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

It seems that Prime Minister Cao wanted to use this opportunity to secretly weaken the power of Lü Kuang and others.

But why doesn't he come forward personally?

If Prime Minister Xiao were to regain control of the Imperial Academy, surely no one would dare to object?

Is it really necessary to be so sneaky, like a thief?

The Xiongnu barbarians?

Wei Qing suddenly thought of the Xiongnu barbarians. Yes! It must be because of the Xiongnu barbarians!

Xiao Xiangguo was so powerful that his every move could almost represent the attitude of the Han Dynasty.

If Prime Minister Xiao were to personally intervene and implement forceful reforms, the reforms would not only target the Imperial Academy, but the entire Han Dynasty!

After hearing Han Fei's reminder today, Wei Qing finally understood something.

The so-called reform is not about Xiao Xiangguo making a decision, several deans agreeing, and then starting to drastically modify the existing system.

Things are far more complicated than they seem.

First of all, every matter involves many interests.

The interests here do not refer to individuals alone, but also to dynasties and races.

To put it simply, if Prime Minister Xiao believed that the command department was corrupt and lacked sufficient martial virtue, he could simply abolish military strategy discussions and make military command the sole criterion for evaluation.

May I?

It does.

But if we do this directly, the Xiongnu barbarians will definitely be on alert!

What do you think Xiao He and the Han Dynasty were planning to do?

Do they want to break ties with me? Is war about to break out between the two races?

At the level of Prime Minister Xiao, every action will be interpreted in various ways.

Conversely, as in this case, if it's due to a backlash from the nobility, a collective protest against the directives to the departments, and a desire to have the students in those departments removed from the assessment for staying in the department, or even reduced the weight of that assessment, then...

Under pressure from the nobles, the dean of the command department was forced to agree to the reform, which made it seem like a natural thing to other races.

Therefore, if one can work from the bottom up, one will not work from the top down.

The former is like boiling a frog in lukewarm water, while the latter is like releasing floodwaters.

The commotion it caused was completely different from what it used to be.

The only thing I still don't understand is whether the so-called reform was Xiao He's own idea, or the idea of ​​Empress Lü and even the Han Dynasty? Or perhaps it was a joint idea of ​​both of them.

"What's wrong, brother?"

"It's nothing, I just thought of something."

Wei Qing increasingly felt that his trip to the Imperial Academy was the right choice.

"I see... By the way, why did you go to the Cultivation Pavilion, brother?"

"I heard that Han... Marquis of Huaiyin was suppressed and imprisoned in the Xiuxin Pavilion, and coincidentally, the Imperial Academy gave me the Xiuxin Pavilion to live in."

Consort Han frowned and said, "Brother, don't you know that the ghost of the White Emperor is in the Cultivation Pavilion?"

Wei Qing shook his head and said, "I know. I specifically went to see Marquis Ruyin and inquired about the Xiuxin Pavilion from him. Marquis Ruyin also said that if I went to the Xiuxin Pavilion, I would probably be injured, but I shouldn't be in any danger to my life. Even if I did encounter danger, someone should come to my rescue... I just didn't expect this."

"I didn't expect that the White Emperor's son would attack without saying a word?"

"How did you know, junior sister?"

Han Fei didn't know how to retort: ​​"Brother, didn't Senior Brother Su tell you that you possess noble aura, and ordinary ghosts dare not approach you? But for ghosts of the White Emperor's level, they are not afraid of your noble aura at all. On the contrary, it is an excellent tonic for them."

Wei Qing really didn't understand these superstitious things. He should have found out beforehand, otherwise he would have lost out big time: "Is there such a saying? But speaking of which, Lu Kuang probably doesn't know that I have noble qualities, right?"

Wei Qing felt as if he had unknowingly fallen into a trap, and the one who set it up was definitely not someone like Lü Kuang.

Imagine, someone who could see the noble aura within you would have to be at least a fortune teller of Mr. Su's caliber.

Such fortune tellers are very rare, practically nonexistent.

However, the other party said that there was someone they were looking for at the Xiuxin Pavilion, which means that they probably knew that Han Xin was down there. In other words, if Bai Dizi wanted to eat them, Han Xin would almost certainly come to their rescue.

In other words, the possibility of the White Emperor's son killing himself is very small, almost zero.

So here's the question: if the other party went to all this trouble not to kill you, then what exactly did they want to achieve?

It can't be as simple as just disliking someone and teaching them a lesson, right?

Perhaps Han Xin knows something, but he has no way to study at the Xin Pavilion right now.

We need to think of a solution.

As Wei Qing pondered this, a bold idea suddenly popped into his mind: "Do you think... if that White Emperor Child absorbed my blood essence once a month, would it be helpful to it? Or would it have a significant impact on me?"

"The impact will be minimal in the short term, but significant in the long term!"

Upon hearing Wei Qing's suggestion, Consort Han immediately objected: "Even if a person's blood and energy can be restored, the loss of a large amount of blood and energy throughout the body will still damage the foundation."

Furthermore, the White Emperor's son is a ghost. Even if someone was intelligent in life, if they become a ghost after death, they will be dominated by desires.

Ghosts have no sense of restraint; if they can devour you, they won't drain you dry. Unless…”

"Unless something..."

Han Fei said, "Unless...unless the ghost regains its sanity."

Wei Qing then asked, "Is there any way for a ghost to regain its sanity?"

"Yes, ghosts wandering the human world often have unfulfilled wishes. The simplest way is to fulfill their wishes, which will restore their sanity and cause them to disappear soon after. What were Bai Dizi's wishes before he died?"

"revenge!?"

The only possibility Wei Qing could think of was revenge.

He sought revenge against Liu Bang.

So this route is probably basically blocked.

"Are there any other options?"

Han Fei said helplessly, "Yes, there is a way to suppress the death energy within a ghost. This way, the ghost can think normally, and its strength will decrease significantly."

There are many ways to suppress the death energy within a ghost. The most direct way is to find a person with constant noble energy and use that noble energy to suppress the ghost's death energy.

This is why the White Emperor's son wanted to eat his elder brother. After eating him, the White Emperor's son would not only increase his strength but also regain some of his sanity.

Chapter Sixteen: Points, points, I need points!!!

In fact, many demons and beasts like to follow people of noble and constant virtue. For them, staying by such people can help them develop their intelligence and improve their strength more quickly.

The problem is that a ghost of the White Emperor's level is difficult for Wei Qing to suppress, given his noble aura.

The only ones who could suppress the White Emperor's son were probably the Emperor and Empress, but everyone knew that the White Emperor's son had a grudge against the Han Dynasty's royal family...

"Besides suppressing death energy with noble aura, you can also use some treasures or pills specifically designed to subdue ghosts. However, these are usually only effective against ordinary ghosts and have little effect on ghosts of the White Emperor's level."

After thinking it over, Wei Qing said, "What if we use several common methods together? First, we use treasures or pills to suppress the death energy in Bai Di Zi's body, and then we use the noble energy in my body to suppress Bai Di Zi's ghost energy. Is that possible?"

After Wei Qing's reminder, Consort Han's eyes lit up; there was still a chance.

No one had ever done this before. The biggest problem wasn't finding a treasure or elixir to subdue ghosts, but rather finding someone like Wei Qing, who possessed a noble and unchanging aura and had no connection to the Han Dynasty's imperial family.

After all, Liu Yangxin's noble aura was due to the blessing of the Han Dynasty, so he not only could not suppress the death energy in Bai Dizi's body, but could even have a catalytic effect.

“Brother’s suggestion is indeed worth a try... However, there is a problem: such treasures and elixirs are often very expensive, and it is difficult to buy them with money alone.”

"Then why don't you make a list, junior sister, and I'll think of a solution."

Wei Qing felt that since there was an opportunity, he should give it a try.

It's like a treasure chest falling right in front of you. If you see that the chest is locked, even a normal person's first reaction is to look for the key.

Of course, if Wei Qing were strong enough, he could simply cleave the treasure chest open with a single strike.

Having studied under Master Xu for many years, Han Fei was quite familiar with these matters and quickly compiled a list: "These are roughly the items listed above. I've marked the more crucial ones at the end. There are also a few special items that I can ask my senior brother to help prepare. As for the rest, there's nothing I can do."

Han Fei was right about one thing: she really was poor.

If God tells the public that he has no money, probably not many people will believe him.

But Han Fei really had no money, and since she didn't tell fortunes for others, she naturally had no opportunity to collect money.

However, this was relatively simple for Wei Qing, as the 150,000 taels of gold owed by Kong Youde had arrived in his account a few days ago.

The moment Wei Qing received the list, he finally understood why Mr. Su had said that he made money quickly and spent it just as quickly.

Even if he didn't understand the items on the list, he knew that acquiring them would probably require him to spend all his savings.

Seeing Wei Qing staring blankly at the list, Consort Han suddenly became hesitant and asked, "By the way, brother, you're not engaged yet, are you?"

Looking at the list, Wei Qing planned to ask Xu Youdao later, figuring he might have some connections: "No, why?"

"Then, brother, will you marry me?"

"Cough cough cough."

Wei Qing didn't drink the water, but he did choke.

No... how old are you?!

"I won't marry her. What's a little girl of eleven or twelve thinking about all day?"

"Tch, I knew my brother would say that."

When Han Fei saw that Wei Qing refused, she didn't ask any more questions. She just wanted to raid the house. If she succeeded, great; if she failed, that would be normal too.

Disappointed, Consort Han could only say goodbye to Wei Qing and leave.

Now that she had decided to suppress the ghostly energy within Bai Dizi's body, she still had many things to prepare.

After seeing Consort Han off, Cao Ying came in from outside, somewhat puzzled: "What's wrong? When the Divine Physician left, he seemed very unhappy."

"She asked me to marry her, but I didn't agree."

"Brother, stop fooling around."