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

"Lord Yan, Lord Zhongyi, you have arrived."

Emperor Jing of Han was slightly surprised to see the two people arrive.

"The eunuchs have told you everything, haven't they?"

Emperor Jing of Han asked the question.

Wei Qing nodded. "The Southern Xiongnu are not worth mentioning. All we need to do is send my second brother on a mission."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing of Han looked at Wei Yu and recalled what Wei Ping had said before his "death," noting that Wei Yu had inherited some of his bravery.

"Before King Zhongwu passed away, he told me that Marquis Zhongyi had inherited his bravery. I wonder if Marquis Zhongyi could demonstrate it to me?"

Emperor Jing of Han asked with some curiosity.

He had never seen Wei Ping use his full strength. Even when capturing tigers and leopards, it was always done with ease, without even tearing their clothes.

The most impressive thing Emperor Jing of Han had ever seen Wei Ping was during a military drill. The hundred strongest warriors in the army, each capable of taking on ten men, attacked Wei Ping together, but were all defeated by him, their faces bruised and swollen, while Wei Ping remained completely unharmed.

At that time, he exclaimed, "How can anyone in the world be so powerful!"

Therefore, he was very curious about how much of Wei Ping's strength Wei Yu could inherit.

"Your subject is unworthy, and his abilities are far inferior to those of my father, the King."

Wei Yu humbly said that even though his martial prowess was unmatched in the Han Dynasty, he was surprisingly humble in this regard, having been beaten by Wei Ping since childhood.

"Li Xi, how many pounds of stiff bow can you draw, and how many paces can you shoot?"

Emperor Jing of Han asked the head of the guards beside him.

"This humble general can draw a 500-jin (250 catties) bow; within 50 paces, an arrowhead can pierce through the chest!"

"Li Guang, and what about you?"

"This humble general can draw a 600-jin (300 catties) bow; within 50 paces, the arrow can pierce through stone!"

Li Guang replied.

"Lord of Loyalty and Righteousness, and what about you?"

Wei Yu smiled smugly, "I can use a thousand-pound crossbow as if it were an ordinary bow and arrow, and from 150 paces away, I can hit a small branch on the Fangtian Halberd!"

"hiss!"

Li Guang looked at Wei Yu with envy. He was a fan of Wei Ping and owed his current achievements to Wei Ping's guidance.

As Wei Ping's son, Wei Yu inherited Wei Ping's martial prowess and could easily defeat him.

"Only by observing the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness can one truly see how powerful the Marquis of Loyalty and Martial Valor really is!"

Emperor Jing of Han exclaimed, "If Wei Yu, who only inherited part of Wei Ping's strength, is this powerful, just how strong was Wei Ping at his peak?!"

"Is Marquis Zhongyi confident about this mission?"

Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi, asked the question.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the Xiongnu are nothing but stray dogs."

"To see me is to see my Father, and to see my Father is to see the Eternal Heaven!"

Wei Yu said confidently.

Subsequent events proved that Wei Yu's confidence was not wrong. After he arrived in the Southern Xiongnu and showed his strength, the Xiongnu practically worshipped him. Wei Yu was incredibly arrogant, comparable to An Guo Shao Ji, who spent the night in the Empress Dowager's palace, and Fu Jie Zi, who killed the King of Loulan in the court.

"I am willing to serve as the deputy envoy."

Li Guang suddenly spoke up.

Emperor Jing of Han pondered for a moment and then agreed.

"Then let Marquis Zhongyi be the chief envoy, and General Li the deputy envoy, bestow upon them imperial insignia and staffs, and bring them to justice against the Xiongnu!"

"Your subject obeys the decree!"

"This subordinate obeys the order!"

With the Wei family around, the Xiongnu are no threat.

In the evening, Emperor Jing of Han, as was his custom, went to Empress Dowager Dou's palace to pay his respects, but this time he brought Wei Qing with him.

At the banquet, Empress Dowager Dou brought up the old story again, praising King Liu Wu of Liang for governing the Liang Kingdom so well and bringing peace and prosperity to the people.

She also mentioned that she is getting old and only hopes to be surrounded by her children and have them by her side.

Seeing the emperor's unpleasant expression, Empress Dowager Dou finally realized what was going on and spoke her mind.

"What I mean is that the Emperor is busy with state affairs and cannot spend much time with me. If the Prince of Liang can come to the capital, he can stay with me all the time."

"The King of Liang writes his longing for me in his diary every day and sends it to the palace. I haven't seen him for a long time."

Emperor Jing of Han sighed deeply, "I am well aware of the Empress Dowager's intentions, but everyone in the court opposed the Prince of Liang's entry into the capital. Even when the Prince of Zhongwu was alive, he opposed it. I had no choice."

Empress Dowager Dou felt that her son would never dare to lie to her, so it must be Wei Ping's fault.

She began to resent Wei Ping, and after Wei Ping died, she resented the Wei family.

"Now that King Zhongwu has passed away, does the Wei family still hold the reins of power in the court?"

Empress Dowager Dou stared intently at Wei Qing.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die!"

Wei Qing raised his hand as a gesture of respect.

"However, it is an ancestral rule that princes and nobles are not allowed to enter the capital unless absolutely necessary; only the emperor and the crown prince are permitted to reside in the capital for extended periods!"

"Your Majesty, I'll ask you just one question: Does this empire belong to the Liu family or the Wei family? Does your minister listen to you, or do you listen to your minister?!"

Emperor Jing of Han blushed upon hearing Empress Dowager Dou's words, "Of course, it's up to me!"

"I have decreed that the Prince of Liang may return to the capital; who dares to stop him!"

After saying this, Emperor Jing of Han's face stiffened, and he glanced cautiously at Wei Qing, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Hmph! It's settled then!"

Empress Dowager Dou's face lit up with joy. "The Grand Minister of Agriculture wouldn't intend to openly contradict His Majesty's imperial decree, would he?"

"Your subject dares not."

Wei Qing's face was ashen. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Your subject takes his leave."

After saying that, Wei Qing fled in panic.

Emperor Jing of Han had a meal with Empress Dowager Dou before leaving Changxin Palace.

Emperor Jing of Han walked to a side hall, and Wei Qing emerged from the shadows, exchanging a smile with the emperor.

"Do you think the King of Liang can be trusted?"

"unreliable."

"A person who keeps a diary."

Wei Qing's lips curled into a smile. "Who keeps a diary, even a decent person?"

"Yes, do you keep a diary?" Emperor Jing of Han asked with a playful smile.

"I won't write it."

Wei Qing countered with a question: "Do you keep a diary?"

Emperor Jing of Han then asked, "Who can write their innermost thoughts in a diary?"

Wei Qing continued, "What's written down can't be considered what's on your mind."

Wei Qing: "Despicable!"

Emperor Jing of Han: "Vile!"

Emperor Jing of Han and Wei Qing laughed heartily, their tone full of mockery towards the King of Liang and the Empress Dowager.

In Suiyang City, the King of Liang was thrilled to receive news from Empress Dowager Dou.

The emperor granted him permission to enter the capital!

He certainly wasn't doing it to please Empress Dowager Dou, but rather because Wei Qing's words in Empress Dowager Dou's letter excited him.

Only the emperor and the crown prince can reside in the capital for an extended period!

If he can stay in the capital for a long time, what will people think of him?

Crown Prince? The heir to the throne?

Succession should pass from brother to brother!

There is precedent for this; wasn't this how his father obtained the throne?

Moreover, he also had the help of his mother.

It's not impossible to try and seize the throne!

Thinking of this, the Prince of Liang wrote down his longing for Empress Dowager Dou in his diary, which became his greatest asset in his struggle for the throne.

Meanwhile, Wei Yu and Li Guang, along with their delegation, finally arrived in the Southern Xiongnu territory.

"Who goes there?"

Two Xiongnu men guarding the southern Xiongnu border raised their bows and arrows, pointing them at Wei Yu and his group.

Wei Yu took out his bow and arrows and shot the two Xiongnu men dead, leaving Li Guang and the rest of the delegation behind him dumbfounded.

"How dare you point arrows at a Han envoy here? Do you Xiongnu want to exterminate your entire race?!"

Before the remaining people could react, Wei Yu's booming voice echoed throughout the Xiongnu camp.