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The new curtain slowly unfolds on the map of the Warring States Period, and begins to tell the story:
[If you ask Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, who his most admired idol is, the answer may surprise many people. ]

[He is not the Qin Shi Huang who conquered the world and made Liu Bang sigh, "A real man should be like this." ]

[It is not Xiang Yu, the unrivaled overlord who defeated the Qin army. ]

[Not even any of his counselors or generals.]

【Instead, he was one of the four nobles of the Warring States Period who was born nearly a hundred years earlier than him. 】

【Lord Xinling Wei Wuji. 】

[When Liu Bang was young, he was an idle street thug, but he was obsessed with the deeds of Xinling Jun. ]

[According to the "Historical Records", after Liu Bang became emperor, he would personally offer sacrifices to Lord Xinling every time he passed through Daliang.]

[Five families were even specially arranged to guard the tomb for generations.]

[Why would a founding emperor be so obsessed with a nobleman from the previous dynasty? ]

[What is the charm of Xinling Jun that makes a legendary emperor like Liu Bang become his "die-hard fan"? 】

[Today, we will unveil the legendary life of this top nobleman of the Warring States Period. ]

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Outside the sky.

Early Han Dynasty.

When Liu Bang saw Tianmu start to tell the story of Xinling Jun, he also changed from lying relaxedly at the beginning to sitting up seriously.

At the same time, he said with a look of reminiscence:

"Xinling Jun is indeed a remarkable person."

"When I was young, I heard the story of Lord Xinling and was fascinated by it."

"And some of his philosophies on how to deal with people and things do influence me."

"When I was searching for heroes through the streets and alleys, I also learned from Xinling Jun."

"I am very pleased and looking forward to seeing the story of Lord Xinling told by Tianmu."

As he spoke, Liu Bang also looked at the sky carefully.

I plan to see how future generations evaluate and discuss Xinling Jun.

【Xinling Jun, whose name was Wei Wuji, lived in the late Warring States period. 】

【That was the most turbulent era of great contention in Chinese history.】

[Seven heroes coexisted, hundreds of schools of thought contended, and heroes emerged in large numbers. 】

[And Wei Wuji became one of the most dazzling stars at the time with his extraordinary personal charm and political skills. ]

[He was born into the royal family of Wei State, the youngest son of King Zhao of Wei, the half-brother of King Anxi of Wei, a typical "second-generation king". ]

【But he is different from other dandy nobles. 】

【Wei Wuji has had a keen insight into the general situation of the world since he was a child.】

[He knew that in the Warring States Period, where the strong preyed on the weak, bloodline alone was not enough, and he had to recruit talented people and build up power.]

[So, he started a talent recruitment program that was very popular among the top nobles at that time. ]

[That is, to support scholars.]

[Wei Wuji's "supporting scholars" is not simply buying off retainers. 】

【His attitude towards talents is rare in history.】

[According to the "Historical Records", he heard that there was an old man named Hou Ying who was a gatekeeper at the east gate of Daliang City. He was over 70 years old and had a poor family background but was extremely talented.]

[So he immediately prepared a generous gift and visited him in person. ]

[In order to show his sincerity, he specially held a banquet in his mansion, leaving the most honorable seat on the left empty, and then drove to pick up Hou Ying in person.]

[In order to test his sincerity, Hou Ying deliberately wore shabby clothes to get on the bus.]

[He also asked to go to the butcher shop to chat with his friend Zhu Hai, leaving Wei Wuji waiting in the busy city.]

[The followers were so angry that their faces turned blue, but Wei Wuji kept smiling and waited respectfully with the reins in his hand. ]

[This wait lasted for most of the day.]

[But it was this kind of sincerity that convinced Hou Ying completely, and he later became one of his most important advisers. ]

[His style of treating people with respect and courtesy soon made Xinling Jun famous among the nations. ]

[Talented but frustrated people from all over the world flocked to him, and at one point his followers reached more than 3,000 people, forming a political force that could not be ignored.]

[It is worth mentioning that Wei Wuji’s talent pool is extremely diverse. ]

【There is a strategist like Hou Ying. 】

[There are also strong men like Zhu Hai who can lift a thousand-pound gate. ]

[There are even chicken-stealing and dog-stealing people. ]

[This inclusive view of talent was a revolutionary breakthrough in the Warring States Period, when family background was important.]

[Liu Bang later learned this trick, and his entrepreneurial team also included all kinds of people.]

Outside the Sky. Late Han Dynasty.

When Liu Bei saw the story of Xinling Jun's eagerness to seek talents, he also felt the same way and said:

“It is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is hard to get a general.

“A strategist who can formulate the correct strategic plan is rare.”

"Xinling Jun's status at that time was so noble and his reputation was so high."

"But he still managed to be courteous to the wise and humble, and won the loyalty of countless talented people."

"This is what I, Liu Bei, have been learning all along."

“I will continue to learn in the future.”

"My conditions, Liu Bei, are far from as good as those of Lord Xinling during the Warring States Period."

"However, there is always a group of talented people who are willing to follow me in the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty."

"If you are not eager to recruit talented people, you should fully respect them and try your best to give them a stage to perform."

"Some time before that, I was being chased by that thief Cao and was running everywhere, my army was completely defeated."

"The team has long since disbanded."

"There wouldn't be a place for me in Jingzhou today, and the whole team is still thriving."

[But the reason why Wei Wuji was able to leave his name in history was definitely not just because he supported scholars. ]

【After all, given Wei Wuji's status and position. 】

【Plus a better attitude and personality. 】

【It is not difficult to support scholars. 】

[Wei Wuji's reputation as a wise man spread throughout the countries. Other vassal states, fearing Wei Wuji's talent, did not dare to wage war against Wei for more than ten years.]

[It can be said that Wei Wuji was the patron saint of the Wei State at this time. ]

【Protecting the stability of the already declining Wei State. 】

[However, the relationship between Wei Wuji and King Anxi of Wei gradually became delicate.]

[The most glorious moment in Wei Wuji's life was the international drama of "stealing the seal to save Zhao".]

[In 257 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin sent a large army to besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and Zhao State was in imminent danger. ]

[The wife of Lord Pingyuan of Zhao was Wei Wuji's sister. She sent envoys to Wei to ask for help.]

[Although King Anxi of Wei sent General Jin Bi to lead an army of 100,000 to rescue, under the threat of Qin, he ordered Jin Bi to station his troops in Ye and take a wait-and-see attitude.]

【It seems that Zhao can no longer hold on. 】

[At this critical moment, Hou Ying offered Wei Wuji a brilliant plan - stealing the seal to save Zhao.]

[It turned out that the State of Wei needed a tiger seal to mobilize its army, and half of the tiger seal was in the hands of King Anxi of Wei, and the other half was in the hands of Jinbi.]

【But this move is extremely risky. 】

【Seeing that Handan was about to fall, Wei Wuji decided to take a risk. 】

【He contacted the King of Wei's favorite concubine, Ru Ji.】

[Ruji's father was killed, and it was Wei Wuji's retainers who avenged Ruji. Ruji had previously cried and told Wei Wuji that she was willing to give up everything to repay his kindness.]

[Sure enough, Ru Ji agreed to take the risk and steal the talisman. ]

[After successfully stealing the seal, Wei Wuji took his retainer Zhu Hai to Jinbi's army.]

[When Jin Bi doubted the authenticity of the military talisman, Zhu Hai killed him on the spot with a 40-jin iron club.]

【Wei Wuji then took over the army.】

[From the 100,000-strong army, we removed the old, weak, sick and disabled and selected 80,000 elite soldiers to rush to Handan.]

【At the same time, Mao Sui, a retainer of Lord Pingyuan of Zhao, successfully persuaded Lord Chunshen of Chu, Huang Xie, to send 100,000 reinforcements to the scene.】

[Three of the four princes of the Warring States period gathered here. ]

[The reinforcements from Wei and Chu launched an attack from outside.]

【Pingyuan Jun's 3,000 death squads break out. 】

【Under attack from both inside and outside, the Qin army was badly defeated and the siege of Handan was lifted. 】

[For Wei Wuji, this wonderful political conspiracy + war can be called the Warring States version of Mission Impossible.]

[Wei Wuji led a transnational military operation with his personal charm, which not only saved the State of Zhao, but also effectively curbed the expansion of the State of Qin. ]

[After lifting the siege of Handan, King Zhaoxiang of Qin urgently ordered Bai Qi to rescue the situation. ]

[However, Bai Qi was resentful of the King of Qin for not listening to his strategy before, and he also knew that the Zhao, Wei and Chu coalition forces were united in their hatred of the enemy and their morale was unstoppable.]

【So he pretended to be sick and refused to go out, which made the King of Qin furious and he was eventually sentenced to death.】

【From stealing the seal to save Zhao to Bai Qi's death. 】

[It announced that the Qin State, which had once reached its peak under King Zhaoxiang of Qin, had begun to enter a period of sustained depression and dormancy.] (End of this chapter)