at Gu Zhiheng's words deeply, as if he wanted to convey all those uneasiness and worries, "Have a safe journey." ”

"Don't worry." Gu Zhiheng nodded, signaling that he naturally understood, "Erchen has his own sense of proportion in his heart, and his father doesn't have to worry." ”

Hearing Gu Zhiheng's words, the emperor was finally relieved, so he nodded and said, "Since this is the case, I will also rest assured." This time to go to the Chu State, it is all the way to the mountains and rivers, and the emperor is careful in everything. ”

Gu Zhiheng nodded, and he didn't say much, but just bowed deeply to the emperor, and the right to do it was to say goodbye. After that, Gu Zhiheng turned around decisively and left.

Led by Gu Zhiheng, followed by a group of Chu soldiers and accompanying palace maids. The group of people marched towards the distance, the place called the State of Chu.

Needless to say, the hardships and obstacles during this period were far more difficult than Gu Zhiheng and He Nuanliang imagined. All kinds of difficulties almost made the two of them miserable.

Among them, the most difficult thing is the lack of integration between Gu Zhiheng and the soldiers. In order to save some effort, the emperor simply sent those soldiers who had gone to Chu with Shen Huo to set off with Gu Zhiheng.

The soldiers had just returned to Da Zhou, and the fatigue after the fatigue of the journey had not been eliminated, and it was naturally reluctant to go through another long journey at this time.

In addition, these soldiers were all born and died with Shen Huo, so Gu Zhiheng is naturally not close. All kinds of dissatisfaction are intertwined, and the current result is -

"Why aren't you leaving?" Gu Zhiheng stopped his horse at the front, looked at the soldiers behind him and said helplessly.

I saw that behind Gu Zhiheng, a group of soldiers were scattered sparsely, and their faces were scattered. Listening to Gu Zhiheng's question, all the soldiers, you look at me, I look at you, but none of them took the initiative to answer.

After a long time, a person stood up lazily, and it was Shen Huo's adjutant. I saw the adjutant looking at Gu Zhiheng with a casual face, and said indifferently: "The sun is so big right now, the brothers are tired." But a little rest is nothing. ”

Seeing the adjutant look like this, Gu Zhiheng only felt a sense of anger and didn't fight anywhere. I saw Gu Zhiheng frowning, and his face became obviously serious.

"The king knows that many of you are not convinced by the king." Unexpectedly, Gu Zhiheng did not first blame those soldiers who did not obey orders and just blindly messed around, but used this sentence as a beginning.

All the soldiers obviously didn't expect such a change, and they all quieted down for a while, staring at Gu Zhiheng intently, as if they wanted to know what Gu Zhiheng was going to say.

Seeing that the soldiers had finally quieted down and were willing to listen to themselves, Gu Zhiheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He calmed down a little bit, and then said unhurriedly.

"This kind of thing was expected by this king." I only heard Gu Zhiheng say word by word, "You are not familiar with this king, and you have just returned from the Chu country, it is inevitable to have such thoughts, and this king does not blame you." ”

The soldiers were going to make a big fuss. If Gu Zhiheng blindly gets angry at them, it is in line with the hearts of all the soldiers; But Gu Zhiheng's soft words suddenly made all the soldiers, especially the adjutant at the head, feel as if they had hit the cotton with a fist, and there was nowhere to vent their anger.

Seeing the expressions of all the soldiers, Gu Zhiheng was overjoyed, and said with persistent efforts: "But this king hopes that you can recognize a fact clearly. ”

At this moment, almost all the soldiers listened to Gu Zhiheng's words, and most of them looked at Gu Zhiheng's direction intently, and they were silent for a while.

Seeing that he had achieved the effect he wanted, Gu Zhiheng nodded with satisfaction, and there was a bit of smugness between his eyebrows, and then he continued: "This fact is that whether you agree with this king or not, we all have a common purpose this time - that is, to negotiate and succeed with the Chu State." ”

Gu Zhiheng paused slightly, and then said: "At present, the state of Chu is our common enemy, but the treasury of the Great Zhou is empty at the moment, and it is unable to fight again. Therefore, we must share the same hatred for the enemy and negotiate peace with the state of Chu, so that the Great Zhou and the people of the Great Zhou can avoid the suffering of war. ”

Gu Zhiheng's expression was already extremely serious when he said this: "As soldiers, you should naturally take on more responsibilities. For example, defending the country is what you should do. In the face of a national catastrophe, everything else is trivial. Do you understand this? ”

His words were quite impassioned, and all the soldiers couldn't help but be slightly stunned, standing in place, not knowing how to react.

The soldiers were stunned, but Gu Zhiheng didn't care about them, just said to himself. I saw Gu Zhiheng's expression earnest, looking at the direction of the soldiers: "Therefore, this king asks all the soldiers, can you put aside those small grievances with this king first?" After all, this king only wants to reach Chu as soon as possible to complete this peace negotiation and return victorious. ”

"Therefore, this king has repeatedly asked you to go faster, in order to go to Chu as soon as possible and complete this mission. I hope you can understand. Gu Zhiheng said bitterly.

The soldiers didn't expect that Gu Zhiheng would have such an idea, and they were all slightly stunned for a while. originally thought that Gu Zhiheng repeatedly urged them to go on the road, and he must have such and such selfish intentions; Unexpectedly, Gu Zhiheng is single-minded and attaches great importance to his family and country.

Thinking like this, on the contrary, they use the heart of a villain to spend the belly of a gentleman. After realizing this, the expressions on the faces of many soldiers became embarrassed, and some blushed slightly, faintly guilty.

Immediately, the soldiers discussed with each other for a while, and only then did the adjutant who was the leader just now take the initiative to answer.

I saw that the adjutant looked at Gu Zhiheng, and his eyes were faintly filled with guilt: "It turns out that you have such a mind." We misunderstood you. Please don't worry, we're on our way. ”

After saying that, the adjutant immediately turned to the back and instructed the soldiers behind him: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and get on the road." If you go to Chu State one step earlier, you will be able to solve the problems of Da Zhou one day earlier. ”

The soldiers were called by the adjutant, and they also came back to their senses. The group walked mightily in the direction of the Chu State in front of them. This time, I naturally had a much better attitude than before, and my morale was no longer from the previous slump, and I was reinvigorated.

Looking at such a result, Gu Zhiheng was naturally very satisfied. With a keen eye, he naturally noticed the change in the attitude of the soldiers towards him before and after, and he was already much more respectful.

It seems that Nuan Liang's plan with this king yesterday is indeed correct. This time I went to Chu with warmth, and I really brought it right. Gu Zhiheng walked in front and thought silently.

It turned out that Gu Zhiheng's performance today was completely from the handiwork of discussing with He Nuanliang last night. These days, the soldiers are so uncooperative, Gu Zhiheng is in his eyes and anxious in his heart. But he didn't have much to do, so he had to take advantage of the rest of the night to secretly go to He Nuanliang to discuss.

According to Gu Zhiheng's original plan, he planned to impose punishment. Even if the soldiers are disobedient, they will be punished a few more to set an example, won't they be obedient?

However, after He Nuanliang listened to Gu Zhiheng's idea, he just shook his head and put forward a side suggestion. The soldiers are all iron-blooded, and most of them eat soft rather than hard. Using tough means will not necessarily make the soldiers obedient, but will be even more rebellious.

But if you know them with affection and reason, you may have a different harvest. After listening to He Nuanliang's suggestion, although Gu Zhiheng didn't believe that this matter would be effective, he still trusted He Nuanliang, so he decided to give it a try today.

Unexpectedly, He Nuanliang's suggestion really had such a miraculous effect. The soldiers who originally had a cold attitude towards Gu Zhiheng, and even turned a blind eye, are now beginning to face Gu Zhiheng squarely. Even the adjutant, who has always had the toughest attitude, is now using honorific titles for Gu Zhiheng.

Such a change in the comparison before and after, in addition to making Gu Zhiheng satisfied, he was also secretly thanking He Nuanliang.