Who would have thought that the slave of the year would become the god of war of the general of the Western Han Dynasty?Even Princess Pingyang couldn't believe that her riding slave back then turned into her husband.
Wei Qing was a famous general who fought against the Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the younger brother of Wei Fuzi, and the uncle of Huo Quai, both of which are called "imperial doubles".
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Wei Qing won a series of battles against the Xiongnu and achieved brilliant results, seven battles and seven victories, without a single defeat, showing Wei Qing's military talent, which was admired by the soldiers of all dynasties.
Wei Qing's saddle horse fatigue has made great contributions to the stability of the Han Dynasty.
So, Wei Qing was just an ordinary slave, how did he counterattack step by step to become a generation of perfect war gods?
Wei Qing is not behind the gate, and his background is very low. Wei Qing's mother was just a domestic servant in the Pingyang Hou family, before that, Wei Qing's mother had already given birth to a half-brother and three sisters, Wei Qing was his mother and the county official Zheng Jisheng.
Later, because of the large number of children, the mother alone took that salary, and often had a meal but not a meal, so she sent Wei Qing to the Zheng family. The Zheng family looked down on Wei Qing, an illegitimate son, and treated him as a slave.
When Wei Qing grew up, he returned to the Pingyang Hou Mansion to find something to do. At that time, the sister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty married the Marquis of Pingyang, known as Princess Pingyang, and after Wei Qing came to his mother, she was selected by Princess Pingyang to be a "riding slave" because she was tall and handsome.
Once, a sorcerer with a face said that Wei Qing was the face of a nobleman, and he would definitely be a marquis in the future. Wei Qing smiled: "As the son of a slave, how can I be a marquis?"”
Unexpectedly, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the Pinghou Mansion as a guest, he was inadvertently attracted by the beauty of Wei Qing's sister Wei Fuzi, so he took her into the palace. Soon Wei Zifu became pregnant, and Wei Qing also got an official position, following Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Wei Qing was talented, very strategic, and modest, and won the trust of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. A few years later, the Huns attacked, and Wei Qing began to show his talent on the military stage.
In 129 BC, the Xiongnu went south, and the cavalry general Wei Qing met the Xiongnu. In this battle, Wei Qing fought bravely and skillfully, smashed the Xiongnu's city, and beheaded 700 Xiongnu troops. The rare victory in the war with the Xiongnu in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty opened the prelude to the continuous war of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu.
The following year, the Xiongnu again invaded the northern border of the Han Dynasty, and Wei Qing led his troops to attack, killing and capturing thousands of enemies. Later, the Hetao area was captured, and the history books praised the battle for its fruitful results, and the Han army "returned with all the armor", and the losses were very small.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty migrated 100,000 people from the interior to Shuofang and Wuyuan counties, and from then on the Han army had a base to resist the Xiongnu. In particular, after the First Battle of Mobei, the Han Dynasty was relieved of the threat of being threatened by the Xiongnu for nearly a century.
After that, Wei Qing was named the Marquis of Changping because of his military exploits, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty worshipped him as a general.
Han Guanyi said: "Han Xing, the general, the prime minister." In other words, the prime minister is the head of the foreign court officials and is in charge of government affairs;The general is the head of the officials of the inner court and is in charge of military affairs. At this time, Wei Qing had become the supreme military commander of the Han Empire.
Wei Qing was able to become the general of the Great Sima from a slave, although he also had the work of his third sister Wei Fuzi, but more importantly, it was achieved by virtue of his personal talent and meritorious deeds.
And after becoming famous, Wei Qing did not abuse power and disorderly government, which is related to his wisdom and character. In fact, as early as in his campaign, Wei Qing showed Tao Hui's strategy.
Wei Qing led his troops to fight, not only facing difficulties, but also being wise and brave, and giving strict orders, clear rewards and punishments, and governing the army in a good way.
In 124 B.C., Wei Qing made a meritorious contribution to the Gaoque and the Xiongnu, not only did he get the gift of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but also named his three sons marquis. But Wei Qing insisted on refusing politely, and said: "The war was won, and this is all the credit of the generals and colonies." ”
Therefore, it was because of his sympathy and letters to the 11 generals who accompanied Wei Qing on the expedition that they were able to be knighted as marquis.
For such a slave, Wei Qing has clear rewards, and meritorious service will be rewarded. For example, there is an attendant next to Wei Qing, named Tian Ren, who has followed Wei Qing on expeditions many times, is very courageous, and has military merits. Therefore, Tian Ren, under the support of Wei Qing, was soon promoted to Langzhong.
Wei Qing not only does not hide the merits of others, but also does not be corrupt for the sake of being honest. Sometimes, when he was rewarded, he also divided it all equally among his subordinates. Who is not willing to work for such a boss?
Although Wei Qing was a highly meritorious and extremely popular minister, he abided by his duties as a soldier and was always loyal to the court.
For example, in the early Han Dynasty, most of the marquis and generals who were entitled, had the move of recruiting talents, but in the end they did not get a good death, and they ended up miserable, which are all examples of Wei Qing's overthrow.
Therefore, when Su Jian persuaded him to follow the example of the famous generals of the ancient times and recruit soldiers to expand his power, Wei Qing still maintained his obedience to the law and was unmoved.
The reason why Wei Qing acted like this was also because he had also learned a lesson. Back then, Wei Qing recommended it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty many times, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not take it seriously. Later, the master's father Yan Mao recommended himself and was summoned by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
The master father Yan suggested that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty move the wealthy and powerful families in the Kanto region to Maoling, and at that time, the Guandong hero Guo Jie's family was poor, and Wei Qing proposed that he should not be among the migrants.
As a result, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty retorted neither softly nor hardly: "Guo Jie, a poor man, actually has the strength to let the general intercede for him, which shows that his family is not poor." After all, Guo Xie was moved to Maoling. This makes Wei Qing have to be more cautious about his political path.
Wei Qing was not only politically loyal to the imperial court, but also obeyed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in private affairs. For example, when Wei Qing was dealing with Su Jian, the general of the defeated army, his subordinates advised him to kill the general Liwei, but Wei Qing maintained a flattering and obedient posture.
With the respect and favor of the ministers, he did not dare to monopolize himself outside the country, but belonged to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven judged it by himself. "Historical Records: The Biography of General Wei's Hussars".
It means, "I don't have the right to kill without permission, so let the Son of Heaven decide." Wei Qing knew that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was suspicious and didn't want Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to have the suspicion that "the generals are outside, and the king's order is not affected".
After Wei Qing was worshiped as a general, Princess Pingyang's husband Cao Shou fell ill and died. Princess Pingyang was widowed, and she asked the slaves around her: The liehou of Chang'an, who can be worthy of being my husband?
The people around him said without hesitation: "Wei Qing is the most suitable." The princess smiled and said, "He was my riding slave back then, and he often waited for me to come and go, so why do you say that he is suitable?"”
The crowd hurriedly explained, "Princess, you can't say that. His sister is the queen, and his three sons are all marquis, Jiadi Lianyun, you can't underestimate him anymore. ”
So, the princess agreed, and signaled to the emperor through Empress Wei, who was very in favor and spoke to Emperor Wu of Han. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also hoped that his sister would live a happy life, so he issued an edict ordering Wei Qing to marry the princess.
In this way, Wei Qing became the princess of Pingyang. Wei Qing and the emperor married each other's sisters, which also became a good story.
In 123 BC, Wei Qing returned from an army, and Emperor Wu of Han rewarded him with a thousand gold. Out of the palace gate, a person he didn't know stopped his car, saying that he had something to report, and Wei Qing stopped the car.
This person said to Wei Qing: "Now Mrs. Wang is being favored by the emperor. If you give some money to Mrs. Wang's mother's family, the emperor will be happy. ”
When Wei Qing heard this, he readily agreed, and sent someone to send five hundred gold to Mrs. Wang's mother's house. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty learned about it, he was extremely pleased.
Although Wei Qing is prominent and has power in the government and the opposition, he is humble and retreating, and he is a corporal of courtesy. It is recorded in the history books that "Qingren, Xishi retreated". This matter was peaceful in his officialdom, and he was able to be buried next to Maoling after his death.
The life of the god of war Wei Qing can be described as quite legendary. He was bullied under the fence and grew into a general who fought against the Huns, opened up territory, and made great achievementsFrom the princess's groom to the princess's horse, he was in power for a while, and he was a very popular minister.
However, even so, Wei Qing is still able to maintain his humble nature, not to be arrogant, to be a low-key person, and to seek a good end with his cautious and cautious style of life, which is really admirable.
In fact, there are three points that have allowed Wei Qing to maintain a humble character:
From humble beginnings. Perhaps, Wei Qing's humility is not unrelated to his background. Wei Qing came from a very humble background, his mother was a slave, and at the same time he was an illegitimate child, without any status and status, so he was bullied and insulted throughout his youth.
This experience must have had a profound impact on his life. At this time, the "humility" is forced and conscious, which makes him not only able to endure humiliation and burden, but also to be resolute and energetic. As a result, he cultivated good qualities such as courage, knowledge, hardship and hard work, which undoubtedly played a major role in his later achievements.
Lessons learned. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was suspicious, stubborn and self-serving, and could not allow his subordinates to damage his face, Li Ling and Sima Qian were all precedents. Wei Qingquan leaned towards the government and the opposition, and he would be more or less suspicious of Emperor Wu, and he had touched the soft nail twice, how could this not make Wei Qing, who had been "humble" since he was a child, feel palpitations, so he could only be more careful to keep everything that was hard-won.
Lesson. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, in addition to many heroes who might threaten his country, Liu Bangjian extended to Emperor Wu, and there were not a few people who suffered disasters because of their cultivation of private forces and high merits.
Wei Qing already has a "humble" character, for him, from a horseman to a general, which he never dreamed of before. He cherishes his hard-won glory and status, and he is very content. Coupled with the lessons of the past, he had no intention or dare to show off his might and win Longwangshu.
Therefore, he simply deliberately showed a look of despising fame, for Emperor Wu and his colleagues, telling them that I, Wei Qing, have no quarrel with the world and have no ambitions. For such a person, who would deliberately harm him?
Wei Qing has changed from a riding slave to a famous general in history, in addition to being in the prosperous era, it is also inseparable from his talent and personality. Although he has made immortal military exploits, has been named the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, and is a relative of the emperor, Wei Qing has always been cautious in his words and deeds, humble and open-minded, never arrogant and domineering, and wholeheartedly loyal to Emperor Wu and the Han Dynasty, so he is known as "an almost perfect generation of war gods".