In 396 BC, the first monarch of Wei State Wei Wenhou collapsed, and his son Wei beat succeeded to the throne, and was Wei Wuhou . During the reign of Wei Wenhou, civil officials such as Li Mi and Ximen Bao were governed by the country. Wu Qi and Le Yang and other military generals led their troops, and civil and military personnel were united, and each performed their duties, making Wei the first vassal state to dominate during the Warring States Period. After Wei Wuhou ascended the throne, he changed Wenhou's policy program in the face of unprecedented events. He selected talents with nepotism and high standards, resulting in the loss of talents. Wu Qi was forced to flee to Chu State under the slander of Gongshu File.
Not long after Wei Wuhou ascended the throne, he went to Hixi area to inspect the border situation, and faced with the steep mountains and hills, "Our border defense must be as solid as the rivers and mountains."
The ministers accompanying him also agreed: "In the past, Jin State relied on these steep mountains and ridges to dominate the Central Plains. Under the leadership of the kings and lords, our great Wei Dynasty will dominate the world and make all the princes surrender!"
Wu Qi said angrily after hearing this, saying to the ministers: "The king's words will make our country dangerous, but you all agree with him and dare not make any objections, which is even more dangerous."
Wei Wuhou felt very upset when he heard Wu Qi's words, but inconveniently in such an occasion, so he asked Wu Qi to explain the reason.
Wu Qi said: "The dangers of rivers and mountains cannot be relied on. The creation of hegemony can be successful because of the dangers of rivers and mountains. In ancient times, the place where Sanmiao lived was Pengli Lake on the left, Dongting Lake on the right, Qishan is located in the north, Hengshan is located in the south, although there is natural danger, political affairs are not available, Dayu defeated them; Xia Jie had Lushan and Yishan, Yishui and Luoshui as barriers, and the terrain was dangerous, but the country was not well governed, and the country was destroyed by Cheng Tang ; during the Zhou Dynasty of Shang Dynasty, the mountains were still high and the waters were dangerous, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the country was not well governed. In the battle of Muye, the country was destroyed and died. . Besides, today, you have led us to capture many cities. The walls of those cities are very high and dangerous, but we can still break them. It is because of their internal corruption and lack of progress. Therefore, it seems that relying on the steep terrain alone cannot achieve hegemony. "
Wei Wuhou said: "General Wu Qi's high-level teachings have let me know what to do in the future. The government affairs in the Xihe area will be entrusted to you."
A simple greeting between the king and the minister actually shows that Wei Wuhou's strategy of governing the country is essentially different from his father.
When Wei Wenhou succeeded to the throne, Li Kui became prime minister. Soon after Li Kui died, he appointed him as the prime minister. After Tian Wen died, he appointed him as the prime minister.
Wu Qi worked diligently for the country of Wei, guarding Hexi , and was intimidating. He has always hoped that he could become a prime minister and realize the oath he made in front of his mother.
When Tian Wen was a prime minister, he went to Tian Wen to argue with dissatisfaction: "Why can you, Tian Wen, be the prime minister, I, Wu Qi, cannot."
Tian Wen said: "The new monarch ascended the throne, people's hearts are fluctuating, and all officials have not completely surrendered, and the people still have questions about the new lord. At this time, is it you good to be the prime minister? Or is it good for me to be the prime minister?"
Wu Qi was speechless. As a nobleman, all officials still support him very much.
It is said that after Tian Wen's death, many ministers believed that Wu Qi would definitely be the prime minister, and even Wu Qi thought so. However, when the appointment result came out, the result was unexpected and Gongshu Zhu became the new prime minister. After missing the position of Prime Minister, Wu Qidang felt a little turbulent in his heart.
After Gongshu Zhu became the prime minister, he was worried that his influence was not as strong as Wu Qi and was criticized. He often said Wu Qi was bad in front of Wei Wuhou, and designed to frame Wu Qi, hoping to take the opportunity to kill Wu Qi.
Gongshuzhu said to Wei Wuhou: "Wu Qi is one of the few talent in the world. He deserves to be the prime minister, but now I have become the prime minister, I am worried that he will have other ideas, which will be detrimental to the lord.If a person like this cannot be used by the king, he should get rid of him as soon as possible."
Wei Wuhou said: "My dear, what can you do to test Wu Qi's thoughts? ”.
Gongshuzhu said: “I have a way to test Wu Qi’s thoughts. The king can betroth the princess to Wu Qi. If Wu Qi has a second thought, he will definitely not agree to this marriage. "
Wei Wuhou followed Gongshuzhu's advice and prepared to marry the princess to Wu Qi. In order to make Wu Qi reject this marriage, Gongshuzhu said a lot of bad things about the princess in front of Wu Qi, and even angered the princess in front of Wu Qi, allowing Wu Qi to see the princess's fierce face, which made Wu Qi lose his good impression of the princess.
When Wei Wuhou tried Wu Qi and said he wanted to be betrothed the princess to him, Wu Qi politely refused. Wei Wuhou began to suspect that Wu Qi had a second thought. After Wu Qi learned that Wei Wuhou was facing him, he was worried that he would be convicted and killed, so he quietly left Wei and fled to Chu.
