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

If Wei Qing could truly lead these people to unleash a catastrophe against the Xiongnu barbarians, perhaps the group of meritorious officials would lend him a hand when he faces undeserved disaster.

Of course, this is just speculation, and it's hard to say exactly what will happen.

But one thing is certain: as long as Wei Qing demonstrates sufficient value, even the Liu imperial family might be willing to step in for him.

Ultimately, it depends on whether Wei Qing has the ability.

Wei Qing understood. He flexed his fingers, a chill creeping into his eyes.

Seeing this, Liu Yangxin on the other end felt uneasy: "You have ideas?"

"of course."

"What are you thinking? You're not planning to solve the problem by brute force, are you?"

Wei Qing looked puzzled and asked, "What's the problem? When I was a child, when I was herding cattle, if the cattle didn't obey me, I would beat them. After beating them a few times, the cattle would obey."

“Those are the sons of nobles, not cattle.”

"It's okay, I don't care."

They care!

Liu Yang confidently said, "I really believed your lies."

As Liu Yangxin spoke, he took out a list and placed it on the desk. He then gently pushed the list in front of Wei Qing and said, "You can try to recruit the people on this list. In addition, I have a younger sister who is also in the Imperial Academy. If you encounter any trouble that you can't solve, you can try to find her."

Wei Qing picked up the list and looked at it while asking, "Won't we get implicated?"

Liu Yangxin shook his head and said, "No, to give you a simple example. If you changed your surname to Cao and were recommended by the Marquis of Pingyang to enter the Imperial Academy, wouldn't others think you were working for the Marquis of Pingyang?"

"meeting."

"If you enter the Imperial Academy as a commoner, but recruit the younger generation of the Marquis of Pingyang within the academy, won't others think you are one of the Marquis of Pingyang's people?"

"Probably not." He's just a junior; he can't represent Marquis Pingyang, much less Pingyang Prefecture.

"If you not only recruited the Marquis of Pingyang, but also the descendants of the Marquis of Ruyin and the Marquis of Jiang, would anyone still suspect that you are a man of the Marquis of Pingyang?"

"Not anymore."

Wei Qing understood. With so many younger generations in each family, no family would put all their eggs in one basket; diversification was the norm.

If Wei Qing can truly demonstrate extraordinary abilities, then he is naturally a catch-all, and it wouldn't be a problem if someone were willing to put eggs in his basket.

But if there are too many eggs in the basket, and someone tries to break the basket, those who want to take the basket and the eggs together will not allow it.

The one who wants to take all the eggs in the basket could be the Liu family of the royal family, a group of meritorious officials, or even the Lü family.

Of course, there's another possibility: the eggs in the basket hatch into a brood of chicks, who then run away dragging the basket along.

In short, as long as you expand the pie, you won't have to worry about a lack of customers.

After much thought, Wei Qing realized that the plan was indeed good, but there was one problem: "If the basket breaks, won't all the eggs break too?"

"So what?"

Liu Yangxin's previously gentle attitude changed, and his tone became cold: "If the basket isn't sturdy enough, no one will put eggs in it. Since they've chosen to put them in, they're prepared for things to fall apart."

Zhongqing, Prime Minister Cao and the Marquis of Ruyin have treated you well, but don't mistake all the meritorious officials for those two!

Chapter Thirty-Seven: After Death, Who Cares If the Flood Rises?

Liu Yangxin didn't want to be too blunt, but she was worried that Wei Qing was thinking too highly of the meritorious officials and nobles in Chang'an.

Liu Yangxin said with a serious expression, "You think that Prime Minister Cao is good to you because you have been together for nine years, but you also have to understand that nine years is almost your entire life, but for Prime Minister Cao it is less than one-fortieth of his life."

Yes, it's true that Prime Minister Cao is right, but don't really think of yourself as his biological son. Besides, Prime Minister Cao has so many biological sons; apart from his legitimate sons, he's almost forgotten the names of his illegitimate sons.

As for the Marquis of Ruyin, he is indeed a kind-hearted person who doesn't offend anyone. He values ​​you highly because of your talent. But don't forget, all of this is predicated on the premise that your talent is truly exceptional!

Even I have something to ask of you. If it weren't for certain reasons, I wouldn't have brought you from Pingyang County to Chang'an.

I'm telling you this not to say that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, but that applies to relations between nations and ethnic groups.

If people only talk about interests and not feelings with each other, then they are no different from animals.

However, we can't just talk about friends without considering interests!

After all, they are just friends, not your wife, let alone your parents, and besides...

Liu Yangxin didn't say anything, and besides, you know better than anyone how your father treats you.

If even one's own father is like this, then one can't just talk about feelings among friends.

Wei Qing looked up at the ceiling and recalled his experience in the dream.

He remembered being betrayed by the human race and the soldiers behind them more than once in his dreams.

Are you too trusting of others?

No, actually that's not the case.

In fact, Liu Yangxin didn't know that Wei Qing wasn't too trusting of others, but rather too distrustful of them.

Because of their disbelief, they only want to maintain relationships based on mutual benefit, and do not want to mix in kinship, friendship, or love...

Wouldn't it be better to completely separate interests from feelings this way?

But Wei Qing himself knew that while it was good, it was unrealistic.

In Wei Qing's list, the first row contained Cao Ying, the great-grandson of Cao Can, and Cao Cao, a descendant of Zhuo Yue. The second row contained Xiahou Ye, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan, descendants of Xiahou Ying.

In addition, Liu Yangxin had previously said that if anyone encountered trouble at the Imperial Academy, they could go directly to her sister, which made the meaning quite clear.

First, bring those you have a good relationship with into your camp, because it's easiest to take action against them since you have a good relationship with them.

As for what to do if a problem arises...

Liu Yangxin didn't say it, but the meaning was already very clear.

It's telling Wei Qing that once people are dead, what do we care about a raging flood?

Wei Qing carefully put the list away and said, "Once you enter the Imperial Academy, I will handle the situation accordingly."

Liu Yangxin nodded and said nothing more.

She had no doubt about Wei Qing's talent.

But no matter how extraordinary Wei Qing was, he was still just a toad that had just jumped out of a well.

Even if someone tells him how big the sky is and how vast the earth is, he still lacks experience because he hasn't experienced it firsthand.

Perhaps the Imperial Academy was also an opportunity for him to improve himself.

Over the next few days, Wei Qing continued to stay in Liu Yangxin's study, reading many books to make up for his knowledge gaps, while Liu Yangxin patiently taught him.

While teaching Wei Qing, Liu Yangxin was also learning from Wei Qing.

Wei Qing's insights into problems often gave Liu Yangxin a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Wei Qing was definitely an outstanding student, and the kind of student that teachers most wanted to teach.

Even though he can often leave people speechless, no matter how complex the problem, he can clarify it in a very short time after explaining it once, and he can understand ten things from one instance.

While Wei Qing and Liu Yangxin were learning from each other, a huge uproar was also stirred up in the Imperial Academy.

Liu Piqiang's elite ninth legion of the Chu state was defeated by a newly registered Han legion!

Having the audacity to register a Han Legion, one must be extremely confident in one's abilities and certainly not an ordinary person. Defeating Liu Piqiang's Legion was therefore somewhat expected.

The problem is that what happened next was much more interesting: this newly registered Han army disappeared after defeating the Chu army.

As for those challenging letters, they naturally disappeared without a trace.

What do you mean?

Could it be that this newly registered Han Army regiment will just fire a shot and run away?

But the legion hasn't been deregistered, has it?

It's still hanging in the martial arts world.

This wasn't uncommon in the past; people would try to show off, then realize something was wrong and choose to run away.

The human race fared well in this regard, but the Xiongnu barbarians, leading a group of other races, constantly mocked the human race for being spineless.

Therefore, in order to prevent this situation from happening again and to stop the Xiongnu barbarians from continuing to mock them, some powerful and influential members of the human race in the Imperial Academy would investigate who was causing trouble and damaging the reputation of the human race, and then punish them as a warning to others.

The human race did the same thing this time, but the information was hidden, and no one had permission to view it.

Hmm? The other party seems to have quite a background?

Could he be a member of the imperial family?

Unable to find out anything, the Xiongnu barbarians naturally became even more unscrupulous in mocking the human race, resorting to such underhanded tricks to maintain their pitiful self-esteem.

The human race was furious at the mockery from the Xiongnu barbarians at the Imperial Academy, but there was nothing they could do.

Who told this person to register for the Han Legion, defeat the Chu Army, and then completely disappear online?

Even when Liu Piqiang repeatedly emphasized that the other side could summon the soul of the army, no one believed him anymore.

Everyone thought that Liu Piqiang had simply lost and was too embarrassed to admit it, so he was praising his opponent to the skies.

Without even thinking, the only ones who can awaken the spirit of the army are either generals and commanders already holding important positions in the military, or those exceptionally talented individuals from the Imperial Academy.

These exceptional talents all have their own legions, and there have been no recent cases of them leaving their legions. How could they possibly create another Han legion?

The human nobles at the Imperial Academy were also very dissatisfied with this, and some even went directly to the Gongshu and Mo families, who were responsible for maintaining the "martial arts exercise".

In the past, whether it was the Gongshu family or the Mo family, they were generally too lazy to argue with the demands of these powerful and wealthy people, and would usually just help them investigate if they could.

This kind of thing really damages the reputation of the human race.

You have the guts to register a Han Legion, but not the guts to accept challenges from other legions?

They deserved to be singled out as examples, but this time, both companies chose to keep quiet after investigating further.

The reason is simple: the subscription privileges for information related to this newly registered Han Army group are incredibly high.

There were only a handful of people in the entire Han Dynasty who could have such high subscription privileges; you could count them on your fingers.

Do you think people who offend these people will have a good outcome?