At the end of the year, a great 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 Visitation and the title of General of Hussars.
The Visitor's 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 who is only 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. 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 join Qimin Khan, the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks, to borrow troops to attack the Khitans.
Originally, the Khitan was 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 Khitans 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 and grass.
They raided Yingzhou, and they really couldn't survive. They had to grab some food, women, etc. After all, that place only 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 of the family 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 is currently the Imperial College.
And Wei Yunqi is Wei Cheng's nephew.
When he left, he had three hundred steps, and when he came back, it was still three hundred. No one had any trouble. This shows that this guy is a smart man and did not let his own steps go up when he fought against the Khitan.
Yang Ming rode his horse in front 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, and even if there are generals in the military mansion, 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 to do it? Don't do anything, just treat it as an honorary title.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "The audience platform has just been set up. Yun Qi has to take on this important position, so he still has to focus on it. As an official, he is responsible for receiving orders, asking questions, sending envoys to comfort him, observing integrity, and he 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 General of the Cavalry.
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 relationship between the current Crown Princess and you is not very close, and the Crown Prince is gone, so what does the Crown Princess mean?
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 an unknown person.
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 real 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 returned, 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 be able 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 works. He was the idol of almost all literati. Even though Wei Yunqi was leading troops to fight 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.
In history, Xue Daoheng 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, giving him
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 official 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," 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 Pei Ju's. The difference is that Pei Ju's appearance is different, while Xue Daoheng's appearance is the same.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So Wei Fusi, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who had just returned to Beijing from Luoyang, made way for the seat next to Xue Daoheng and asked Wei Yunqi, a member of 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 he had no role to play in the southern Jiangdu tour, so he returned to the capital.
Besides him, another good friend of Wei Yunqi was 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 of his feelings, because Yang Wang is also a Hongnong Yang, but Yu Li is a left official of the 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, and Yang Ming certainly couldn't 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: "I'm seventeen, and I'm not married yet."
I know I'm 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 this 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 of the matter.
A few days ago, he received a reply from Pei Ju, which contained only eight words: "No guests, no humiliation."
These eight words are 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, so as not to be caught by the emperor.
How could he not know that the emperor was unhappy with him? He knew better than anyone else.
But I didn't expect it to be so serious? That the King of Qin asked for him directly, actually because he wanted to protect him.
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 in my heart. If this is what I ordered, 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."
Harm to 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 emperor's son. No matter what the emperor's methods are, no one knows me 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 that he would live up to his life.