At the end of the year, an awesome man came back from the Turks. This man came back with honor. He went south from Jinyang and returned to the capital via Hedong.
Yang Guang's imperial edict was sent to Yang Ming early, and Wei Yunqi was granted the title of Minister of the Visitor and the title of General of Hussars.
The Visitor Platform was established not long ago. It was originally owned by Yang Gongren, and it was originally temporary. Now it is better, and it is given to a young man in his early thirties.
Two years ago, when Yang Ming was still in Luoyang,
The Khitan invaded the Yingzhou area, which is Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province. At that time, it was a critical period for building Tokyo. Also, due to the instability in Shandong and Hebei caused by Yang Liang's rebellion, the Sui Dynasty had no available troops.
So Yang Guang ordered Wei Yunqi, a young general, to go to the Turks and borrow troops from the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks, Qimin Khan, to attack the Khitans.
Originally, the Khitans were dependent on the Turks, but the Turks were also dependent on the Sui Dynasty, so Qimin was very happy and lent Wei Yunqi 20,000 cavalry.
At this time, the Khitan was just a small local force, far less powerful than the Khitan like Yelu Abaoji of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Their scope of activities was only in the western part of Liaoning and the eastern part of Inner Mongolia. They were a nomadic nation that chased the cold and heat and herded water, grass and livestock.
They were harassing Yingzhou, and they really couldn't survive. They had to grab some food, women, and so on. After all, that place depends on the weather for food.
Wei Yunqi was ordered to attack the Khitan and won a great victory. He captured 40,000 people and brought them into the Sui Dynasty as slaves. Yang Guangma was delighted and specifically ordered Yang Ming to treat him with courtesy.
Yang Ming was also very considerate and personally greeted him at Chang'an Station.
Wei Yunqi was born in the Jingzhao Wei family, but it was not the Yunguo Gongfang of Crown Princess Wei Ying, nor the Xiaoyao Gongfang of Wei Chong, but a branch known as Pengcheng Gongfang in history.
But now, there is no public house in Pengcheng, because Wei Cheng, the Duke of Pengcheng County, is still alive and the current Imperial College offers wine.
And Wei Yunqi is Wei Cheng's nephew.
When he left, he had three hundred units, and when he came back, it was still three hundred. No one had any trouble. This shows that this guy is a smart man. He didn't let his units go up when he fought against the Khitans.
Yang Ming rode his horse ahead and took Wei Yunqi into the city. The latter was flattered and talked to Yang Ming from time to time. After all, he was now a hussar general. How much power he could have depends on how much power the King of Qin was willing to give him.
This position, from the beginning of its establishment, has a very limited function. Logically speaking, it is the garrison in charge of the entire capital, but who can you control?
All the guards in the capital come from the military mansion. There are generals in the military mansion, and they won't listen to you.
So although the General of the Cavalry may sound very intimidating, in fact he can only call upon the capital's garrison for trivial matters. However, the advantage of this position is that he can know everything about the capital.
Let's take him as the director of the Daxingcheng Police Station. The director is Jing Zhaoyin, and Yang Xiong is also serving as the director now.
Along the way, Yang Ming finally understood what the other party meant. This guy was trying to figure out what he should do in terms of guarding the capital in the future.
How? Don't do anything, just treat it as an honorary title.
Yang Ming said with a smile: "The audience platform has just been established. Yun Qi has to put his focus on this important post. The official of the audience is responsible for receiving orders, asking questions, sending envoys to comfort, observing discipline, and can still accept the case." Injustice, this position is very important. His Majesty thinks highly of you, so he will let you take over."
Disappointment obviously flashed across Wei Yunqi's face. He was still more concerned about the position of Cavalry General.
The former Hussars General was Cui Hongsheng, but he has been vacant ever since.
But Cui Hongsheng had great power at that time, because his daughter was the crown princess at that time.
But you, Wei Yunqi, can't do it. The current Crown Princess is not very close to you, and since the Crown Prince is gone, who is the Crown Princess?
Of course Yang Ming noticed the other party's expression and thought to himself, you are still young. Don't think that you are so awesome just because you defeated the Khitan. This is not a big achievement. It is almost equivalent to driving away a bunch of bandits. Otherwise, you wouldn't have done it back then. Let you go as a nobody.
It is impossible for the capital's garrison to be handed over to any one person except the prince. Power must be decentralized and checks and balances must be carried out.
In the true sense, it was Yang Ming who exercised the power of the Hussars General, and this was only during the garrison period of the capital. Once the emperor came back, he would no longer have this power.
"Go to Jinyang Tower tonight. I will host a banquet there to catch the wind and wash away the dust." Yang Ming said with a smile: "In addition to Xue Daoheng and Yang Wang, there are also two friends of yours at the banquet."
Wei Yunqi was stunned for a moment, but said rather expectantly: "The general has already guessed the two friends that His Highness mentioned, but it is really an honor to drink with Xue Sili tonight."
As the most talented scholar in the Sui Dynasty, Xue Daoheng was extremely famous and had many extant poems and essays. He was the idol of almost all literati. Although Wei Yunqi was leading troops in battles outside, he was actually also a literati.
It was precisely because he was too talented that he was jealous of Yang Guang, because Yang Guang claimed to be the best literary talent in the Sui Dynasty.
Xue Daoheng in history died very unjustly because the Daye Law had not been released yet. He secretly sarcasticly said that if Gao Jiong had been allowed to preside over the revision, it would have been completed long ago. As a result, the words reached Yang Guang's ears and gave him a great success. He was charged with rebellion and ordered to commit suicide.
In fact, Yang Guang's long-term jealousy finally found an outlet.
Although he has returned from the local area and serves as the doctor of Sili Tai, his power is not great, far less than that of his former Minister of Internal Affairs, and he is on an equal footing with Wei Yunqi.
In Jinyang Tower, in a large box, the performer is one of the goddesses in the building, Ji E, who is proficient in Shu music.
After Yang Ming came in, everyone stood up one after another.
"Today's protagonist is Doctor Wei. When he was on the road, he once said that he had admired Xue Sili for a long time. Today is just an opportunity. You two might as well get closer to each other," Yang Ming gestured for everyone to sit down.
Xue Daoheng is very elegant and has the air of a gentleman. His temples are slightly gray, but he is very handsome. His overall appearance is very similar to that of Pei Ju. The difference is that Pei Ju is different from the outside, while Xue Daoheng is the same from the outside to the inside.
So Wei Fusi, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who had just returned to Beijing from Luoyang, gave up his seat next to Xue Daoheng and asked Wei Yunqi, who was from his own clan, to sit down.
Both of them are Wei, but of different generations. Wei Fusi is two generations higher than Wei Yunqi.
He was originally supervising the construction of the canal in Luoyang. After the canal was completed, he was unwilling to stay and serve Yang Jian, and it was not his duty to patrol the southern Jiangdu, so he returned to the capital.
In addition to him, Wei Yunqi's other good friend is the city guard Du Yan.
Jing Zhaowei and Du have such a deep connection, these three people have known each other since they were children.
As for Yang Wang and Xue Daoheng, they were specially invited by Yang Ming. As the highest official of Dali Temple in Beijing, Yang Wang was more protective of Yang Yue, so Yang Ming had a good impression of this person.
Of course, it is not normal not to protect Yang Yue because Yang Wang is also a Hongnong Yang, but Yu Li is a left official of Dali Temple, the highest judicial institution, so protecting Yang Yue is a big risk.
Today's Dali Temple is quite miserable. It has fifty-seven establishments and thirty-nine have left. Yang Wang has almost become a polished commander.
If it weren't for the fact that Dali Temple was so important that someone had to make the final decision, Yang Wang would have been taken away.
Of the two young ministers, one was Pei Yun and the other was him. If he could only take one away, it would definitely be Pei Yun, because Pei Yun was his favorite.
During this period, Yang Ming took the initiative to drink with everyone. This time he changed to a small wine cup, so that he could drink a few more glasses and the water would flow smoothly.
A talent like Xue Daoheng had noble moral character. Yang Ming would definitely not bear to see him die unjustly. However, Xue Daoheng had the same problem as Gao Jiong. He directly offended the current emperor, which was very troublesome.
"I heard that Xue Sili's wife, son and daughter have not returned to Beijing yet?" Yang Ming took advantage of Wei Yunqi's opportunity to chat with Wei Fu's heir, Du Yan, and came over and whispered.
Xue Daoheng nodded and said: "After receiving the order, I will return to the capital first. My wife and children are still on the way."
"How many sons and daughters does Xue Sili have?" Yang Ming asked again.
Xue Daoheng said: "Three sons and one daughter, the youngest son Xue Shou was adopted by his clan brother Xue Ru."
Fortunately, you passed away, otherwise there would be no such person as Xue Shou in history.
Historically, Xue Daoheng was ordered to commit suicide, and his wife, sons, and daughters were all exiled to Qiemo County, located in the southeastern part of Xinjiang. At that time, the Sui Dynasty destroyed Tuguhun and established the four counties of Xihai, Heyuan, Shanshan, and Qiemo on its territory. County, these four places are specially used to distribute criminals and cultivate farmland.
Xue Shou escaped because he was adopted. This young man was one of the eighteen bachelors of the Prince of Qin in history, and he is now quite famous in the Hedong area.
"How old is your daughter?" Yang Ming asked.
Xue Daoheng said: "Seventeen years old, not yet married."
I know you're not married yet, otherwise I wouldn't ask you. Yang Ming nodded: "What's your name?"
"My maiden name is Xue Chi."
"Let me see her after she returns to the capital," Yang Ming felt that with Xue Daoheng's wisdom, he should be able to understand what he meant.
But Xue Daoheng was stunned at the moment. What surprised him was not that King Qin wanted his daughter, but why King Qin wanted his daughter?
Is it really that serious?
As soon as Xue Daoheng received the imperial edict, he wrote to his former boss Pei Ju and asked Pei Ju what he thought about the matter.
A few days ago, he received a reply from Pei Ju, which only contained eight words: "Don't treat guests with humiliation."
These eight words were already very obscure, but Xue Daoheng knew what Pei Ju meant. He was trying to persuade him to keep a low profile and not to stand out again, lest he be caught by the emperor.
The emperor was unhappy with him, how could he not know? He knows better than anyone else.
But I didn't expect it to be so serious? So much so that the King of Qin asked for him directly because he actually wanted to protect him.
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Because if the daughter becomes King Qin's concubine, then the emperor may let him go for the sake of King Qin's face.
Xue Daoheng sighed: "The King of Qin's intention is understood by my heart. If this is my destiny, let it be so..."
Yang Ming smiled, leaned over and said in the lowest voice: "Maybe it's more serious than you think?"
Xue Daoheng was shocked, and instantly understood what Yang Ming meant by "more serious."
Harmful to my wife and children...
Because Yang Ming was asking about his wife and children from the very beginning, which was already hinting at him.
"After my daughter returns to the capital, I hope His Highness will deign to meet her," Xue Daoheng said quickly.
He is the son of the emperor. No one knows the emperor's methods better than his son, so Xue Daoheng realized the seriousness of the matter.
Yang Ming smiled and nodded, and whispered: "You have to thank Mr. Pei. It was him who wrote the letter asking me to take care of you."
Xue Daoheng nodded happily with such a close friend.
