Video Clip: Opening Inventory of the Ten Emperors

Chapter 176
"Hurry up to the next one, I can't wait."

"Yeah, I want to see if anyone from our dynasty can make the list. After all, this kind of thing makes everyone happy."

"Yeah, I don't know who the next one will be on stage, so I'm really looking forward to it."

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While everyone was discussing, the projection on the sky changed.

In the picture, a white-robed scholar appears vaguely, which is thought-provoking.

"This? Is this a Confucian scholar?"

"Confucian scholar? Could it be Confucius?"

"Confucius? Are you out of your mind? How could it be Confucius? This is the selection of famous marshals. Has Confucius fought in battle? Confucius is a thinker, not a military strategist."

"The power of Confucianism? Could it be..."

Many people already have an answer in their hearts.

Not long after, another appearance poem appeared.

Sima Zu, the book of war, is equally famous, and it is also shocking to hear that the alliance's mother killed his wife.

It is inevitable for the Lord Shaoguo to be suspicious, and the prophet has already obeyed Tian Wen.

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"The book of war is as famous as Sima Zu, but it is also shocking to hear that the alliance's mother killed his wife?"

"Interesting, but interesting."

"I already know who it is."

"This one is indeed a rare and outstanding talent in the history of China."

The First Emperor Yingzheng smiled.

This was one of the few answers he knew.

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Take stock of China's top ten marshals.

The person on the list-Wu Qi.

The era it belongs to - the Warring States Period.

Wu Qi has a very high status in the ancient Chinese military history, similar to Sun Wu, the soldier saint. He is called Wu Zi, also known as the sub-sage.

Wu Qi was a native of Wei during the Warring States Period. When he was young, his family was relatively rich, and he probably had some vanity.

Therefore, people in Wu Qi's hometown laughed at him, saying that his heart was higher than the sky. In a rage, Wu Qi killed more than thirty people who had laughed at him.

Murder was, after all, a violation of the law at the time.

So Wu Qi ran out of the east gate of the state of Wei, and said goodbye to his mother, "I, Wu Qi, will not be a high official like a minister, and will never return to the state of Wei."

In order to survive, Wu Qi escaped from the state of Wei, and learned benevolence, righteousness and morality from the great Confucian Zeng Zi as his teacher.

When the news of Wu Qi's mother's death came, Zeng Zi thought that Wu Qi would rush back to attend the funeral, but Wu Qi came to class the next day as if nothing had happened.

Zeng Zi asked Wu Qi in surprise, Wu Qi replied nonchalantly: "Since my mother is dead, it is useless to rush back. It is better to continue to pursue learning."

This made Zeng Zi look down on him very much, so he broke off friendship with him.

I thought to myself that your mother is dead, and you don't go back to see it. An unfilial person like you is really a son of man in vain.
After Wu Qi was driven away by Zeng Zi, he had no choice but to come to Lu State to study the art of war.

At that time, Qi State attacked Lu, and Lu State planned to use Wu Qi as a general, but because Wu Qi's wife was from Qi State, the Lu State King expressed doubts.

What did Wu Qi do?
After he knew it, he killed his wife without hesitation, so the State of Lu used Wu Qi to defeat the Qi army.

Wu Qi's act of killing his wife is not recognized by the world.

When Duke Huan of Qi was so powerful in the world, Yi Ya killed his son and cooked it into delicious food to please Duke Huan. Guan Zhong thought this behavior that violated human relations was very suspicious, and thought that "human affection is not love of one's body, so what is the tolerance of one's body?" Yu Jun!" Duke Huan didn't believe him and continued to trust Yi Ya.

After Guan Zhong's death, Duke Huan was sick and Yi Ya made trouble. Duke Huan asked for a drink but couldn't, and died of illness.
However, it is doubtful that Wu Qi killed more than 30 people and his wife.

Judging from the above records, Ma Qian of the Taishi Company wrote "killing his wife and begging the general" as a fact; but he showed the matter of "mother's death and not returning" through the rhetoric of a person with a false accusation behind his back , is not necessarily true.

In fact, the fact that Wu Qi killed more than 30 fellow villagers by himself is too outrageous.

Although Wu Qi "had a lot of money in his family" in his early years, he "broke down his family after he failed in his official career".

So, is it possible for Wu Qi to kill more than 30 people by himself?
Are over 30 idiots?

Wash the neck and wait for him to cut it?

What's even more inconceivable is that Wu Qi killed so many people, and he didn't worry that his mother would be hurt by his enemies, nor that his mother didn't care about her life, so he just ran away like this?
Also, since Wu Qi's crime of killing more than 30 people has spread to Lu State, Zeng Zi should have heard about it, but he still accepted this murderous student who killed and abandoned his mother, but only because his mother died and never returned. It doesn't make sense to cut off the teacher-student relationship with him from a logical point of view.

Therefore, the so-called crimes of "killing more than [-] people who slandered him" and "not returning after his mother's death" are just one-sided words of the framer, and they are not credible.

Having said that, even if Ma Qian of Taishi Company wrote "killing his wife and asking for general" as a fact, is it really a fact?
Let's not talk about these things.

After Wu Qi was despised, he stopped studying Confucianism and turned to study the art of war.

After all, in Confucianism, his official career did not change at all, but he was disgusted instead.

Although Teacher Zeng is a Confucianist, his students are not representatives of Confucianism.

According to "Classic Interpretations and Records", Zeng Shen obtained "Mao Shi" from Zixia and passed it on to Li Ke (ashamed); he obtained "Zuo Zhuan" from Zuoqiu Mingna and passed it on to Wu Qi.

Although Wu Qi broke up with Mr. Zeng, it was not for nothing.

Yuan Gong appointed Wu Qi as a general and defeated the Qi army.

Later, the people of Lu slandered Yuan Gong, thinking that Wu Qi was "guessing and forbearing", and that too large a result would easily lead to "the princes Tu Lu", and appointed Wu Qi, who would offend Lu's brother Guowei.

But Duke Yuan also had doubts about Wu Qi, so he resigned from Wu Qi and refused to grant him an official position.

Afterwards, Wu Qi's lord Jisun was killed for neglecting his guests. After being persuaded, Wu Qi left the state of Lu.

After leaving Lu State, Wu Qi heard that Wei Wenhou was a wise man, so he went to Wei State to join Wei Wenhou.

Wei Wuhou asked Minister Li Ke for his opinion. Li Ke thought that although Wu Qi was "lustful", he could not even compare with Sima Rangju in terms of military use.

In the 38th year of Wei Wenhou, Wei Wenhou appointed Wu Qi as the main general.

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"Wu Qi killed more than 30 people?"

"I don't know if this is true or not."

"After all, there were more than 30 people. How could Wu Qi kill so many people by himself?"

Li Shimin also had great doubts about this matter.

After all, 30 people is not a small number.

One person against more than 30 people.

This kind of difficulty is not small.

"Whether it's true or not, Wu Qi's strength is beyond words."

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In the hundreds of years of history in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, a large number of generals who were able to recruit and fight well emerged, but few of them lead troops with heart like Wu Qi.

What are the characteristics of Wu Qi's fighting?
One is to establish the confidence to win.

After Wu Qi was reused by Wei Wenhou, he actively reformed the Wei army's arms and created Wei Wuzu, which was well tested in actual combat.

After Wu Qi took charge of the military power of the Wei State, the State of Wei and the State of Qin engaged in a tug-of-war competition for the strategic location in Hexi, and finally the State of Wei won a decisive victory.

At this time, Wei Wenhou had a unique vision and a broad vision. He saw that Hexi was holding Qin Guodong out of his throat, so he established Hexi County in Hexi, and let Wu Qi, who had not yet made great achievements, take charge of Hexi.

Wu Qi carefully inspected the terrain, and felt that the reason why Hexi was relied on by military strategists of all dynasties was that this area is backed by the Yellow River, and it is a narrow and dangerous area. Whoever owns Hexi will have the decision to leave Qinba in the west and enter the Central Plains in the east. right.

But this area has a disadvantage, that is, it is not easy to attack, and it is even more difficult to defend, because it is difficult to station troops, the logistics supply line is long, and Qin is next to the land of Hexi, which poses a huge challenge to the Wei army's defense.

In particular, Wu Qi saw that there was a strategic highland among them. The terrain was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Every time the Qin army invaded, they had to pass in front of the highland. Wu Qi wanted to snatch this place.

But Wu was in charge of the new army at the beginning, and he was not very familiar with the relationship with the soldiers. It was still a question mark whether the orders he issued could be ordered and prohibited, and in front of him, the Qin army was about to attack, and the Wei army's logistics supplies could not keep up. If the troops fight alone, there are opinions on whether they can win or not.

After pondering for a long time, Wu Qi decided to take measures to mobilize Wei Jun's confidence.

Wu Qi called this method of mobilizing enthusiasm "doing it with faith".

He first ordered a chariot shaft to be placed at the north gate, and then issued a notice that anyone who moved the chariot shaft to the south gate would be rewarded with good fields and land.

At first the soldiers were unmoved, thinking that Wu Qi was fooling people, but when someone removed the shaft of the chariot, Wu Qi actually rewarded them with fields, and the soldiers believed Wu Qi's credibility.

Seeing that someone was moved, Wu Qi once again placed a big red stone outside the east gate. If someone moved outside the west gate, he would reward them with good fields and land like last time.

This time the soldiers scrambled to grab it.

Seeing that the time was right, Wu Qi issued an attack order and at the same time issued a notice saying that whoever attacks the strategic commanding heights in Hexi tomorrow will be promoted to an official position and rewarded with good fields and land.

The next day, Wei Jun rushed forward and quickly occupied the high ground.

Wu Qi's down-to-earth method of building confidence is much more effective than empty preaching, and it has played a role in attracting future generations to lead troops.

The second is to create a sense of honor for killing the enemy and doing meritorious service.

In the process of Wu Qi's reform of the Wei army, one of the basic ideas was the system of rewarding military merits.

This is an effective method commonly used by military strategists in the world.

During Wu Qi's entire process of creating Wei Wuzu, the reward and punishment system was always around Wei Wuzu. It was not easy to select Wei Wuzu, train Wei Wuzu, and support a Wei Wuzu, but the effect was remarkable. It is also very obvious.

Wu Qi put the reward and punishment system at the core of the whole concept of leading troops. He also mentioned the importance of the reward and punishment system many times in the "Wu Zi" military book, pointing out that the victory of the war is mainly driven by the reward and punishment system. Punishment, orders and prohibitions, and the practice of trust as the law of leading troops.

Therefore, in the Wei army led by Wu Qi, from generals to ordinary soldiers, they all longed for war and hoped to gain military merits in battle in exchange for family and personal happiness.

It was also during the period when Wu Qi was stationed in Hexi, Wei Jun fought bravely against the princes with one as ten, so that Qin did not dare to cross Hexi.

And Wu Qi has been in charge of military power in Wei State for more than 20 years, and has also achieved great results in the Great War 72 and a complete victory in 64. I have to say that the role played by the sense of honor is by no means ordinary.

In the implementation of the reward and punishment system, Wu Qi paid special attention to expanding his influence, so as to play the role of propaganda and agitation.

Every time Wu Qi came back from the war, he would hold a grand award ceremony in the temple or barracks.

Those who have made great meritorious service, regardless of their position, all sit in the first row, followed by medium meritorious service and minor meritorious service, and the bowls, chopsticks and food used by these meritorious officials are also divided according to the degree of merit. The scenery is infinite, and those who are timid and afraid of death feel very shameful.

This sense of honor education is very effective, and some even affect the relatives of officers and soldiers, which greatly stimulated the determination and confidence of the soldiers of the Wei army to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

The third is to play the exemplary role of the backbone to take the lead.

In ancient China, the two armies always fought with two generals for a while, and then the army covered them up. In fact, this is the performance of a raging army and a raging general.

But Wu Qi led the army, and he also paid attention to the leading and exemplary role of the generals, but it was not a certain person or something, but from top to bottom, all generals had to take the lead.

This practice of taking the lead in setting an example and practicing it was advocated by military strategists of all ages.

Wu Qi's use of the leading role of the model also mentioned the training of the backbone of soldiers to key positions.

He believes that in addition to the generals risking their lives to fight, the application of strategies and tactics by subordinates is also very important.

Therefore, he not only taught various formations, but also trained soldiers in military movements from walking to gathering.

Although there was no squad leader in the army during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wu Qi began to play the role of a team of ten people at that time, and the team leader means squad leader.

His method of training soldiers first in battle, and training the backbone of soldiers first, has very positive significance for leading troops in modern times.

The fourth is to establish a harmonious relationship of equality between officers and soldiers.

When it comes to Wu Qi's art of leading soldiers, there is an allusion among the folks that Wu Qi sucked malignant sores for soldiers.

According to legend, a soldier suffered from a malignant sore during a battle. Not to mention itching all over his body, the pain made his neighbors restless at night. Seeing his painful appearance, Wu Qi resolutely sucked the poison for the soldier with his mouth, regardless of his status as the supreme commander. come out.

When the soldier's mother heard this scene, she couldn't help crying loudly.

Some people wonder, Wu Qi cares so much about your son, why are you crying?
The soldier's mother said, you don't know, it is Wu Qi who cares about my son so much, I am worried that my son will fight the enemy for him, because his father also sucked the sore for him, and finally died on the battlefield.

Now that Wu Qi treats my son like this again, I'm afraid I won't see my son again.

Although this is a folk story, it tells the equal relationship between officers and soldiers led by Wu Qi.

From the analysis of the above points, it is not difficult to see that Wu Qi does not lead troops as he pleases on a whim. He has a whole set of rules for leading troops. Core.

When Sima Qian wrote "Historical Records", he used this sentence to evaluate Wu Qi: "He is good at using soldiers, honest and approachable, and is deeply loved by soldiers."

In fact, with Wu Qi, a general who loves soldiers like a son, can the Wei army not win the battle?
And Wu Qi's legendary life also started from the state of Wei.

(End of this chapter)