Emperor Sui Yang

The new year is approaching, and a powerful man came back from Turkic. This man came back with honor. He went south from Jinyang and returned to the capital via Hedong.

Yang Guang's imperial decree was sent to Yang Ming early, and Wei Yunqi was granted the title of Doctor of Yezhe and the title of General of Hussars.

It wasn't long before Yezhetai was established. It was originally co-authored by Yang Gongren, and it was originally temporary. Now it's done, and it was given to a young man in his early thirties.

Two years ago, when Yang Ming was still in Luoyang,
The Khitan invaded Yingzhou area, that is, Chaoyang City, Liaoning. At that time, it was a critical period to build Tokyo, and because of Yang Liang's rebellion, Shandong and Hebei were unstable, so that the Sui Dynasty had no soldiers to use.

So Yang Guang ordered Wei Yunqi, a young general, to go to Turkic to attack Khitan with Qimin Khan, the Great Khan of Eastern Turkic.

Originally, the Khitan was attached to the Turks, but the Turks were also attached to the Sui Dynasty, so Qimin was very happy and lent Wei Yunqi [-] cavalry.

At that time, the Khitan was just a small local force, far less powerful than Yelu Abaoji of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Their activities were only in western Liaoning and eastern Inner Mongolia.

They harassed Yingzhou, and they really couldn't survive. They had to grab some food and women.

Wei Yunqi was ordered to attack Khitan, won a big victory, captured a population of [-], and brought them into the Sui Dynasty as slaves. Yang Guangda was overjoyed and specially ordered Yang Ming to treat him with courtesy.

Yang Ming was also very face-saving and greeted him personally at Chang'an Station.

Wei Yunqi was born in Jingzhao Webster, but it was not the Crown Prince Wei Ying's Yunguo Gongfang, nor Wei Chong's Xiaoyao Gongfang, but a branch known as the Pengcheng Gongfang in history.

But now, there is no Pengcheng public house, because Wei Cheng, the Duke of Pengcheng County, is still alive, and the current Guozijian Jijiu.

And Wei Yunqi is Wei Cheng's nephew.

There were [-] moves when he left, and there were still [-] moves when he came back. None of them had any accidents. It can be seen that this kid is a smart man, and he didn't let his moves go when he was fighting Khitan.

Yang Ming rode his horse in front and led Wei Yunqi into the city. The latter was overwhelmed by the flattery, and would talk to Yang Ming from time to time. After all, he is now a general of Hussars. How much power he can have depends on how much power the King of Qin is willing to give him.

This position, from the beginning of its establishment, has very vague functions. It stands to reason that it is the guard that governs the entire capital, but who can you control?

The guards of the capital are all from the military mansion. There are generals on the military mansion, and they will not listen to you.

So don't look at the general Hussars sounding bluffing, in fact, he can call the guards of the capital for some trivial matters, but the advantage of this position is that he can know everything about the capital.

For the time being, he is the director of the Daxingcheng Police Station. The director is Jing Zhaoyin, and Yang Xiong is now concurrently in charge.

Along the way, Yang Ming understood the meaning of the other party. This kid was probing inside and out of what he said. What should he do in terms of guarding the capital in the future?
how to do itDon't do anything, just treat it as an honorary title.

Yang Ming said with a smile: "The Yezhe Terrace has just been established, and Yun Qi has to focus on this important position. The Yezhe doctor is in charge of receiving edicts, asking questions, sending envoys to comfort him, and inspecting them with integrity. Injustice case, this position is very important, His Majesty thinks highly of you, so you will be allowed to take over."

Disappointment flashed across Wei Yunqi's face, he still cared more about the position of General Hussars.

The former General of Hussars was Cui Hongsheng, and he has been suspended since then.

But Cui Hongsheng had great power at that time, because his daughter was the princess at that time.

But you, Wei Yunqi, can't do it. The current crown princess is not very close to you, and the crown prince is gone, so what is the crown princess?
Of course, Yang Ming noticed the other party's expression, thinking that you are still young, don't think that you are so awesome if you win the Khitan. Let you go as an unknown person.

Except for the prince, it is impossible to hand over the full power to anyone except the prince. There must be separation of powers and checks and balances.

In the real sense, it was Yang Ming who exercised the authority of the Hussar General, and it was only during the defense of the capital. Once the emperor came back, he would no longer have this authority.

"Let's go to Jinyang Tower tonight. The king will host a banquet there to welcome Yun Qi." Yang Ming said with a smile, "Besides Xue Daoheng and Yang Wang, there are also two of your friends who are going to the banquet together."

Wei Yunqi was taken aback for a moment, but he said with anticipation: "The two friends His Highness is talking about, the general has already guessed, but it is really an honor to be able to drink with Xue Sili tonight."

As the number one talented scholar in the Sui Dynasty, Xue Daoheng was very famous, and there are so many surviving poems and essays that he is almost the idol of all literati and students. Regardless of Wei Yunqi leading troops to fight outside, he is actually a literati.

It is precisely because he is too talented that Yang Guang hates him, because Yang Guang claims to be the number one literary talent in the Sui Dynasty.

Xue Daoheng in history died very unjustly, because the law of great karma had not been published for a long time, he secretly satirized, to the effect that if Gao Jiong presided over the revision, it would have been done long ago, but the words reached Yang Guang's ears, and he accused him of disobedience and ordered him to kill himself.

In fact, Yang Guang's long-term jealousy finally found an outlet.

Now, although he came back from the local area to serve as a doctor in Silitai, his power is not great, far inferior to his previous minister of internal history, and he is on an equal footing with Wei Yunqi.

In Jinyang Building, in a large private room, the performer is one of the goddesses in the building, Ji E, who is proficient in Shu music.

After Yang Ming came in, everyone got up one after another.

"Today's protagonist is Dr. Wei. He said on the road that he has admired Xue Sili for a long time. Today is just this opportunity, so you two might as well get closer." Yang Ming gestured for everyone to sit down.

Xue Daoheng, very elegant, has the style of a gentleman, his temples are slightly gray, but he is very handsome. The overall image gives people the impression that he is very similar to Pei Ju, the difference is that Pei Ju has a different appearance, and Xue Daoheng is the same.

So Wei Fusi, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who had just returned to Beijing from Luoyang, moved away from the seat beside Xue Daoheng and asked Wei Yunqi from his clan to sit down.

Both are Wei, but they are not of the same generation, Wei Fusi is two generations higher than Wei Yunqi.

He was originally in Luoyang to supervise the construction of the canal, but after the completion of the canal, he didn't want to stay to serve Yang Hao, and he didn't have a place to patrol the river south, so he returned to the capital.

Apart from him, Wei Yunqi's other good friend is Du Yan, a young guard of the city.

Jing Zhaowei and Du, the relationship is too deep, these three people have known each other since childhood.

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's affairs, so Yang Ming had a good impression of this person.

Of course, for Yu Qing, it is not normal not to protect Yang Wang, because Yang Wang is also Hongnong Yang, but Yu Li, he is the assistant official of Dali Temple, the highest judicial institution, so it is very risky to protect Yang Yue.

Today's Dali Temple is quite miserable, with 57 establishments and 39 left. Yang Wang is almost becoming a polished commander.

If it weren't for the fact that Dali Temple was too important to be left to decide, Yang Wang would have been taken away as well.

Two Shaoqings, one Pei Yun and one him, if only one can be taken away, it must be Pei Yun, because Pei Yun is a favorite.

During the 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.

A talent like Xue Daoheng, with noble moral character, Yang Ming certainly couldn't bear to see him die unjustly, but Xue Daoheng's problem was the same as Gao Jiong's, he directly offended the current emperor, which was very troublesome.

"I heard that Xue Sili's wife and son have not returned to Beijing yet?" Yang Ming took advantage of Wei Yunqi's chance to chat with Wei Fu's heir Du Yan, leaned over and whispered.

Xue Daoheng nodded and said: "After receiving the order, I will return to Beijing first. My wife and children are still on the way."

"How many children does Xue Sili have?" Yang Ming asked again.

Xue Daoheng said: "Three sons and one daughter, the youngest son, Xue Shou, was adopted by the younger brother Xue Ru."

Fortunately, you adopted him, otherwise there would be no such person as Xue Shou in history.

Historically, Xue Daoheng was ordered to commit suicide, and his wife and children were all exiled to Qiemo County, located in the southeast of Xinjiang and Xinjiang. At that time, the Great Sui Dynasty destroyed Tuguhun, and established Xihai, Heyuan, Shanshan, and Qiemo on its territory. County, these four places are specially used to distribute criminals and reclaim farmland.

Because Xue Shou was adopted out, he escaped unharmed. This young man was one of the [-] scholars of the Qin Palace in history, and he is quite famous in the Hedong area now.

"How old is your daughter?" Yang Ming asked.

Xue Daoheng said: "Seventeen, not yet married."

I know I'm not married yet, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you, Yang Ming nodded, "What's your name?"

"My boudoir name is Xue Chi."

"After she returns to the capital, let me see her." 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 this serious?

As soon as Xue Daoheng received the imperial decree, he wrote to his former boss, Pei Ju, to ask him what he thought of the matter.

A few days ago, he received a reply letter from Pei Ju, which only had eight words: "Keep away guests, humble yourself."

These eight words are already very cryptic, but Xue Daoheng knew what Pei Ju meant, and they were advising him to keep a low profile and stop showing off, so as not to be caught by the emperor.

The emperor was unhappy seeing him, how could he not know?He knows it better than anyone else.

It's just that I didn't expect it to be so serious?So much so that King Qin directly asked for someone, but he actually wanted to protect him.

Because if the daughter becomes King Qin's concubine, then the emperor may let him go because of King Qin's face.

Xue Daoheng let out a long sigh: "I understand King Qin's intentions, and if this is the order of the minister, let him do 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 when he said more serious.

Disaster to wife and children
Because Yang Ming had been asking about the situation of his wife and children from the very beginning, which was already hinting at him.

"After my daughter returns to Beijing, I hope His Highness condescends to see you," Xue Daoheng said hastily.

He is the emperor's son, and no one knows the emperor's methods better than his son, so Xue Daoheng realized the seriousness of the matter.

Yang Ming nodded with a smile, and said in a low voice, "You have to thank Mr. Pei, it's him who wrote and asked me to take care of you."

With such a close friend, he will live up to this life, Xue Daoheng nodded in satisfaction.