Under the autocratic politics of ancient times, whether a country prospered or declined, rose or fell, had a great relationship with the country's monarch. Because he is the center of the entire political machine, everything revolves around him. His will reaches every administrative end of the country, and even his private life has a significant impact on the entire country because of the radiation of his power. Therefore, King Louis XIV of France said, "I am the country." This sentence is actually good.
After the Battle of Jinyang, the Zhi family was eliminated and its land was divided. The Jin Kingdom suddenly became the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei. The most powerful country at this time was the State of Zhao, but the first one to leap onto the stage and shine brightly and become the superpower during the Warring States Period was not the State of Zhao, but the originally inconspicuous State of Wei. All this was because of Wei Wenhou, the king of Wei at that time.
Wei Wenhou, named Si, was the grandson of Wei Huanzi. The first quality needed to achieve great things is not diligence but judgment and overall grasp of the situation. Only in this way can we deduce from the overall situation of the world the path that we can advance and retreat from, the areas that we can and cannot do, and then we can adjust our goals and make other calculations. After the big policy is set, we can then talk about how to implement it, and how to adapt to changes in the process and survive the difficulties. Wei Wenhou is undoubtedly a person who has an overall view. While Han and Zhao are still thinking about how to get as much benefit as possible from the territory of Jin, his profound vision has transcended the small Jin and scanned the world. .
The situation of the entire Jin State is that Zhao State is in the north, Wei State is in the southwest, and South Korea is in the southeast. Jin State is bordered by the Yellow River on the left and Taihang on the right. Although the terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, it is bordered by Rong and Di in the north and is surrounded by heroes, so there is not much room for expansion. At that time, the world was in chaos, and the destiny of all countries was to sail against the current, and to retreat if they did not advance. Therefore, how to preserve their own land, their own ancestral temples, and shine their own lintels became the common concern of the three masters of Han, Zhao, and Wei.
The idea of the Han and Zhao families was to first strengthen their power within the Jin Kingdom and then expand outward. So Han Wuzi sent people to lobby Wei Wenhou, hoping to unite Han and Wei to attack the powerful Zhao State to resolve the threat from the north. But Wei Wenhou didn't think so. Not to mention that the Zhao State in the north was a barrier against Rong Di. The powerful strength of the Zhao State alone was enough to withstand the combined military power of Han and Wei. By then the war will definitely fall into a stalemate, and this state will definitely continue for a long time. The final result will be nothing more than "losing all three". Doesn't this give a huge opportunity to outsiders around Sanjin who are eyeing it? So Wei Wenhou rejected Han Wuzi's suggestion. From then on, Han Wuzi began to look down on Wei Wenhou and regarded him as a cowardly man who was greedy for life and afraid of death and had no courage.
Wei Wenhou had just rejected Han Wuzi's proposal to allied forces to fight against Zhao, and he welcomed the Zhao family's envoy. It turned out that the news leaked and Zhao Xianhou knew about it. Zhao Xianhou thought that since Wei Wenhou rejected Han Wuzi, he would definitely stand on his side, so he sent an envoy to suggest that it would be better for us, Zhao and Wei, to join forces and destroy Han, and then divide its land equally. The general thought that how? The envoy spoke sincerely, but Wei Wenhou burst into laughter after hearing this. The so-called lips are dead and the teeth are cold. The Zhao State is so powerful that only Wei and Han can barely resist it by uniting to protect each other's ancestral temples. If he is greedy for temporary gains and tries to unite with Zhao to attack South Korea, it will be like a hunting dog hunting all the rabbits in the mountains for its owner. In the end, the owner who has no food source has to kill the hunting dog to satisfy his hunger. As the saying goes, "the cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks." This is a truth that has never been changed through the ages, so the envoy of the State of Zhao finally returned with a panic that he had failed to complete his mission. After Zhao Xianhou heard the messenger's return message, he naturally gritted his teeth with hatred.
However, Wei Wenhou was born to be a leader. The so-called "natural leadership material" means that this person must have extraordinary enthusiasm and unique ideas about anything he participates in. Not only that, he also always wants to persuade every participant to let them Agree with his ideas, work together with him, and accomplish things according to your own ideas. Marquis Wei Wen not only "did not do something", he also "did something he must do". He sent a note to the Han and Zhao families to jointly negotiate the future development path of the three Jins.
Wei Wenhou opened the skylight and spoke frankly, first stating the reasons for rejecting the Han and Zhao families. Although Han Wuzi and Zhao Xianhou felt uncomfortable hearing this, they couldn't help but nod their heads, impressed by the truth spoken by Wei Wenhou. After all, the situation is compelling! Later, Wei Wenhou expressed his judgment on the situation of the Three Jins and the world, pointed out that the Three Jins were easily choked by the terrain, and based on this argument, he proposed that the Three Jins must stop fighting among themselves and coexist peacefully. He said, otherwise, we will be trapped here forever, gradually weakened, and finally become an outcast of the times, annexed by other countries. By then, even if we regret, there will be no place for us to cry. Both Han Wuzi and Zhao Xianhou persuaded Wei Wenhou, but the three families had inextricably linked and complicated relationships. They could not reach a consensus on how to coexist peacefully and develop in a coordinated manner. Fortunately, the big principle, that is, the peaceful situation has been determined in this meeting, so Wei Wenhou can let go and do what he wants to do.
Not to mention what Wei Wenhou planned, but a person's power is limited after all, so no matter what you do, if you have a helper, you will always get twice the result with half the effort, let alone the grand plan of a monarch like Wei Wenhou? However, some people are born with the ability to unite talents and make them work for themselves, such as Liu Bang; while some people always drive people away and use their talents to make enemies, and finally end up alone, desolate and defeated, such as Xiang Yu . So is Wei Wenhou Liu Bang or Xiang Yu?
After conquering the Zhongshan Kingdom, the successful Wei monarchs and ministers held a banquet to celebrate their victory. Satisfied, Marquis Wei Wen looked around at his retainers and asked, "How do you evaluate a monarch like me?"
"Benevolent Lord!" The Wei family's retainers said in unison, raising their glasses to toast Wen Hou. Marquis Wen laughed loudly and was about to drink it all when he heard a harsh and harsh voice saying: "Your Majesty won the battle, but instead of enfeoffing Zhongshan to his younger brother who worked hard and made great contributions, he enfeoffed it to Cun Gong." How can an unborn son be called a benevolent king?" The person who said this was Wei's retainer Ren Si. After hearing this, Wei Wenhou was very angry. Ren Zuo also discovered this and secretly felt that something was wrong, so he trotted out of the tent. Wei Wenhou turned to Zhai Huang and asked: "In your opinion, can I be called a benevolent king?" Zhai Huang was Wenhou's counselor and he always relied heavily on him. At this time, he could see that Marquis Wei Wen was angry, and it was really dangerous to sit here. If he didn't answer well, he would harm others and himself. So he said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Of course you are a benevolent gentleman!"
"Oh?" Marquis Wen aroused his interest, "How do you say this?" Zhai Huang cupped his hands and said an eternal famous saying: "When an minister hears that the emperor is benevolent, he will be honest. If he speaks to those who are seated, he will be honest, and the minister will know it." "("Zi Zhi Tong Jian") The translation is: "I heard that if the monarch is kind, his ministers will be upright. Just now, I knew that you are a benevolent monarch because of your frank remarks." After hearing this, Marquis Wei Wen turned from anger to joy, So he asked Zhai Huang to come out of the tent to invite Ren back, and then left the table to greet him personally, hailing him as an honored guest.
From this we can see how broad-minded Wei Wenhou was. People can not escape from doing wrong? But the most important thing is to be able to pull back from the brink and make corrections in time. Since ancient times, monarchs have tended to listen to partial beliefs and be close to villains, while few have been close to gentlemen, outspoken and accepting advice. This is because few people have true self-confidence like Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. Their self-confidence is based on the flattery of others. superior. Wei Wenhou had exactly this confidence, confident that he could overcome all difficulties and achieve his ambition to glorify the Wei family!
With such a big heart, you will achieve great success!
