My name is Wei Qing, and I want to fight the Xiongnu.

Liu Yangxin: "..."

"See...see..."

Liu Yangxin chose to give up. She realized that she couldn't get angry with someone like Wei Qing; she would just be driven to her death by anger.

Chapter Thirty-Five: Three Treatises on Military Strategy

Wei Qingzhen held the military treatise and read it from noon until night, and then from night until the next day, even having dinner in his study.

When Qiao Lan brought the food box to deliver the meal in the morning, she suspected that the rice had been cooked before it was even cooked.

You should know that Her Highness the Princess and Wei Qing spent an entire night alone in the study!

The key point is that this study is made of special materials to prevent eavesdropping from outsiders, so no matter how much movement takes place inside, people outside won't know.

Did you do it or not? Did you do it or not?

If the princess were to marry Wei Qing in the future, she would have to become a maidservant accompanying her in the marriage.

To be fair, although Wei Qing was a bit rustic and didn't know how to sweet-talk girls, he was quite handsome.

Especially when he had just woken up that day, the majesty and aura he exuded in every gesture were something that even ordinary kings and nobles did not possess.

Being his concubine is better than being one of those mediocre men in Chang'an, right?

Moreover, I've heard that Empress Lü planned to marry the princess to the Xiongnu barbarians. Bah! The princess would never marry into the Xiongnu barbarians.

While Qiao Lan was lost in thought, Liu Yangxin was seething with anger. Wei Qing really did nothing but read books except when he was eating. Even when he was resting on the soft couch, he didn't even glance at Wei Qing.

Are those military treatises really that interesting?

She's prettier than me?

Liu Yangxin is quite confident in his appearance.

However, judging from the results, it seems that I'm not as good as military strategy books...

The military treatise contains very little content, consisting of only three volumes.

They are: "A Battle with No Back to the River", "Ambush from Ten Sides", and "A Hero Without Peerlessness".

According to Liu Yangxin's explanation, in the past four hundred years, all the talented young people who tried to learn and use the strategy of "Backwater Chapter" have ended in a miserable defeat.

The other version of the "Ambush from Ten Sides" strategy is often inefficient, resulting in either heavy losses for the army or the complete loss of a promising situation.

As for the final chapter, "Peerless Hero," no one has mastered it yet.

By the time Wei Qing finished reading the three articles, it was already noon.

After spending a day and a night repeatedly studying the contents of the military strategy, he reluctantly put away the book.

He turned to Liu Yangxin beside him and said, "Your Highness, it seemed like you wanted to say something to me yesterday?"

After waking up at dawn, Liu Yangxin continued to sit at the desk and keep Wei Qing company for half the day. Now that Wei Qing had finally taken his eyes off the military book that he cherished more than his wife, he said in an annoyed tone, "You know that too?"

After Liu Yangxin finished speaking in a sarcastic tone, he looked at Wei Qing, who also stared at Liu Yangxin with wide eyes. The two of them stared at each other.

Liu Yangxin was the first to give in, and she raised her chin slightly and said, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Didn't Your Highness have something you wanted to tell me?"

Wei Qing was also confused. "You want to talk to me, not me. What should I say?"

Liu Yangxin: "..."

She always felt that if she were to actually marry Wei Qing in the future, she would be driven to her death by anger sooner or later.

Forget it, why bother?

Liu Yangxin felt that he really couldn't do anything about Wei Qing. He wasn't really angry, but he was angry in a stifled way, the kind of anger that he couldn't vent.

It's like having a cow right in front of you, a dead cow at that, no matter how much you play the zither, it remains unmoved.

It truly proves the saying: "Respond to all changes by remaining unchanged."

Liu Yangxin sighed, wondering why his life had been so miserable.

"Alright, let's get down to business. Since you insist on bringing that sword into the Imperial Academy, asking anyone for help will not only be useless but may even harm you. Fortunately, Xiahou Ci told me that you can still enter the Imperial Academy by recommending yourself, but I estimate that you will offend many people."

Offending someone is bad for them, but it can be a good thing for you.

The more people you offend, the more trusting they will be of you, whether it's Prime Minister Xiao or Empress Lü.

Those in power do not favor loyal ministers, nor capable ministers. Loyal ministers often lack ability, and capable ministers cannot guarantee loyalty. Therefore, those in power prefer capable but isolated ministers.

Wei Qing nodded and said, "I know."

"you do not know!"

Liu Yangxin sneered, "What do you know? I ask you, who is in power? Empress Lü? My grandfather? My father? Or Prime Minister Xiao? Or Prime Minister Cao? Marquis of Ruyin? Or Marquis of Jiang? Marquis of Jiang's father? Or that criminal you might meet in the future? Or even me?"

Let me tell you, all of us, including Empress Lü, could be either those in power or those being manipulated.

A lone minister? You can be a lone minister if you want. Position yourself as someone who offers advice and strategies, and you can be a lone minister to your heart's content.

But you've been to the Martial Arts World. Why is the Martial Arts World organized by legions instead of individuals? It's because leading troops into battle is not a one-person job!

If you aspire to become a general commanding troops in battle, you may refrain from forming cliques and engaging in favoritism, but you must have your own core group.

A commander without his own core group is just a puppet. Have you ever seen a puppet lead troops effectively?

Wei Qing remained silent, and Liu Yangxin continued, "Even I understand these things, but Prime Minister Cao doesn't? Marquis of Ruyin doesn't understand? But did they tell you?"

"No."

"Yes, I didn't say anything. Maybe you'll find out sooner or later, or maybe you have other plans. But in any case, the problem is right in front of us now. Do you have a plan for how to solve it?"

Wei Qing shook his head honestly. He came to Chang'an to stir up trouble, not to become a general.

However, after Wei Qing arrived in Chang'an with that sword and demonstrated his military talent, it seemed that he had no other choice.

Liu Yangxin continued, "I know you were prepared to die before you came to Chang'an, otherwise you wouldn't have completely severed ties with your mother. But you are prepared to die, and those talented young people in the Imperial Academy all have their own bright futures. Can you expect them to gamble their futures, or even their lives, with you for some vague idea?"

Wei Qing shook his head and continued, "No."

Don't say that Cao Can looked down on the students of the Imperial Academy. But those who can enter the Imperial Academy are still the next generation, no matter how bad they are. Even if they dare not do anything after graduation, they can still eat, drink, have fun and live a carefree life until they die.

Even those with lofty ambitions would say when leaving their families: "If I don't do well at the Imperial Academy, I won't come back."

When it came to Wei Qing, all he could say was: "If I don't do well at the Imperial Academy, I won't be able to come back."

Even so, Wei Qing's background was not taken into account.

Liu Yangxin said irritably, "You know all this? So what do you plan to do? You can't just do nothing and think things will work themselves out."

Wei Qing scratched his head and said, "It's also possible that things will naturally sink when they reach the bridge."

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Basket for Eggs

Wei Qing now faces two problems. The most obvious one is the conflict with the Xiongnu barbarians, which is also the main purpose of Wei Qing's visit to the Imperial Academy in Chang'an.

By sweeping through the Xiongnu barbarians at the Imperial Academy, they attempted to reconnect the broken backbone of the human race.

Of course, Wei Qing alone probably couldn't have done it, but someone had to do it.

No matter what you do, if the first person doesn't do it, there won't be a second, third, fourth...

Every ethnic group's resistance to oppression has been achieved through bloodshed. However, no human race has ever shed blood in resistance against the Xiongnu barbarians, which is why this race is not prosperous.

If so, let's start with Wei Qing!

However, along with the worn-out sword that Cao Can had Wei Qing bring, another major problem arose for Wei Qing: the threat from Empress Lü, Prime Minister Xiao, and others.

Moreover, this problem must be treated as a top priority to solve!

Xiahou Ying's advice to Wei Qing was to demonstrate his value, which is fine. The question is how to demonstrate his value!

Seeing Wei Qing deep in thought, Liu Yangxin reached out and slapped away his hand that was touching his chin, rolled his eyes and said, "Don't bother thinking about it, I have a way."

"Do you have a solution?"

Wei Qing was a little skeptical. "You're so stupid, what kind of solution could you possibly come up with?"

Seeing the way Wei Qing was looking at her, Liu Yangxin felt insulted. She snorted smugly and said, "What? You don't believe me?"

Wei Qing shook his head and said, "I believe it. The military strategy I just read said that even the wisest person can make a mistake, and even the most foolish person can have a stroke of genius."

Liu Yangxin: "..."

If Liu Yangxin hadn't believed that Wei Qing might be the one destined for him, he would have loved to slam the food box next to him onto Wei Qing's head.

So annoying, so annoying, so annoying!

How can there be such an annoying person in the world?!

Liu Yangxin was very annoyed, but he could only purse his lips and say, "Fine, fine, you're the wise one, and I'm the fool. Actually, there's a type of person in the Imperial Academy who isn't afraid of antagonizing the Xiongnu barbarians, nor is he worried that Empress Lü might be innocently implicated because of you."

"If you can recruit these people to serve you, it will not only be like adding wings to a tiger, but perhaps even Empress Lü's side won't dare to easily turn against you. I mean, they won't dare, not that they don't want to."

Wei Qing asked in confusion, "Are there really people like that?"

Liu Yangxin nodded and asked in return, "Which two factions do you think were the most powerful in the Han Dynasty?"

"The Lü family and the Liu family of the imperial family?"

Liu Yangxin then asked, "That's right, what about the third one?"

After considering for a few seconds, Wei Qing replied, "The Pei County Meritorious Officials Group?"

Liu Yangxin clapped his hands and exclaimed, "You guessed right. Whether it's Prime Minister Xiao, Prime Minister Cao, or Marquis Ruyin and Marquis Jiang, they all come from the meritorious group of Pei County. Although these people rarely concern themselves with politics now, their influence remains undiminished! The key is that whether it's Prime Minister Xiao, Prime Minister Cao, or anyone else, they all disapprove of the Xiongnu."

These older generation members emerged from the bloodshed and carnage of the Chu-Han Contention, and each of them is incredibly proud.

The younger generation, softened by wealth and luxury, kneel before the Xiongnu barbarians. But the older generation, seeing that mere Xiongnu barbarians dared to defecate and urinate on the heads of humans, wished they could scatter their ancestral graves, dig up their bones, burn them to ashes, and scatter them everywhere.

Unfortunately, in order for the sake of humankind's recovery and regeneration, this thought could only be suppressed in my heart.

These older generations all have descendants. Among these descendants, some have weak legs, while others are unable to kneel down due to mobility issues.

Liu Yangxin's intention was for Wei Qing to recruit those who were unable to walk properly and could not kneel down.