At the beginning of the Warring States, Wei suddenly appeared and ruled the Central Plains. However, the prosperity of Wei did not last forever, but gradually declined during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In fact, there were many talents in Wei at that time, such as Wu Qi, Shang Yang and Zhang Yi, but they all reached the peak of their lives in other countries. Especially when Qin was able to rise, Wei produced a lot of talents. Can Wei Wuhou and Wei Huiwang not recognize the elite? From a few examples, they didn't cherish talents as the former monarchs did, which led to the outflow of useful people.
During the Warring States period, Weiguo was a real talent production base. Unfortunately, talents went abroad and failed to achieve their goals. The serious brain drain only shows one problem: the monarch lacks the ability to understand and use talents.
There is a problem in understanding between Wei Wuhou and Wei Huiwang.
Wei Wuhou and Wei Huiwang have problems in dealing with talents:
Case 1: Wu Qi and Wei Wuhou are cruising on the Yellow River. Looking at the raging rivers and towering mountains nearby, Wei Wuhou couldn't help saying that this is really the wealth of the country. With their obstruction, Wei will be impregnable. What you say casually is the best way to express your feelings. In Wei Wuhou's view, rivers are treasures.
Case 2: Wei Huiwang and Qi Weiwang hunt together. Kwai Wei is a small country, and we still have 12 big pearls. Qi, what treasures can shine on the carriage at night? In Wei Huiwang's view, gold and silver are national treasures.
Their father and son, one regards the river as a national treasure, the other regards pearls as a national treasure, and does not mention talents.
Qi Weiwang, who hunts with Wei Huiwang, is much smarter. He immediately retorted: "My view of national treasures is different from yours. There are four kinds of talents in our country. With their help, neighboring countries dare not invade.
Wei Huiwang blushed, but he didn't see any change.
Wei Wuhou and Wei Huiwang did not properly handle the contradiction between ministers.
One of the important tasks of the monarch is to reconcile the contradictions among ministers. Wei Wuhou and his son didn't do well in this respect, which led to the departure of two great talents.
Case Gong Shucuo, the prime minister of Wei, knew that Wuqi's achievements were greater than his own. He was afraid of being deprived of his identity, so he adopted a disgraceful strategy. Let Wei Wuhou marry his little daughter to Wuqi. If he agrees, it means that he is wholeheartedly for Wei. If he doesn't agree, he may change his mind.
Then he went home to discuss it with his princess wife. A few days later, he invited Wu Qi to their home. At the banquet, the princess frowned at her uncles Mato and Wu Qi. When Wei Wuhou met Wu Qi, he mentioned marriage. Wu Qi resolutely refused. We are masterminds, and we can't be bullied by women.
From then on, Wei Wuhou began to doubt Wuqi. Wu Qi was afraid and fled to the State of Chu.
Case 2: Pang Juan and Bin Sun. Sun Bin intended to find a job in Wei and found Pang Juan. Pang Juan was jealous and bewitched Wei Huiwang, saying how bad Sun Bin was. Wei Huiwang ordered Sun Bin to cut off his leg. If Wei Huiwang can find out the truth, it is estimated that there will be no next two failures.
There are many conspiracies against each other among ministers. The monarch should be thorough. Obviously, Wei Huiwang and his son didn't do well in this respect.
Wuqi and Sun Bin were both outstanding figures of that era. It's a pity that they slipped away from the father and son, and the next one is even more regrettable.
Wei Huiwang's vision is too high. He thinks that a villain is not worthy of Wei.
After Gong CuO's death, he recommended his concubine GongSunYang to Wei Huiwang.
Wei Huiwang doesn't think so. I'm David. How can we make a small civilian prime minister? Is this not a joke?
Wei Huiwang doesn't know much about gold and jade. Qin Xiaogong, his contemporary, was much better than him. After GongSunYang arrived in Qin State, he was taken seriously and began his political reform. Great changes have taken place in Qin.
From the dialogue between Mencius and Wei Huiwang, we can see that Wei Huiwang also wants to attract talents. Unfortunately, his ability to recognize people is really limited. Sun Bin and Shang Yang both slipped away from him. The two brothers beat Wei stagger, crying.
In a word, Wei Wuhou and Wei Huiwang lost many talents because of their backward ideas and lack of ability.