As the founding monarch of the State of Wei during the Warring States period, Wei Wenhou Weisi was a politician and reformer who worked hard to govern, forged ahead, and attached great importance to talent. During Wei Si's reign, the State of Wei also became the first power of the Warring States Era, and once dominated the Central Plains.
During the Warring States period, Weiss was a well-known monarch. At the same time, he is also a relatively complex historical figure that combines Confucian thought and Legalist thought. Knowing people and being a corporal of Lixian, in order to worship the "Three Sages of Hedong" Bu Zixia, Tian Zifang and Duan Ganmu as his teachers, he did not hesitate to put down his body and bow down to him on the car every time he passed by his doorstep.
Wei Wen Hou Weiss not only respected the literati, but also his own small officials.
Once, Wei Si and the group of courtiers gathered to drink, and when the drink was in full swing, they saw that it was pouring heavy rain, and at this time, Wei Wenhou suddenly remembered something, so he immediately ordered a car to be prepared to rush to the suburbs. Puzzled, the attendants asked, "You and the ministers are drinking, and now you are on your head, and it is raining heavily outside, so why do you want to go to the suburbs?" Wei Wenhou replied: "The day before yesterday, I had agreed with the officials in charge of the hunting ground that I would go hunting in the hunting ground today, and although I was facing fine wine and delicacies and pouring heavy rain outside, I could not fail to abide by the agreement..." After saying this, Wei Wenhou personally rushed to the hunting ground and told the hunting ground officials that due to the heavy rain, there was no need to prepare for the hunt.
This practice of Wei Wenhou reached the ears of the Four Wise Men, and more people came to him.
However, everyone in the world has selfish intentions, although Wei Wenhou is a virtuous person, he will inevitably have a heart to protect the short, perhaps this is the so-called emperor's way of survival!
Just after Le Yang conquered the Zhongshan Kingdom in one fell swoop, facing this good land, Wei Wenhou's first thought was to reward him to his son Wei Zhen. Just when everyone was flattering this king Rende, only the counselor RenZag around him stood up and said it was inappropriate: "You have won the Zhongshan Kingdom this time, and you did not give it to your brother, but gave it to your son, how can you be regarded as the king of Rende?" "Say it, turn away.
Wei Wenhou was furious, and the Minister of State Zhai Huang immediately said, "You are indeed a Benevolent King!" Wei Wenhou asked, "Why?" "The old minister has always heard that only the benevolent monarch has a courtier who dares to speak out!" Ren Za's words just now were very blunt, so I know that you are a benevolent king..."
Listening to Zhai Huang's words, Wei Wenhou realized that his future generations of Jiangshan were all sons, and now he was dividing a little of his immediate interests among those who could stabilize the Jiangshan for himself. So he immediately ordered someone to invite ren to the main hall, and even personally went down to the hall to greet him and enshrine him as a guest.
Although it is only a small matter, we can see from this that in the dynasties and dynasties, the king has never been as open-minded as his courtiers, and even if he has selfish intentions, he must weigh the overall situation. Fortunately, there were two outspoken courtiers beside Wei Wenhou, Ren Za and Zhai Huang, otherwise, how could they become a generation of Ming Emperors.