In the middle of Wei Qing's character, there is a very prominent characteristic that is humility, which is a very important point in his life.
In the fifth year of Yuanshuo, this year, Wei Qing fought a very beautiful battle, called the Battle of Monan, and fought a battle south of the desert, this battle was fought very beautifully, after this battle, the result was that Emperor Wu of Han not only sealed Wei Qing, but also made his three sons Hou, which is very rare.
In the battle of Monan, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent an army of 100,000 troops three times to attack the Youxian Wangbu and Yizhixian in Monan (south of the Mongolian Desert). The Battle of Monan was the first large-scale counterattack of the Western Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu. The main general was Wei Qing. In the spring of the fifth year of Yuan Shuo, Wei Qing led the army out of Shuofang, entered Monan, and counterattacked the Xiongnu Youxian King.
Wei Qing adopted the tactics of long-distance attack, and directly led his troops to raid the royal court of King Youxian, but he was caught off guard and fled in embarrassment. In this battle, the Han army captured more than 10,000 enemies, and the Han army returned triumphantly. The victory in the Battle of Monan shattered the myth of the invincibility of the Xiongnu cavalry and greatly improved the self-confidence and combat effectiveness of the Han Dynasty army. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave Wei Qing such a high reward, not only sealing him, but also sealing his son.
And when Wei Qing's three sons were made marquis, Wei Qing's three sons were still very young in infancy. After Wei Qing heard that his son was made a marquis, he resolutely asked to resign. Wei Qing specially gave Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty a note, saying, "I am already fortunate to be able to serve in the army, relying on the divine power of His Majesty and the bravery of the soldiers, I won the battle and gave me so many rewards, I am already grateful." My three sons are so young, they should not be awarded without merit" resolutely refused.
At the same time, Wei Qing also proposed in the middle of the recital to Emperor Wu, don't just seal me, it is my soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in the war, and I should be named my soldiers. As a result, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named seven of his generals as marquis, and three generals as marquis of Guannei, resigned from the title of his three sons, and fought for the title of his soldiers. This argument shows Wei Qing's character, which brings him a lot of official reputation. Qingming's official voice has also won high popularity, and it has also condensed the combat power of the army.
After Wei Qing became a general, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hoped that everyone would have special respect for Wei Qing. At that time, after the hundreds of officials in the court saw Wei Qing, they all bowed, only one person did not worship, Ji Di did not worship, and someone pointed to Ji Di, you kid don't be stupid, even the emperor hopes that the ministers will worship the general. Why don't you insist on worshipping?
Ji Huang said, the general has such a person as me who insists on not worshipping, will his status decline?And it's not because of this that he has fallen, so I don't worship.
This matter reached Wei Qing's ears, and after Wei Qing heard about it, he felt that Ji Huang was very thoughtful and respected Ji Huang more, which was difficult to do. It is not easy to do this, as a relative, as a general.