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

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Kidnapping is my specialty.

The silence of the Gongshu and Mo families led to more discord within the Imperial Academy.

However, when the news finally reached Wei Qing's ears, he only said four words to Liu Yangxin: "What's it to me!"

The Xiongnu barbarians mocked the human race. If you humans are unhappy, then defeat the Xiongnu barbarians!

Let's make them beg for mercy, then let's see who dares to mock us.

They couldn't beat the other side, so they could only cause trouble for their own people.

What a piece of trash!

Liu Yangxin actually began to agree with Wei Qing's disdain.

In the past, when she heard about such things, her first thought was to find the traitor. But she didn't know if it was because the traitor was Wei Qing, or because she had been with Wei Qing for a long time and had become more contemptuous of the Xiongnu barbarians, but she also felt that it was indeed a cowardly act to find trouble with her own people first when problems arose.

At the desk, Wei Qing shoveled rice into his mouth as he said, "Some people are insecure, probably because they've been bullied by the Xiongnu barbarians for so long that they think humans can't be strong. When the Xiongnu barbarians provoke trouble, they don't think about how to fight back first, but instead look for problems within themselves. If they can't find the problems, they try to create them to solve them."

"I just don't understand. I, Wei Qing, am both a human and a citizen of the Han Dynasty. What's wrong with me forming a legion called the Han Army? Why do I need to ask the Xiongnu barbarians for their opinion? I really don't know if I've lost my mind, or if they have."

Wei Qing's complaints were much like his woodcutter's axe—not very sharp, but a dull knife cuts more painfully.

Liu Yangxin chuckled after hearing what he said: "You're right, but this is the prevailing trend now, and it's not something that can be changed overnight."

"Actually, there's nothing that can't be reversed. Fight a battle, win it, and the situation will be reversed."

Wei Qing, holding a bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, said, "It's similar to eating pufferfish. Your Highness should know about pufferfish, right? It's a poisonous fish. Uncle Cao said that pufferfish is delicious, but it's poisonous. If it's not cleaned properly, it can kill people."

Now a plate of pufferfish sashimi is placed on the table, and no one dares to eat it. So they start cursing at the chef, saying, "How could you serve pufferfish like that? Are you trying to poison us?" The second person quickly follows up, saying, "How can you eat pufferfish? This thing looks terrifying; it definitely doesn't taste good!"

At this moment, someone picked up a slice of pufferfish, took a bite, and found it wasn't dead and tasted pretty good. Immediately, others followed suit and stuffed their own into their mouths.

Liu Yangxin laughed and asked in return, "What if the first person to eat pufferfish slices is physically strong, and even if the toxins in the pufferfish slices are not completely cleared, eating them will not affect their physical condition? Wouldn't that harm the person who follows them to eat the fish slices?"

Wei Qing asked, "Is the pufferfish slice delicious?"

"good to eat."

Wei Qing shrugged and said, "Trust me, there are always foodies who would risk their lives for food. Besides, we can find a few more people to try."

"Pfft, okay, okay, what you said makes sense."

Liu Yangxin stopped talking and started shoveling rice into his mouth just like Wei Qing, showing no elegance whatsoever as a princess.

Spending a lot of time with Wei Qing, I was unknowingly infected by his influence.

"By the way, the Imperial Academy has started recruiting students these past few days. When are you planning to go?"

"Either is fine, I'm easy to please."

In terms of ability, Wei Qing was absolutely qualified to enter the Imperial Academy.

However, the Imperial Academy certainly wouldn't let a former slave, who is now just a commoner, easily enter the academy; they would definitely try every means to make things difficult for him.

However difficult it may be, there has to be a limit. We can't just abandon the reputation of the Imperial Academy just to block Wei Qing, can we?

Of course, considering the outrageous actions of the Imperial Academy over the years, the possibility of them being shameless is not small.

Liu Yangxin thought for a moment and said, "Then let's do it tomorrow. After you leave and enter the Imperial Academy, I will bring your mother and three older sisters over."

Actually, she didn't want Wei Qing to leave so soon; she was a little reluctant to let him go.

It's not that I developed feelings for him or anything, it's just that I felt very comfortable around Wei Qing, like we were family.

Perhaps... perhaps if I had a younger brother, we would feel the same way.

"Tomorrow is fine too. It's better to do it sooner rather than later. I feel like my bones are about to rust from being at the manor all this time."

After Wei Qing finished eating, he put his bowl and chopsticks on the table and continued reading his book.

When Wei Qing was in Pingyang County, he had no opportunity to read. He was able to read thanks to Cao Can and various vivid dreams; otherwise, he would be completely illiterate now.

"Stop looking. Since you're going to the Imperial Academy tomorrow, you can't keep wearing this outfit, can you? We're free this afternoon, so I'll take you to buy some clothes and armor, and also get a set of swords. Those two swords are very important to you, but they're not exactly divine weapons. When it comes to life and death, you can't do without a good sword."

If needed, I could buy a mythical beast as a mount, but mythical beasts are very expensive and difficult to tame, and I can't afford the really expensive ones.

Liu Yangxin's money was mostly in real estate or precious items like the Phoenix Chariot, which he couldn't sell. Therefore, he didn't have much disposable cash.

Those powerful beast cubs cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins at a time, and Liu Yangxin really didn't have that kind of spare money.

Mythical beast mounts?

Once you get to the Imperial Academy, will you still need this thing?

However, it must be said that Chang'an is too big, and it is indeed very inconvenient for him to run around on his own two legs.

"Your Highness, please don't look down on my wood-chopping knife. Those so-called divine weapons that can cut through iron like mud are not necessarily able to defeat it. Of course, what Your Highness said makes sense. Although the wood-chopping knife is easy to use, it is almost worn out. We should use it sparingly and buy a more suitable one for now."

"But how can we use Your Highness's money to buy swords? How about this, I'll try to get some money this afternoon, and we'll buy the things tomorrow, and then go to the Imperial Academy the day after?"

"You want money? Who are you going to ask for money from?"

Liu Yangxin didn't react for a moment, thinking that something was wrong. Did Wei Qing know any wealthy people in Chang'an?

Pingyang Prefecture?

Definitely not. Life in Pingyang Prefecture is pretty tight, they certainly don't have spare money to lend to Wei Qing.

Furthermore, even if Pingyang Prefecture were willing to lend it, Wei Qing, given his personality, would absolutely not accept it.

The Marquis of Ruyin's residence?

It's even less likely. After Wei Qing rejected Xiahou Ying's suggestion, it was impossible for him to borrow money from the Marquis of Ruyin's residence.

Are there any other people?

Wei Qing said, "We should ask the Xiongnu barbarians. They definitely have money. Even if they don't, their vassals will have money to give them. I'll go and ask them to lend me some. They'll definitely agree."

"What...are you planning to do with it?"

Wei Qing picked up the wood-chopping knife and said smugly, "Didn't Your Highness say that these masks are very expensive? I was thinking of just capturing some shamans and having their people pay to ransom them. If they give me the money, I'll release them; if they don't, I'll kill all those barbarian shamans and sell the masks for money. I'm very familiar with this kind of thing."

I should have guessed it was this terrible idea.

Liu Yangxin said in a fit of frustration, "Even if we're familiar with each other, it won't work. We can talk about the robbery later. Come with me to buy some things this afternoon!"

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Let me explain. We are currently in a period of about four hundred years since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

Historically, the Han Dynasty began in 202 BC, and it ended in 220 AD, when Emperor Xian of Han abdicated in favor of Cao Pi.

In other words, according to the timeline, many figures from the Three Kingdoms period had already begun to become active at this time.

Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan are clearly descendants of Xiahou Ying, and both of them came from Pei County, the hometown of Liu Bang and Xiahou Ying.

Cao Cao's statement is not entirely accurate. The Records of the Three Kingdoms directly states that Cao Cao was a descendant of Cao Can, which is clearly recorded in the Records of the Three Kingdoms.

Although everyone knows that Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was the adopted son of his grandfather, Cao Teng, in ancient times, adopted sons, especially those who changed their surnames, could have inheritance rights, but only after the eldest legitimate son, the legitimate son, and the sons of concubines.

Cao Teng was a eunuch and had no sons, so his lineage was inherited by his adopted son Cao Song, and later by Cao Cao and Cao Teng.

Furthermore, after Cao Pi became emperor, he posthumously honored Cao Teng as Emperor Gao, and his great-grandfather had nothing to do with him.

So, is there a problem with you saying that Cao Cao was a descendant of Cao Can? Anyway, according to the customs of the Han Dynasty, there was absolutely no problem.

Secondly, when Pei Songzhi annotated, he cited the possibility that Cao Song's original surname was Xiahou. However, a certain university (I forget which one, but it was a very prestigious university) has now compared the genes of Cao Cao's descendants and Xiahou Ying's descendants and concluded that Cao Cao and the Xiahou family did not have this relationship.

We don't understand this kind of technical stuff, but what we can be sure of is that Cao Cao's hometown was also Pei County. Even if he wasn't related to the Xiahou family by blood, the two families must have been very close.

By the way, is it reasonable for Cao Can's descendants to become eunuchs?

First of all, it makes perfect sense. Yuan Shao's family was incredibly powerful at the end of the Han Dynasty, with four generations holding high-ranking positions. Yuan She was also a eunuch among his family members.

The collateral branches, having developed for hundreds of years, have long since become so distant from the main family that they no longer recognize each other.

In fact, if the master doesn't care about these trivial matters at all, it's quite normal to become a eunuch when you can't make a living.

Look at Liu Bei, didn't he also have to make a living by weaving mats and selling shoes?

Incidentally, according to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's ancestor was Liu Yangxin's half-brother.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Heaven and Earth in their Darkness, the Universe in its Primordial Chaos

Liu Yangxin always seemed unable to do anything about Wei Qing, so he kidnapped Xiongnu barbarians in Chang'an, the capital city? It's a good thing you thought of that.

If the Xiongnu barbarians were so easily kidnapped, it would have become a source of wealth long ago; you wouldn't have a chance.

Leaving aside the Xiongnu barbarians who could appear in Chang'an, they were basically geniuses or nobles from the Xiongnu side, or even princes. These people were either exceptionally talented or of extraordinary status.

Therefore, these barbarians are either exceptionally talented or have outstanding strength, and they are always accompanied by powerful guards. If a fight really breaks out, it's hard to say who will kidnap whom.

Secondly, if a kidnapping occurred in Chang'an, the first to be anxious would not be the Xiongnu barbarians, but the human race.

Previously, when Wei Qing lived in Pingyang County, the area suffered greatly from the bullying of the Xiongnu barbarians. Both military officials and local people wished they could capture a few Xiongnu barbarians, fry them alive, and slice them into sashimi. However, in the royal city of Chang'an, the situation was completely different.

If something happens to the human race, even if it's a daytime crime, it's not considered a big deal. But for the Xiongnu barbarians, let alone being kidnapped, even the smallest thing is a major incident.

This is what is meant by "no matter is too small when dealing with foreigners."

Wei Qing was stunned after hearing Liu Yangxin's words, wondering what he meant.

So, the Xiongnu barbarians were first-class nobles in Chang'an, the capital city?

He had only heard that the Xiongnu barbarians were rampant in the Imperial Academy, but he never expected that they could continue to be Celestial Dragons not only in the Imperial Academy, but also in the royal city of Chang'an.

Why should I?!

Liu Yangxin explained, "When Zhongqing and the others arrived at the Imperial Academy, they quickly realized that this could not be blamed on the lower-level officials and common people; it was simply a case of the upper levels setting an example for the lower levels."

Wei Qing nodded, though he didn't quite understand, he roughly got it.

He was determined to kill those Xiongnu barbarians once he arrived at the Imperial Academy.

A slave killing a Celestial Dragon must be a very interesting topic of conversation, right?