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

200 paces is simply not a distance that a human could shoot from.

In the Han Dynasty, a step was six feet, approximately 1.38 meters.

200 steps is 276 meters.

When Lü Bu shot the halberd at the gate, he was 150 paces away. This frightened Zhang Fei so much that he no longer dared to challenge Lü Bu in terms of martial prowess, but only dared to challenge Lü Bu's character.

Wei Yu took out his two-meter-long treasure bow, and with a gentle pull, drew the string to its full length, aiming at Wei Zhongxiao's throat.

That's right! Wei Yu didn't aim for the red heart in Wei Zhongxiao's hand, but for Wei Zhongxian's throat.

What the Han Dynasty needed was an obedient dog, not a wolf that was always looking to kill its master!

Everyone's attention was drawn to the bow and arrow in Wei Yu's hand, and the other two archers were completely ignored.

"Whoosh!"

Blood gushed from Wei Zhongxiao's throat, and Wei Zhongxiao, clutching the red peach, collapsed to the ground.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, my archery skills are far inferior to my father's!"

"I intended to shoot the red heart in the hand of the Marquis of Guiyi, but I did not expect the arrow to miss and hit the Marquis of Guiyi. I am truly sorry."

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and see if there's any hope for Marquis Guiyi!"

Seeing that the group of people hadn't moved, Wei Yu called out to Li Guang to remind him.

Is there any hope? Don't you know whether there's any hope?

The arrows went in from the front and came out from the back; is there any need to even consider whether it can be saved?!

Many Xiongnu nobles and members of the delegation secretly thought that Wei Yu was truly wicked.

Prompted by Wei Yu's gaze, Li Guang excitedly ran towards the gate.

The nobles standing next to Wei Zhongxiao were anxious. They also knew Li Guang and knew that he was a general of the Han Dynasty who knew nothing about medicine.

Are you going there to see if there's any hope left for Wei Zhongxiao?

I'm too embarrassed to call you out on it.

You just want to go and see if Wei Zhongxiao is dead or not, and if he isn't, to finish him off.

A group of people hurriedly followed Li Guang and ran over, only to find that Wei Zhongxiao was dead.

"Han envoy, the Chanyu was, after all, a Marquis within the Pass personally conferred by your emperor. How can you explain killing him to His Majesty the Emperor?"

The Right Guli King said with a gloomy expression, wanting to know whether this was the Han Emperor's intention or something Wei Yu had done in private.

Wei Yu stroked his chin, snapped his fingers, and his eyes lit up.

"You're right. I'll compensate you with the title of Marquis of Guiyi."

"King Xiutu, I now appoint you as the acting Chanyu of the Xiongnu. When I return to the capital, I will petition His Majesty to bestow upon you the title of the third Marquis of Guiyi."

"Thank you so much, Your Excellency! Thank you so much, Your Excellency!"

"I, the young king, will certainly lead the Xiongnu to closely follow the footsteps of the Han Dynasty and guard the borders for the Han!"

King Xiutu was overjoyed. Although the world doesn't always give away free lunches, he might lose his position as Chanyu!

He knew what the big man wanted and immediately assured him.

The nobles behind him were overjoyed. With the support of the Han Dynasty, they would be in charge of the Southern Xiongnu!

King Xiutu couldn't help but burst into tears, sharing the same thoughts as Zhuang Qiang of Wolong Village.

"You always say I'm a dog of the Wei family."

"Today, I want to show all of you who look down on me and think I'm a piece of trash what I'm really made of."

"What's wrong with being a dog!"

"Now I want to tell you something."

"Woof, woof, woof!"

"Woof woof woof woof woof!"

After Wei Yu returned to the capital, Emperor Jing of Han was furious at Wei Yu's arrogant behavior, but out of respect for the Han Dynasty, he reluctantly accepted Wei Yu's request for a title and issued an edict to appoint Wei Zhongxiao's son, Wei Zhongli, as the new Right Wise King, and to appoint the Xiutu King, who had changed his name to Wei Zhuangqiang, as the new Marquis of Guiyi.

The mission received no rewards, and no one mentioned the gains made during the journey.

Wei Yu was punished for killing the Marquis of Guannei without imperial decree, and was confined to his residence for three years and had his salary deducted for three years.

After the imperial edict reached the Southern Xiongnu, King Wei Zhuang of Xiutu forced an envoy to be sent to the capital to pay tribute to Emperor Jing of Han with a large amount of gold and silver treasures. He also secretly sent a cartload of gold and silver to Wei Yu to compensate for Wei Yu's losses.

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Before the envoys sent to the Xiongnu returned, King Liu Wu of Liang had already arrived in the capital.

After arriving in the capital, Liu Wu did not go to pay his respects to Emperor Jing of Han. Instead, he went to Changxin Palace to visit Empress Dowager Dou, hoping to get a detailed account of what had happened from her.

"Your elder brother loves you and is willing for you to inherit his throne. However, Wei Ping has been obstructing this while he was alive. The Wei family is powerful, and even your elder brother dares not mention it."

"This is something he said unintentionally when he was drunk last time. Wei Qing was also there at the time and refuted your brother's suggestion as well."

Empress Dowager Dou spoke to Liu Wu, gritting her teeth as she mentioned Wei Ping and Wei Qing.

They not only blocked Liu Wu's path, but also completely blocked her path to wielding power like Empress Lü.

Liu Wu was overjoyed to hear Empress Dowager Dou's words. As long as his elder brother had this idea, he was not afraid of the Wei family!

"Mother, what should I do?"

Liu Wu asked his mother.

"You know about the affairs of the King of Wu, the King of Chu, the King of Zhao, and others, right?"

Empress Dowager Dou affectionately patted Liu Wu's head. After her youngest son became emperor, he would first eliminate the Wei family, and then she would be able to rule as regent.

She was a very ambitious woman from the very beginning!

"Know."

King Liang was somewhat embarrassed. King Wu had also contacted him, saying that if he was willing to join them in attacking the palace and conquering the world, he would be willing to give him Jingzhou and Sichuan. With his current trump cards, that would be almost a quarter of the world's size.

But compared to the whole world, it is far inferior.

King Liang shook his head, leaving his thoughts behind in Java.

"My spies in the palace say that Wei Ping foresaw this day long before his death and made arrangements. When they launched their rebellion, he would have Zhou Yafu and Wei Yu lead their armies to quell the rebellious princes in the north and south respectively."

"If his plan succeeds, Wei Yu will have made a great contribution to saving the country from collapse. He will definitely be able to inherit Wei Ping's power in the army and join forces with Wei Qing in both civil and military affairs. The Wei family's power will remain. If they disagree, you still won't be able to become emperor."

Empress Dowager Dou's words sent a chill down Prince Liang's spine, and he quickly asked her for advice.

"I do have a solution. If you can quell the two vassal kings in the south in place of Wei Yu, you will not only prevent Wei Yu from gaining military merit and reduce the Wei family's power in the army, but you will also achieve great merit and silence the court officials. Your brother will then have a reason to appoint you as the crown prince."

King Liang's eyes lit up, then he lowered his head again.

"Mother, how can I agree to the promises of the King of Wu and the King of Chu!"

"Well, I don't know how to fight either!"

Empress Dowager Dou was also helpless. She was just a woman, and under the restrictions of the Wei family, she had no way of touching the court.

Therefore, those capable generals had nothing to do with her.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment, but it was Emperor Jing of Han who was anxious and agitated!

These two are useless. They talk a big game, but when it comes to a real problem, they're completely useless!

He thinks he can be emperor, and rule from behind the throne?!

They're really good at internal wars but incompetent at external wars!

Fortunately, he was a good-for-nothing; otherwise, if he had joined the Seven Kings in causing trouble, it would have been quite a problem.