Because Chu Lingshen said that there should be no more mention of peace, Gu Zhiheng had no choice but to return to Da Zhou. When he arrived in the capital, the emperor also sent his ministers to greet him.

Only this time, the emperor's face was much worse than before. I thought that Gu Zhiheng would go to Chu State this time, and he would definitely be able to negotiate peace. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be another failure.

How much I was expecting before, how disappointed I am now. The emperor was extremely gloomy, even when he watched Gu Zhiheng walk in front of him, he still didn't say a word, just silent.

As smart as Gu Zhiheng, he naturally noticed the unhappiness in the emperor's heart, and couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart. Naturally, on the surface, Gu Zhiheng still pretended to be indifferent and stood aside quietly.

It wasn't until everyone returned to the palace and the emperor arrived at the imperial study alone that Gu Zhiheng followed the emperor and arrived at the imperial study together.

The emperor turned his head and saw Gu Zhiheng behind him, his already gloomy face was even more gloomy, and he frowned and said, "What's the matter, what are you doing here." ”

Gu Zhiheng didn't answer the emperor's words, but just knelt down with a "plop", and said with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes: "Father, the son knows that he is wrong, please forgive the son, don't blame." ”

"Don't blame?" The emperor was already very angry, but after hearing Gu Zhiheng's words, he was even more angry, and flicked his sleeves fiercely, "How did I trust you in the first place, and how did you promise me in the first place?" Now that this is happening, I'm really tired of you. ”

"Father. To tell you the truth, Erchen has a hard time......" Gu Zhiheng said with a little struggle. However, the emperor just kept shaking his head, "If there is anything, I will talk about it tomorrow in the court." ”

"You go, I don't want to see you again." The emperor lowered his eyes slightly, turned his head, and was not looking in the direction of Gu Zhiheng. After that, no matter what Gu Zhiheng said, the emperor turned a deaf ear.

In desperation, Gu Zhiheng had no choice but to leave in a huff. Holding a stomach full of resentment and anger, Gu Zhiheng returned to King Wu's mansion.

At this time, He Nuanliang had already returned to King Wu's mansion and was waiting. Seeing Gu Zhiheng coming back angrily, He Nuanliang hurriedly greeted him and asked repeatedly, "Your Highness, what did the emperor say?" ”

"Don't mention it." Gu Zhiheng shook his head, looking quite helpless, "No matter what this king says, my father is deaf and just blindly angry. ”

Speaking of this, Gu Zhiheng was a little indignant again: "If it weren't for the fact that when the crown prince was in the state of Chu, he acted casually and angered the king of Chu, how could this king not succeed in making peace, and how could he be angered by his father?"

Seeing Gu Zhiheng's angry appearance, He Nuanliang felt distressed and helpless in his heart. When he was hesitating, He Nuanliang suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up.

"Your Highness." He Nuanliang smiled slightly, and a few smug expressions flashed in his eyes, "Since this matter is because of the prince, why don't we blame the prince for all the mistakes?"

Gu Zhiheng listened to what He Nuanliang said, and a few flashes of light flashed in his eyes: "Nuanliang means ......"

"That's right." He Nuanliang interrupted Gu Zhiheng's words, and said confidently: "Your Highness, come over with your ears and listen to the concubine's whispers......"

After the two discussed carefully, Gu Zhiheng already had an idea in his heart, and he couldn't help but settle down. A slight smile appeared on his face, thinking that when he waited until tomorrow, he would definitely give Shen Huo a good look.

Time passed little by little, and soon, it was tomorrow. Gu Zhiheng lived up to the nervousness and apprehension of facing the emperor the day before yesterday, almost confidently, walked to the court, and stood firmly.

When Gu Zhiheng stood on top of the court, the eyes of all the ministers were focused on him for a while. For no other reason, this time Gu Zhiheng went to Chu to negotiate peace, but the news of failure has already reached everyone's ears.

At this time, there were those who wanted to see Gu Zhiheng's jokes, some who were worried about him, and some who sat back and watched the changes, and all kinds of eyes focused on Gu Zhiheng for a while. Gu Zhiheng didn't seem to see it, and ignored it.

Seeing Gu Zhiheng's calm appearance, the ministers were shocked in their hearts, and the gazes gathered on him became more and more complicated. And Gu Zhiheng should have a certain number in his heart, but he was very peaceful, just waiting for the emperor to arrive.

After a while, the emperor came to everyone in a hurry, sat down on the dragon chair majestically, and looked at the ministers in front of him.

"Everyone, Aiqing." The emperor said, "Today, I want to tell you something. Presumably, all Aiqing have also received the news that this time King Wu went to Chu to negotiate peace, but it ended in failure. I don't know what Aiqing thinks? ”

Before the other ministers could speak, Gu Zhiheng stepped forward first, bowed respectfully to the emperor and said, "Father." The failure of the peace agreement with Chu this time was not because the ministers did not work hard, but because there were other reasons. ”

Yesterday, when Gu Zhiheng met the emperor in the imperial study, he had such a statement. The emperor thought he was shirking, so he didn't listen to it.

Unexpectedly, today Gu Zhiheng is in the court, and the old thing is brought up again. The emperor was extremely impatient, but so many ministers around him were watching, and it was not good to rashly let Gu Zhiheng remain silent.

After thinking about it for a while, the emperor waved his hand helplessly and ordered: "Since the emperor said that there is another reason, then say it well." If you can't tell me why, I'll ask you. ”

Hearing the emperor say this, Gu Zhiheng did not show any timidity, and his face was still calm: "Return to my father's words." After Erchen came to the State of Chu, he naturally discussed it carefully with the King of Chu. Although there were some minor contradictions, they have all been perfectly resolved by the sons. There is just a contradiction, no matter how hard the sons try, they can't be solved. ”

Seeing what Gu Zhiheng said, although the emperor still had a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart, he couldn't help but be a little interested at this time, and asked with interest: "What contradiction?" ”

When the emperor and Gu Zhiheng were talking, Shen Huo naturally stood aside and listened quietly. I don't know why, although at the moment, neither of them mentioned his name in their words, but Shen Huo had a few bad premonitions in his heart, and he always felt that something was going to happen.

This premonition just flashed, and in the next second, Shen Huo heard Gu Zhiheng say: "If you talk about this contradiction, then you have to ask the eldest brother." ”

As he spoke, Gu Zhiheng's gaze silently turned to Shen Huo's direction, faintly mixed with a bit of viciousness.

"When Erchen went to the State of Chu, I learned that the reason why the King of Chu was unwilling to negotiate peace was because of ......" Gu Zhiheng was not in a hurry, and said slowly, but every sentence was like a sharp thorn, and it was fiercely inserted into Shen Huo's heart, "When the eldest brother went to the State of Chu before, he annoyed the King of Chu because of something that should not be done. Therefore, no matter how his sons pleaded, the king of Chu did not enter the oil and salt. Erchen had no choice, and in desperation, he returned to Da Zhou. ”

What Gu Zhiheng said was very ingenious. In his words, not only did he not mention his own mistakes from beginning to end, but also silently turned all the contradictions to Shen Huo. made Shen Huo the object of everyone's attention for a while.

This plan was conceived by He Nuanliang yesterday. After Gu Zhiheng heard this plan, he felt that it made a lot of sense, so he gave it a try at today's court.

Sure enough, as the two expected, after Gu Zhiheng's words fell, the eyes of the ministers shifted from Gu Zhiheng and focused on Shen Huo. Even the emperor turned his head to look at Shen Huo.

Not only that, but at this time, those ministers who supported Gu Zhiheng also realized that this was a rare opportunity, and took advantage of the situation to plant all the mistakes on Shen Huo's head.

One of the ministers who only listened also stood up and respectfully reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, according to your humble opinion, the failure of the peace agreement with the State of Chu this time really cannot be blamed on His Royal Highness King Wu. If it weren't for the previous conflict between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Chu, how could His Royal Highness King Wu eat such a closed door. ”

With such a minister as a precedent, other ministers who supported Gu Zhiheng also stood up one after another, and what they said was all the same, nothing more than words and failures, and it really can't be blamed on Gu Zhiheng.

Shen Huo stood in front of him, listening to the speeches of the ministers behind him, only to feel that his heart was like falling into an ice cellar, and he couldn't argue. He opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but he didn't know where to start. Shen Huo's mouth opened slightly and closed it tightly. He lowered his eyes and said no more.

After listening to the speeches of the ministers and Gu Zhiheng, the emperor thought about it carefully, and also felt that all this was Shen Huo's fault, if there was no wrong thing that Shen Huo had done before, the Great Zhou and Chu State at this time would not have been-for-tat, but it was possible to get back together.

Thinking like this, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he simply looked in the direction of Shen Huo: "Emperor." What do you have to say? ”

"There's nothing to say." Shen Huo pounded his eyes slightly. His long eyelashes drooped down, covering his eyes, so that others could not see the expression in his eyes clearly, "If my father wants to punish him, he will punish him, and his son will never complain." ”

If it was said that the emperor's previous anger was only three points, after hearing Shen Huo say this, the three points of anger rose to ten points, flicked his sleeves fiercely, and sneered: "Okay, since this is the case, I will satisfy you." ”

After saying this, the emperor turned his head and no longer looked in Shen Huo's direction, obviously extremely tired of him.