Don't reach out and hit someone with a smiling face. This is a rule that all adults understand. No matter how much you resent or hate a person in your heart, you can always get by on the face of it.
Keep a line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future, so no matter how fierce the fight is in secret, it will always be calm and calm when we meet in court.
He is not an innocent child, nor is he a reckless man. There are certain words and things that are obvious to everyone, so there is no need to say them. Wouldn't it embarrass yourself if you say them?
But at this moment, everyone feels that sometimes when being questioned by a child or a reckless person, it is not necessarily the person asking the question who is embarrassed, but the person being asked is also a little embarrassed.
Who would have thought that the always elegant Chengguo Guild would ask this question.
Elegant?
It's just a pretense, seeing as the question is straightforward and bloody.
He is also about to break up.
After a strange silence, Huang Cheng smiled.
"The Duke is joking," he said. "Although I really want this to be what I arranged, I have no choice but to do so."
The answer was calm and gentle, but also straightforward and without any concealment of malice.
The two people facing each other were both wearing the purple robes of important ministers and high-ranking officials. Their faces were warm, gentle and polite, but the words they spoke were so sharp that everyone present couldn't help but hold their breath.
Duke Cheng Guo also smiled.
"You really don't have this kind of power." He said gently, "Master Huang is still self-aware."
Huang Cheng laughed.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." He cupped his hands and said.
Duke Cheng returned the gift and extended his hand again.
"Master Huang, please." he said.
Huang Cheng was not polite either.
"Your Majesty, please." He stepped forward and said.
Under the gaze of everyone, the two walked out side by side with smiles on their faces.
The rest of the people looked at each other with complicated expressions in their eyes, and each followed him with his or her own thoughts.
After walking only a few steps, I heard a clutter of footsteps and noisy sounds. No less than a few hundred people appeared on Royal Street, including men, women, old and young. They looked very excited.
Is it because the people watching the excitement haven't dispersed yet, or...
Just as the officials' thoughts flashed through their minds, they heard the people burst out shouting.
"Dong Chengguo!"
"Mr. Cheng Guo, you have the nerve to come back!"
Coming again?
Not finished yet?
How many people have been arranged?
The officials looked at each other, and the emperor granted him a reward. Wouldn't it be appropriate to make trouble with Duke Cheng again? At least it wouldn't be appropriate now.
Huang Cheng's eyes also flashed with surprise.
"We have no arrangements." An official whispered in his ear, with a bit of confusion and speculation on his face, "Maybe the merchants are not convinced."
Huang Cheng said oh and looked at the noisy crowd with a smile on his face.
"My lord, look at this, this is really troublesome." He turned to look at the lord and said, "The people have their own justice, and it is not something that can be controlled by anyone who wants to."
Duke Cheng Guo smiled gently.
"Master Huang still believes in justice?" he said, "It's really rare."
He is so sanctimonious. Look at what he said. No wonder he gave birth to a scoundrel like Zhu Zan!
The officials beside Huang Cheng glared angrily.
"My lord, please be careful," they said.
Naturally, Duke Cheng Guo also had cronies.
"What's wrong with what the Duke said?" Several military attachés said with half-smiles, "Does it mean that Mr. Huang doesn't believe in justice?"
The two sides stared at each other and were about to argue, but they saw Duke Cheng walking straight towards the people who were stopped by the imperial army.
"Oh, hurry up and protect me. Don't get beaten by the people. It won't look good." An official said happily.
"The Duke of Guo is so powerful, maybe he beats the common people." Someone also said in a weird way.
Then everyone laughed.
"It doesn't look good if you hit anyone."
Several military attachés ignored them and hurriedly followed Duke Cheng, feeling a little worried in their hearts.
Sometimes it's really hard to handle when people make trouble.
"My lord..." they tried to stop him.
But Duke Cheng Guo had already stood in front of the people.
"Why can't I come back?" he asked.
Again, the question was so straightforward.
Duke Cheng Guo was still angry, right? He was as angry as a child.
Huang Cheng and others behind him had even bigger smiles on their faces.
"Because you didn't defeat the golden man!"
"You have failed us."
"We are from the North. We left our homeland all because of you!"
"Why do you still want a reward?"
The people shouted in confusion, with angry and excited expressions, and rushed forward. The imperial guards had to wave their sabers in warning.
"You are wrong." Cheng Guogong still said warmly, looking at the people and shaking their heads, "This is not my fault."
The officials behind him laughed.
"Why don't the common people believe it if he says it?" one said.
The people over there are noisy.
"Whose fault is that?" they shouted in confusion.
"It's not that I didn't defeat the Jin people, but I was ordered not to fight again." Cheng Guogong looked at them, "And you left your hometown because your land was ceded, and I didn't do all this, so it's not me
's fault."
Huang Cheng's expression changed slightly after hearing this. Before he could speak, he saw Duke Cheng turning around and pointing at him.
"It's him." Cheng Guogong said, "It's Mr. Huang Chenghuang who wants to negotiate peace. It's him who doesn't let me make gold. It's him who sent away your hometown."
I'm going!
Is this still a human being?
Why did you say this?
This is really hitting the smiling person with your hand! The beating was clean and neat!
All the officials were stunned and did not react for a moment.
The people reacted immediately.
"It's Huang Cheng who wants to negotiate peace!"
"It's Grand Scholar Huang Cheng!"
"Yes, he did it!"
"It was he who made us lose our home, it was he who made us homeless!"
"Gong Cheng Guo did not let us down, Huang Cheng abandoned us!"
"Huang Cheng is guilty!"
The shouts rose up in confusion, like a sudden storm.
The officials finally came to their senses, confused and embarrassed.
How could these people be incited with just one sentence? Do they have any brains?
"You..." Several officials stepped forward to scold him.
Huang Cheng raised his hand to stop him.
"That's it." He said with a serious expression, "Let's go."
Leaving now?
The officials stared in confusion as they looked at the noisy and cursing people over there.
"What they are scolding is the peace process. If they are not allowed to scold me, how can we allow them to scold His Majesty the Emperor?" Huang Cheng said in a deep voice.
That really can’t be done….
Your Majesty has just been hailed as a wise and benevolent king in front of the people in the North. Naturally, the matter of negotiating peace can only be Huang Cheng's idea, and it can only be that he bewitched the emperor.
As for explaining the key and importance of peace to the people, they didn't listen. They knew that they would lose their home if they negotiated peace.
This is really….
All I can do is knock out my teeth and swallow blood.
Several officials looked angry.
Where did these people come from? What's going on? Why did this happen to Mr. Huang?
Huang Cheng looked solemn and said nothing, facing the people's curses and walking straight forward. When he walked in front of Duke Cheng, he was stopped by Duke Cheng.
"Master Huang." Cheng Guogong leaned slightly closer to Huang Cheng and said gently, "My son did these."
What?
Huang Cheng suddenly stared.
No wonder! And he dares to do so!
"How dare you!" He yelled, unable to hold back his temper any longer.
Cheng Guogong had already stood a few steps away and looked at Huang Cheng with a calm expression.
"Sir, what's wrong with him?" Several officials hurriedly supported Huang Cheng and asked anxiously.
Huang Cheng pointed at Duke Cheng.
"He, this..." he shouted, pointing to the noisy crowd, "it was arranged by their father and son!"
What?
The officials were immediately horrified and angry. When they were about to say something, Duke Cheng Guo had already spoken first.
"Master Huang is joking." He said warmly, "Where is the evidence?"
Huang Cheng laughed angrily.
"Evidence, what you just told me." He shouted.
Duke Cheng Guo also laughed.
"Master Huang is joking," he said, "Although I really want this to be what I arranged, but I am unable to do so."
day….
At this moment, Huang Cheng and the officials around him heard this curse in their hearts at the same time. (To be continued)