Wu Qi's Personal Profile
Wu Qi (440 BC-38 BC1), a native of Zuo (now Cao Xian County, Shandong Province), was a strategist, politician and reformer in the early Warring States period. At the same time, he is also a famous military representative. His works include The Art of War by Woods, which is as famous as Sun Tzu, and is called "Sun Wu".
Wu Qi had two job-hopping in his life, serving in Lu, Wei and Chu respectively. He is familiar with the thoughts of military strategists, legalists and Confucianists. In pursuit of fame and fortune, he was criticized for spending all his money to seek an official position, killing his wife and seeking generals, and not going home to be filial after his mother died.
The allusions of "Killing his wife for generals" in Historical Records, The Art of War of Sun Tzu and Biography of Wuqi are recorded as follows: Wu Qizhe, a defender, was good at fighting. Learn from Lu Jun. Wuqi wanted to be famous, so he killed his wife to show that he was at odds with Qi. When Lu died, he thought he would. We must attack Qi and break it. Wuqi is a patriotic man, and his characteristic is that he is good at fighting. Zeng studied Confucianism from Confucius disciple Zeng Shen, and then followed King Lu. When the State of Qi sent troops to attack the State of Lu, Duke Mu and Duke Lu wanted to appoint a general of the State of Wu to defend the State of Qi. But when Lu Guojun thought that Wuqi's wife was Qi, he had some doubts, and he couldn't make up his mind at the moment. Wu Qi, who was bent on success at that time, killed his wife to show his heart. Later, Lu Guojun finally appointed him as a general. Wuqi also failed to live up to Lu Guojun's trust and led the army to defeat Qi.
Wu Qi was suspicious and turned to Wei's "Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi", which recorded that Wu Qi had heard of a saint and wanted to do something. Hou Wen asked Li Ke, "What is Wuqi like?" Li Ke said, "I am lustful and lustful, but I can't fight Sima Yi." So he planned to attack the state of Qin and pull out five cities. Lu Mugong has been worried about Wuqi's killing his wife for help, and he has doubts. He can't bear to kill Wuqi, so he dismissed him. Returning to Wuqi with nothing, I heard that Wei Wenhou was a wise monarch, so I wanted to follow him. Wei Wenhou asked Li Ke, the minister, "What was Wuqi like? Can I use it? " Li Ke said to Wei Wenhou, "Wuqi loves fame and wealth and loves women. However, even if Sima Yi leads the army to fight, he can't compete with him. " Wei Wenhou listened to Li Ke, decisively appointed Wuqi as general, sent him to attack the State of Qin, and captured five cities.
During his stay in Wei State, Wu Qi reformed the military system of Wei State, established the military pawn system and established the world-famous Wei Wuzu. He led Wei Jun. In the Qin and Wei Wars, Wuqi once defeated 500,000 powerful Qin Jun with 50,000 Wei Jun.
Wuqi's last stop was in Chu, and later he died because of the political reform. According to Records of the Historian and Biography of Sun Tzu's Art of War and Wuqi, Hou Wen thought that he was a soldier and was upright, and tried his best to win the hearts of scholars. He thought he would defend Xihe River and exclude Qin and Han Dynasties. Wuqi was reused in Wei, and made great contributions to Wei. At this time, his old habit was repeated. He felt that his contribution was enough to be a prime minister, but Wei Xinjun and Wei Wuhou didn't make him a prime minister, so he was still bitter, and as a result, Wei Wuhou was even more distrustful. As a last resort, Wu Qi left Wei for Chu.
After Wu Qi defected to Chu, he gained the trust of Guo Jun, the king of Chu. One is to serve as the magistrate of Wancheng. After a year's running-in period, he was promoted to Lingyin by the State of Chu, equivalent to the prime minister. His function is to preside over state affairs at home and war and military and political power abroad.
Wu Qi, as Lingyin, is proud of his spring breeze. He carried out drastic reforms in the state of Chu. The Wuqi political reform soon made Chu a powerful country. Chunan attacked Baiyue, and its territory extended to Dongting Lake. Later, United Zhao defeated Wei.
In 38 1 year BC, the king of Chu mourned, and the nobles who offended Chu by the political reform United. At the mourning ceremony of the king of Chu, the nobles took the opportunity to launch a mutiny against Wuqi. The nobles shot Wuqi with bows and arrows, and Wuqi pulled out an arrow and ran to the body of the king of Chu.
Wu Qi thought that anyone who wanted to kill the king of Chu would restrain himself before he came to his body, but the nobles of Chu hated him so much that they continued to shoot him with bows and arrows. Then Wuqi was killed and the body of the king of Chu was shot by an arrow. According to the law of Chu, hurting the king's body is a felony, which will involve three families.
Immediately after the new king of Chu, Su, succeeded to the throne, all those who insulted his father's body were put to death, and more than 70 people were implicated in genocide. Wu Qi's body was also sentenced to dismemberment. After his death, his political reform also failed.
Wuqi has been pursuing fame all his life, and it is fame that makes him so crazy! Wuqi is the only general in China who has never lost his life. Sadly, he turned out to be a loser!