Chapter 40: First Sight of Wei Qing (Revised)
Qiansang City, the county guard's house.
When Qin Chengmao heard the conversation between Li Guang and the envoys of Chang'an at the back of the greeting procession, his heart was very shaken, he did not expect that Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, would send this person to Shanggu. Although Qiansang City has achieved great results in this battle, if it is purely to commend the merits of the war and reward the meritorious soldiers, there is no need to send this person. After all, Qin Cheng is a person who has lived for more than 30 years in the 21st century, knowing what kind of status this person has in the mind of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty at this time, it can be said that Liu Che's entire hope of destroying the Xiongnu is inseparable from this person, and if this person succeeds, it is Liu Che's success, and if this person fails, Liu Che's war policy against Hungary will also face the danger of miscarriage. is such a character, at a time when he is so sensitive to Hungarian relations and preparations for the Hungarian war are so urgent, he does not do his best to train the central cavalry in Chang'an, but runs to the county of Qiansang City, it will definitely not be simply for the last big battle.
This person, Wei Qing.
Wei Qing took a look at Li Guang, and then surrounded by the senior generals and officials of Qiansang City, he went straight into the main hall of the county guard mansion, and after standing in front of everyone in the middle of the main hall, he took a piece of royal brocade silk from the hand of a sergeant next to him, opened it quietly, and read it.
"This autumn, King Zuoxian of the Huns led his troops to invade the border of our Han Dynasty, burning, killing and looting excessively, and rampaging the three counties of Daijun, Shanggu and Yuyang, which is really a great shame for my Han Dynasty. Fortunately, Shanggu County guarded Li Guang, led more than 10,000 troops, went to fight against the Huns, fought fiercely in two days, beheaded more than 5,000 people, killed the left bone of the Huns, repelled the Huns, raised the prestige of our Han army, and protected the people of the Han Dynasty. Today, the reward of the widow is as follows: Li Guang, the commander and chief general of Shanggu County, fought in a timely manner, made good arrangements, led the army to defeat the Huns, sealed the Neihou, and ate 200 households! Heavy infantry Qincheng, beheaded the left bone of the Huns, guarded the yellow flag, beheaded fifteen, heroic and unparalleled, and led the young man to make a knight! Li Zhongji, the captain of the light infantry, led the troops to ambush the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, beheaded 3,000, and Jin Shao became a knight...... Cavalry captain Ji Zhu, the first soldier, beheaded thirty, and was promoted to the right to change the knighthood...... Cavalry Le Yi, beheaded seven out of twenty, and led five major lords...... The rest of the people, all who have made meritorious contributions, will be rewarded! ”
The long list of rewards, Wei Qing changed the brocade silk, and then changed another bamboo slip, and read it for a full quarter of an hour, and finally finished reading the main reward list.
At this time, the generals of the army who stayed in the main hall, some of whom followed Li Guang to make meritorious contributions and won knighthoods, heard that their names were read, and they were all overjoyed, and those who did not make any contributions with Li Xi could only stare dryly at this time, thinking about what to do next time.
Qin Cheng didn't know what kind of title Shao Shangzao was in his heart, but feeling the envious eyes of the generals, it was estimated that it would not be much worse, but when he first heard that Li Guang was named the Marquis of Guannei, his heart still twitched. Modern people who are slightly familiar with history know that Li Guangkong has the prestige of General Fei, and he spent his whole life, but he was not made a marquis! In the Han Dynasty, there were many marquises, but there was no Li Guang. And the reason why Li Guang was not made a marquis in his life has always been incomprehensible and debated by future generations, and almost no one regrets Li Guang. Qin Cheng didn't expect that as soon as he crossed over to this era, he would change some small history, and this Li Guang regretted that he had no marquis in his life, and finally ceased to exist because of himself! Not only that, Li Guang is now a marquis, and he is probably also the first general to be a marquis in the Han Wu Dynasty. In this way, Li Guang will not only not leave a regret in history, but also a good story! Thinking of this, Qin Cheng couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
Wei Qing finished handling the business first, and then he smiled, strode up to Li Guang, and congratulated: "Congratulations to General Li, there is a Han generation, except for Gaozu back then, you are the first general to be a marquis, General Li is brave, and it is indeed the same year!" I'm waiting, it's all admired! ”
"General Wei praised it falsely, this old bone of this general, can have today, first, all the generals are brave, fighting fiercely and not afraid of death, and second, Your Majesty is worried, if you want to say that the marquis, I Li Guang really deserve it!" Li Guang said, without the slightest hint of arrogance in his words, as if being a marquis was not a thing to be particularly excited about for him.
"Why should General Li be humble, this defeat of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King is the most magnificent victory since the Han Dynasty, Your Majesty is extremely happy, if it is not for many affairs, Your Majesty also mentioned it to me, and I want to come to congratulate General Li in person! When I was in Chang'an, I was spurred by His Majesty to let me learn from General Li! Wei Qingdao said.
"If that's the case, the old man really doesn't dare to be." Li Guang sighed, "This expedition, the old man led the army of 5,000, and at the end of the battle, there were 1,000 people left, and 4,000 soldiers spilled their blood, but the old man was rewarded here, how can he be at peace in his heart!" ”
Li Guang said this sincerely, Li Guang only thought he was humble, and he was relieved with the generals.
"This time, I went out to fight, killed the left bone of the Huns, and Qin Lang, who guarded the Yellow Banner, can I be here?" Wei Qing and Li Guang talked for a while, and then asked.
"Qin Lang, I've come to see General Wei." Li Guang greeted Qin Cheng.
"Pawn Qin Cheng, I've seen General Wei." Qin Cheng took a few steps forward and saluted in front of Wei Qing.
"You are Qin Lang?" When Wei Qing saw Qin Cheng, he was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect to kill the left bone of the Huns, Qin Cheng, who had made such a great achievement, was so old and even younger than himself, "Qin Lang has made such a feat, but he is envious of me and waited!" ”
"General Wei praised it falsely, and the pawn was just a fluke." Qin Cheng is not light or serious.
"Fluke? Why should Qin Lang be so modest! Wei Qing said, "Qin Lang's exploits in this battle have spread all over the northern and southern armies, and all the soldiers take Qin Lang as a model. If General Li is already a myth in the army at this time, Qin Lang is the goal that all the soldiers are eager to surpass, the eldest husband stands in the world, when he carries a three-foot sword, he makes immortal achievements, Qin Lang and I should not be like this, this is also the military ambition that His Majesty wants to see! Since Qin Cheng has such a ability, I can't wait, Qin Lang should share his worries for His Majesty. ”
Qin Cheng smiled slightly, and bowed: "General Wei said so, but Qin Cheng was arrogant. ”
What kind of character is Wei Qing Qin Cheng still has a bottom, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing is the first general to fight against the Huns, and at this time he is also the first celebrity in the army in front of Liu Che. If there was no victory of Wei Qing in the four-way cavalry of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty to attack the Xiongnu, Liu Che's war policy towards the Xiongnu may not be tenable in the court.
At that time, although Dong Zhongshu had already presented the "Three Strategies of Heaven and Man" to Liu Che, which almost established the dominance of Confucianism, the Huang Lao doctrine, which lasted for sixty or seventy years in the Han Dynasty, still had a great influence. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to abolish the government of the first king and send troops to destroy the Xiongnu, and the ministers in the court, who were accustomed to the policy of harmony, would naturally give Liu Che a lot of resistance. Liu Che successfully held the military power in his hands with the help of the siege of Mayi in the previous two years, which also allowed him to train cavalry in Chang'an. However, the oppressive influence that the Xiongnu brought to the Han court for sixty or seventy years made many people pessimistic about being able to defeat the Xiongnu. The strength of the Hun cavalry, especially the psychological shadow left by the siege of Baideng during the Gaozu period, made these people take it for granted that the Hun cavalry was invincible to the Han army.
It was at this time that Li Guang led more than 10,000 Han soldiers in the border county to defeat the 10,000 cavalry of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, although in the end, if it was not for Gongsun He's timely rescue, Li Guang would probably have been killed, but the reality is that Li Guang won, and it is a big victory of beheading 5,000, which is tantamount to a shot of chicken blood for Liu Che, which is too exciting. Originally, Liu Che pinned his hopes for attacking the Xiongnu on the cavalry trained in Chang'an, so that after three or five years, if he attacked the Xiongnu again, as long as there was a victory, just like the victory achieved by Wei Qing back then, Liu Che would be able to carry out his war policy against the Huns.
And now, when Liu Che's central cavalry has not yet been trained, Li Guang defeated the Xiongnu Zuoxian King with the strength of the border county, which surprised Liu Che and also made his war policy against the Huns more powerful. Therefore, Liu Che's appreciation for Li Guang's actions is definitely not something that can be fully expressed by a Guan Neihou.
Qin Cheng was talking to Wei Qing and Li Guang here, and he had been thinking about Liu Che's intention of sending Wei Qing to Shanggu in his heart, thinking of this, he also guessed a rough idea in his heart, if this was the case, he was afraid that Wei Qing would have some time to stay in Qiansang City this time.
For Qin Cheng, this is a rare opportunity. If Li Guang is a feudal official, Wei Qing is the core high-level of the central government, relying on Li Guang, Qincheng can gain a foothold in the local area and obtain qualifications, so befriending Wei Qing can lay a good foundation for himself to enter Chang'an and enter the core layer in the future.
PS: I owe 2,000 words today, and I will make up for it tomorrow.