Wei Xuezeng

Wei Xuezeng

Wei Xuezeng (1525-1596, February 1), the word Weiguan, No. Jingyang (now Jingyang, Shaanxi) people. Ming Dynasty minister, scholar.

Wei Xue was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing period (1553). He successively served as a doctor of the household department, a censor of Youjin capital, a governor of Liaodong, a censor of Youfu capital, and a servant of the official department. When he was in Liaodong, he appeased the mutiny, resisted the Mongols, and ruled the land. After the cabinet chief assistant Zhang Juzheng came to power, Wei Xue was demoted to his hometown because of his discord with him. After Zhang Juzheng's death, he became a minister of the Ministry of household in Nanjing. Wanli eighteen years (1590), was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of war and the right deputy capital censor, governor of the four towns of military affairs. He was determined to fight. He sent troops to kill Tang Wu Ming'an, the head of Hetao Hui tribe, and was granted the crown prince. During the battle of Ningxia, a large army was mobilized to suppress Koubai and arrived directly under the city of Ningxia. Later, he was impeached by Mei Guozhen and others, and was arrested in Beijing. After the war, the court officials were reinstated.

In 1596, Wei Xuezeng died in 1972. Tianqi three years (1623), after the posthumous title "Gongxiang.". There are works such as Wei Gongxiang's anthology handed down from generation to generation.

Life of the characters

Fuzhi Liaodong

Wei Xue was born in Ziyang when he was 14 years old. He took part in Shaanxi provincial examination in 1557 and won the examination. In the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), Shi Wu was appointed as the head of Zhejiang Department of the Ministry of household affairs, and was promoted to wailang, a member of the Ministry of household affairs, and a doctor of the Ministry of household affairs. At that time, a eunuch asked for more than ten thousand liang of grain and silver for the merchants, but he gave up because of Wei Xue's firm opposition. After that, he was promoted to Guanglu Shaoqing, then to the imperial censor and governor of Liaodong. When he was in Liaodong, Huang Yong, a soldier, made trouble, and Wei Xue once captured him by plotting. In the early years of Longqing (1567-1572), the Chahar tribe of Mongolia attacked Yongping on a large scale. Wei Xuezeng entered SHANGUAN customs, ordered Wang Zhidao and other generals to pursue yiyuankou and won a great victory. He was immediately promoted to the right deputy censor of duchayuan. After that, he changed generals, recruited demoted generals, ordered more than 2000 hectares of farmland, defeated the enemy several times, and was awarded by the imperial court. Later, he left his post because of illness, and was appointed as the right servant of the Ministry of war, governor of Shenshu camp. Immediately he was appointed as the left servant of the official department.

Be trapped in court

In the sixth year of Longqing (1572), Mu Zong died. Gao Gong, a scholar of the University, wanted to exclude Feng Bao, the eunuch of the imperial court, and ordered the censor to impeach him. Zhang Juzheng, a former scholar of Wei studies, said: "the court officials all said that you had a plot with Feng Bao, and the imperial edict of the former Emperor also came from you. Today's thing is that the eunuch should not be sheltered. " Zhang Juzheng was furious. In June, Gao Gong was expelled from the imperial court, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked. Only Wei Xue once said in a loud voice: "at the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, he demoted the ministers who had taken care of his orders. He had to tell all the officials who the imperial edict came from." He asked all the ministers to go to Zhang Juzheng's residence to debate the matter. Most of the ministers refused to go, and Zhang Juzheng also refused to visit them because of his illness. Since then, the relationship between Wei Xuezeng and Zhang Juzheng has been even worse. Later, he was demoted to be the censor of the right capital of Nanjing. Before taking office, he was impeached by Zhang Juzheng. Wei Xuezeng returned to his hometown after the imperial court ordered him to wait for his assignment. More than a year after Zhang Juzheng's death, Wei Xue was appointed as the right servant of Nanjing household department. He was also called as the censor of Youdu and inspector of cangchang. Soon, he became an official from the Ministry of household affairs in Nanjing.

The battle of peace and war

In the 18th year of Wanli (1590), King lalik of Shunyi went to the west of Qinghai Province, where huoluochi and Zhenshi invaded Taozhou (now Lintan, Gansu Province). Li Kui and Li Lianfang, deputy commanders of Lintao, were killed one after another. The imperial court ordered Zheng Luo, Minister of military administration, to manage seven towns and concurrently serve as governor. Zheng luojian resigned as governor. In the spring of the next year, on the recommendation of Wang xijue, the cabinet minister, Shenzong appointed Wei Xuezeng on March 25 as the Minister of the Ministry of war and the right deputy censor of the Du Chayuan, and the governor of the military affairs of Shaanxi, Yan, Ning and Gansu. At that time, Zheng Luo advocated peace. After Wei Xue took office, he disagreed with him and got the support of Ye Mengxiong, governor of Shaanxi Province. They attacked Zheng Luo for dereliction of duty. It happened that when lalik returned to the East, the huoluochi tribes also moved away. Wei Xue Zeng Dao heard that Shangzuo thought that although lalik returned, he secretly left 20000 elite soldiers in Jiayu to help huoluochi and the truth. This was echoed by the court officials. Wang xijue regretted it, and sent a letter to blame ye Mengxiong. Shi Xing, Minister of the Ministry of war, thought that since lalik had returned to the East, the situation in Xuanfu and Datong was very urgent, so he recalled Zheng Luo to discuss the appeasement and ignored Wei Xuezeng's Memorial. Not long after that, Tang Wu Ming'an, the head of Hetao Hui tribe, completed the trade and asked for more rewards. Wei Xuezeng ordered Du Tong, Shenmu General Zhang Gang, and Gushan guerrilla Li Shaozu to behead him unexpectedly, beheading more than 450 people, capturing more than 20 people alive, and seizing countless horses and equipment. Wei Xuezeng was the prince Shaobao because of his meritorious service. The son of Tang Wu Ming'an called on the tribes to avenge his father, which made the army in the northwest open.

To beg for help from the West

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The battle of Ningxia

In February of the 20th year of Wanli (1592), he became the deputy chief of Ningxia. He rebelled, killed governor Dang Xin and Deputy envoy Shi Jifang, and forced Zhang Weizhong to commit suicide. His son Kuai Chengen captured Yuquanying, Zhongwei and Guangwu, and the area to the west of the Yellow River fell. Only Pinglu was determined not to surrender under the insistence of General Xiao Ruxun. Later, the rebels further captured 47 castles to the west of the Yellow River, crossed the Yellow River, and lured Mongolian leaders in Hetao area to invade Pinglu and huamachi. In March, Wei Xue ordered Li Xu, deputy commander in chief, and Wu Xian, a guerrilla, to go to Lingzhou, and Zhao Wu, a guerrilla, to mingshazhou to stop the rebels from crossing the Yellow River to the south. He himself entered huamachi, just as the rebels were charging. Li Xu and others crossed the Yellow River and recovered 47 occupied castles. Only the towns in Ningxia were occupied by the rebels. In response to the rebels, kuibai and Tu Wenxiu attacked Zhao Wu and Yu Yuquan. Kuai Yun guides Li Tu to attack Pinglu, who is ambushed and shot to death by Xiao Ruxun. Li Xu came back to save Zhao Wu and successfully rescued him. In April, Li Xu and his predecessor Niu Bingzhong arrived at Zhencheng, Ningxia. At that time, Shenzong had promoted Dong Yikui as the commander in chief and Li Ben as the deputy. Soon, Xiao Ruxun was ordered to replace Dong Yikui and Magui Li Ben. Before they arrived, Li Xu and others had attacked the city. The rebels were confronted by 3000 brave cavalry from the East and West, and the infantry lined up in the train camp. The Ming army launched an attack, captured 100 chariots, took advantage of the victory to chase the rebels, and forced them into the lake. The rebels were drowned. The next day, Xu Chao, Tu Wenxiu and other rebel generals forced King Qing to mount the east city, begged for a temporary strike, and pretended to be willing to sacrifice the head of the rebel leader. Just then the Ming army ran out of food and grass, so they retreated to the nearby castle to rest. Wei Xue used to manage grain and grass day and night, and mobilized the troops of Yansui, Zhuanglang, LAN, Jing and Yulin. The road was far away, and the ship was not ready, so they stationed in huamachi and moved to Lingzhou as soon as the troops arrived. Soon, Jiang Xianmo and Xiao Ruhui, the guerrillas of Yansui, Zhang Jie, the former chief of Ganzhou, and Magui army arrived, and then they arrived at the town of Ningxia to attack. Considering the emptiness of the city after the Ming troops in Yansui and Yulin moved out, the rebels colluded with Huang Taiji's wife and ordered his son shedafu and others to attack old Anbian and zhuanjingbao to contain the Ming army. Kuai Chengen also gathered rebel forces with a plot to ambush in the Yanhan canal and plunder 200 grain trucks. Wei Xuezeng returned to Lingzhou from huamachi and was surrounded by rebels until reinforcements arrived. Magui and others failed to capture the city several times. Princess Fang of Qing killed herself, and all the palace people and gold and silk were looted. Zhu Bingzhong's right leg was injured in the battle, so the Ming army withdrew again. At this time, Shenzong followed the advice of Shi Xing, the Minister of the Ministry of war, and gave Wei Xuezeng a sword to supervise the battle, allowing him to "behead the violators". It happened that Zhu zhengse, the governor of Ningxia, ye Mengxiong, the governor of Gansu, Mei Guozhen, the censor of the army, and Liu Chengsi, Dong Yikui, and Li Rusong, the generals, arrived successively. In June, the Ming army attacked the city again, but it was still fighting for a long time. At first, Wei Xuezeng and Zhu zhengse failed to recruit rebel generals Liu Dongmin and Xu Chao, which made Ye Dexin, the emissary sent by them, scold the thief for being killed and Zhang Jie, who was in charge of Ningxia army, be detained. Shenzong severely rebuked the plan. At this time, Yao Qin and Zhang Yaling, the 100 families in the town of Ningxia, shot a letter to the outside of the city with an arrow. They made an appointment with each other to be inside, and lit a fire in the middle of the night as a signal. After the fire started, before the officers and soldiers outside the city arrived, the rebels killed more than 50 people who had conspired with Yao Qin, and Yao Qin fled to the Ming army camp. At that time, the rebels pretended to ask for a pension to slow down their troops, and secretly colluded with the bandits. However, the situation was even more unfavorable because the food had run out. In July, Wei Xuezeng, together with ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen, made a plan to break the dike and lead the Yellow River to irrigate the city. At this time, bu Shimian and Zhuang tulai of Hetao tribe led 30000 cavalry to attack Dingbian and xiaoyanchi, with tielei as the vanguard, and sent another ten thousand cavalry to attack from shapaikou, west of huamachi, in support of kuaibai. Magui successfully blocked him in yougou, and made him go to Xiamaguan and mingshazhou. Wei Xue once ordered Gong Zijing, a guerrilla, to guard Sha Pai Kou, to enlist Dong Yiyuan, the commander in chief of Yan Sui army, to destroy tie Lei's lair, and to behead him at more than 130 levels. Gong Zijing was surrounded at shapaikou. Gong Zijing died, but the rebels lost foreign aid. Wei Xuezeng dam water burst. In August, the Yellow River burst, the levee was destroyed, and the levee was repaired. The water depth outside the town of Ningxia was eight or nine feet, and the East and West cities collapsed more than 100 feet. Zhulitiu and Zai Seng entered ligangbao again, and were defeated by Li Rusong and Magui and chased to Helan Mountain. The rebels were even more afraid and demanded peace. The Ming army had no idea about peace or war.

Get caught

When Wei Xuezeng recruited Liu Dongmin and Xu Chaoshi, he stayed in Guyuan for more than ten days

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