Wei Wenhou passed away and his son ascended the throne. After receiving the news, Wang Pu's heart moved slightly, and then he asked the secret guard next to him: "Marquis Wei Wen has passed away, your plan should be implemented."
"Your Majesty, we are ready." The secret guard said: "After these years of subtle influence on Wei Ji, he is very wary and disgusted with Wu Qi. As long as we seize the opportunity and we continue to push the boat, we can make him attack Wu Qi. Becoming suspicious."
"Wu Qi holds a high position in the Wei State and controls half of the Wei soldiers in the Wei State. If he becomes suspicious, it will be a dead end. Wu Qi is not a foolish and loyal person, and he will definitely flee the Wei State."
"Are the public servants who studied next to Wu Qi confident?" Wang Pu continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, I dare not say with 100% certainty, but it is still possible with more than 80% certainty."
"In that case, let's get ready!" Wang Puda said.
In the Kingdom of Wei, Wei Ji, who had just ascended the throne, was very high-spirited.
Almost all the princes sent envoys to congratulate Wei Jing on his accession to the throne. Even the Qin State, which was already a mortal enemy of the Wei State, sent people.
Such a grand occasion could only be seen by Qi Huan of Jin Dynasty. But all this was achieved at the beginning of his accession to the throne.
Wei Ji was so proud that even the Emperor of Zhou sent people to congratulate him and conferred him the title of Bo-Chief. It can be said that he has achieved what many princes have pursued throughout their lives as soon as he ascended the throne.
A passion to dominate the world rose from his chest.
Of course, in addition to these happy things, there were also some things that made him a little unhappy.
For example, his father appointed Li Kui, Zhai Huang, and Wu Qi as ministers of Gu Ming to assist him. This made the Marquis of Wei, who was already unhappy with Wu Qi, even more disgusted with him.
Marquis Wen of Wei left a rich political legacy to Wei Ji, as well as a powerful Wei state that dominated the princes. Li Kui and Zhai Huang became prime ministers and assisted them in governing the government, but Li Kui died of illness not long after.
After Li Kui's death, a phase was vacated. Before his death, Li Kui suggested to the Marquis of Wei that Wu Qi should be appointed as the prime minister, but the Marquis of Wei did not agree.
After Li Kui's death, when the Marquis of Wei asked Zhai Huang who could be the prime minister, Zhai Huang also suggested appointing Wu Qi as the prime minister. Both important ministers recommended Wu Qi, which made the Marquis of Wei somewhat hesitant.
And at this critical period, the secret guard of Huai State said to Tian Wen of the Marquis of Wei: "The king is unwilling to appoint Wu Qi as prime minister, and can't find a reason. Why don't you go and make suggestions?"
Tian Wendao said: "Wu Qi has great achievements, how can he give advice?"
"Don't you hear that your great achievements shock the Lord and you can't be sealed?"
Tian Wen was overjoyed and immediately went to the palace to see Wei Hou and said: "Wu Qi seized the Xihe River, drove up to the county, expanded the territory for thousands of miles, organized and trained soldiers, and the soldiers were convinced. Such a great achievement, the people in the country only know Wu Qi, but do not know the king. If Wu Qi I pay homage to the Prime Minister, I am wondering if this Wei State is still your Wei State? I am very worried about this."
When the Marquis of Wei heard this, his eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately said: "Qing Tian is good at government affairs and proficient in farming. Let Qing assist Gu in governing the country!"
Tian Wen was overjoyed that he was actually given the high position of Prime Minister.
The Marquis of Wei arranged for Tian Wen, whom he liked, to serve as the prime minister. Tian Wen's talent was not outstanding, and could even be said to be mediocre, but because he understood the thoughts of the Marquis of Wei and always made the Marquis of Wei happy when he did things, he was highly valued by the Marquis of Wei.
After Wu Qi heard about Li Kui's death, he felt that he should take over the position. As a result, the person who took over the position was Tian Wen, who was far inferior to him. This made Wu Qi very dissatisfied. He said privately, "Tian Wen is far inferior to me in terms of merit and ability, but he can worship the prime minister. It is unfair for Wei Hou to appoint someone."
Hearing Wu Qi's words, Xu Ke, a prince sent by the Huai Kingdom, quickly stepped forward and said, "Have you heard that the master of great merit has no title?"
Wu Qi was stunned when he heard this.
"You organized and trained Wei soldiers, attacked Qin in the west, opened Xihe County, conquered Yi and Di in the north, established Shangjun, conquered Chu in the south, defeated Qi in the east, expanded the territory thousands of miles, and made great achievements. The former monarch Wenhou was broad-minded, knew people and made good use of them. , the king is naturally like a fish in water. Now that the new king has just been established, the young master of the country is doubtful. If Wu Jun is in the position again, he may be killed!"
Wu Qi was silent for a moment, then thanked Xu Ke and said, "Thank you very much for your kind words. I'll take a lesson now."
"Wu Jun, please get up quickly. You are teaching us reforms and strategies. You are our teacher. How can I accept your worship?" Xu Ke quickly dissuaded me.
"If it hadn't been for your words, I might have been killed!" Wu Qi insisted on saluting Xu Ke.
After understanding this truth, Wu Qi stopped talking about merit.
Originally, this matter seemed to have passed away like this, but somehow, Wu Qi's complaints actually reached the ears of Wei Hou. After hearing Wu Qi's complaint, the Marquis of Wei looked a little unhappy, but on the surface, the Marquis of Wei didn't say much. Instead, he praised Wu Qi as the pillar of the country, gave Wu Qi more food, and rewarded him with gold and silver.
It's just unknown what he thinks privately.
The Marquis of Wei still appointed Wu Qi as the governor of Xihe County to lead Wei Wu soldiers. Originally, all the officials in Xihe County were rewarded by Wu Qi. This was because Xihe County faced Qin directly.
Now that Wu Qi has defeated the Qin army, the power of the Qin state has declined, and it has attacked with force. The Marquis of Wei began to transfer officials from other places to Xihe County, and then promoted the officials from Hexi County to other places. At the same time, those who made great contributions to Wei Wu's army were vigorously promoted and rewarded, and they were also transferred to other places.
All this seemed like a normal personnel move and did not attract much attention. More people noticed Wei Hou's appointment of Tian Wen as prime minister.
The employment system of the Marquis of Wei led to the change of the Wei State's employment system from the previous courtesy to the virtuous to the eclectic and meritocratic employment system. During the period of Marquis Wei Wen, as long as they were talented and willing to serve the Marquis of Wei, they could be rewarded with official positions and titles, but now, this system has gradually changed.
First of all, the Marquis of Wei paid more attention to family background. Mere talent and learning did not allow him to directly appoint him. At the same time, on the other hand, most of the ministers promoted by Wei Wenhou were named ministers and nobles because of their merit. After these people became nobles, they gradually began to move towards The most annoying change in their appearance.
These people are talented, but it does not mean that their descendants are also talented. Therefore, they were originally appointed by abolishing the aristocratic system. After being rewarded for their meritorious service, they began to oppose the system of eclectic employment. Dragon slayers becoming evil dragons happen all the time.
It can only be said that there are only individuals who betray the class, but there is no class that betrays the class.
After these people became nobles and ministers, they naturally did not want their heirs to become the head of Guizhou again in the future. With the help of these people, the original eclectic and meritocratic way of employing people during the Wei Wenhou period gradually disappeared. The consequence of this is that Wei's talents began to drain to other countries.
(End of chapter)
