Wei Qing was promoted, and the initial reason was due to his sister.
Wei Qing's life counterattack is completely on his own.
The Huns will not succumb to Wei Qing because of Wei Zifu's existence, and the relationship is just a stepping stone to his success.
His story originated from an fornication case, his mother Wei Yuan was an old lady of the Wei family, her surname is unknown, it may be Wei, or she may have married a person surnamed Wei.
This woman, Mrs. Wei, comes from the bottom society. When she was young, in order to make a living, she went to the only local Hou Mansion - Pingyang Hou Mansion as a servant. The first generation owner of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion was Cao Shen, a meritorious hero in the early Han Dynasty.
Mrs. Wei was known for her diligence in the Hou Mansion and successfully gained a firm foothold. Subsequently, she married an ordinary man named Wei and had three daughters and one son. Among them, the third Wei Zifu became the empress of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the future.
Although the story of Mrs. Wei is completely different from the story of the prince and general, it seems that there is no illustrious future.
But such stories are actually more universal.
The challenge of a low-level woman, with her own efforts, to gain a foothold in the Hou Mansion and raise four children is very high.
Mrs. Wei's husband mysteriously disappeared, and there is almost no record of his life in the history books.
As a single mother, she can only struggle to support her children. Luckily, she met Zheng Ji in the Hou Mansion, a figure with a head and face in the local area.
Zheng Ji used to be a powerful family, and his father even achieved the high position of a doctor in Hanzhong.
Later, Zheng Ji came to the Hou Mansion due to a transfer of duties, and Mrs. Wei was able to contact him.
The two quickly fornicated and gave birth to three more sons.
Wei Qing is not actually surnamed Wei, his biological father Zheng Ji had already started a family before they were born, and had wives, concubines and multiple sons. Therefore, if according to his father's surname, Wei Qing should be called Zheng Qing.
However, since Wei Qing was an illegitimate child, his biological mother, Mrs. Wei, wanted to let him into the house, but was opposed by the Zheng family, because they were afraid that Wei Qing's appearance would divide their family property.
Although Wei Qing's biological mother gave birth to three sons for him, they were unwilling to admit him, let alone pay for him. Therefore, Wei Qing's mother finally ended up with a bamboo basket for water.
After going through twists and turns, Zheng Ji finally brought the three brothers home.
However, after returning to the Zheng family, they were not treated as brothers, but became ordinary servants.
After Wei Qing grew up a little, he was sent to herd sheep and did not enjoy the benefits of the Zheng family. He decided not to bear it anymore, so he went to the Hou Mansion to join his mother.
Mrs. Wei worked as a servant in the Hou Mansion and had a meager income, and the addition of her three sons made life even more difficult.
In order to earn a living for her sons, she could only ask the Hou Mansion for help, hoping that they could arrange a job for her son.
However, the Hou Mansion was not enthusiastic about this.
Many servants in the Hou Mansion wanted to bring their relatives in, such as Mrs. Wei, who sent her third daughter to be a singer.
If everyone asks the Hou Mansion for help, the population that the Hou Mansion has to bear will increase greatly, and even if the Hou Mansion is rich, it will be difficult to feed so many people. However, fortunately, Wei Qing himself has a certain talent.
He had seen other people raising horses during his sheep herding period, so he knew a little about horse breeding. Therefore, after Mrs. Wei continued to ask people to intercede, the Hou Mansion arranged Wei Qing to work as a groom in the racecourse.
Since Wei Qing entered the Hou Mansion as a slave, his next identity naturally became a slave. Riding slaves not only needed to take care of the horses, but also to go out with their masters and provide services to their masters.
For Wei Qing, although this identity doesn't sound good, his life is much better than his previous life of herding sheep.
After serving as a slave rider, Wei Qing met the most important noble person in his life - Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Princess Pingyang was favored and her husband Pingyang Hou worked in Kyoto, so many servants of the Hou Mansion moved to the capital.
Wei Qing and his family also followed him to the capital. Later, he became the riding slave of Princess Pingyang and came into contact with the princess.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went out to worship his ancestors and passed by his sister Princess Pingyang's house, the princess asked her singers to dance to cheer up.
One of them, Wei Zifu, attracted the attention of Emperor Wu of Han, who brought him back to the imperial palace.
However, in the following year, Emperor Wu of Han did not come to Wei Zifu again, and it was not until a year later that he remembered her again and was lucky.
As a result, Wei Zifu became pregnant and gave birth to the first daughter of Emperor Wu of Han, and was subsequently favored by Emperor Wu of Han.
Prior to this, Emperor Wu of Han did not have any heirs.
In Emperor Wu of Han's quest for power, he needed to compete with his grandmother, Empress Dowager Dou, and his empress Chen Ajiao could not take on the heavy responsibilities alone.
Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chose the Wei family as his foreign relatives and vigorously supported it.
Under his personal **, Wei Junru married the then servant Gongsun He, and Gongsun He was a confidant of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he was still the crown prince, and the official was the prime minister.
In addition, Wei Shao'er, the second sister of the Wei family, had an affair with a minor official when she was a maid in the Hou Mansion in the early years and gave birth to Huo Quai.
Wei Zifu was favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with her talent and appearance, and her sister Wei Shao'er also seized the opportunity to hook up with another powerful man, Chen Zhang.
Chen Zhang's great-grandfather, Chen Ping, once eradicated the Lu family with Zhou Bo, and was later reused during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Wei Zifu's eldest brother Wei Changjun, the half-brother, was directly appointed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as a servant.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although the servant was not as powerful as that of later generations, he was not a minor official, he was a close confidant of the emperor, and those who could hold this position were the emperor's real confidants.
Although the work content of this position may be more complicated, sometimes you need to manage the carriage and horses for the emperor, and sometimes you need to write copywriting for the emperor, but after working in this position for a few years, the future prospects must be limitless.
Wei Zifu's three half-brothers, the children born to Mrs. Wei and Zheng Ji, were also heavily used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In addition to Wei Qing, the other two directly entered the court as officials and became generals of the Han Dynasty.
Among the children of the Wei family, Wei Qing is undoubtedly the most outstanding.
After Wei Zifu was favored, Wei Qing was quickly promoted to the palace and served as the security captain in the palace.
However, during his tenure as a security guard for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing showed extraordinary talent.
He was rigorous and excelled in protecting the palace. As a result, Wei Qing quickly gained the appreciation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was ready to reuse him.
The Wei family's soaring prosperity aroused the jealousy of Queen Chen Ajiao. Chen Ajiao's mother, Princess Guantao, took advantage of Wei Qing's errand to send someone to arrest him, wanting to intimidate Wei Zifu and kill him.
At the critical moment, Wei Qing's friends brought someone to rescue him and save him from death.
Emperor Wu of Han was furious about this, but because Princess Guantao was his mother-in-law, aunt, and the only daughter of Empress Dowager Dou, he could not hold him accountable.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty turned anger into guilt and vigorously rewarded and promoted the Wei family.
Wei Qing, with his outstanding personal talent, became the target of assassination. However, the speed of promotion after the incident soared like a rocket.
He was first promoted to Shizhong, became a close confidant of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and soon after was promoted to Taizhong Doctor, serving as Lang Zhongling, one of the Nine Qings.
Under the Han Dynasty's Three Princes and Nine Secretaries system, Lang Zhongling and his subordinates were responsible for the reception, transmission of folds, and protection of the palace security.
Historically, it was in this position that Zhao Gao took control of the imperial palace and gradually set Qin II in the air.
Doctor Taizhong, as the largest official position under Lang Zhongling, is mainly responsible for discussions, similar to the speech officials of later generations, and can directly participate in government affairs.
At the same time, he also has access to other tasks in the palace, such as keeping the emperor safe, receiving **, etc.
This position was the closest to the emperor's side and could directly participate in court politics.
Wei Qing stayed with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for ten years, protecting the emperor's safety while learning the art of war and warfare.
In the beginning, he was only good at individual bravery, but after ten years of training, he mastered more military talents and eventually became a super general.
In the past ten years, Wei Qing's experience can be said to be a magnificent history. In 138 B.C., he was nearly assassinated, but he was greatly promoted.
Four years later, in 135 BC, Empress Dowager Dou died, Emperor Wu of Han began to take sole power, and Wei Qing's position became increasingly solid. Five years later, in 134 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty announced the deposition of the Hundred Schools and the exclusive respect for Confucianism.
Another six years later, in 133 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up an ambush in the Mayi region in an attempt to eliminate the main Xiongnu force, but the result was in vain. In this battle, the performance of the veterans of the previous dynasty, Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi, greatly disappointed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to focus on cultivating Wei Qing as a leader of the new generation.
In 131 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took advantage of the incident of scolding the husband to focus on the two major families of the Han Dynasty at that time, the Dou family and the Wang family. This move not only truly realized the sole power of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but also pushed the power of the Wei family to a new peak.
Soon after striking at the two great families, the Huns invaded south again, and Emperor Wu of Han immediately gathered his army and began a counterattack. Under the careful arrangement of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the main force of the Han army was divided into four routes, and Wei Qing led the troops alone.
The other three roads were led by Gongsun He, the eldest brother-in-law of the Wei family, and Gongsun Ao, a colleague who had saved Wei Qing, respectively, while the other road was led by Li Guangtong, a veteran left by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
This is the famous Battle of Dragon City in history, which is a full embodiment of Emperor Wu of Han's firm determination and outstanding military talent.
In this battle, only 1,000 of Gongsun Ao's 10,000 men remained, and although Li Guang escaped the fate of being captured alive, he also suffered heavy losses, while Gongsun He did nothing.
Only Wei Qing, who went out from the Huailai area, pointed directly at the Xiongnu sacrifice to the heavenly holy land Dragon City, broke through the city in one go, and captured 700 enemy soldiers. Wei Qing's action was not only the first time that the Han Dynasty counterattacked the Xiongnu and penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, but also achieved remarkable results.
Although the number of prisoners was limited, the influence of the Battle of Longcheng among the Xiongnu was huge, so this victory immediately boosted the morale of the entire Han dynasty. Since then, Wei Qing has been known as the "Dragon City Flying General".
The Tang Dynasty poet Wang Changling once wrote: "But let the dragon city fly in, do not teach Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain." Of course, some people think that the "Dragon City Flying General" refers to Li Guang or other generals who guard the frontier.
However, in the Battle of Dragon City, Wei Qing's contribution was obviously the greatest. And Li Guang's performance in this battle was not outstanding. After the war, Wei Qing's position as a leading figure in the Han Dynasty military was solid.
After that, the Han Dynasty repeatedly launched large-scale counterattacks against the Xiongnu, and Wei Qing naturally became the undisputed commander, fully responsible for the war against the Xiongnu.
Before and after the Battle of Longcheng, the Wei family began to emerge, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty abolished Empress Chen Ajiao and appointed Wei Zifu as the queen. Wei Qing was thus on the throne.
Although Wei Qing first came to power because of Wei Zifu's relationship, he relied on his own strength and talent in the process of becoming a general.
Wei Qing was a cavalry slave, and it was impossible to learn the art of war before entering the palace, but during the ten years he was by the side of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he had the opportunity to learn the art of war and lead troops to fight. Therefore, later generations only know that he is on the throne because of his sister, but they do not know his true ability.
What really determined Wei Qing's achievements was his ten-year study experience with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In these ten years, Wei Qing's hard work and dedication laid the foundation for him to become a general.
Although Wei Zifu has become the empress, the later achievements of other Wei family men are far less than Wei Qing's, which is all due to Wei Qing's study and hard work by the side of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.