webnovelfull Chapter 707
Chapter 707
Wang Zhi and Qi Liang were both hesitant to drink with Zhou Chu, but they kept competing with each other. Back in Japan, they would occasionally drink together, but they didn't dare to drink too much for fear of messing things up. Now that they were back in the capital, they could drink as much as they wanted.
Zhou Chu had someone call Qi Liang over so that he could keep him company while he drank, since Wang Zhi would probably be very reserved if he just ate and drank with him.
After Zhou Chu finished eating, he left the table, which made Qi Liang and Wang Zhi, who were initially a bit reserved, relax and start drinking with their glasses.
Qi Liang's alcohol tolerance was significantly better, after all, he drank frequently. Wang Zhi also drank occasionally in Japan, but he never dared to drink too much, so his alcohol tolerance never improved.
Soon, Wang Zhi was drunk, and Qi Liang was also slightly tipsy. Looking at Wang Zhi slumped on the table, Qi Liang smiled smugly with drunken eyes.
"Have you finished drinking?"
At this moment, Zhou Chu returned, looked at Qi Liang, and smiled.
Upon hearing this, Qi Liang immediately shuddered, sobering up considerably.
"grown ups."
Qi Liang bowed and said.
"No need for so much formality, just drink to your heart's content. Wang Zhi has finally come back, so we should let him have a good time. He's too reserved in front of me. He and you are quite close, so I thought I'd have you come over and drink with him. You two probably haven't seen each other in a long time."
Zhou Chu smiled.
"Yes, my lord. I didn't expect to meet General Wang in the capital so soon. Everything else in Japan is fine, but the food is terrible. And those Japanese women, some of them have their faces painted like demons and monsters."
Qi Liang had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, and when he heard Zhou Chu say that, he immediately relaxed and became much bolder than usual in his speech.
"Go and make a bowl of hangover soup."
Zhou Chu looked at the maid beside him and said.
"That's just how things are in Japan. Do you know why His Majesty and I value Wang Zhi so much?"
Zhou Chu looked at Qi Liang and said.
Zhou Chu said this to warn Qi Liang, lest Qi Liang develop unwarranted ambitions. Although the probability of this was low, Qi Liang was not like Wang Zhi and Lin Zhi, who had followed him since they were teenagers. Lin Zhi's values were even shaped by Zhou Chu, so Zhou Chu naturally trusted him.
There's no need to say more about Wang Zhi.
Only Qi Liang, who was a few years older than Lin Lu, had already formed his values by the time Zhou Chu met him. Changing him would be extremely difficult. Zhou Chu didn't know much about Qi Liang. He sent him to Japan entirely because Qi Liang was the emperor's cousin. With this relationship, he was naturally more reliable than others.
"I understand, because General Wang is loyal to the emperor and loves his country, and has no ambition."
Qi Liang is not stupid; on the contrary, he is very smart. Having spent so many years with Wang Zhi, he naturally knows Wang Zhi's character very well.
At first, Qi Liang didn't understand why Wang Zhi, who came from a very low background and had no connections, could become the commander of the Ming Dynasty in Japan. He himself had a powerful background and felt that his abilities were much stronger than Wang Zhi's, but he didn't have the same opportunity.
After spending a year or two together, Qi Liang understood that the reason why Lord Zhou and His Majesty chose Wang Zhi was because he had no ambition and only wanted to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty so that he could return home in glory in the future.
Qi Liang had mentally switched places with Wang Zhi countless times. He asked himself countless times if he were in Wang Zhi's position, could he be as unambitious as Wang Zhi, wholeheartedly serving the court and His Majesty?
Even after asking countless times, Qi Liang still couldn't be sure of the answer. Qi Liang knew very well that once he was in power, especially in Japan, far from the emperor's reach, with a large army at his disposal, he could easily establish himself as king. Few people could resist such a temptation.
But Wang Zhi ignored this temptation, which made Qi Liang admire him greatly.