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

Seeing Wei Qing deep in thought, the old man continued, "You will receive a certain number of points for your first attempt at the Hundred Battles Pavilion. The number of points awarded varies depending on the pavilion. The Command Department awards the most points, but the distribution is also the most uneven."

The first twenty floors award 50 points for each floor cleared, totaling no more than 1,000 points. However, from floors 20 to 40, clearing even one floor awards 500 points, totaling 10,000 points. From floors 40 to 60, the points increase from 500 to 1,000, 1,500, 2,000... all the way up to floor 60, for a total of 105,000 points.

The four generals who led the expeditions and four generals were all figures of great importance in the Han Dynasty.

A little over 100,000 points is not much at all.

They even said that if the Han Dynasty could exchange resources for talent, they would be willing to increase that number tenfold.

The Han Dynasty had little else, but it had abundant resources!

When the old man stopped speaking, Wei Qing asked, "What about continuing upwards?"

"Continue upwards?"

The old man looked up at the Hundred Battles Pavilion and smiled: "Keep going up, the imperial court should send someone over soon."

Chapter Twenty: You're not a famous general, you don't understand.

For the Han Dynasty at present, commanders of the rank of Four Expeditions and Four Garrisons were absolutely treasured.

Since its founding, the Imperial Academy has only produced seven students who have reached the level of "Four Expeditions and Four Garrisons" within the twelve years of their studies. What's even more ridiculous is that six of these seven are from the Xiongnu barbarian tribe.

The only human student was Zhou Yafu. Although Zhou Yafu had been to the Imperial Academy, he was not considered a student trained by the Imperial Academy. He was already famous before he even entered the Imperial Academy.

If a student at the academy can reach the level of "Four Expeditions and Four Garrisons", the imperial military will definitely come and take them away immediately. A genius of this level will not learn anything if he stays in the Imperial Academy, and it would be a waste of time for him to stay.

Wei Qing looked at the students who were coming one after another with some regret, and said in a helpless tone, "So, does that mean I have to stop after reaching the fifty-ninth floor?"

Cao Ying: "..."

Bro, if you don't show off, we're still brothers.

The students who had just ridden their horses through red lights to get there were still catching their breath and cursing Wei Qing for being despicable when they were stunned into silence by his words.

Holy crap, I've seen people show off before, but I've never seen anyone show off like you. Can you be any more awesome?

Even the old man was speechless for a long time. You think you can take advantage of me? There's no need to brag so much.

If you said you could reach the 60th floor before graduation, many people would probably believe you, but to say you have that ability now? That's just bragging.

Seeing the old man's disbelieving expression, Wei Qing turned and pulled Cao Ying aside, whispering, "When I challenge the Hundred Battles Pavilion later, you set up a betting pool. Let's find an opportunity to make a fortune and bet on whether I can pass the fifty-ninth floor."

Cao Ying thought Wei Qing had gone mad: "Brother...you're not joking, are you?"

Cao Ying believed that Wei Qing could pass the forty levels. Having spent a lot of time with Wei Qing, he felt that with Wei Qing's current abilities and talents, becoming a captain would definitely not be a problem. But four expeditions and four garrisons seemed a bit too much.

This is equivalent to the peak of the Mountain and Sea Suppression Realm in martial arts. While there are a few martial artists at the Sun and Moon Suppression Realm within the Imperial Academy, strictly speaking, there isn't a single general at the Four Expeditions and Four Garrisons Realm. When Li Guang returned from the border, although he reached the sixtieth level, he purely relied on his peak Mountain and Sea Suppression Realm strength to brute force his way through...

The imperial court doesn't even have enough generals of that rank, so how could it possibly send them to the Imperial Academy to serve as lecturers?

If Wei Qing can truly reach the sixtieth floor, then in terms of martial arts command, in a one-on-one situation, Wei Qing can sweep aside all opponents.

Wei Qing nudged Cao Ying on the shoulder and said, "Stop talking nonsense, trust me, when I bet with people, I always win a little when I lose and a lot when I win."

"No... Bro, so you're saying you'll win no matter what? Only a fool would take this bet with you, right?"

"Never mind if the other party is an idiot, I'm sure I'll make money. Want to make a bet?"

"Let's gamble..."

Cao Yinggang was about to make the bet, but when he thought of what Wei Qing had just said, he suddenly lost his confidence.

If I gamble and lose, wouldn't that make me look like a fool?

"Forget it, I'll just open the betting. Do I really want to gamble on the 59th floor?"

Wei Qing shrugged and said, "If you think you're not earning enough, you can adjust it yourself. I'm just letting you know that I will stop on the fifty-ninth floor."

"Well... I'd better play it safe and lower it a bit."

Wei Qing whispered again, "Whatever you want. Oh, by the way, leave a message for Han Fei on the message board and ask her to come over and place a bet later, betting that I'll lose!"

Cao Ying gasped. This was too ruthless!

Did they hire Han Fei as a shill?

It seems they're aiming to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Wei Qing patted Cao Ying on the shoulder: "The rest is up to you. If you don't earn enough points, we'll deduct them from your account later!"

Cao Ying said with a mournful face, "Deduct, deduct whatever you want! If we keep going like this, I'm afraid that one day we'll really get hacked to death."

Even the usually oblivious Cao Ying was a little scared at this moment.

He always felt that while the Han army he was in might not be the strongest in the past, it was definitely the one that attracted the most hatred.

This is going to torture the students of the Imperial Academy to death!

Wei Qing didn't care about those students; only fools got tricked, while smart people wouldn't fall for it.

As for tricking some fools, Wei Qing has no qualms about it. These people would waste their points anyway, so it's better to keep them for himself, which would be a contribution to the human race.

After Wei Qing finished explaining everything he needed to, he walked to the entrance of the Hundred Battles Pavilion, where a crystal tablet stood not far from the entrance.

The crystal is in the first line:

100 layers: Sun Tzu, Bai Qi, --

The last name was crossed out.

Since the Hundred Battles Pavilion was founded, have only three people ever cleared the 100th floor?

And could the last name that was crossed out be Han Xin?

An old man walked over and said, "Currently, only these three people can pass through the hundredth floor."

Wei Qing turned his head and asked, "Who is the one whose name was crossed out?"

The old man laughed: "You know perfectly well why I'm asking."

After speaking, Wei Qing looked towards the second row.

Ninety-nine layers: Wu Qi, Wang Jian, Sun Bin, Li Mu

The old man continued, "Legend has it that these four were actually capable of passing through the hundredth floor, but they all believed that they were a little inferior to Sun Tzu, so they chose to give up when they reached the hundredth floor, and thus their ranking was ninety-ninth floor."

Wei Qing raised an eyebrow after hearing this and smiled: "So it is a legend. Old sir, you are not a famous general, so you don't understand. Perhaps when they were challenging the Hundred Battles Pavilion, they had not yet reached their peak. When they reached their peak, they were no longer concerned about this mere Hundred Battles Pavilion. But if they could reach the ninety-ninth floor, they would not choose to stop at the hundredth floor!"

In literature, there is no first place; in martial arts, there is no second. Those who have reached this point will never admit defeat. To do so is not respect for those who came before, but an insult to oneself!

The old man couldn't help but think to himself, "You're talking about a little guy who hasn't even been around for long, and you think you're a famous general?"

Wei Qing glanced at the names below again. Only Meng Tian, ​​Yue Yi, Tian Dan, and Lian Po remained who could pass the 90th floor.

The number of floors they can reach does not fully represent their peak strength; it only indicates their ability to conquer the Hundred Battles Pavilion.

However, there was another name that surprised Wei Qing:

89th floor: Liu Bang

The Emperor?

How did he manage to get to the 89th floor?

Is he taller than all the Han generals during the Chu-Han Contention?

As expected, Cao Can, Zhou Bo, and others were all below Liu Bang, and they hadn't even made it past the 80th floor; they were all stuck on the 79th floor.

And if there's His Majesty, why isn't Xiang Yu (the Hegemon-King of Chu) there?

But then he thought again, before King Xiangyu even entered Xianyang, the Hundred Battles Pavilion had been secretly moved by Prime Minister Xiao, so there was indeed no chance of breaking in.

But...is His Majesty's ability to command military exercises really that strong?

Chapter Twenty-One: Some People Aren't Suitable for Playing the Fool to Outsmart the Tiger

Wei Qing stopped looking at the crystal tablet and walked to the gate of the Hundred Battles Pavilion. Just as he was about to push the door open, he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the growing crowd behind him.

Without exception, it was clear that they had all rushed over from the Martial Arts Academy.

Even though he was riding a mount, he was still disheveled and looked very pathetic after galloping all the way.

These people arrived at the Martial Arts Department so early today because they wanted to see how Wei Qing would be trampled on.

However, upon hearing that Wei Qing had not entered the Hundred Battles Pavilion of the Martial Arts Department, but instead entered the Hundred Battles Pavilion of the Command Department, he instantly became furious.

They knew that, in terms of military command, even if some of the new recruits were very skilled, it was impossible to find anyone who could fight Wei Qing.

So these freshmen came here purely to see how far Wei Qing could go.

Some self-proclaimed geniuses also wanted to know how they compared to Wei Qing.

Wei Qing said, "I heard a couple of days ago that the students of the Imperial Academy offered a bounty of twenty to thirty thousand points to try and take me down. There must be quite a few of you eager to crush me today, right? Why don't we join in?"

Upon hearing Wei Qing's provocative declaration, everyone below, whether freshmen or seniors, looked embarrassed.

Everyone thought you broke into the Hundred Battles Pavilion of the Martial Arts Department. If they knew you broke into the Hundred Battles Pavilion of the Command Department, the students of the Imperial Academy wouldn't have offered any bounty; they would have just brought shame upon themselves.

Wei Qing stretched out his hand and pointed to each one from left to right, laughing, "What, nobody? Really? They say that a great reward will surely bring forth brave men. Now, the opportunity to step on my head and rise to the top is right in front of you. Isn't anyone tempted? There should be quite a few self-proclaimed geniuses among the freshmen, but so far, they haven't even made it into the Hundred Battles Pavilion, have they?"

This is our first time, let's give it a try. It's just a try, is it shameful to lose to me?

Is it shameful?

It's certainly not shameful for freshmen.

At least within the Imperial Academy, those who witnessed Wei Qing's do-or-die battle that turned the tide all acknowledged that Wei Qing's previous performance was enough to rival the top performers in the command department.

After hearing Wei Qing's words, a few students dressed in freshman uniforms quickly stepped out from the crowd a moment later.

"Wei Qing, we admit we are no match for you, but we also want to know just how big the gap is between us."

"You're right. Losing to you isn't shameful, but it's only temporary. When we leave the Imperial Academy, it's hard to say who will be stronger."

"Wei Qing, you are too arrogant. Too much rigidity leads to breakage. This is the wisdom of your human race. I look forward to the day you leave the Imperial Academy, provided you are still alive by then."

Wei Qing nodded. Whether they were humans or barbarians, their willingness to stand up at this moment showed their ambition.

Wei Qing said that the old man guarding the Hundred Battles Pavilion was not a famous general and did not understand. This was not just to show off, because the old man really did not understand.