Chapter 337: Even more powerful than a tiger, a rare talented disciple
Chu Lei, who had been silent for a long time, also opened his mouth and said: "It is mainly because of the great talents like Hou Ying and Zhu Hai among the disciples of Lord Xinling that Lord Xinling can achieve great fame. To this day, there are few disciples who can compare with him." superior."
Wang Chen belched wine and said: "In today's world, if anyone can win over Hou Ying and a disciple like Zhu Hai, he will be able to add more wings to a tiger. Why not worry about not being able to achieve great things!"
Lord Xinling was the son of the Wei State, a member of the royal family like Lord Mengchang. When his father, King Wei Zhao, died in 277 BC, his brother Wei Yu inherited the throne of the King of Wei and became King Anli of Wei.
It can be said that he is very close to the throne of Wei State, only one step away, but even that one step away, he has never been able to get out in his life, even if his brother is not as wise as him.
The following year, his brother King Anli granted Wei Wuji the title of Xinling (now Ningling County, Henan Province), and was therefore called Lord Xinling.
Fan Ju fled from Wei to Qin and became prime minister. Because he resented Wei Qi, the prime minister of Wei, he repeatedly encouraged King Zhao of Qin to attack Wei. The Qin army surrounded Daliang and defeated Wei's army stationed in Huayang, forcing Mangmao to be defeated. King Anli and Wei Wuji were very worried about this.
Wei Wuji was a kind and generous man, and he treated virtuous and virtuous people well, so the scholars rushed to join him. At the peak, there were three thousand diners at his door.
Therefore, Wei Wuji's reputation at that time was far-reaching, and the princely states did not dare to invade Wei for more than ten years.
One time, Wei Wuji was playing chess with King Anli, and an alarm came from the northern border, saying: "The State of Zhao has sent troops to invade and will enter the border." King Anli immediately put down the chess pieces and summoned the ministers to discuss countermeasures.
Wei Wuji dissuaded King Anli and said: "The King of Zhao is just hunting, not invading the border."
Then he continued to play chess with King Anli, as if nothing happened.
But King Anli was frightened and had no intention of playing chess. After a while, another message came from the north: "It was King Zhao who was hunting, not invading the border."
King Anli was surprised after hearing this and asked: "How did the young master know?" Wei Wuji replied: "One of my diners can go deep into the secrets of King Zhao. If King Zhao takes any action, he will immediately Report it to me, so I know about it."
From then on, King Anli did not dare to let Wei Wuji handle state affairs because he was afraid of Wei Wuji's talents. This shows that the retainers Wei Wuji recruited were very capable.
There was a hermit in the Wei State named Hou Ying. He was seventy years old. Because his family was poor, he worked as a gatekeeper for the Yimen in Daliang.
After Wei Wuji heard about this man, he went to visit and wanted to give him a generous gift, but Hou Ying refused to accept it, saying: "I have cultivated my moral character and insisted on integrity for decades, but I can't accept the young master's gift just because I am poor as a janitor." Wealth gift."
Wei Wuji held a banquet and entertained the guests. After everyone came and sat down, the young master took the carriage, horses and entourage, vacated the left seat in the carriage, and went to the east city gate in person to greet Hou Ying.
Hou Ying tidied up his shabby clothes and hats, then got into the car and sat in the distinguished seat vacated by the young master. He had no intention of being humble at all, and wanted to observe Wei Wuji's attitude.
But Wei Wuji held the horse's reins more respectfully. Hou Ying said to Wei Wuji again: "I have a friend at the slaughterhouse in the market. I hope I can use the young master's carriage and horse to take me to visit him."
Wei Wuji immediately drove to the market. Hou Ying got out of the car and went to see his friend Zhu Hai. He squinted at the young master and deliberately stood there for a long time, chatting with his friend and secretly observing the young master's face. Wei Wuji's face became even more cheerful.
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At this time, the banquet was filled with the generals, prime ministers, clan ministers and distinguished guests of the Wei State, waiting for Wei Wuji to raise a toast to start the banquet. People in the market saw Wei Wuji holding the reins and driving the car for Hou Ying.
Wei Wuji's entourage secretly scolded Hou Ying. Seeing that Wei Wuji's expression remained unchanged, Hou Ying said goodbye to his friends and got into the car.
After arriving home, Wei Wuji led Hou Ying to sit at the table, and introduced Hou Ying respectfully to all the guests. The guests in the hall were very surprised. When everyone was drunk, Wei Wuji stood up and walked to Hou Ying to toast his birthday.
Hou Ying took the opportunity to say to the young master: "Today I have done my best for the young master. I am just a gatekeeper at the east gate of the city, but the young master humiliated his carriage and horse and personally greeted me in the public. I shouldn't have gone there again."
I am visiting a friend, and today the young master deigned to accompany me to visit him.
But I also wanted to make the young master famous, so I deliberately let the young master's carriage and horses park in the market for a long time, and tested the young master by visiting friends. As a result, the young master became more and more humble.
People in the market think that I am a villain, but think that the young master is a noble person who can treat virtuous people!" After the banquet was over, Hou Ying became Wei Wuji's guest.
Hou Ying said to Wei Wuji: "The butcher Zhu Hai I visited is a virtuous man, but people don't understand him, so he hides among the butchers." Wei Wuji visited Zhu Hai many times, but Zhu Hai deliberately did not return his thanks.
, Wei Wuji thought he was a weirdo.
After his brother-in-law Zhao Sheng, the prime minister of Zhao State, tried to join the party but failed, which greatly damaged the vitality of Zhao State and was surrounded by Qin soldiers in Handan, Wei Wuji was very anxious about this matter.
Wanting to help Zhao Guo clean up the mess caused by his brother-in-law, he repeatedly asked King Anli to send troops as soon as possible, and asked the guests and debaters to try their best to persuade King Anli.
Because King Anli was afraid of Qin, he always refused to listen to Wei Wuji's advice.
Wei Wuji estimated that he would not be able to obtain the consent of King Anli after all, so he decided not to live by himself and watch the destruction of Zhao State, so he invited guests and gathered more than 100 chariots, planning to rush to the battlefield with the guests to fight to the death with the Qin army.
Zhao Guogong died.
When Wei Wuji led his convoy through the east gate, he went to see Hou Ying and told him his determination to fight the Qin army to the bitter end.
Then he said goodbye to Hou Ying and prepared to leave. Before leaving, Hou Ying said: "Young master, please work hard, I can't accompany you."
Wei Wuji walked a few miles, feeling unhappy, and said to himself: "I have treated Hou Sheng very considerately, and everyone in the world knows it. Now I am about to die, but Hou Sheng didn't even say a word to me. How could I?"
Is there anything wrong with your treatment of him?" So he took the car back and wanted to ask Hou Ying.
When Hou Ying saw the young master, he smiled and said, "I knew that the young master would come back."
He went on to say: "Young master is well-known for his hospitality and nurturing scholars. Now that there is a crisis, if you can't think of any other way, you have to rush to the battlefield and fight to the death with the Qin army. This is like throwing fat meat to a hungry tiger. What's the point?
What's the purpose? If that's the case, why are we guests used? The young master has a deep affection for me, but I didn't see him off when he went there, so I knew that the young master hated me and would come back." Wei Wuji paid homage to Mr. Hou twice in a row.
etiquette, and then ask for countermeasures.
Hou Ying asked the others to leave and talked secretly with the young master, saying: "I heard that Jin Bi's military talisman is often placed in the King of Wei's bedroom. Ruji is the most favored by the King of Wei. She can enter and leave the King of Wei's bedroom at will.
Try your best to steal the military talisman.
I heard that Ru Ji's father was killed. Ru Ji had the ambition to take revenge. All the subjects below the King of Wei wanted to avenge Ru Ji, but they all failed.
For this reason, Ruji once cried to the prince, and the prince sent his disciples to cut off the enemy's head and present it to Ruji respectfully.
Ru Ji had no choice but to die in service to the young master, but she just had no chance to act.
If the young master really asks Ru Ji for help, Ru Ji will definitely agree, then he will be able to obtain the tiger talisman and seize the military power of Jin Bi. The north can save the Zhao State, and the west can resist the Qin State. This is the great achievement of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period."
Wei Wuji followed Hou Ying's strategy and asked Ru Ji for help. As expected, Ru Ji successfully stole Jin Bi's military talisman and gave it to Wei Wuji.
Wei Wuji got the military talisman and was about to go on the road. Hou Ying said: "When a general is fighting abroad, he has the power to make prompt decisions. The king's orders can be ignored for the benefit of the country.
When the young master goes there, even if the two numbers match and are verified to be correct, but Jin Bi still does not hand over the military power to you and wants to ask the King of Wei for instructions, then the matter will be dangerous.
My friend the butcher Zhu Hai can go with you, he is a strong man. If Jin Bi obeys, that would be great; if he doesn't obey, you can let Zhu Hai kill him."
In this way, Wei Wuji managed to steal Zhao's military talisman and use it with a few retainers, but once he left, he could only stay in Zhao for a while. This shows the talent of Lord Xinling's retainers, but it is a pity that such a talented retainer is very