Wu Qi was not only able to fight on the battlefield, but also to serve as a prime minister. During the period of Chu as prime minister, he carried out the reform vigorously, so that the state of Chu pacified Baiyue to the south in one year, defeated Chen and CAI to the north, and repelled the expansion of Han, Zhao and Wei, and conquered Qin to the West.
However, the reason why such an outstanding man died is that he is an immature politician.
Wu Qi is from the state of Wei, and his family has a lot of assets. In order to show his ambition, young Wu Qi spared all his money and begged for an official. As a result, he still didn't get an official post after his family's wealth was exhausted. This thankless behavior attracted the ridicule of many neighbors, in the dark there are no less ridicule and slander him.
In his anger, he killed more than 30 people who slandered him. After that, he fled abroad.
During the period of Lu state, Qi attacked Lu state. In order to gain the trust of Lu Gong and seek the position of general, Wu Qi killed his wife of Qi state to show his loyalty to Lu state. Although the result of his life ushered in the first brilliant, defeated Qi. However, he was criticized by others for killing his wife, and was eventually abandoned by the Duke of Lu and left the state of Lu.
It is said that character decides fate, and Wu Qi's extreme personality foreshadows the future.
After Wu Qi left the state of Lu, he turned to the state of Wei. Wei Wenhou attached great importance to Wu Qi. Wu Qi's ten years in the state of Wei can be said to be the most rapid development and rise of the state of Wei.
First of all, Wu Qi led the army to defeat the Qin army and occupied the Hexi area of Qin. For the state of Wei, "to open up the earth on all sides, to expand the land for thousands of miles.". Moreover, Wu Qi initiated the examination system of soldiers, which cultivated the famous "Wei Wu soldiers" for the state of Wei.
It happened that the state of Wei chose the prime minister. At that time, Wu Qi thought that he had made great contributions, and the position of prime minister must belong to him. As a result, Tian Wen became prime minister. Wu Qi, who was not happy, was so straightforward that he directly asked Tian Wen whose credit is greater and why your position is higher than mine. Wu Qi's action did not have the style of a politician at all. On the contrary, it seemed immature and conceited. Fortunately, Tian Wen didn't care with him.
But after Tian Wen died, uncle Cuo, the successor of the prime minister, was not as open-minded as Tian Wen. He was always afraid of Wu Qi and wanted to exclude him. So uncle CuO offered advice to Marquis Wu, and proposed to marry the princess to Wu Qi, in order to test him.
Uncle CuO's wife is also a princess of the state of Wei. He deliberately let his wife humiliate himself in front of Wu Qi, making Wu Qi have a bad impression on the princesses of the state of Wei. As expected, Wu Qi fell into the trap and refused the engagement of marquis Wu of Wei.
Therefore, marquis Wu of Wei doubted Wu Qi and no longer trusted him. How can Wu Qi be insensitive to the trick? It is obvious that he has a poor sensitivity to political tactics.
A few years later, Wu Qi transferred to Chu, and he was over 50 years old.
Because Wuqi had been famous all over the Central Plains for several decades, the king of Chu mourning immediately made him the Minister of Chu.
Wu Qi began a drastic reform in the state of Chu. The main content of the reform was to abolish the officials who were not needed, abolish the nobles who were far away from the nobles, and use the money and grain saved to support the soldiers in military operations. Wu Qi seemed eager to sweep away all the old aristocratic forces and make the state of Chu strong quickly. Although the reform effect is remarkable, it is easy to be restored by conservative forces.
As a result, the nobles of Chu hated Wu Qi to the bone. When Chu mourned the king's death, Wu Qi was chased and shot to death by the nobles. Wu Qi's death is somewhat to blame.
