King Jing, the leader of the golden ginseng, thought that he thought so highly of Gu Chengyu that he stood up and saluted and apologized. He found it a bit incredible. At the same time, he also felt that Gu Chengyu was a little ignorant.
"My lord, you are a noble man. How can you salute and apologize to your ministers? Master Gu, you are too ignorant."
Jin Shenling was a little angry. In fact, in the past, the prince treated his subordinates like them very favorably. Therefore, Jin Shenling was somewhat aggrieved by his own prince.
Gu Chengyu might as well have Prince Jing Hui suddenly make such a move, he couldn't help but be startled and ducked aside.
Although Prince Jing's attitude seemed sincere, how could Gu Chengyu know that he wasn't just showing off? He said it more beautifully than he sang it, but he couldn't believe it.
Besides, now that Prince Jing needs his help, he will naturally treat him politely. But when Prince Jing remembers that he has lost such a big face today, who knows whether he will dislike him and take the opportunity to retaliate.
"Why do you need to be like this, Your Majesty? What happened in the past is in the past, and it is meaningless to talk about it now."
Prince Jing glanced at Jin Ginseng Ling and said, "You go out first."
Jin Shenling was a little angry, "Your Majesty, Mr. Gu"
"Close the door." Prince Jing's face also darkened. Why is this golden ginseng collar so incapable of looking at his face?
Now he still wants Gu Chengyu to help him. What does a small matter like an apology mean? In ancient times, there was a saying of visiting the thatched cottage three times. A capable person should be more sincere.
Jin Shenling could only clasp his fists, turn around and leave the house.
Gu Chengyu narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Prince Jing's life in the fiefdom was not easy. In just two years, Prince Jing seemed to have smoothed his edges. He was more cautious in doing things and more aware of current affairs than before.
"It is true that although the previous incident has passed, I still want to apologize for the inconvenience caused to Mr. Gu. Today's apology is indeed from the bottom of my heart. No matter who Mr. Gu is loyal to, I will never use it again.
The previous plan was to force Master Gu to submit."
Gu Chengyu took a serious look at Prince Jing and guessed Prince Jing's intentions. He was preparing to change his approach.
"Talented people are very rare. Mr. Gu deserves my respect."
Gu Chengyu smiled and shook his head, "Your Majesty, your words are serious. There is really no need to be like this."
Prince Jing made a gesture of invitation, and the two sat down again.
"Master Gu has decided to assist the second brother. The second brother is a kind-hearted person, and he must also value Master Gu very much. However, Master Gu must still understand the temperament of the second brother. The second brother is capable, but he is just a deaf ear.
You are too soft, and your temper is a little indecisive. To be honest, if the second brother could be cruel, I would not be able to sit here and chat with you now."
The prince is capable, Prince Jing cannot deny it. However, in the past, the prince had to look at his father's face when doing things, so he was quite cautious. With his father in charge of the overall situation, the prince would naturally not be able to do whatever he wanted and make a big mistake.
It's just that although the prince was able to avoid their brothers' schemes, he often looked forward and backward when fighting back, thus missing great opportunities.
Compared with the cruel methods of his father, it is really far behind.
Gu Chengyu knew that what Prince Jing said was right. When the prince was not in charge of the country, his behavior was not very obvious. Later, the emperor became seriously ill and did not care much about the affairs of the government. The prince handled the affairs of the government alone, and his shortcomings in this area were slowly exposed.
Out.
In fact, if the emperor had appointed him as the prince earlier and had taken him with him to teach him carefully, the prince's temperament could have been corrected, and he would have been much calmer and more decisive in doing things than he is now.
It's a pity that the emperor focused all his attention on refining the elixir of immortality, thinking that he could achieve immortality himself, so there was no need for an heir. The prince was already past his thirtieth year, so the emperor gave him the title.
Now it is difficult to change the prince's temperament. Perhaps after a few years of hard work, the prince will make progress.
"Although the second brother thinks highly of Mr. Gu, there are always villains in the court who slander the second brother. Mr. Gu has extraordinary abilities, and if he only has a big tree, he will always arouse the jealousy of the villains. He can't help but gossip about the second brother behind his back.
You will suffer a hidden loss."
Prince Jing served Gu Chengyu some tea, and Gu Chengyu hurriedly stood up and saluted as a sign of respect.
"I don't know how many villains there are in this world, and even a low-ranking official doesn't have that much money. Everyone's love doesn't lie in someone else's face. They just say it, so what's the point of being a low-ranking official?"
"Master Gu is open-minded, but as I said just now, the second brother has a soft ear. He has been nudged a few times by others and may have misunderstandings. Today, the second brother must have asked Master Gu, but he is willing to guard
frontier"
Gu Chengyu raised his head and glanced at Prince Jing, not surprised that Prince Jing knew about this.
After all, there must be officials of Prince Jing's lineage in this dynasty. How can these officials be willing to give up their monstrous wealth before they are at the end of their rope?
"Your Majesty is quite aware of what is happening in the court."
Hearing the sarcasm hidden in Gu Chengyu's words, Prince Jing was not angry. Just what Gu Chengyu said made him a little happy.
Doesn't this just mean that Gu Chengyu still cares about this matter? He must have had a grudge against the prince in his heart.
"Master Gu must still not know who sent the slanderous words to the second brother."
Gu Chengyu didn't care. He paused for a while and then said, "It must be those officials headed by Mr. Shen."
As for who they were, he didn't bother to guess. Anyway, they were all from the prince's lineage. These people were afraid that he would block the way of their family and wanted to throw him away at the border so that they could sit back and relax. This was not unusual.
"Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Gu to already know about it." Prince Jing looked at Gu Chengyu in surprise, and then remembered that there must be officials in the court who were in contact with Gu Chengyu, otherwise how could Gu Chengyu know this?
"Well, I forgot, Mr. Gu and two senior brothers are also present, and Mr. Jiang Mingyuan and Mr. Jiang are also there."
Gu Chengyu smiled softly. He really guessed this. After all, he was too busy these two days. Even if Jiang Mingyuan and the others wanted to tell him about this, they couldn't find anyone else.
As for whether there was a letter to inform him, Gu Chengyu didn't know. He hadn't had time to read the letter at home yet.
"I guess that Lord Gu must have rejected the second brother. But the second brother didn't transfer you to the border this time, so I can't say for sure next time. Furthermore, I heard that my father also told Lord Gu his last words before he died.
Mr. Gu can easily reject the second brother. I’m afraid there’s something in his last words that has something to do with the second brother.”
Prince Jing's searching eyes were fixed on Gu Chengyu's eyes, as if he wanted to find some clues in his eyes.
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised. This Prince Jing was really shrewd. He could detect something wrong from such small things. He knew the slightest thing, and he was this kind of person.
It's just that Gu Chengyu's heart moved, but his eyes were unwavering.