What is the emperor doing?

Regal, the king of Qi, likes horse racing very much. He often gambles with nobles on horse races and makes a lot of money. In the middle of the Warring States Period, King Wei Jun of Qi had been in the throne for three years, drinking and having fun in his palace all day, regardless of state affairs, and pushing many important affairs of the country to ministers. At that time, the country was in chaos, and Qi was defeated by Korea, Zhao, Wei and other countries one after another, and the country's survival was at stake.

The origin of Wang Wei blockbusters

Civil and military officials were very worried, but they were afraid to give Qi Weiwang any more advice. At this time, there was a minister in North Korea named Chunyu Kun, who was always a good liar. He analyzed the experiences of colleagues who failed to protest before, and learned that Qi Weiwang liked to listen to argot.

He told Qi Weiwang that there was a riddle that many people and I couldn't guess. Your majesty is versatile. Can you guess? Qi Weiwang offered to speculate. Chunyu Kun said: I heard that there was a big bird in the State of Qi. It lived in the palace for three years. Do you know what kind of bird this is, your majesty?

Qi Weiwang knew that Chunyu Kun was referring to him, so he said with a smile that if a bird doesn't fly, it will fly, and if it doesn't sing, it will sing. It means that birds fly into space without flying, and shock the world without singing. From then on, Qi Weiwang began to personally manage the country and actively reform state affairs.

He called all county-level officials in the country for assessment, publicly rewarded a doctor who worked hard to develop production and killed a doctor who seriously damaged production. Then, he reorganized his military forces, sent people to defend the four borders, and personally led the army to defeat the invading Wei army. The monarchs of other countries were shocked and returned the previously occupied land of Qi.

Zou Ji was also reused as prime minister, and Sun Bin, a famous military strategist, was given command of the army, which made Qi embark on the road of prosperity. Later, people often used the idiom "blockbuster" to describe being unknown at ordinary times and suddenly making amazing achievements.