Xinlingjun

Xinlingjun

Wei Wuji, the emperor of Xinling (243 BC), was born in the Warring States period. He was the son of King Zhao of Wei and the half brother of King Anli of Wei. Xinlingjun was a famous statesman and militarist in the Warring States period. During the reign of King Anli of Wei, he was a general of the state of Wei. He was called the "four princes of Warring States" together with Zhao Sheng, the former monarch of Zhao Guoping, Tian Wen, the monarch of mengchang of Qi, and Huang Xie, the monarch of Chunshen of Chu.

Life of the characters

In 277 B.C., Wei Wuji's father, Wang Zhao, died. Wei Wuji's brother, Wei Dan, succeeded to the throne of the state of Wei as king Anli of Wei. At that time, the Prime Minister of the state of Wei was mengchangjun. Tian Wen had been in politics for more than ten years and had strong political strength. In order to restrain Tian Wen, King Wei Anli granted his younger brother Wei Wuji the title of Xinling (now Ningling in Henan Province), so he was called xinlingjun.

In 273 BC, King Zhao of Qin sent Baiqi to attack the state of Wei. Tian Wen, the prince of mengchang, recommended mangmao as commander in chief and led the army of Wei to fight against the army of Qin. Bai Qi defeated the Wei army in Huayang and captured 130000 people of the Wei army. Mangmao was defeated and fled. Tian Wen, the sponsor, was removed from the post of prime minister by King Wei Anli. After Tian Wen lost power, many of his disciples went to Wei Wuji, so Wei Wuji gradually replaced Tian Wen in Wei state.

Recruit a wide range of visitors

Wei Wuji was kind and generous. He was courteous and virtuous, so scholars rushed to join him. At the peak, there were 3000 diners. Therefore, Wei Wuji was famous at that time, and the vassal states did not dare to invade Wei for more than ten years.

Once, Wei Wuji and Wei Anli were playing chess when a warning came from the northern border that Zhao Guofa was preparing to enter the Wei border. The king put down his chess pieces immediately and was ready to call the minister to discuss the countermeasures. Wei Wuji dissuaded King Wei Anli, saying that it was only king Zhao hunting, not invading the border, and then playing chess with King Wei Anli. At this time, the king of Wei Anli was in a panic and had no intention to go down again. Soon, news came from the north, confirming Wei Wuji's words. Wei Anli Wang was surprised and asked Wei Wuji how he knew. Wei Wuji told Wei Anli that among his disciples, there were capable people who could deeply explore the secrets of the king of Zhao and could report the king's actions to him at any time. From then on, King Anli of Wei was afraid of Wei Wuji's talent and did not dare to hand over state affairs to him.

Honoring Hou Sheng

At that time, there was a hermit named Hou Ying in the state of Wei. He was seventy years old. Because of his poor family, he was a doorkeeper of the Yi gate in Daliang (the capital of the state of Wei). After hearing about this man, Wei Wuji went to visit him and wanted to give him a big gift, but Hou Ying refused to accept it. Wei Wuji then held a banquet. After waiting for the guests to come to Qi, Wei Wuji took his chariot and his entourage, vacated the seat on the left side of the car and went to Yimen to meet Hou Ying. In order to test Wei Wuji, Hou Ying goes straight to the seat left by Wei Wuji and asks Wei Wuji to take him to visit his friend who is a butcher in the market. Wei Wuji immediately drove to the market. Hou Ying got out of the car and went to meet his friend Zhu Hai, while Wei Wuji was waiting with a rein in his hand. At this time, Wei's generals, prime ministers, clansmen and guests were all full. When Wei Wuji came back for the banquet, Wei's followers were secretly scolding Hou Ying, but Wei's face was still pleasant. He didn't take Hou Ying back to the banquet until Hou Ying finished talking. After this, Wei Wuji got a good reputation as a courteous and virtuous corporal among the public in the state of Wei.

Kill harrier with dove

It is said that one morning, when he had just finished his breakfast, a dove was chased and killed by a fierce harrier. He asked the dove to hide. When the Harrier flew away, he called out the dove. Unexpectedly, the cunning harrier hid nearby. As soon as the dove flew out, he caught it and ate it. Xinlingjun blamed himself: it was his negligence that led to his death. He ordered that the Harriers be captured everywhere, and a total of 100 harriers were captured. Then they were interrogated one by one, and finally the killers were found out. Xinlingjun flew other kites, and then killed the killer kites, in honor of the dead dove.

People have heard that xinlingjun lived up to a dove, not to mention people! His faith and mind can be regarded as an example. As a result, travelers from all directions rushed to his door and became his guests. There are more than 3000 diners.

Stealing Fu to save Zhao

In 260 years ago, in the battle between Zhao Xiaocheng and the state of Qin in Changping, Zhao Kuo was defeated by the state of Qin by replacing the old general Lian Po with Zhao Kuo, who was a "war on paper". As a result, more than 400000 soldiers were killed by the state of Qin. In 257 BC, the army of the state of Qin surrounded Handan, the capital of the state of Zhao. The wife of Pingyuan Jun, the Prime Minister of Zhao state, is Wei Wuji's elder sister. Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng sent letters to Wei Anli and Wei Wuji many times, asking for the rescue of Wei state. Wei Anli sent General Jin Bi to rescue Zhao. When King Zhao of Qin got the news, he sent messengers to threaten King Wei Anli. Afraid, King Wei Anli sent messengers to inform Jinbi to stop marching and stay in ye for garrison. In name, to save Zhao, he was actually watching the development of the situation.

Pingyuan Jun constantly sent envoys to the state of Wei to urge, and blamed Wei Wuji for ignoring the danger of Zhao and Wei Wuji's sister. Wei Wuji was very worried about this. He repeatedly asked the king of wei'anli to send troops, and the disciples tried every means to persuade him. However, the king of wei'anli was afraid of the powerful state of Qin and refused to listen to Wei Wuji's opinions. Wei Wuji estimated that the king of Wei had refused to send troops to save Zhao, and he didn't want to see Zhao perish. So he gathered more than 100 chariots and planned to take his disciples to Zhao to fight with Qin army.

When Wei Wuji and his motorcade passed by Yimen, he met Hou Ying and told him the situation. Hou Ying dissuades Wei Wuji from saying that it's like throwing fat to a hungry tiger. It doesn't work at all. And give Wei Wuji secret advice, let Wei Wuji go to King Wei Anli's favorite concubine Ruji to help, let Ruji steal Jinbi's talisman from King Wei Anli's bedroom, because Wei Wuji once avenged Ruji for killing his father, Ruji is sure to serve Wei Wuji. Wei Wuji listens to Hou Ying's plan and goes to ask Ruji for help. Ruji steals the military talisman and gives it to Wei Wuji. Wei Wuji got the talisman and was ready to go on the road. Hou Ying asked Wei Wuji to take the butcher Zhu Hai with him so that Jin Bi could let Zhu Hai, a powerful man, kill him when he saw that the talisman still did not hand over the military power. He said: "I should go with you. I can't go because I am old. Please (let me) calculate the date of your trip. On the day I arrive at the Jinbi military camp, I will commit suicide and see you off."

When Wei Wuji arrived at ye, he took out his military amulet and falsely passed on the order of Wei Anli king to replace Jin Bi as a general. Jin Bi's military amulet was verified to be correct, but he still expressed doubt and didn't want to hand over military power. At this time, Wei Wuji had no choice but to let Zhu Hai do it. He killed Jin Bi with tie Zhui and forcibly seized power.

After saying goodbye to Hou Sheng, the young master went to the military camp (Jinbi's). As expected, Hou Sheng committed suicide facing the north.

After Wei Wuji took command of the army of Jin Dynasty, he selected 80000 soldiers to set out on the front line. At the same time, the state of Chu sent Huang Xie, the king of Chunshen, to rescue the state of Zhao. Under the joint efforts of Chu, Wei and Zhao, the state of Qin was defeated and the siege of Handan was lifted.

Ten years in Zhao

After the great victory in Handan, Wei Wuji knew that he had stolen the military Amulet of King Wei Anli, and pretended that the king had ordered him to kill Jinbi. King Wei Anli would be very angry, so Wei Wuji asked the generals to take the Wei army back to the state of Wei, and Wei Wuji and his disciples stayed in the state of Zhao. King Xiaocheng of Zhao appreciated Wei Wuji for stealing Fu to save Zhao, and awarded Tang Mu to Wei Wuji. King Anli of Wei also forgave Wei Wuji's sin, and still let Wei Wuji enjoy Xinling. Wei Wuji stayed in the state of Zhao for ten years.

Wei Wuji made friends with hermits in the state of Zhao. Even such humble and talented people as Mao Gong and Xue Gong, who were hidden in casinos and pubs, would make friends with them in order to obtain talents. Therefore, many scholars in the world, including Pingyuan Jun's disciples, turned to Wei Wuji.

According to historical records, after xinlingjun defeated the Qin army, King Zhao Xiaocheng was very grateful to xinlingjun and negotiated with Pingyuan Jun to grant him five cities. After hearing this, xinlingjun was elated and proud. Tang Ju said to xinlingjun, "some things can't be forgotten, some things have to be forgotten. If others are kind to you, you can't forget them. If you are kind to others, I hope you can forget them. Moreover, the prince falsely told the king of Wei that he had ordered to seize the army to save Zhao, which was meritorious to the state of Zhao, but not loyal to the state of Wei. Now I think I've done a lot of good work and I'm proud of myself. I think I shouldn't do that in private. " After hearing this, xinlingjun immediately remorses himself and shows a shameless appearance. Later, when the king of Zhao welcomed xinlingjun, xinlingjun showed humility and concession. Therefore, the king of Zhao did not give xinlingjun five cities as fiefs.

Return to the state of Wei

In 247 B.C., the state of Qin, which had recovered its vitality, began to attack the state of Wei on a large scale. King li of Wei was worried about this, so he sent messengers to invite Wei Wuji to return home. Under the advice of Duke Mao and Duke Xue, Wei Wuji, who hesitated at first, finally decided to return to the state of Wei. Wei Wuji and Wei anliwang haven't seen each other for ten years. When they meet again, they can't help crying. Wei Anli appointed Wei Wuji as the supreme general and made him the supreme commander of Wei army. Wei Wuji sent envoys to the vassal states for help. When all countries learned that Wei Wuji had served as a general, they all sent troops to save Wei. Wei Wuji led the Allied forces of the five vassal states to defeat the Qin army in the south of the Yellow River, which made Meng Ao, the general of the Qin state, defeated and fled. The Allied forces took advantage of the victory to attack Hangu pass. The Qin army closed the gate tightly and did not dare to go out again. Wei Wuji's victory in the joint attack on Qin Dynasty greatly shocked his reputation. The guests of all the vassals offered the art of war to him. Wei Wuji wrote a book called the art of war of Wei Gongzi.

King Zhuangxiang of Qin deeply felt that Wei Wuji was a threat to the state of Qin, so he sent people to bribe the state of Wei with ten thousand jin gold, looking for the old disciples of Jin Bi, and let them advance in front of King Anli of Wei

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