The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Xianyang, Fusu's residence.

Lu Yao's status as a staff member under Fu Su was still valid, so the steward of the mansion received him.

Lu Yao was pondering in his heart how to explain his situation to Prince Fusu.

Since he intends to overthrow the Qin dynasty in the future, Fusu will naturally be his enemy, but Lu Yao does not need to deal with him himself.

Currently, in the Qin court, Li Si and Fusu have each formed their own factions.

There was no concept of a crown prince in the Qin state. The successor of the Qin state was decided by the Qin emperor, but it was most likely to be Fusu.

However, Li Si did not support Fusu because Fusu did not agree with Li Si's Legalist ideas; those who have different paths cannot work together.

This is also why Li Si and Zhao Gao later established Qin Er Shi (Hu Hai) as emperor.

Lu Yao had helped him a lot by using his position as Fusu's advisor, so he still wanted to give him some face.

"Mr. Lu actually knows the art of painting; he's truly a hidden talent."

Dressed in a white robe and wearing a crown, Fusu strode into the courtyard and smiled heartily at Lu Yao.

Fusu was also very curious about his advisor, not to mention his amazing painting skills.

As far as he knew, Lu Yao was also exceptionally skilled in martial arts and had some knowledge of military strategy; he was truly a prodigy.

In fact, Lu Yao was appointed as the Commandant of the Expeditionary Army after the Emperor of Qin consulted him. Otherwise, putting someone who knew nothing about military affairs in a position of command would be harmful.

"It's all thanks to your patronage, young master."

Lu Yao naturally knew that Fusu had helped him behind the scenes, and bowed to thank him.

"It is because your talent caught the Emperor's eye that you received this reward, so there is no need to thank me."

Fusu was very satisfied with Lu Yao's attitude; he was neither arrogant nor impatient, and was a capable person.

"Now that you have taken up the post of Commandant of the Expeditionary Army, you must perform your duties diligently and wipe out the bandits for our Great Qin."

Fusu offered Lu Yao a few words of encouragement, which can be seen as acknowledging Lu Yao's status in his faction.

After Lu Yao took command of the troops, he was no longer an ordinary advisor, although he couldn't help Fusu much now.

But he still had to contribute to his faction; he never thought he had too many talented people.

"Yao will certainly keep the prince's words in mind."

Lu Yao knew this was just rhetoric from his superiors and didn't take it to heart.

"At today's court assembly, my father ordered me to inspect the Great Wall Legion on the border. I will be there soon. If you need anything in the future, you can seek out my teacher, Dr. Chunyu Yue."

Fusu introduced the core figures of his faction to Lu Yao.

Chunyu Yue was a leading figure in Confucianism and also Fusu's teacher, holding a high position in Fusu's faction.

"Thank you, young master."

Lu Yao couldn't help but sigh that Fusu was truly a good person. Even though he was about to leave Xianyang, he still found a strong patron for Lu Yao.

After giving instructions on important matters, Fusu inquired about Lu Yao's treatment of Consort Li, Yu Shu.

Lu Yao naturally used the same old excuse, saying that he had learned some medical skills from a wandering Taoist priest, and that the elixir was a gift from the priest and was no longer available.

Fusu also held a certain respect for people from outside the secular world, and after hearing Lu Yao say that the pills were a gift from a person from outside the secular world, he did not ask any further questions.

After leaving Fusu's residence, Lu Yao returned to his own home.

Having not seen Lü Su for several days, Lu Yao couldn't help but feel a surge of warmth in his heart. The two poured out their hearts to each other to ease the pain of their separation.

The next day, Lu Yao got up feeling refreshed and set off for the military headquarters to report for duty.

As a newly appointed military officer by the Qin Emperor, Lu Yao had the authority to lead troops independently, but the soldiers under his command were not the elite soldiers of the Qin state.

Outside Xianyang City, the Lishan Camp stood guard, protecting the city's safety. The soldiers there were all elite Qin warriors, representing the strongest force in Qin, second only to the Great Wall Legion guarding the borders.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Lu Yao; his soldiers certainly wouldn't be drawn from these two legions.

Lu Yao rode a fast horse to his military camp and saw a group of sparse, undisciplined, and lazy soldiers. Lu Yao knew that the first problem he was facing had appeared.

This military camp is relatively close to the main camp at Lishan, but it is not subordinate to it. The soldiers here are all drawn from the prefectural and county troops and are waiting to be dispatched.

A thousand men stood casually on the drill ground, waiting for their commander.

Lu Yao has already obtained the military tally from the Xianyang Military Office, and he has now officially become a military officer of the Great Qin.

Lu Yao's sudden appearance on the training ground quickly attracted the attention of the soldiers.

Everyone was smart enough to know that this was their new commander, the general who would soon lead them on a campaign against the invaders.

"Your humble servant Xiao Zheng greets Lieutenant Lu. The soldiers have assembled. Please inspect them, Lieutenant!"

Upon seeing Lu Yao, Xiao Zheng quickly stepped forward to help him take the reins of his horse and said respectfully.

Xiao Zheng was the temporary manager of these thousand soldiers, and could also be called the acting military officer, but it was very difficult to remove the word "acting".

He had already found out that this young soldier was personally appointed by the Qin Emperor and was also a man of Prince Fusu; his future depended on this man.

"Ah."

Lu Yao nodded, and without saying anything more, I strode towards the high platform on the training ground.

Seeing this, Xiao Zheng threw the horse reins to a soldier beside him and quickly followed Lu Yao.

Lu Yao arrived at the high platform and looked at the huge crowd in front of him. Although these people were wearing armor, they were not qualified soldiers and still needed to be trained.

"I, Lu Yao, am here on orders to quell the bandits. Your chance to earn merit and be ennobled is right before you!"

Lu Yao picked up the military tally, raised it above his head, looked at the soldiers, and shouted loudly.

The soldiers below all looked at Lu Yao with shining eyes. A title! This was a fatal blow to the Qin soldiers.

A noble title meant land and honor!

"But! You are clearly not qualified yet. I would need to find you more doctors to kill bandits, in case you all die. You all need to be trained!"

Lu Yao changed the subject, looking at the soldiers on the training ground with a contemptuous smirk.

However, there is never a shortage of troublemakers in the army, and Lu Yao's words clearly showed his contempt for them.

Xiao Zheng looked at Lu Yao with concern, wondering if he wasn't afraid of provoking the army's anger.

"I refuse to accept this! With your skinny arms and legs, what gives you the right to look down on me!"

A tall, angry soldier stepped out and glared at Lu Yao.

"Exactly! Even though you're a lieutenant, we still won't submit to you."

"They're just abusing their power."

With someone taking the lead, discussions naturally arose among the crowd.

"How dare you! Are you going to commit insubordination?"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Zheng immediately stepped forward and reprimanded him.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yao's lips curled up slightly; this was exactly the effect he wanted.

"Good! At least you still have some soldier's spirit! What's your name?"

He waved to stop Xiao Zheng and smiled at the soldier leading the group.

"He never changes his name or surname, he is Li Da, the centurion."

Li Da puffed out his chest and looked at Lu Yao with an arrogant expression.

"Soldier, this man is used to being arrogant. Please allow me to teach him a lesson."

Xiao Zheng walked to Lu Yao's side and said in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Yao looked at Xiao Zheng and said calmly.

In the military, only the strong deserve respect, and the simplest way to do that is to subdue them by beating them!