But that was precisely the crux of the problem.
If Meng Zhao truly had to rely on Beitang Shu to build his career, amass his fortune, and achieve great things, then enduring such infamy and condemnation would be nothing more than a necessary price to pay.
But Meng Zhao came from an extraordinary family. Now that his wings had fully grown, his strength was formidable, he commanded a vast army, and he had numerous allies, even contending for supremacy over the Northern Lands was no issue. Why should he still endure such infamy and accusations?
That was also why Meng Zhao would never accept Beitang Shu's recruitment.
As for Liang Muqiu's concerns, they amounted to nothing more than the suppression Meng Zhao would face after rejecting Beitang Shu's offer.
After estimating it herself, she felt there were only a few ways Beitang Shu could curb the growth of Meng Zhao's power. To truly uproot him like a calamity that blotted out the sky and covered the earth was simply impossible.
The reasoning was simple. His two great pillars in Ji Prefecture were Marquis Bei Ning's Lei Family and Earl of Nan'an's Meng Family. If he went too far and the Meng Family became estranged from him, he would not even be able to maintain his current level of influence.
Therefore, he could only use his private connections and network to restrict Meng Zhao.
At the very worst, he could win over and divide the experts under Meng Zhao's command, or even dispatch powerful men to assassinate important figures beneath him. That would already be the most excessive course of action.
As for Beitang Shu personally moving against Meng Zhao or sending someone to assassinate him, that was basically impossible.
The reason was simple. Meng Zhao's martial arts were so powerful