A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

The allocation of which country each scholar from the Hundred Schools of Thought would go to and how many troops they would bring was predetermined.

After the meeting, they took the generals assigned to them and went to find the kings of the corresponding countries.

It starts with a bunch of grand principles, the essence of the various schools of thought in ancient China.

The kings of the Western Regions had never heard such philosophical words before, and they revered these scholars as gods.

The fear of the Han people in my heart deepened.

If those who were abandoned and exiled by the Han Dynasty all possessed such abilities, then how brilliant must the literary talents of those who remained in the Han Dynasty have been!

Terrifying! Terrifying!

The wise men of the Agricultural School went to the Kingdom of Kucha, the wise men of the Military School went to the Kingdom of Dayuan, the wise men of the Legalist School went to the Kingdom of Kangju, the wise men of the Confucian School went to the Kingdom of Loulan, the wise men of the Miscellaneous School went to the Kingdom of Shule, and the wise men of the Mystic School went to the Kingdom of Cheshi.

The major schools of thought in the Han Dynasty all chose one country, except for the Mohists.

After all, the mechanical arts of the Mohists were not suitable for outsiders.

The Western Regions were too close to the Parthian Empire and the Western Xiongnu, and information could easily get out, greatly enhancing their military technology.

Therefore, the Mohists did not send anyone over.

Military strategists don't care. If these soldiers manage to escape after passing through their hands, then they will all be executed.

After these sages went to various countries, they began to instill the ideas of their respective doctrines into the rulers of those countries.

These countries in the Western Regions basically lacked cultural heritage, and they were simply unable to resist the essence of the Chinese nation accumulated over two thousand years by the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Kings, royalty, and nobles from various countries all fell at the feet of this woman.

Under the guidance of these wise men from various schools of thought, they began to change the systems and ideologies of their countries.

Six months later, most of the officials and nobles of the Western Regions had learned to speak Chinese.

When the sages of the Hundred Schools of Thought and the soldiers stationed in these countries had nothing to do, they would randomly select officials from these countries to see how well they spoke Chinese.

If anyone is found to speak Chinese poorly, that person will be immediately dismissed from their official post, and the matter will be reported to the Protectorate of the Western Regions to hold the state accountable for its lax discipline.

Not only should they be fined, but the king of the country should also personally go to the Protectorate of the Western Regions to explain.

Wei Qi would also require the kings of countries that performed well to watch from the sidelines and to give them commendations.

They were given the finest silk and porcelain that had been brought from the Han Dynasty.

That's right, porcelain had already appeared by this time, and the Mohist school was still active in the Han Dynasty, causing this craft to appear 200 years earlier.

The people of the Western Regions had never seen such fine silk and exquisite porcelain before, and these kings were captivated by them.

This move inadvertently sowed discord among the various countries, making their kings pay more attention to the orders of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

A year later, the Protectorate of the Western Regions ordered the various schools of thought and local garrisons to begin inspecting the learning of Chinese characters in the various countries of the Western Regions.

Chinese characters were not as easy to learn as the Chinese language. A large number of officials and nobles were dismissed from their posts and titles because they did not learn Chinese characters well.

Those nobles were alright; as long as their families passed the test, they could pass on their titles.

Those officials were in a terrible situation. They worked so hard to become officials, only to lose everything in an instant.

The official systems of various countries in the Western Regions underwent a complete reshuffle. Who were the people who rose to power?

Of course, these are the people from the new Western Regions who believed in the ideas of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

This group of people had a high degree of acceptance of the ideas of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and the sages and scholars of the Hundred Schools of Thought would naturally spend more energy cultivating them.

Speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters are just the basics. With their behind-the-scenes manipulations, it wouldn't be too difficult to turn these people into new officials.

After becoming officials and people of high status, these individuals became even more loyal to the various schools of thought they belonged to.

In their eyes, their school of thought was far more important than their king.

The schools of thought enabled them to become officials and rise above others.

The king could give them nothing.

In this way, without anyone realizing it, the various schools of thought had already permeated the grassroots management of various countries.

Some high-ranking officials in the central government also subscribe to their ideas, which influence them subtly and gradually.

Having laid enough groundwork, Wei Qi prepared to begin further Sinicization.

However, before that, Wei Qi turned his attention to the Western Xiongnu.

A war is needed to awaken the fear in the Western Regions.

Cut off the claws that the Western Xiongnu extended towards the Western Regions.

This will make his subsequent reforms go more smoothly.

So, in the autumn of that year, when the cattle and sheep of the Western Xiongnu were plump and strong, Wei Qi led 50,000 cavalrymen northward.

Faced with the army led by Wei Qi, the Western Xiongnu did not send out their entire force.

Instead, they dispatched the Right Wise King's troops to defend against Wei and Qi.

The Right Wise King tribe of the Western Xiongnu, as one of the top three tribes among the Western Xiongnu, had more than one million Xiongnu people.

The number of archers exceeded one hundred thousand.

Out of respect for the Han Dynasty army, the Right Wise King mobilized a full 100,000 troops to march south.

They came out in almost their entire numbers.

After all, he was dealing with the Han Dynasty, which was politically correct among the Xiongnu.

No one would dare to betray him at this time.

The royal court would not allow such a thing to happen.

Over the years, the Han Dynasty had won more battles than it had lost against the Xiongnu, and had long since developed an aura of one Han being able to defeat five Xiongnu tribes.

Even though the Xiongnu were the natural enemy of the Han Dynasty, and were powerful and had excellent forging technology, they could not fight five against one like ordinary barbarian tribes.

However, with so many years of accumulated victories, it is not difficult to take on two or three opponents by relying solely on momentum.

Especially since the commander was Wei Qi, as long as the banner with the character "Wei" was raised, it would have a disruptive effect on the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu would involuntarily become more timid.

This was the suppressive power that the Wei family had exerted over generations, inflicting enormous damage on the Xiongnu.

Taking all factors into account, this can be considered a war of evenly matched strength.

The eyes of the various kingdoms of the Western Regions and the Parthian Empire were all on this side.

The outcome of this battle will likely affect the situation in the Xizhou region.

With the presence of Han troops and the growing strength of the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions, the Western Xiongnu, and the Parthian Empire also recognized the Han Dynasty's division of the world's territory.

They called this area Xizhou.

Rome, on the other hand, claimed to have conquered the far west.

The countries of the Western Regions even hoped that the Han Dynasty would suffer a major defeat, so that the Han Dynasty would not have so many troops stationed in their countries.

Unfortunately, Wei Qi was also a valiant general of the Wei family in this generation, so how could he possibly lose to the Xiongnu?

Wei Qi killed several Xiongnu generals on the battlefield, awakening the Xiongnu's fear of the Wei family. He then led his troops in a charge and won the first battle.

In every subsequent battle, he led from the front, relentlessly pressing the Xiongnu.

With the addition of the Mohist school's latest improved forging techniques, the Han army's armor and weapons have reached a new level compared to before.

They relentlessly pursued the Xiongnu for 500 li (approximately 250 kilometers).

Seeing that they were about to enter the heart of the Xiongnu territory and that reinforcements from other Xiongnu tribes were also about to arrive, they withdrew to Wulei City.