Wang Xiang.
This newly risen paragon of virtue in Great Wei looked poised to surpass his predecessors and become their standard-bearer.
Lord Wang Xiang was in an excellent mood. He gazed at the young emperor before him with a beaming smile, finding him more pleasing by the moment.
It could not be helped. This emperor had been far too great a help to him.
The former moral leaders had been Xiahou Xuan, Zhuge Dan, Li Feng, and others. After Xiahou Xuan and the others were killed, Zhuge Dan, Zheng Chong, Sima Fu, Wang Su, and Lu Yu had taken the lead. Wang Xiang had actually lagged well behind them.
But none of that could withstand this emperor's relentless havoc.
In a short time, Zhuge Dan's reputation had gone to ruin, Wang Su had been cursed until he was drenched in dog's blood, Zheng Chong had earned considerable contempt for his inaction over Xiahou Xuan's affair, and Sima Fu was hiding in his residence, not daring to come out...
Wang Xiang's standing had instantly soared.
Now he had even become the emperor's teacher.
Wang Xiang differed from Wang Su and the others.
Wang Xiang was an ambitious man-or rather, a fairly confident one. He did not consider becoming Cao Mao's teacher a source of trouble. He thought it was a good thing, something that could help him become the rightful leader of the scholarly world.
"Are you the very Lord Wang who lay on the ice seeking carp?"
Cao Mao asked with some excitement.
"Something I did in my youth..." Wang Xiang replied quite modestly.
The Wang Family had also been prominent during Han, but the foundation of their rise under Jin came from the man before him.
No wonder this family's rise grew faster and fiercer. Wang Xiang's manner made