The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the prince's palace

, Wei Shen continued to discuss the content of the reform with Pang Juan. At this time, a guard came to report:"His Royal Highness, a man named Wei Yang came to see you." When Wei Shen heard that it was Wei Yang, he said to the guard:"Ask him to come in."

Wei Shen started discussing with Pang Juan again. Wei Yang also followed the guards to this place. When he saw the two of them discussing the reform, Wei Yang immediately became interested because he also had a heart for reform.

Wei Yang said loudly:"Prime Minister Wei Yang's student is paying homage to His Highness the Crown Prince." Wei Shen turned to look at him and said,"Mr. Wei Yang, there is no need to be polite. Come and discuss it with us." Wei Yang came over quickly and saw the case file. There were piles of bamboo slips, and he knew immediately that the two people must have been talking and discussing for a long time.

Wei Yang asked,"Your Highness, are you discussing reform?" Wei Shen said,"Yes, what's the matter? Do you have any good suggestions?" When Wei Yang heard this, he was ecstatic and his plans for governing the country Ce finally came into use and said quickly:"Your Highness, this is mine.Please take a look at the policy of the country."

Wei Yang quickly handed the bamboo slips from Shenshang to Wei Shen, and Wei Yang said:"This bamboo slips are about my strategies for governing the country. There are twenty-seven articles in total, and these are two of them."Wei Shen and Pang Juan watched together. After reading, Wei Shen returned the bamboo slips to Wei Yang and said:"Mr. Wei Yang, according to what you wrote above, the more stupid the people are, the better the rule. If you follow what you said. , how to cultivate talents in this world? I think what you wrote above is about farming and fighting. If the people only know how to farm and fight, such a country will only be strong temporarily and will not last long."Wei Yang thought he would hear His Highness the Crown Prince's praise, but he didn't expect to be disappointed.

Wei Yang asked:"Then what His Highness the Crown Prince said is any good strategy for governing the country?"Wei Shen showed the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Fourteen Policies he had written to Wei Yang. Wei Yang read it quickly and said,"Your Highness, how can you manage the people with such light laws? The people in the world are evil by nature. , only severe criminal laws can be used to manage the people, and His Royal Highness has also built a school, which will only make the people smarter and resist you!"

Wei Shen said:"Mr. Wei Yang, I don't agree with your opinion. If the more stupid the people are, the better, then why do you still study? If the stupider, the better, then why are the kings of all countries so crazy about talents?"

After Wei Yang heard this, he couldn't refute it. Wei Yang was unwilling and said:"I have a military book written by myself. This military book is called"Gongsun Yang", with a total of twenty-seven chapters. I brought one of them."Immediately took out another bamboo slip from his body and handed it to Wei Shen. Wei Shen nodded after reading it and handed it to Pang Juan. Pang Juan also nodded and said:"This book on military writing is good. Mr. Wei Yang should also use military skills. excellent. Wei Shen said:"

Mr. Wei Yang, I hope you can do well in Yueyang. The position may be yours in the future.""After Wei Yang heard this, he immediately felt better than he had just been in a low mood. He said,"Wei Yang will definitely live up to the state of Wei!""——Please get up, it's almost noon, let's go have lunch.

Early in the morning, he asked Marquis Wei:"Prince, have you completed your reform?" Wei Shen stood up and said,"Father, this is the content of the reform. Please read it slowly." Sure enough, two soldiers carried a box When the bamboo slips came up, Wei Hou saw so many bamboo slips and said:"Okay, okay, there is no need to look at it. Don't worry, Shen'er is alone in doing things." Wei Hou said again:"My lords, starting from today, the country will implement reforms. I am the State of Wei""Your Majesty is Holy Ming. Suddenly a messenger ran up to the court and said,"Your Majesty, according to reports from Chu, Chu State has sent a hundred thousand troops to attack Yue State.""When all the ministers heard this, they immediately became happy. One minister stood up and said:"Your Majesty, Chu State is attacking Yue State, but this is a great opportunity for Wei State. Wei State should send a large army to attack Chu State. Pang

Juan stood up immediately and said,"No, although Chu State sent a hundred thousand troops to fight, Chu State has nearly a million troops in the country, and our army cannot carry out a sneak attack on Chu State.""The Marquis of Wei just wanted to send troops to attack Chu, but Pang Juan told him that he didn't want to send troops.

Wei Si stood up and said:"Your Majesty, our country has not appointed a Sima to manage the country's military affairs. I don't know who your Majesty wants to appoint as Sima."When the Marquis of Wei heard this, he realized that indeed, there was only one general in the Wei State now, and there was no Sima yet, so he asked:"Everyone, do you know who can take up the post of Sima?"

Wei Cuo stood up and said,"Your Majesty recommends a person. This person is Wu Tong, the grandson of Wu Qi. This person is proficient in the Yin and Yang. He integrated the art of war with the Yin and Yang, and wrote a military book called Yin and Yang Art of War. , this man is unpredictable in his military use. Wu Tong is even better than his grandfather Wu Qi. This man is still studying on a mountain in Chu State."

When the Marquis of Wei heard that he was the grandson of Wu Qi, and the whole court heard that he was the grandson of Wu Qi, he kept thinking of the victorious general and Sima Wu Qi of the Wei State at that time. Under his leadership, the Wei State was invincible in all battles and conquered all attacks. , no country in the whole world can defeat Wei, and now everyone heard that he was the grandson of Wu Qi, Gongshu Cuo quickly stood up and asked:"General Wei Cuo, is this person really stronger than Wu Qi? Wei

Cuo said firmly:"This man is indeed better than Wu Qi in military affairs. Whoever wins this man will conquer the world." The Marquis of Wei immediately said:"General Wei Cuo, where is Wu Tong now? I have decided to make him the Sima of our country.""

"Your Majesty, this person doesn't want to go out, he just wants to study. Wei Cuo replied. Wei Hou heard the queen say:"It means that I can't come out."""Exactly."Wei Cuo said. Later, Wei Hou asked again:"I wonder if you have any good ideas, please ask Wu Tong to come out?

Wei Shen stood up and said,"Father, Lord." If you want to invite people to come out of the mountain, you need to understand them with reason and move them with emotion. I have a plan to get Wu Tong to come to our country Wei."Wei Hou asked quickly:"What's the plan?"That is to build Wu Qi's ancestral halls across the country and build Wu Qi's statue in the capital Anyi. This has two advantages. First, it can let scholars all over the world know that Wei is thirsty for talents. Second, it can let Wu Tong come to us." Wei State""Okay, just follow the prince's words."The Marquis of Wei said.

A month later, the country of Wei began to reform, and Wu Qi's ancestral hall and statues were completed. Students all over the world felt that Wei was thirsty for talents, and they went to Wei one after another. He Guanzi, a certain mountain in Chu State , asked

Said:"Tong, do you really plan to go to Wei? Wu Tong replied:"Yes, sir. Ever since I heard that Wei State built an ancestral hall and statue for my grandfather, I have planned to go to Wei State."

Seeing that he wanted to go out of the mountain, He Guanzi said,"Wu Tong, pick a flower from the mountain.""——yes.

After a while, Wu Tong picked a flower. When He Guanzi saw the flower, he said:"Wu Tong, this peanut is in the east, and the flower is facing the direction of Wei. This means that your place of prosperity must be in Wei." Kingdom, this flower is the flower that King Wu of Zhou wore on his head when he destroyed the Shang Dynasty. It means that you will make a great cause that will shake the world."

Wu Tong said:"Sir, goodbye, my disciple. After helping Wei dominate the world, come back to see Sir." He Guanzi said again:"Wu Tong, I will give you eight words. The world is fighting hard, and only one can unify it.""Disciple must bear in mind what Mr. Wu said." Wu Tong said.