Chapter 20 Wen Zhi Wu Gong

Wei Qing's soldiers and horses are invincible, making the Huns frightened... The news of Wei Qing's great victory spread to Chang'an, Emperor Wu was overjoyed, and led all the civil and military officials to greet him outside Chang'an... Wei Qing threw herself on Qiuyue and cried sadly: "My dear wife, dear wife, I killed you..." This morning, when Emperor Wu ascended to the palace, he looked around at the left and right ministers of civil and military affairs, and said in a loud voice: "My love, the Huns have come to invade us again. The 90,000 troops of the Hun King Shanyu have surrounded our northern border in three ways. The flames of war have reached our country, is it peace? Is it war? Let’s discuss it!"

As soon as Emperor Wu's words fell, Li Guang, a veteran general, immediately called for battle: "My lord, the last general is willing to lead his army to northern Xinjiang to drive out the hateful enemies." Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao also came out one after another, demanding to go to the front line. Veteran censor Han Anguo came out and reported: "My lord, according to my old opinion, the Huns are coming fiercely. It is better to avoid their edge first, and send people to entrust them to deal with them. It will not be too late to attack after their spirit has weakened a little."

Emperor Wu was furious when he heard this: "The last time the Xiongnu came, you advocated making peace, and I agreed with you. What about now? Can the wolf's nature be changed?" Let us tell the history of our ancestors, lest they forget the humiliation suffered by their ancestors." "yes." Sima Qian went out to report and said: "The Xiongnu brought great harm to our ancestors. The Huns often invaded our northern borders. Wherever they went, they burned, killed and looted. The people were in dire straits. Unable to live and work in peace and contentment, they had to abandon their homes and flee to the south.”

Sima Qian paused, and then said: "Especially in the seventh year of Emperor Gaozu, my Gongma was besieged by King Maodun of the Huns for seven days and seven nights and was almost killed. Later, it was settled after agreeing to a marriage. In the third year of Emperor Hui, King Maodun of the Huns was sieged and almost killed. He also sent someone to send a letter to humiliate me, Empress Lu, saying, "I would like to use what he has to get what Empress Lu has nothing"... Later, later..." "Stop talking." Emperor Wu shouted. Emperor Wu was afraid that Sima Qian would say that he had failed in the battle of Mayi. At that time, he led an army of 300,000 in ambush in Mayi to prepare to relocate the Xiongnu. Interrupted Sima Qian's words.

Before Sima Qian finished speaking, Emperor Wu slammed the case and said loudly: "At that time, my great-grandmother had to bear the humiliation and beg for peace because of her limited strength. Now, are we still afraid that they will fail? There is no need to discuss it anymore. I have made up my mind. Drive the jackal away!" Li Guang came out again and was about to kneel and kowtow to ask for a fight, but Emperor Wu ordered: "Wei Qing listen to the order." "Yes." Wei Qing came out and knelt down to receive it. "I ordered you to lead one hundred thousand elite soldiers to fight against the Xiongnu. If you win, I will personally meet you outside the city."

"Thank you, Lord Ron." "After the court is over, come to the imperial study and discuss it." "Yes, Your Majesty." When Sima Qian returned to the mansion, his father Sima Tan, who was lying on the sick bed, asked, "How about it, which general to send?" "Li Guang was the first to call for a fight, but the Holy Majesty sent Wei Qing instead." "Oh, my lord, it is obvious that he is supporting the influence of his relatives. If this goes on like this, there will be trouble." Sima Tan said, shaking his white beard. Sima Qian nodded: "General Wei Qing is indeed brave and good at fighting, but Li Guang is a veteran, and the emperor is not fair. He reused Wei Qing not because he is the younger brother of Queen Wei."

On this day, Emperor Wu sat on the general platform. In order to boost the morale of the army, Emperor Wu organized a big contest before the expedition to select generals.Wei Qing stood beside Emperor Wu and watched. The sword contest, horseback riding and archery all made the emperor applaud continuously. In the square, people shouted loudly. At this moment, a young man galloped past.Emperor Wu was very surprised and asked Wei Qing, "Who is that boy?" Wei Qing said: "My lord, that young man's name is Huo Qubing, he is the nephew of the last general." "Oh, why didn't I hear you say it, bring it up for me to see."

"yes." Huo Qubing, who was only twelve or thirteen years old, was brought in front of Emperor Wu. His red face was dripping with sweat, and under his thick sword-shaped eyebrows, a pair of big eyes flashed. He looked very alert and resolute. Emperor Wu liked it very much, and said: Keep you by my side as a servant." Unexpectedly, Xiao Huo Qubing said: "No, Your Majesty, Qubing is going to go north with his uncle to fight against the Xiongnu." "Okay, I have ambition, but you are too young, how about I let you be a general before going to the front when I grow up?"

Huo Qubing was so anxious that tears were about to flow out, he kowtowed on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Qu Bing has made up his mind to go to the front line to kill the Huns, please allow me." Seeing that Huo Qubing was so brave, Emperor Wu loved him more and more, so he had to say to Wei Qing: "Then let him go with you, but take care of him." "Follow the order." Huo Qubing jumped happily. Wei Qing ordered 100,000 elite soldiers, and then ordered generals such as Gongsun He and Gongsun Ao to go straight to the front line.Wei Qing divided the army into three again, and each attacked the Xiongnu, and then led 30,000 horses across the desert to approach the Xiongnu Youxian King's garrison.

Wei Qing's army was invincible, and the Huns were terrified.Wei Qing has always been known for his speed in battle, and this time he surrounded King Youxian's troops in the middle of the night like soldiers descending from heaven.King Youxian fled in a hurry, and Wei Qing won a big victory, capturing enemy soldiers, thousands of horses, and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep. The fiasco of Youxian King caused the Xiongnu to suffer heavy losses, and the Xiongnu had to withdraw their troops and retreat.You Xian Wang suffered a disastrous defeat, Shan Yu was furious and sent someone to criticize him, You Xian Wang had no face to face Shan Yu, so he had to surrender Wei Qing.

Wei Qing's victory this time regained the Henan area (now the Hetao area), drove the Huns to the Moxi area (now the territory of Inner Mongolia), and since then lifted the direct threat of the Huns to Chang'an.Otherwise, it only takes one day for the Huns cavalry to reach Chang'an. The news of Wei Qing's great victory spread to Chang'an, and Emperor Wu was overjoyed, so he fulfilled his promise and led all the civil and military officials to greet him outside the city in person. Wei Qing's men and horses returned triumphantly, drums and music were played, and flags were fluttering. Emperor Wu looked at the horses not far away with a smile on his face. From a distance, Wei Qing and other generals got off their horses and trotted over. They were still far away from Emperor Wu, so Wei Qing knelt down first, and said loudly: "My lord, we have returned after being ordered to conquer the Xiongnu." Emperor Wu also said loudly: "I welcome you, my good warriors." They trotted to Emperor Wu and knelt down again, shouting: "Long live the Holy Spirit, long live, long live!!" "Pingshen, free of courtesy, my warriors, you have worked hard." When Emperor Wu saw Huo Qubing kneeling on his knees, he said happily, "Huo Qubing, you have come back alive, and I bestow upon you your servant." "Thank you, Majesty Long En." After kowtowing, Huo Qubing got up and stood behind Emperor Wu. Emperor Wu smiled and said to him, "From now on, you will always stand by my side." "Thank you, Lord Long En." Huo Qubing bowed again. The band played loudly, so Emperor Wu's dragon chariot was in front, Wei Qing and the soldiers rode behind, and she entered the city gate in a mighty manner.When the common people crowded on both sides of the street learned that Wei Qing had won the battle, they all waved their hands to welcome him. In the evening, the front hall of Weiyang Palace was brightly lit, and Emperor Wu held a celebration banquet for Wei Qing and his generals. Emperor Wu gave Wei Qing three cups of imperial wine, and asked Yang Deyi to proclaim the decree: Wei Qing was made a general, his three sons were made marquis, and eight thousand households of common people were also named. Wei Qing hurriedly left the table and went forward to kowtow to Emperor Wu: "Thank you Lord Long En." Emperor Wu said loudly to the ministers of civil and military affairs: "My love, no matter who it is in the future, no matter what his origin or qualifications are, as long as he has made great contributions in defending the country, I will reward him very much, not only let him honor Zongyao Ancestor, shines light on the family, and wants to let his descendants enjoy the glory and wealth. Please work hard, I will never break my promise, and this is why I named Wei Qing's three youngest sons as Marquis today." "Holy Lord, Holy Wisdom." All the ministers shouted, and the voice in the hall was loud. Emperor Wu also rewarded other generals who had made great contributions. After drinking for three rounds, the song and dance performance began. A group of beauties danced to the moving music. The ministers all toasted Emperor Wu and raised their glasses to Wei Qing. Princess Pingyang, who was sitting beside the queen, stared intently at the young and handsome Wei Qing, thinking in her heart, I must marry him.Although he was my servant in the past, he is now a general, ah, a general, it is only natural for a beautiful woman to marry a hero, there is nothing wrong with it... Although my age is a little bit older, I am the emperor sister, I am a noble princess, as long as I want, I can get it... Thinking of this, Princess Pingyang whispered to Empress Wei Zifu: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask you." "If you have anything to do, you can just tell me, how can my sister not agree?" Wei Zifu thought that her today can be said to be all given by Princess Pingyang, even if she was told to die, she would be obliged to do so, so he looked at Princess Pingyang sincerely, waiting for an answer. Princess Pingyang smiled and didn't answer, she just pointed to Wei Qing and said to the queen: "Madam, that Wei Qing is really a great general, look at how mighty, young and beautiful he is...he..." Then he became popular again Face bowed his head. Seeing her expression, Wei Zifu suddenly realized that Princess Pingyin's husband was dead. If she could ration her younger brother and rely on the emperor's elder sister, her status as queen would be more secure. I felt a sudden chill in my heart, so I said to Princess Pingyang: "My sister's concern is understood by Zifu, so don't worry, my sister will do it." Princess Pingyang smiled gratefully at her. The celebration banquet didn't end until the treetops were on the moon. Wei Zifu sat in the hall drinking tea.The maid came to report: "Your Majesty, the general is here." "Let him in." "Brother, please greet your mother." Wei Qing saluted the queen. "Brother, please take a seat." The maid brought the stool. "You all go down!" "yes." "Sister, what's the matter?" "Brother, sister would like to ask you, who do we rely on to be able to be today?" "Sister, younger brother will certainly not forget that it was given by the emperor and Princess Pingyang." "Brother, just remember it. Now there is something I want to discuss with my brother. I wonder if my brother will agree?" Wei Qing became anxious, and raised his thick eyebrows, "Sister, you can tell me what's the matter, and my brother still disagrees?" "Princess Pingyang has taken a fancy to you, and asked my sister to be a matchmaker!" "Ah, that won't work, sister, my younger brother and Qiuyue are so loving, how can we separate, besides, my younger brother is a servant of Princess Pingyang, how can he marry his master?" Wei Zifu smiled slightly and said: "My brother is too worried. Marrying Princess Pingyang will not affect you and Qiuyue. Of course, Princess Pingyang should be the main wife. Qiuyue is a commoner. Being the concubine of a general will not wrong her." .” "No, sister, Qiuyue's temper is very strong, in case..." "No, my brother is worrying too much. As for the emperor, my sister will talk about it." "elder sister……" "Brother, what's the matter with you, man, man, you are so brave on the battlefield, why are you so weak about such a trivial matter at home. Besides, it is an extremely honorable thing to marry the sister of the current emperor. Hurry up, go back and prepare Bar." When Wei Qing returned home, his beloved wife Qiuyue came up to him, helped him take off his coat, and asked, "What did your mother tell you to do?" "No...it's nothing..." Seeing her husband's hesitation, Qiuyue was very surprised, so she asked: "Husband, why are you so depressed? What happened?" Wei Qing looked at his beloved wife affectionately: "No...it's nothing, it's just...a little tired." "Then rest early." Lying on the bed, Wei Qing held his beloved wife tightly in his arms without saying a word.Qiuyue was puzzled, but she still meekly pressed herself against her husband... The next day, Wei Qing and his wife had just finished their lunch when they heard the shout of "the imperial decree has arrived". Wei Qing understood in her heart, but Qiuyue didn't know what was going on, so she hurriedly followed Wei Qing to the gate and knelt down to receive the order.Yang Deyi opened the imperial decree and said: "The imperial edict: Princess Pingyang and Wei Qing are married, and they will be married in three days." "Thank you, Majesty Long En." Wei Qing knelt and kowtowed. After hearing this, Qiuyue didn't believe her ears at first: "Eunuch Yang, please announce it again." Yang Deyi read it aloud again. "Ah..." Qiuyue fainted immediately after hearing this. "Qiuyue...Qiuyue..." Wei Qing shouted and picked up his wife. On the third night after the decree was issued, Wei Qing married Princess Pingyang according to the decree. In Qiuyue's room, Qiuyue closed her eyes, but tears kept streaming down. Wei Qing held her hand and said sadly, "Qiuyue, you have to take care, I have no other choice." Qiuyue said intermittently: "Husband... hurry up and marry the newcomer, the time is coming, and the royal affairs cannot be delayed...you hurry up and get dressed!" "Qiuyue..." Wei Qing cried sadly. The family came to urge: "General, put on your wedding robe quickly, the princess's sedan chair is coming soon." "Oh!" Wei Qing sighed. Princess Pingyang was very gorgeously dressed, and she came to the gate of Wei Qing's mansion in a sedan chair. The door attendant had already informed her to come in. Seeing that Wei Qing hadn't come out to greet her, Princess Pingyang was not very happy. She looked out of the sedan chair and saw the excitement. It was crowded with people, and after waiting for a while, Wei Qing came out to greet him with a red hydrangea tied on his chest. After entering the main hall and worshiping heaven and earth, Princess Pingyang was sent into the bridal chamber by many people. On the night of festivities and candles, Wei Qing was so drunk at the wedding banquet that he was helped into the bridal chamber by the attendants, and lay down on the wedding bed. The maids helped him take off his robe and then left. Princess Pingyang was very angry, and she took off the red hijab herself. Under the light of the red candle, she saw how handsome Wei Qing was when he fell asleep, and what a stalwart his figure was... The blood rushed to her body, and she took off her clothes After entering the red tent, he helped Wei Qing untie his belt, and then put his plump breasts on his chest... Wei Qing turned around, murmured, and instinctively pressed Princess Pingyang under her body, but she called Qiuyue, Qiuyue, my beloved wife... In the middle of the night, Wei Qing woke up from the wine. Under the candlelight, he saw Princess Pingyang naked on his body, and then woke up suddenly. It turned out that he was with her last night... He wanted to go and see how Qiuyue was doing, so he remembered that he was being raped by Princess Pingyang. Hold on tight. Princess Pingyang said coquettishly: "Husband, you are so stalwart, you are indeed a great general, and I can't breathe all night." Then she put her body on Wei Qing's body... Suddenly there was a noise outside the door: "I have something urgent to report to the general." "No, the general is not up yet." "I have something urgent to report." "It's not okay if there is something urgent, and the princess hasn't woken up yet, so don't startle Gong Jia." Wei Qing stood up and asked, "What's the matter? Tell me!" "General, Madam has hanged herself." "Ah..." Wei Qing hurriedly pulled up his clothes to put them on. Princess Pingyang hugged him, "He's dead, it's useless for you to go and see, when you're overjoyed, why don't you go get some bad luck?" Wei Qing broke free from her hand, put on his clothes and ran out. Wei Qing ran to his wife's room, and Qiuyue had been laid down on the bed by her family. Wei Qing jumped on her, hugged Qiuyue's head, and cried, "My dear wife, my beloved wife, why did you leave like this? I killed you!" I missed you. It's me... I'm sorry for you, beloved wife... beloved wife, I was also forced, beloved wife." At this time, Princess Pingyang also came to the courtyard. "The princess is here." Wei Qing didn't go out to meet him. Princess Pingyang said in the courtyard: "My lord, it's useless to cry when the lamp goes out when a person dies. It's not anyone who forced her to death. She committed suicide by herself." Seeing that Wei Qing was still crying inside, she said to the attendant, "I still don't help the son-in-law back to the bridal chamber. Bury Qiuyue generously." "yes."