Chapter 896 - 421: Fang Qingzhuo resolutely! Jian Ning offers his wife!_2
However, his image in the eyes of King Zhi Bian of the Rage Wave Kingdom was actually not very favorable. Despite having saved the King’s life, received an ennoblement, and been promoted in military rank, the King was not close to him thereafter.
Because in the reports to the King during the war with Rouran, Count Suo Long made very unfavorable comments about Jian Ze. He described him as brave but boastful, careless with soldiers’ lives, and reclusive and gloomy.
So even though Jian Ze had saved the King’s life, the King did not like him. Zhi Bian was quite temperamental; if he disliked something, he wouldn’t even pretend, which led to him being labeled as erratic by the former king and as stubborn, stingy, and ungrateful by the nobility.
Normally, saving a life would not merit the title of Earl, but the King still granted Jian Ze the title, considering the life-saving debt repaid.
So, Jian Ze was maligned on both sides, his days were extremely difficult.
These hard days continued until Zhi Li returned!
After returning to Zhi Du from Yanjing, Zhi Li was made Shaojun, just half a step away from being the Crown Prince.
Moreover, the nobles and lords who traditionally opposed the King, saw Zhi Li as rain after a drought. They quickly gathered around him, pushing Zhi Li to the frontlines against the King.
Zhi Li also desperately sought and promoted his own support within the crowd. He immediately took a liking to Jian Ze, this outcast who displeased everyone.
He knew he couldn’t sway the powerful Turing Tuo, so he had to rely on him. Hence, Jian Ze became the first real military supporter that Zhi Li drew to his side.
After being neglected for decades, the 47-year-old Jian Ze suddenly found kindness and zeal for capable people in Shaojun Zhi Li, like parched land meeting rain, a frozen body basking in the sun.