The Marquis of Wei changed his employment policy. Many people in Wei State left Wei State and went to other countries because they could not realize their ideals, resorted to revenge, or were unable to obtain high-ranking officials and generous salaries.
Zhao and South Korea, the countries closest to Wei, saw the amazing changes after Wei's reforms, and the two countries also began to carry out reforms. In the past, the two countries wanted to reform, but talents had a convergence effect.
The vast majority of talents will go to Wei State, and only a few will come to Zhao State and South Korea. Now after Wei Hou's operations, many talents who were originally in Wei State began to flow to South Korea and Zhao State.
Zhao State and South Korea also began to carry out reforms based on Wei State's reforms.
In addition to South Korea and Zhao, Qin had to start carrying out reforms after experiencing a disastrous defeat. However, Qin was regarded as a barbarian land, and very few people were willing to go to Qin.
At the same time, the clans of the Qin State were fighting for power. At this time, there was chaos. The former Qin Marquis was expelled by the nobles of the country because of his defeat in the attack on Wei. Then he supported a young son as the king, and at the same time, his mother was in power. In this way, the Qin State became more confusion.
In the third year of the Marquis of Wei, the Marquis of Wei led his ministers to Xihe County for inspection and condolences to the soldiers. Seeing the surrounding Yaohan mountains and rivers, he sighed with emotion: "There are such steep mountains and rivers on the Wei border. Isn't the border impregnable?"
At this time, the ministers around the Marquis of Wei complimented: "Yes, the Jin Kingdom had these steep mountains and rivers and dominated it for hundreds of years. If your Majesty improves politics and develops military equipment, then we will definitely be able to dominate the world!"
When Wu Qi, who was following him, heard this, he frowned and said directly: "Your Majesty's words are dangerous to the country. Instead of admonishing, you are rushing to comply with them. Is this making Wei more dangerous? "
After hearing this, Marquis Wei was furious and said, "Wu Qing, is there something wrong with what Gu said?"
Wu Qi was not afraid to speak directly: "Dangerous mountains and rivers cannot stabilize a country, and hegemony has never been born only from dangerous mountains and rivers. In ancient times, where the people of Sanmiao lived, there was Pengli Lake on the left, Dongting Lake on the right, and Qishan Mountain to the north. , Hengshan Mountain is located to the south. Although there were natural dangers to rely on, they were eventually driven away by Dayu."
"Xia Jie's country also had dangerous mountains and rivers, but because of its brutal oppression and political darkness, it was finally defeated by Cheng Tang. Shang Zhou's country also had natural dangers from the Yellow River and was protected by mountains, but it was still destroyed by King Wu of Zhou. It was where they were Aren’t the mountains and rivers dangerous enough?”
"You also led an army to fight and led us to capture so many cities. Aren't the walls of those cities tall? Weren't there many people? But they were defeated by us. Isn't this caused by their political corruption and official exploitation? "
"From this point of view, how can we achieve hegemony simply by relying on steep mountains and rivers?"
When Marquis Wei heard what Wu Qi said, he became more and more dissatisfied, but he also knew that Wu Qi's words were politically correct. He had heard too many such words.
He immediately said: "Very good, I heard your speech today, and I will entrust all the government affairs of Xihe County to you."
Then he led the ministers and ministers to leave directly.
The attitude of the Marquis of Wei made Wu Qi very anxious. As a minister, when he saw the monarch making mistakes, it was proper to speak out and remonstrate, but why did the Marquis of Wei have such an attitude?
After the departure of Marquis Wei, Wu Qi returned to his official residence worriedly. During the period of the late king Wei Wenhou, Wu Qi would accept his advice and correct it, giving him full trust, allowing him to lead his troops to capture one city after another without any worries. Yap.
But when the current Marquis of Wei arrived, the situation suddenly changed.
Just when Wu Qi was worried, the spies he sent to Qin to find out the truth came back. When he saw the political chaos in Qin and the nobles fighting for power, he immediately realized that this was an opportunity to conquer Qin.
Wu Qi immediately took out the bamboo slips and started writing without caring about anything else. After he finished writing the strategy for attacking Qin, he immediately sent someone to send the slips to the Marquis of Wei.
When Xu Ke next to him saw it, he quickly stopped him and said, "You have just insulted the Marquis of Wei, and now you are writing to attack Qin. Will the Marquis of Wei trust you?"
Wu Qi said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we go to war at this time, we will definitely be able to attack Yongdu and destroy the Qin Kingdom. From the Western Wei Kingdom, there will be no more western frontier troubles. How can you, your Majesty, make a small loss at this opportunity?"
He immediately insisted on sending someone to deliver the bamboo slips.
Seeing Wu Qi's insistence, Xu Ke also had a headache. They came here to take Wu Qi to the Huai Kingdom. Although this time if Wu Qi led the army to fight and conquered the Qin Kingdom and made great achievements, he would definitely be unable to do so again if his achievements shocked the lord. As the situation continued, Wei State also annexed Qin State, and its national power increased greatly.
This was not in the interests of Huai State. Xu Ke immediately called the others over to discuss it, and then one of them hurriedly left for the capital of Wei State.
After the secret guards of Wei's capital learned the news, they immediately sent people to Tian Wen and Gongsun Zu to inform them of Wu Qi's plan.
"Wu Qi wants to attack Qin, but Qin is weak. If Wu Qi goes to war this time, he should be able to destroy the country. When Wu Qi brings the power of victory, he will definitely be appointed as the prime minister. How will you two deal with it then?"
Tian Wen and Gongsun Zuo were both selfish people, so they naturally did not want to step down and give way to Wu Qi, so they immediately decided not to let him lead the army on the expedition.
Seeing the expressions of the two men, the secret guard continued: "Wei's soldiers are strong, and Qin's country is just old and weak. How can we stop it? You can completely ignore Wu Qi and personally lead Wei's soldiers to attack Qin. In this way, you can destroy the country." Isn’t it yours?”
Tian Wen and Gongsun Zuo's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they immediately said: "Thank you very much for your advice. Your contribution today will be rewarded in a big way in the future!"
Immediately Tian Wen and Gongsun Cuo rushed to the palace of Wei. As soon as the two of them entered the palace, they heard the laughter of the Marquis of Wei and hurriedly came forward to pay their respects.
"Tian Qing and Gongsun Qing are here just in time, come and see this plan to destroy Qin!" Wei Hou said happily when he saw the two coming.
The two pretended to look at the bamboo slips, and were shocked in their hearts. If Wu Qi led his army to attack Qin, he would definitely be responsible for the destruction of the country. They looked at each other and said immediately: "Wu Qing's strategy is indeed extraordinary. "
"If we act according to this, the destruction of Qin will be just around the corner, but..."
"But what?" Wei Hou asked casually.
"Your Majesty, Wu Qing has made great achievements and is now a highly respected minister. If he succeeds in destroying the country again, I'm afraid that even the position of Prime Minister will not be able to repay his merits!" Gongsun Cuo said.
"Yes." Tian Wen said from the side: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the border patrol not long ago? The people only know Wu Qing, but they don't know your Majesty."
The Marquis of Wei suddenly had a gloomy expression on his face, and after a while he said: "I ordered Wu Qi to come and serve in the capital, and to hand over Xihe County to Gongsun Cuo concurrently. He ordered the country to raise grain and grass, with Gongsun Cuo as the main general, and to command the soldiers to prepare to attack Qin. .”
Upon hearing the edict from the Marquis of Wei, a flash of joy flashed in their eyes.
The edict was issued quickly. After Wu Qi received the edict, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning and was stunned for an instant.
When Xu Ke saw it, he said to him: "Wu Jun, the Marquis of Wei is already suspicious of you. You are well-known in Xihe County, respected by the people, and you have soldiers on your side. No one dares to despise you. But if you return to the capital this time and there are no soldiers by your side, only a small official can capture you. I hope Mr. Wu will think twice."
After hearing this, Wu Qi's face became solemn. He was also a decisive person, and he immediately said: "The Marquis of Wei cannot tolerate me, where can you go?"
"I heard that Huai Gong is very open-minded and thirsty for talents. You have great talents. If you go to Huai this time, you will be reused!"
Wu Qi immediately nodded and said: "Okay, I will go to Huai Kingdom this time!"
(End of chapter)
