Sure enough.
Ji Chang stepped forward to smooth things over.
He bowed to Di Xin and said,
"Great King, please forgive him. The Marquis of Jizhou has had too much to drink, which is why he spoke such absurd words... That was not his true intention!"
At the same time, he silently signaled Su Hu with his eyes.
But after seeing Ji Chang step forward, Su Hu instead seemed to gain tremendous confidence. He straightened his back further, raised his chin higher, and continued chattering away.
His words were nothing more than accusations that the Great King wanted to forcibly take Su Daji, that he was indulging in wine and women, and that Great Shang would surely perish because of it...
The other lords remained silent.
Yet the looks they gave Su Hu grew increasingly strange.
"Su Hu really has guts!"
"Has he been possessed?"
"How dare he behave so outrageously before the Great King?"
Di Xin merely smiled without speaking.
At that moment, Grand Tutor Wen stepped forward and instantly appeared before Su Hu. He kicked Su Hu, sending him flying from his seat and crashing down onto the floor of the main hall!
Bang!
After seeing who had attacked him, Su Hu was utterly bewildered. He had merely spoken frankly to remonstrate with the king. Should not a loyal man like Grand Tutor Wen have joined him in advising the Great King?
Why had he attacked him instead?
The other lords also cried out in alarm!
After crying out in pain, Su Hu immediately tried to climb back to his feet. Yet before he had even risen halfway, a crushing weight descended onto his shoulder.
Grand Tutor Wen's Golden Whip appeared upon his shoulder, pinning Su Hu down so firmly that he could not move...
He crashed back