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    Will not ask for anything

    Three years may not be enough to warm a person’s heart, but it may be enough to bend a person’s spine.

    At this moment, Jiang Wang looked at Qin Zhi who was kneeling at his feet, bowing his head respectfully, and for a moment he did not dare to reach out to help him.

    He was afraid that what he would see after lifting him up would be a pair of submissive eyes that would never light up again.

    “Sanque, you…” Gu Xunzhu choked up.

    Halfway through choking, my calf was caught.

    “Sorry, my legs are weak.” Qin Zhi laughed at himself and stood up little by little with the help of Gu Xunzhu’s human-shaped support.

    He got up early in the morning and was busy fetching water to serve Han Zhong. He didn’t have time to tie his hair.The black hair is scattered messily on the back of the head, and part of it hangs down to the chest, half covering the face.

    After standing up, he still didn’t look at King Jiang. He only closed his eyes and combed his black hair with his fingers, gently arranging his black hair a few times before raising his head and looking into those long-awaited phoenix eyes.

    He tried his best to grin the corners of his mouth so that his smile would not be too ugly. Then he suppressed his cough and said softly: “Your Majesty, you are well.”

    When a prisoner is exiled, it is normal for the military general to punish him with a few lashes.Under Qin Zhi’s calm dissuasion, Jiang Wang finally did not deal with Han Zhong and Han Yong.

    Forced by the king’s pressure, Han Zhong reluctantly took out the key and unlocked the cuffs on Qin Zhi’s neck and wrists.

    The shackles of being “accompanied” for three years have been removed. Looking at the pile of cold things thrown on the ground, Qin Zhi didn’t feel much joy in his heart.

    “Thank you, Your Majesty.” He bowed and said, his etiquette posture was impeccable, and his tone was calm. The agility he had just joked about his weak legs seemed to have evaporated, leaving only a pool of stagnant water.

    Jiang Wang subconsciously reached for his fist, “There is no need to be so… hostile between you and me.”

    The king used the word “I” to be equal and commensurate. Qin Zhi raised his eyes, with unconcealable surprise in his eyes, which pierced Jiang Wang’s last trace of luck in self-comfort.

    Jiang Wang’s heart tightened, and regret spread.

    Three years ago, he only said that Qin Sanque was just like his name, he was heartless, he was willing to sleep on the dragon’s bed even though he was a minister, he was hopelessly stupid.He is often too flattering and has no rules, so he is only suitable to be a male favorite who brings disaster to the country and the people.

    Now, Qin Zhi is both polite and well-behaved, but he has lost his aura and is not what he expected at all.

    The collapsed part of his heart may never be filled again.

    He, a chess player, was so sad, so how did Qin Zhi, an abandoned chess piece, feel when he calmly accepted everything, sat alone in a prison car, and traveled thousands of miles to the place of exile…

    The king seemed to have a thousand words in his eyes. Han Zhong and the other three realized what was going on and withdrew, leaving the main tent to the two of them.

    “Sit down.” Jiang Wang naturally went to hold Qin Zhi’s hand, but Qin Zhi deliberately avoided it.

    “Thank you, Your Majesty.” Qin Zhi bowed again and took his seat after completing the courtesy.

    “How are you…in the past few years…”

    Jiang Wang had seen the answer himself, so he still asked what he wanted to know most.

    After Qin Zhi sat down, he resumed his respectful bowed posture, “Thanks to Your Majesty, it’s good.”

    Jiang Wang felt uncomfortable.

    According to Qin Zhi’s temperament, he should be joking and acting coquettishly, and then reveal all the bullying he has suffered. As a matter of course, he should let the king make the decision.

    Jiang sighed without looking at the trace, “Sanque, you…”

    “Your Majesty, please speak directly if you have anything to say.” Qin Zhi interrupted, “Also, ‘Sanque’ is a small word for sinner. I am afraid it will offend His Majesty’s ears, so please call the sinner by his name.”

    “Sanque, Gu is not…”

    “The sinner understands the purpose of Your Majesty’s trip, and the sinner’s answer to Your Majesty is, yes.”

    They haven’t seen each other for three years, and there are misunderstandings and calculations between them, and they can’t even talk to each other properly.

    Jiang Wang was helpless and pretended to be angry: “Qin Zhi, listen to what I have to say first!”

    Qin Zhi’s breath was suffocated, his head lowered, and he took a long, gentle breath, “Yes, but it’s at His Majesty’s command.”

    His own roar made people lose what little strength they had left. Jiang Wang was like a horse that was stopped as soon as it raised its hoof, and could only linger in place.

    Feeling powerless came over him, he softened his voice and reluctantly explained: “Qin Zhi, Gu Zhi, Jiang Guosheng’s recent successes are all because of the good students you have taught. Gu Ye finally has a reason to transfer you back to the capital.”

    “But in this last battle, Gu Xunzhu should have told you that he is sure of winning without you.”

    Gu does not want you to make meritorious deeds before he is willing to clear your name.

    Jiang Wang did not clarify this last sentence, but he believed Qin Zhi could understand it.

    But time has passed, and Qin Zhi is no longer the Qin Zhi who trusts him in everything.

    Sure enough, Qin Zhi was silent for a while, as if he was digesting the heart-wrenching words just now. After a while, he nodded and said in a stiff tone, “Yes. Your Majesty is right to choose him. The sinner knows his own weight and will not ask for anything extravagantly.”

    Why did Qin Zhi ask for it in vain? Jiang Wang thought he knew.

    That was something that he was originally unwilling to give, but now he couldn’t give it to him for the time being.

    He considered his words: “I’m not saying that you are inferior to Gu Xunzhu. It’s just that the current situation is urgent. To clear your name, you need to go back to Zhengyang Third Division for a joint trial. Using Gu Xunzhu is the fastest way to stabilize the morale of the army.”

    “I know you have great talent, but I also have no choice… Do you have any other wishes? I can make them come true for you.”

    “The sinner understands. Your Majesty does not need to explain.”

    Qin Zhi’s throat moved slightly, as if he had suppressed some emotion, “The sinner has nothing else to ask for. Being able to be a pawn in the charge and relieve the pressure on my junior brother is my only wish in this life.”

    Having said this, Qin Zhi stood up again, knelt down in front of Jiang Wang, and performed the official salute. His movements were as fast as he had done them countless times, and Jiang Wang had no time to help him.

    “It’s not that I don’t believe you.”

    Qin Zhi didn’t raise his head at all. Jiang Wang silently retracted his outstretched hand, sat back down, looked at the kneeling person with complicated eyes, thought for a while, and sighed, “That’s it. I just need the imperial doctor to see you and confirm that you are fine.”

    This is tentatively agreed.

    Qin Zhi’s forehead was cold when it touched the ground. He blinked, pushed back the moisture in his eyes, and kowtowed, “Sinner, thank you, Your Majesty…”

    Qin Zhi thanked him one by one, no doubt constantly reminding Jiang Wang that the abandoned ministers obediently complied with the king’s requirements for his ministers.

    It was his condescension and betrayal that “killed” the high-spirited young man who regarded the king as his heaven.

    During his trip, he originally intended for Qin Zhi to cooperate with Gu Xunzhu, but after hearing the secret guard’s description of Qin Zhi’s body and seeing with his own eyes how weak the man was, he still became afraid.

    What if… what if Qin Zhi died on the battlefield…

    With his dirty body and clean reputation for half his life, Qin Zhi couldn’t even see him cleaning him up and straightening him up…

    Just thinking about it, Jiang Wang felt as if his heart was being eaten by countless insects and ants. He couldn’t let this “what if” happen!

    “Qin Zhi, I’ve brought Dr. Xu here. You know him. Can you let him take a look at you first?” Jiang Wang coaxed.

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