Strictly speaking, king Hui of Wei was a strict and powerful prince in the early days, and in his later years he began to decline and become a mediocre king, so it cannot be generalized and determined that King Wei Hui was a emperor.
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In the early days, King Hui of Wei exerted great efforts and was diligent in managing the government, coupled with his uncle As a general and Pang Juan as a general, he quickly restored domestic order after the Battle of seizing the throne, and properly resolved the contradictions between nobles and commoners; Severely damaged the Qin army, and the Qin army was gradually defeated and retreated, forcing Qin Xiaogong to move the capital; Under the combined attack of Zhao, Qin, Qi and Chu, it can also be exquisitely arranged and won victory; Moving the capital to Daliang, developing production, and building fortifications made Daliang the most prosperous city among the capitals of the princely countries at that time. He took the lead in claiming the throne among the nations, sat on an equal footing with Zhou Tianzi, became the overlord of the Central Plains, and won a brief peace.
By the late reign of King Hui of Wei, due to wrong arrangements, Pang Juan was captured and committed suicide without enduring humiliation. After that, under the attack of Qin and Qi, they were constantly defeated, and externally, King Hui of Wei was reckless and arrogant, and there were too many enemies in military terms, and the national strength of the State of Wei was weakening day by day. King Hui of Wei was self-conscious, wide on the outside and narrow on the inside, good for formalism. Wei Guo prospered because of the importance attached to talents, and also lost because of missing talents. After Sun Zhi was a soldier, he originally stayed in the State of Wei as a general, but only because King Hui of Wei listened to Pang Juan's words and fell disabled, he fled to the State of Qi; Shang Martingale was recommended by Gong Shu, who did not reuse or be jealous, and achieved the later Shang Martingale Transformation Law to make the Qin Kingdom rich and strong; Zhang Yi was resourceful and disturbed the nations, and such talents were also handed over to King Wei Hui. Can't help but remind people of the words that King Wei Hui said to King Huitian Yujiao of Qiwei, don't you know that he also possessed the priceless treasures of the world.
Whether he was an early wise monarch or a late-stage fainting King of Wei, he could neither deny his exploits nor ignore his mistakes.
Who succeeded to the throne after the death of King Hui of Wei
King Hui of Wei, Han Chinese, Wei clan, Ming Yao. He succeeded to the throne in 369 BC, coinciding with the peak of the State of Wei. Early and diligent in politics, pushing the strength of the State of Wei to the peak, taking the lead in the princes to become kings, and sitting on an equal footing with Zhou Tianzi; In the later period, due to his own rigid personality, good joy and achievements, and decision-making mistakes, the Wei state was lacking in talent, and he was defeated and retreated in the later battles, and slowly weakened.
King Hui of Wei died in 319 BC at the age of 82, probably the longest-lived of any Chinese emperor.
Historically, there were two princes of King Hui of Wei, one was Crown Prince Shen, and the other was the later King of Wei Xiang. In 341 BC, the State of Wei attacked Korea with Prince Shen as his general, and Korea asked for help from the State of Qi, and the State of Qi agreed to help Korea to attack the State of Wei with all its might, and Sun Zhi was a military division, using the method of "encircling Wei to save Zhao", leading an army to directly attack the capital of the State of Wei, Daliang, and inducing the State of Wei to return to the Dynasty to relieve the difficulties of Korea. In the end, the State of Wei was defeated, and Pang Juan knew that the defeat was certain, and was not willing to be captured and humiliated, so he committed suicide in anger. Crown Prince Shen was captured and died a tragic death, with his head in a different place.
After the death of King Hui of Wei, his son King Xiang of Wei succeeded to the throne, with the surname Ji (姬), the Wei clan (魏氏), and the first name of the heir. Reigned from 318 BC to 296 BC, the fourth generation of the Qin state. When the five kingdoms of Wei, Han, Zhao, Chu, and Yan jointly attacked Qin, they did not return. During his reign, King Xiang of Wei made good use of the art of combining vertical and horizontal techniques, jointly attacked Korea with the State of Qin, and also jointly defeated the Chu army with the three kingdoms of Qin, Han, and Qi, but no matter how carefully he planned, he could only preserve the wei state in the era of the division of the princes, and the Great Liang State that once dominated the Central Plains and the princely states looked up to them no longer existed. In 296 BC, Wei Xiang Wang Xue and Zi Zhao Wang Li.
Why did King Hui of Wei have shame?
In 355 BC, king Qi Wei and king Wei Hui were about to hunt in the mountains together, and King Hui of Wei had the heart to show off, so he asked King Qi Wei what treasures he had, and how could king Qi not know what King Hui's intentions were, so he returned: "No." King Wei Hui was extremely proud in his heart, and his mouth continued: "Although my country is small, I still have ten night pearls that can illuminate twelve cars and have a diameter of one inch, and you are so big in qi, don't you even have such a treasure?"
After king Qi Wei finished speaking, he paused and said disapprovingly: "My treasure is different from your treasure of King Wei, your treasure is for people to see, and my treasure is used to govern the country and secure the country; Your treasure is worthwhile, but my treasure is priceless." When King Wei Hui heard this, he asked incomprehensibly, "What treasure is it?" The King of Qi continued: "I have a minister Tanzi, the town guards the lower chen, the Chu kingdom does not dare to attack, and all the kingdoms in Sishang come to worship; I have the hope of becoming a son, the town guards Gao Tang, and the Zhao people dare not fish to the east of the Yellow River; I have a sage Qianfu, the town guards Xuzhou, frightened the Yan people to pray for the blessing of the gods at the North Gate and the Zhao West Gate, and more than a thousand households submitted to the State of Qi; I have a good minister, the bell head, under his rule, the people do not close their homes at night, and the roads are not left behind. These four loyal generals are my treasures, and are they more than the pearls of the night that can illuminate the twelve cars?" After the words were finished, King Wei Hui's face was ashamed.
As the king of a country, King Wei Hui wanted to take the opportunity to show off his national strength, but he was really stingy, and his vision was limited to gold and silver ornaments, all of which were common things. King Hui of Wei and King Qi Wei have different definitions of treasure, and King Qi believes that treasure is to take advantage of the prosperity of the country, and talent is a priceless treasure. After Listening to King Qi's words, King Hui realized how shallow and faceless he was, so he walked away.