Read the life of Wei Wenhou in one article
In 472 BC, he was 1 year old and was born in Anyi, the capital of Jin Kingdom Wei family. His name was Wei Si, the grandson of Wei Huanzi .
In 453 BC, at the age of 20, Jin Qing Zhibo led Wei and Han Erqing to besiege the Zhao family in Jinyang. Zhao Xiangzi sent Zhang Mengtan to persuade Han Kangzi and Wei Huanzi. The three families joined forces and cooperated inside and outside, and destroyed Zhishi , three points of wisdom.
In 446 BC, at the age of 27, his grandfather Wei Huanzi passed away. Due to his father's early death, Wei Si succeeded him as the leader of the Wei family of Jin.
About 432 BC, at the age of 40, his son Wei Ji was born.
In 425 BC, at the age of 48, Zhao Xiangzi passed away. He succeeded him as the Zhengqing of the Jin State. He appointed the county governor Li Kui to implement reforms, and the Wei family began to accelerate its development.
once drank wine and listened to music with the famous Confucian Tian Zifang . Wei Wenhou pointed to the band behind him and said: The bells are a bit uncoordinated, right? The one on the left seems to be higher.
Tianzi Fang Zhengyan said: I heard that wise monarchs like the way of governing the country, and only those who are dim-witted monarchs like music. Now that you hear the music so clearly and take great care of it, I'm worried that you will be confused in handling state affairs!
Wei Wenhou immediately said humbly: You are right! I listen to your teachings!
In 419 BC, at the age of 54, the Wei army crossed the Yellow River westward, built a city in Shaoliang , and built a military stronghold to attack the Qin State .
once made an appointment with a Yu official who managed Shanze to go hunting together one day during his inspection. But on this day it started to rain. Wei Wenhou was drinking with a few people, but he still insisted on going out. So he braved the wind and rain to see the Yu official, and told him personally: It rained heavily today, and it looks like hunting will be impossible! Everyone was moved by Wei Wenhou's trustworthy behavior.
In 413 BC, at the age of 60, the Wei army completed its preparations and began to attack the Qin army in Hexi . It penetrated deep into the Qin Dynasty near Zhengdi and defeated the Qin army.
In 412 BC, at the age of 61, Marquis Wen of Wei ordered Prince Wei Ji to lead his army to conquer Fanpang, drive out its people and occupy its land.
About 411 BC, at the age of 62, Wu Qi from Wei came to Wei, Zhai Huang recommended Wu Qi to Wei Wenhou, and Wei Wenhou asked Li Kui: What kind of person is Wu Qi? Li Kui said: Although Wu Qi is greedy for money and lustful, when it comes to commanding troops in battle, Sima Rangju is not as good as him! So Wu Qi was appointed general.
In 409 BC, at the age of 64, Wu Qi conquered Linjin and Yuanli in the Hexi region of Qin State and built cities. After completely conquering Qin's Hexi region , Wei Wenhou appointed Wu Qi as the governor of Xihe County.
Zhao and Han had conflicts. Han sent an envoy to borrow troops from Marquis Wen of Wei, proposing that Han and Wei send troops together to destroy the Zhao family and divide the Zhao territory equally.
Wei Wenhou said: Zhao and I are brothers, this must not be the case!
The Zhao family also sent people to ask Wei Wenhou for help, and also offered preferential conditions: if they could destroy Han together, they would share the land of Han.
Wei Wenhou also refused: The Han family and I are brothers, we can't do this!
Later, the kings of Han and Zhao learned about Wei Wenhou's attitude towards the two countries as equals and brothers, so they put aside their previous suspicions and came to see Wei Wenhou together.
In 408 BC, at the age of 65, Wei State gained great strength after capturing the Hexi region of Qin State. Han and Zhao Bin followed, so they appointed Leyang as general and Wei Shi as deputy, and crossed Zhao State to attack Zhongshan Kingdom .
In 407 BC, at the age of 66, he invited Confucius disciple Zixia to come to Xihe to give lectures, and respected Zixia as his teacher. Zixia's disciples Gongyang Gao from Qi, Gu Liangchi from Lu, Duan Qianmu from Wei, and Tian Zifang, a disciple of Zigong , founded the Xihe School, accepting disciples and giving lectures.
In 406 BC, at the age of 67, the Wei army finally conquered Zhongshan after three years of hard work. Leyang returned home and reported to Wei Wenhou, showing a proud look.Wei Wenhou ordered people to bring two boxes of letters to Leyang to read. It turned out that they were all blaming Leyang. Leyang then bowed to Wei Wenhou and said: The capture of Zhongshan Kingdom was not due to my strength, but to your credit, the monarch!
Wei Wenhou named his son Wei Ji the King of Zhongshan. The longevity of Zhongshan was granted to Leyang.
At a banquet, Ren Zuo said to Wei Wenhou: After capturing Zhongshan, you did not grant it to your younger brother, but to your son. You are not a benevolent king.
Wei Wenhou became angry and Ren Zuo ran out. Zhai Huang said: I heard that the king is benevolent and loves his subjects, so I am forthright. What you said just now is straightforward, and I know you are kind. Marquis Wei Wen was happy again, so he asked Zhai Huang to call Ren Zuo back and personally went down to the hall to greet him.
In 405 BC, at the age of 68, Qi Prime Minister Tian Daozi passed away, and civil strife broke out in the Tian family that was in charge of the Qi State political power. Tian Bu killed Tian Sun, and Tian Hui rebelled, occupied Linqiu, and surrendered to Zhao. Tian He ordered Tian Bu to lead an army to attack Zhao, but Zhao's army was at a disadvantage. Zhao Liehou asked Wei Wenhou and Han Jinghou to send troops to help. The combined forces of Zhao, Wei, and Han fought a battle with the Qi army, killing 30,000 Qi soldiers and acquiring a large amount of strategic supplies.
In 404 BC, at the age of 69, the coalition forces of Zhao, Wei, and Han attacked Qi State in a large scale and reached the Great Wall of Qi State. Tian He was forced to cede territory and seek peace.
In 403 BC, at the age of 70, at the request of Qi Kanggong , King Weilie of Zhou appointed Wei Si, Zhao Ji , and Han Qian as princes, alongside the marquis of Jin. He ordered Wei to attack the capital and changed the title of his son Wei Zhi to the title of King of Zhongshan.
In 400 BC, at the age of 73, he appointed Ximen Leopard as the order of Yecheng. He appointed his younger brother Wei as prime minister. Grandson Wei Feng was born.
In 396 BC, at the age of 77, Marquis Wen of Wei passed away, and Prince Wei Jing ascended the throne as Marquis Wu of Wei .
