King Qi Wei straightened out the rule of officials

King Qi Wei straightened out the rule of officials

King Qi Wei is a very story-telling character, and his famous allusions related to him include Zou Ji satirizing King Qi Wei Na Zhi, Tian Ji horse racing, Yi Ming, and Bi Bao with Wei Wang. Through these allusions, we can see the personality of King Qi Wei. Overall, King Qi Wei was a wise monarch, reigning for 36 years, with good governance, economic and cultural prosperity, and increasing national strength.

However, King Qi Wei was not wise at first. In 356 BC, King Wei of Qi ascended the throne as the fourth monarch of Tian Qi. As soon as he became a monarch, he indulged in pleasures, spending all day drinking and ignoring political affairs. As a monarch, he can do whatever he wants, and no one can restrain him. He was so extravagant and lascivious for nine years, and the state of Qi was wasted for nine years. The monarch's inaction led to the decline of the corrupt state of Qi, and he was repeatedly bullied by Han, Zhao, Wei, Wei, Lu and other countries in the past nine years. It is a great shame that the former hegemon of the East has fallen to such a point. There is no way, the Spring and Autumn Warring States era is to speak by strength, and the country will be beaten if it is not well governed.

Seeing that the State of Qi was in a situation of internal and external difficulties, people of insight all felt anxious, and they wanted to advise the monarch, but they did not dare to speak out to their faces. There was a scholar named Chun Yuji, who was funny, erudite, and eloquent. On this day, Chun Yujie and king Qi Wei were feasting, and seeing that King Qi Wei was elated, they approached him and whispered, "There is a big bird in the kingdom, which is stationed in the courtyard of the king, and does not fly and does not sound for three years. King Qi Wei was stunned and responded decisively: "If this bird does not fly, it will soar into the sky; if it does not sound, it will already be a hit!" Chun Yu smiled and then suggested to King Qi Wei that in order to revitalize the Country of Qi, it was necessary to reuse talents.

Later, the commoner Zou Ji asked for a meeting with the drum and piano, and exchanged music with the King of Qiwei. Zou Ji borrowed the title to play, and took the opportunity to talk about the similarity of music and governance, "the tone of the piano is the rule of the world". King Qi Wei was deeply impressed, and immediately decided to retain Zou Ji, and three months later he was appointed as Xiangguo. Sure enough, the master was in the folk, and Zou Ji quickly achieved a gorgeous turn, transforming from an ordinary person into an outstanding prime minister. With the assistance of Zou Ji, Chun Yujiao, and others, King Qi Wei forged ahead with determination and worked hard to become stronger, starting with grasping the contingent of cadres and vigorously rectifying the administration of officials.

At that time, there were two well-known local governors in the State of Qi, one was Doctor Jimo and the other was Doctor A. Dr. Jimo was an honest man, simple and upright, diligent in government affairs, really grasping hard work, not flattering, not court courtiers, so few people said good things for him, but the rumors that slandered him passed into the ears of King Qi Wei from time to time. No matter what others say, he is always loyal to his duties and does what he should do.

However, ADafu is another style, not caring about the suffering of the people, and likes to make superficial remarks and create the illusion of prosperity. He was also keen on public relations and tried to please the court courtiers, so he had a lot of connections and aura in the court, and there would always be someone to say good things for him in front of King Wei. He managed it in such a painstaking way in order to win the favor of King Qiwei so that he could be promoted and reused.

If King Qi Wei had been indulging in pleasure as always, Doctor Ah would probably have fulfilled his wish. However, after king Qi Wei vowed to cheer up, he changed his previous style of acting, no longer entrusting all political affairs to the care of Qing Dafu, nor blindly listening to the words of his close subjects. In order to grasp the real situation, he selected credible emissaries to visit various places. Sure enough, I didn't know it, and I was shocked to see it. Listening to the messenger's report, King Qi Wei couldn't help but be surprised, it turned out that the situation in various places was very different from what he imagined, the situation was not very good, except for a few places, on the whole, it was not good. In particular, the actual situation of Jimo and Addi was completely contrary to his past impressions. Therefore, the king of Qi Wei immediately ordered that the governors of these two places be urgently summoned to the capital.

Dr. Jimo and Dafu A came to the capital City of Linzi in the near future. Dr. Jimo was calm, and took two retinues to stay at the inn and waited for the monarch to summon him. Adafu was overjoyed, full of hope of ascension, and moved around with a group of retinues and countless treasures, and gave generous gifts to the close courtiers to thank them for speaking for themselves in front of King Wei.

When summoning Doctor Jimo, King Qi Wei and Yan Yuese said to him, "Ever since you became an official in Jimo, you have often heard slanderous remarks about you. However, I sent emissaries to the field and found that the situation in Jimo was very good, the people were diligent in farming, their lives were rich, and their society was stable. This proves that you have a good governance, you do not snuggle the favors around me, do not sell fame and reputation, it is rare and precious. If you bury your head in this way, I will never let you suffer. King Qi Wei said that the words counted, and immediately sealed wanhu and Jimo Doctor, and informed the commendation.

When summoning Dr. Ah, King Qi Wei said to him quietly, "Since you guarded Ah Di, there has been a steady stream of praise for you. However, I sent emissaries to Adi for a secret visit, and found that the actual situation was very bad, the fields were deserted, the warehouses were empty, and the people were poor. In addition, you also neglected defenses, when Zhao Guo attacked Zhendi, you did not go to the rescue; when weiguo invaded Xue Ling, you pretended not to know and disappeared. You bribed my close subjects with heavy sums of money, which is nothing more than the pursuit of a good reputation. Doctor A panicked and hurriedly knelt down to beg for forgiveness, and king Qi Wei sharply rebuked: "I have been deceived by you for a long time, and this time I must not let it go easily..." So King Qi Wei ordered that Ah Dafu be cooked, including his close courtiers who usually praised him, and they were also sentenced to cooking.

Jimo Dafu was rewarded, and Dafu A and others were executed, just like a great earthquake broke out in the official field of the State of Qi, touching the souls of officials large and small. For a time, the atmosphere of the officialdom changed greatly. Regarding the impact of this incident, Sima Qian made this comment: "Therefore, the state of Qi was terrified, and everyone did not dare to play the wrong, so they did their best to rule the country of Qi." ”

Indeed, King Qi Wei's move makes people see a new value orientation and employment orientation. For an honest man like Dr. Jimo, who is immersed in hard work, king Qi Wei not only does not let him suffer losses, but also gives him a heavy reward for heavy use, which will undoubtedly help to advocate and form a pragmatic trend; for such a sleek and exaggerated official as Dr. A, not only will he be severely sentenced, but also punish those who praise him, which is bound to curb the trend of exaggeration and make the opportunistic lose the market. A culture of advocating hard work and doing one's best will form, and the prosperity of this country is bound to be just around the corner. The affirmation and reward of King Qi Wei undoubtedly made Dr. Jimo a benchmark and was admired and emulated by others.

What is valuable is that since then, successive Doctors of Jimo have inherited the style of hard work, so that Jimo has been well governed and has a strong comprehensive strength. A few years later, at the end of King Qi Tang (the grandson of King Wei), the state of Qi was attacked by the State of Yan, and most of the territory, including the capital, was occupied, and only Jimo and Jucheng were preserved. Although he died heroically, the city was not lost. Therefore, Tian Dan was able to use the power of Jimo to use the bull array to counterattack, and finally defeated the Yan army and recovered all the lost land; the State of Qi rose to life and gradually recovered its vitality. The pragmatism of successive Jimo doctors has made a good interpretation for the rejuvenation of the country and the restoration of the country through hard work, and it also proves that it is very necessary for the King of Qi Wei to rectify the rule of officials.