100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 66 3 Wuling King Hu Fu rides and shoots strong Zhao Guo

Chapter 73 Wuling King Hu Fu rides and shoots strong Zhao Guo
——Break the stereotypes, take others' strengths to gain strengths, and what is important is that we have the spirit of self-interest. Only in this way can we achieve development and win success.When Chu State was being commanded by Zhang Yi, Zhao State was striving to become stronger.King Wu Ling, the monarch of Zhao State, has far-sightedness and courage, and tries every means to reform the country.

One day, King Wuling of Zhao said to his courtier Lou Huan, "We have Qi and Zhongshan in the east, Yan and Donghu in the north, and Qin, South Korea and Loufan in the west. If we don't work hard, we will be punished by others at any time." Extinct. If you want to be strong, you have to reform. The widow thinks that the clothes we wear, long robes and coats, are inconvenient for working and fighting. It is better for the barbarians to wear short jackets with narrow sleeves and leather boots on their feet. They are flexible. Many. I plan to imitate the customs of the Hu people and change my clothes, what do you think?"

Lou Huan heard this and said, "We can imitate the Hu people's clothes, and we can also learn their fighting skills, can't we?"

King Zhao Wuling said: "That's right! We fight with infantry, or with horse-drawn carts, but we don't know how to fight on horseback. People wear clothes like Hu people, and they want to learn how Hu people ride horses and shoot arrows."

As soon as this argument spread, many ministers opposed it.King Wuling of Zhao discussed with Fei Yi, another minister: "I want to reform our country's customs with horseback riding and archery in Hufu, but everyone opposes it. What should I do?"

Fei Yi said: "If you want to do big things, you can't hesitate. If you hesitate, you can't do big things. Since your majesty thinks that this is good for the country, why should you be afraid of everyone's ridicule?"

King Wu Ling was very happy when he heard this, and said: "I think those who ridicule the widow are stupid people, and reasonable people will agree with me."

When he went to court the next day, King Wuling of Zhao first came out wearing Huren's clothes.The ministers were shocked when they saw him wearing a short jacket with narrow sleeves.King Wu Ling told everyone about the change of Hufu, but the ministers always felt that this matter was too embarrassing and they were unwilling to do so.King Wu Ling has an uncle, son Cheng, who is a very influential veteran of Zhao State. He is very opposed to the monarch's rash reforms, so he simply pretends to be sick and does not go to court.

King Zhao Wuling made up his mind to carry out reforms.He knew that in order to implement this new method, he first had to get through the thinking of his old uncle, so he personally went to find Young Master Cheng, and told him repeatedly the benefits of wearing a Hu suit and learning how to ride and shoot.After several times like this, Young Master Cheng was finally persuaded.King Wu Ling immediately rewarded the son with a set of Hu clothes.

When the ministers saw that Young Master Cheng was also wearing Hu clothes, they had nothing to say, so they had to change accordingly.

Seeing that the conditions were ripe, King Zhao Wuling officially issued an order to reform the clothing.After a few days, the Zhao people, rich and poor, high and low, all wore Hu clothes.Some people felt a little uncomfortable at first, but later found it much more convenient to wear Hufu.

King Wuling of Zhao then ordered men all over the country to learn horseback riding and archery.It took less than a year to train a strong cavalry force.In 305 BC, King Wuling personally led cavalry to defeat the neighboring Zhongshan, and conquered Donghu and several neighboring tribes.In the seventh year of Hufu riding and shooting, Zhongshan, Linhu, and Loufan were all subdued, and a lot of land was expanded.King Zhao Wuling was ambitious and planned to compete with Qin.

Wisdom Interpretation:

In an era of fierce competition for survival, it is especially necessary to have an open mind.Like King Zhao Wuling, the attitude of humbly learning is really something we should learn from.

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