Wei Wuhou

Chapter 784

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Time soon entered November, and when Wei Wuji's troops returned to Wu'an, Wei's war in Zheng was not over yet.

Qi State did not have the idea of ​​a decisive battle with Wei Jun, which made them always timid when fighting, and they could not do their best to retreat and count gains and losses.

So Wei Guo and Qi Guo were in a stalemate in Zheng, and the biggest victim was undoubtedly Zheng Guo.

Zheng Guo not only had to face the conquest of the army of Wei State, but also the army of Qi State was not friendly to them, so that Zheng Guogong's office directly lost control of other parts of the country except for the surrounding capital.

In other words, because of the war between Wei and Qi, the original Zheng State has existed in name only.

This situation is similar to that of Chen Guo back then. When Wei Guo attacked Chen Guo, Chen Guo brought in Qin Guo's soldiers to help.The Qin and Wei countries attacked the land of Chen State, which directly led to the demise of Chen State.

In this era, the survival of small countries depends entirely on the relationship between large countries.When there is an imbalance of power between big countries, it is time for these small countries to die.

Fortunately, now that the weather is getting colder, the scale of battle between Wei and Qi in Zhengdi has relatively decreased.After losing the opponent of Qi State, Zheng Chang, the leader of the army, harassed Zheng Du.

However, after Wei Wuji returned to Wu'an, he found that his task load was frighteningly large, and he needed to review the handling of major matters for several consecutive months.

Therefore, Wei Wuji's daily task, apart from listening to the government at the court, was to meet with the ministers at the court, and he kept reading the memorials during the spare time.

In the recent court meeting, Wei Wuji put his main energy on the national finance.

To put it simply, after several months of foreign wars, almost all of Wei's wealth accumulated since Wei Wuji's succession to the throne was thrown away.

But at this time, no one said Wei Wuji was wrong, because the return on investment was huge.

The State of Wei not only captured the State of Tang and the State of Xiao, but also defeated the State of Qin and occupied its two counties.

Moreover, this time is different from taking the land of Qi State back then. The army of Qin State has suffered heavy losses this time, and has lost the strategic initiative, and will only be passively beaten in the future.

On November 25, Wu'an was covered with snow, which is a rare sight in the Central Plains.

After coming down to court, Wei Wuji did not leave the important officials to continue the discussion as usual, because today he wanted to give himself a vacation.

Now that most of the matters that need to be discussed have been discussed, and the arrangements for next year are roughly in shape, and there are no major mistakes in state affairs in general, so Wei Wuji dared to rest.

On the way down to court, Wei Wuji did not use the chariot sedan, but walked slowly on the palace road accompanied by a group of servants.

The coercion accumulated over the years made the servants and maids along the way knelt down on the ground when they saw Wei Wuji from a distance, not daring to show any disrespect.

It wasn't until Wei Wuji left that these people dared to get up from the ground, and then each was busy with the matter at hand.

Along the way, he encountered such situations, which made Wei Wuji feel very bored, or rather lonely.

Because it made him feel that he was alone in this world, and he couldn't even find someone to talk to.

At this time, Yu Zhong who was following Wei Wuji said, "Your Majesty, it's freezing outside, you have to take care of yourself!"

Someone finally spoke, which awakened Wei Wuji from his loneliness, and the surrounding environment was a little strange.

Wei Wuji was walking aimlessly, and no one in the palace could stop him, so he went to places that he seldom visited on weekdays.

So he asked, "Where is this?"

Wei Wuji didn't know where this was, but Yu Zhong knew the palace very well, so he said, "Your Majesty, this is outside the worship hall!"

The Hall of Sacrifice, as the name suggests, is the place where the ancestors of the Wei Kingdom were enshrined.

Although there was an Taimiao in the State of Wei, it was only visited during the big sacrifices. For the convenience of worship, this worship hall was set up in the Wei Palace.

At this time, Yu Zhong continued: "Your Majesty, Madam just sent someone to invite you over, should you go or not?"

Wei Wuji's harem now also shows signs of palace fighting, even if he intends to stop it, intrigues still emerge endlessly

Therefore, Wei Wuji in the harem didn't want to go now, so he heard him say: "Since we are outside the worship hall, let's go in and worship!"

Yu Zhong didn't say much, and followed Wei Wuji to the gate of the sacrificial hall.

Entering the sacrificial gate, the servants on duty inside are arranged in an orderly manner, kneeling on both sides of the road.

Passing through the crowd, Wei Wuji walked up the steps slowly, staring at the three big characters "Hall of Sacrifice" on the door frame of the main hall in a daze.

Through the door, Wei Wuji could see the dense flickering candles inside, as well as the eight shrines enshrining the statues of the First Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei.

Stepping into the main hall, Wei Wuji stopped Yu Zhong and others from following, and called out the dozen or so servants who were serving in the hall.

So there was only Wei Wuji left in the hall, and his eight ancestors in the hall.

The one in the middle of the eight shrines enshrines Wei Dingbo, the founding king of the Wei Kingdom, who was also a hero who competed in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Wei Wuji knelt down slowly on the cushion in front of Wei Dingbo's shrine, and bowed three times to the altar on the shrine.

Different from the quietness outside, inside this hall, he found that he could actually feel the inner peace.

The person enshrined here is the first king of the state of Wei, and only in front of these people, he has no right to be arrogant.

In other words, he is the youngest here, and this kind of experience is completely different from that outside the worship hall.

After worshiping Dingbo, Wei Wuji continued to kowtow to other ancestors until he came to the throne of Zhaohou.

Still kneeling on the cushion, Wei Wuji looked at the altar on the altar, and felt that the altar was also looking at him.

Silent and silent, Wei Wuji felt a little sad in his heart. When Zhaohou was alive, the two of them had almost no chance to be alone quietly.

After a long time, Wei Wuji suddenly said, "Father...I'm afraid you never thought in your life that your successor will be me!"

"Before you died, you told your son...the person you most want is Third Brother!"

Speaking of this, Wei Wuji couldn't help but smile wryly, and then said: "You know, these words are like a thorn to my son, in your eyes, how can he not be as good as third brother?"

As if he knew Zhaohou's original considerations, Wei Wuji continued: "My son knows that the third brother is close to the family, but I am against the family. You chose the third brother just because you want the succession of the throne to be stable!"

This is indeed true. At the beginning, there was a clear gap between Wei Jianlin and Wei Wuji, and Wei Hou still favored Wei Jianlin because of this consideration.

Zhaohou did not have the prestige of becoming a Marquis, so he could not choose Wei Wuji to succeed him, which would probably lead to unstable succession of the throne and even lead to disaster.

The hall was quiet, only the eight gods listened silently to Wei Wuji's narration, and it was probably only here that Wei Wuji could confide in his heart.

Wei Wuji continued: "But look, after your son succeeds to the throne, is there anyone in the family who dares to jump around?"

"My son taught them to be courtiers with the butcher knife in his hand... Now my son can tell you with confidence that you were wrong in choosing third brother!"

Not to mention, Wei Wuji was very happy when he said this.His mood at this time is just like the feeling of getting [-] points in his previous life and reporting the results to his parents.

Speaking of this, Wei Wuji continued: "However, my son also failed you. Back then you told him to take care of you brothers and sisters, but... the second brother is still dead!"

Before Wei Hou died, the only thing he told him was to tell him not to kill all his brothers.

Wei Wuji was admitting his mistake, but Wei Hou on the shrine could no longer be angry, and he could only look at Wei Wuji quietly from his seat.

The so-called admitting his mistakes was just Wei Wuji talking to him, so he didn't feel remorse or shame at this time, he was just telling a fact.

After a long silence in the hall, Wei Wuji smiled, and continued, "But my son has made a lot of achievements in the past four years since he took the throne!"

How can he not show off in front of his father when he has made achievements? This is what Wei Wuji thinks at this time.

Then Wei Wuji said: "In the north of Wei, my son has completely eliminated the threat of the Hu people, and it is no longer possible for the Donghu and the Huns to cause chaos!"

"To the west of Wei State, my son even wiped out the three kingdoms of Chen, Xiao and Tang, besieged and killed the main force of Qin State, so that there is no strong enemy in the west of Wei State!"

Speaking of this, Wei Wuji said even more confidently: "Such meritorious service, no matter how bad the son is, the father will surely forgive the son's mistakes!"

But Wei Wuji couldn't wait for an answer!
Shaking his head, Wei Wuji thought to himself that he talked more and more, but after saying these words, the depression and boredom in his heart for the past few days dissipated a lot.

But Wei Wuji didn't plan to say any more, and left some words to come back later.

Wei Wuji kowtowed three times to the God of Zhaohou on the altar, then stood up, turned and walked out of the hall.

Compared with before, Wei Wuji looked more confident and sunny when he walked past each of the first emperors of Wei.

(End of this chapter)