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Wu Qi (440 BC - 381 BC) was a military strategist, politician, reformer and representative figure in the early Warring States Period in China. A native of the Zuo family of Weiguo (now Dingtao County, Shandong Province, some say northeast of Cao County, Shandong Province). Wu Qi served the three kingdoms of Lu, Wei, and Chu throughout his life. He was familiar with the three schools of thought, namely, military strategism, Legalism, and Confucianism. He made extremely high achievements in domestic affairs and military affairs. When he was the official of Lu, he repelled the invasion of Qi; when he was the official of Wei, he repeatedly defeated the Qin Dynasty and conquered the Qin State's land west of Hexi, achieving the hegemony of Wei Wenhou; when he was the official of Chu, he presided over the reform, which is known as the "Wu Qi Reform" in history. In 381 BC, Chu mourned After the king died, the Chu nobles took the opportunity to launch a mutiny to attack Wu Qi. Later generations called him and Sun Wu "Sun Wu". "Wu Zi" and "Sun Tzu" are also collectively known as "Sun Wu Art of War", which occupies an important position in ancient Chinese military classics. Wu Qi's life

Early experiences

Wu Qi was born into a wealthy family. In his early years, he failed to seek official positions abroad and exhausted all his family property. People in his hometown and neighbors laughed at him, so he killed more than thirty people who laughed at him and escaped from Weiguo through the east gate. When Wu Qi said goodbye to his mother, he bit his arm and said fiercely: "If I, Wu Qi, cannot become prime minister, I will never return to Wei." Later, Wu Qi became his teacher, Zeng Shen, Zeng Shen's son, and studied Confucianism. Wu Qi's mother died of illness, and he did not go home for the funeral. Zeng Shen was angry at Wu Qi's unfilial piety and severed the teacher-student relationship with him. Wu Qi abandoned Confucianism and became a soldier and served under the Jisun family of Lu State.

Serving the Lord of Lu

In 412 BC, Duke Xuangong of Qi sent troops to attack Ju County (now Ju County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province) and Anyang of Lu State. Duke Mu of Lu wanted to appoint Wu Qi as a general, but Wu Qi's wife was from Qi, and Duke Mu of Lu was suspicious of him. Wu Qi was eager to achieve fame, so he killed his wife to show that he would not favor Qi. Duke Mu of Lu appointed Wu Qi as general and led his army to defeat the Qi army. After the victory, Wu Qi aroused criticism from the ministers of Lu State. Someone slandered Wu Qi in front of Duke Mu of Lu and said: "Wu Qi is a suspicious and cruel man. He killed local people in his early years, and was expelled from his disciples by Zeng Shen for being unfilial. Your Majesty treats him badly." When he was in doubt, he killed his wife. Moreover, Lu was a small country, and once it became known as a victorious country, it would attract attacks from other countries. Lu and Wei were brothers, and the emperor's appointment of Wu Qi would be tantamount to abandoning him. To defend the country." Duke Mu of Lu became suspicious of Wu Qi and dismissed Wu Qi from his official post. Wu Qi's lord Ji Sun was also killed for neglecting his guests. After being persuaded by others, Wu Qi left Lu and defected to Wei.

Defect to Wei

Wu Qi heard that Wei Wenhou was very wise and wanted to defect to Wei. Marquis Wen of Wei asked his minister Li Kui about Wu Qi's character. Li Kui said: "Wu Qi is greedy for fame and lustful, but even Sima Rangju can't match him in military force." Marquis Wei Wen then appointed Wu Qi as a general to assist Le Yang in attacking Zhongshan Kingdom.

When Wu Qi served as a general, he wore the same clothes as the lowest-ranking soldiers, ate the same food, slept without mattresses, marched without riding horses, and personally carried the bundled food and soldiers. Sharing the joys and sorrows. A soldier had a malignant sore, and Wu Qi sucked the pus for him. The soldier's mother burst into tears when she heard about it. Someone said: "Your son is a nobody. The general sucked the pus for him. Why are you still crying?" The mother replied: "That's not the case. When General Wu sucked the sores for my husband, he marched forward bravely on the battlefield. , died at the hands of the enemy. Now General Wu is sucking the sores for my son. I don't know where he will die, so I cry."

The Qin Army was defeated

In 409 BC, Marquis Wen of Wei appointed Wu Qi as the general to conquer Linjin (i.e. Wangcheng, southeast of present-day Dali County, Shaanxi Province) and Yuanli in the Hexi region of Qin State (the area west of the southern section of the Yellow River between Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces today). (southeast of today's Chengcheng County, Shaanxi Province) and built a city. The following year, Wu Qi once again led his army to attack Qin, reaching Zheng County (now Hua County, Shaanxi Province), conquering Luoyin (southwest of today's Dali County, Shaanxi Province) and Heyang (southeast of today's Heyang County, Shaanxi Province) and building cities. . 4-1 The Qin State could only retreat to Luoshui, build fortifications along the river, and build Chongquan City (southeast of today's Pucheng County, Shaanxi Province) for defense.

During the battle with the Qin army, Wu Qi never regarded himself as superior to ordinary soldiers. He slept on the uneven field ridges at night and covered his body with leaves to avoid the frost and dew. In addition to Fanpang (southeast of today's Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province) that was captured by Gongzi in 412 BC, the Wei State occupied all the Hexi area that originally belonged to the Qin State, and established Xihe County here. On the recommendation of Zhai Huang, Wu Qi served as the first county governor.

When Wu Qi served as the governor of Xihe County, he learned Confucianism from Zixia, reformed the Wei military system, and created the military soldier system. Wu Qi stipulated that anyone who could run a hundred miles in half a day, wearing full armor, holding a 12-stone crossbow, carrying 50 arrows on his back, carrying a sword, and three days of rations, could be selected as a soldier, and his family would be exempted from corvee and farm work. Home rent tax. After Wu Qi's rigorous training, the soldiers became the elite troops of Wei. When Wu Qi served as the governor of Xihe County, he built Wucheng (southwest of today's Xiaoyi City, Shanxi Province) to resist Qin's attack. According to "Wu Zi's Art of War", when Wu Qi served as the governor of Xihe, he led troops to conquer the north and south, seizing thousands of miles of land for Wei. During this period, Mao Zedong fought 76 battles with the armies of princes, winning 64 times, and the rest were indifferent.

Talking about political affairs

After Wei Wenhou died, Wu Qi served his son Wei Wuhou. Once, Marquis Wu of Wei and his ministers took a boat to inspect Xihe County. Marquis Wu of Wei sighed: "The rivers and mountains are so steep, aren't the border defenses very strong?" Minister Wang Cuo echoed beside him: "This is the reason why Wei is so strong. If you If we improve our politics, we will have the conditions for Wei to dominate the world." Wu Qi replied: "What our princes say is the idea of ????subjugating the country, and you come to agree with it, which makes it even more dangerous." Wei Wuhou said angrily. What do you mean by this?" Wu Qi replied: "We cannot rely on the dangers of mountains and rivers, and supremacy never arises from the dangers of mountains and rivers. In the past, where Sanmiao lived, there was Pengli Lake on the left, Dongting Lake on the right, and Qishan Mountain. To the north, and to the south of Hengshan Mountain, although there were natural dangers to rely on, the political affairs were not managed well, and as a result, Xia Jie's country was exiled. On the left was the northern foot of Tianmen Mountain, and on the right was the south of Tianxi Mountain, Lushan Mountain and Yishan Mountain. In the north of Ershan, Yishui and Luoshui flowed through it to the south. There were such natural dangers, but they failed to manage the state affairs well, and were defeated by King Zhou of Yin. The country had Mengmen Mountain on the left and Zhangshui on the right. Fushui faces the Yellow River and is backed by mountains. However, the country is not well governed and was attacked by King Wu of Zhou. Besides, you personally led us to capture and capture many cities and the walls of those cities. It’s not that they are not high and there are not many enemy soldiers, but if they can defeat them, isn’t it because of their political corruption? From this point of view, how can we achieve hegemony by relying on strong rivers and mountains?” Wei Wuhou agreed with Wu Qi’s point of view. : "I just heard the sage's words today. Hexi's political affairs have been entrusted to you."

During his tenure as the governor of Xihe, Wu Qi had a high prestige. After Wei Wuhou succeeded to the throne, the post of Wei State Minister was vacant. Many people thought that Wu Qi could be successfully elected, but in the end Wei Wuhou appointed Tian Wen as the state minister. Wu Qi was very unhappy and said to Tian Wen, "Can I compare my merits with you?" Tian Wen said, "Yes." Wu Qi said, "Command the three armies so that the soldiers are willing to fight to the death for the country, so that the enemy does not dare to invade Wei." "My country, can you compare with me?" Tian Wen said, "I am not as good as you." Wu Qi said, "Manage the civil and military officials, let the people attach themselves to them, and enrich the national treasury. Can you compare with me?" Tian Wen said: "Not as good as you." Wu Qi said: "Refuse to defend Xihe County, so that Qin's army does not dare to invade eastward, and make South Korea and Zhao submit to submission. Can you compare with me?" Tian Wen said, "Not as good as you." Wu Qi He said: "You are not as good as me in these aspects, but your official position is higher than mine. What's the reason?" Tian Wen said: "The king is still young, the people are worried, the ministers are not attached, and the people do not trust. At this time, should I entrust the political affairs to you, or to me?" Wu Qi was silent for a long time, and then said, "It should be entrusted to you." Tian Wen said, "That's why my official position is higher than yours." ah.

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The Battle of Yin and Jin

According to Wu Qi’s suggestion, Marquis Wu of Wei once held a banquet in the temple to entertain the scholar-bureaucrats. There were three rows of seats during the banquet. Wait for a banquet and expensive tableware; those with inferior merit will sit in the middle row, and the banquet and tableware will be inferior to those with higher merit; those with less merit will sit in the back row, with only a banquet and no expensive tableware. After the banquet, meritorious deeds will be rewarded according to their merits. The parents and wives of the officers. For the families of the dead soldiers, envoys were sent every year to express condolences to their parents.

Three years after this measure was implemented, in 389 BC, Qin Huigong sent 500,000 troops to attack Wei. In Yinjin (southeast of today's Huayin City, Shaanxi Province), upon learning of this news, tens of thousands of Wei soldiers put on their armor and prepared to fight against the enemy without waiting for orders from officials. Wu Qi personally led five of them who had no military exploits. Ten thousand people, plus 500 chariots and 3,000 cavalry, defeated the Qin army.

In 387 BC, Marquis Wu of Wei, with Wu Qi as his general, led an army to attack Qi State (east of Teng County, Shandong Province). ).

Defected to Chu

After Tian Wen’s death, his uncle became the prime minister of the country. Integrity also values ??reputation and reputation. You can tell Marquis Wu of Wei that your land is too small to accommodate talents like Wu Qi. When Wei Wuhou asked you what to do, you suggested that Wei Wuhou test Wu Qi by marrying the princess. If Wu Qi had any intention of staying in Wei for a long time, he would definitely marry the princess. If Wu Qi had no long-term intention of staying in Wei, he would definitely refuse. . Then you find an opportunity to invite Wu Qi to your home, deliberately make the princess angry during the banquet, and humiliate you in front of her. When Wu Qi sees the princess humiliating you like this, he will definitely not marry the princess. "The uncle accepted his suggestion. When Wu Qi saw how the princess had humiliated the prime minister, he politely declined the marriage invitation from Marquis Wei Wu. From then on, Marquis Wu Wu of Wei no longer trusted Wu Qi.

Wang Cuo kept making slanderous remarks in front of Marquis Wei Wu. So he sent someone to summon Wu Qi. When Wu Qi was traveling to Anmen (today's south of Hejin City, Shanxi Province), he stopped his car and looked back at Xihe County. His driver said to him in tears, "I am observing your mind in private." , regarding giving up the world as throwing away shoes. Now that you have left Xihe County, you shed tears. What is the reason for this? Wu Qi wiped away his tears and replied: "You don't know, if you trust me and let me use my talents, then I can help you achieve your royal career." Now the princes listen to the greedy words of the villain and do not trust me. It will not be long before Xihe County is captured by the Qin State, and the Wei State will be weakened from now on. "Wu Qi then left the state of Wei and defected to the state of Chu.

Wu Qi's Reform

After Wu Qi defected to the state of Chu, King Chu Mourning always admired Wu Qi's talents and appointed Wu Qi as the governor of Wancheng (now Henan Province). Nanyang City Wancheng District) prefect, a year later he was promoted to Ling Yin. During this period, he visited Xixian (today's Xixian County, Henan Province) twice to ask Qu Yijiu about how to serve as a minister in Chu State, but Qu Yijiu failed. He was firmly opposed to the reforms that Wu Qi was going to carry out in the Chu State.

Wu Qi, who served as the Queen of Ling Yin, carried out drastic reforms in the Chu State. The specific measures were:

Formulated. The law was announced to the public so that both officials and people could clearly understand it.

All nobles who had been crowned kings for three generations would have their titles and salaries cancelled; the routine supply of estranged nobles would be stopped, and the domestic nobles would be enriched throughout the territory. A sparsely populated and remote place.

Eliminate and lay off unimportant officials, reduce official salaries, and use the saved wealth to strengthen the army.

Correct the corruption and slander in the officialdom of Chu. The bad custom of loyalty made the ministers of the Chu State serve the country regardless of personal honor and disgrace.

Unify the customs of the Chu State and prohibit private requests.

Change the "two editions of the wall" to four editions. The city-building method was used to build the capital of Chu State, Ying (today's northwest of Jiangling City, Hubei Province).

After Wu Qi's reform, the Chu State became powerful and attacked Baiyue in the south, expanding the Chu State's territory to Dongting Lake and Cang. Wujun area. In 381 BC, the Chu State sent troops to assist the Zhao State and fought with the Wei Army in the west of the state (today's southwest of Wuzhi County, Henan Province).

The Chu army passed through Liangmen (located at the pass northwest of Daliang), garrisoned in Linzhong (located north of Liangmen), drank their horses in the Yellow River, and cut off the connection between the Hanoi County of Wei and the capital Anyi (now northwest of Xia County, Shanxi Province). Zhao State relied on Chu State's offensive to attack Jipu (south of today's Wei County, Hebei Province) and Huangcheng (south of today's Guan County, Shandong Province). Chu and Zhao defeated the Wei army. 0-4 The princes were all afraid of Chu's power, but Wu Qi's reforms aroused the resentment of Chu's nobles and laid the foundation for his own death.

Being brutally killed

In 381 BC, King Chu Mourning died, and the Chu nobles took the opportunity to launch a mutiny against Wu Qi. The nobles shot Wu Qi with arrows. Wu Qi took out the arrow and fled to the place where King Chu Mou's body was buried. He inserted the arrow into the body of King Chu Mou and shouted: "The ministers rebelled and plotted to kill our king." The nobles were shooting While killing Wu Qi, he also shot the body of King Chu Mourning. The law of Chu State stipulates that harming the king's body is a serious crime and will result in the death of the three clans. After King Chu Su succeeded to the throne, he ordered Yin to execute all those who shot Wu Qi and also shot King Chu Miao's body. More than seventy people were implicated and were exterminated. 4-4 Yangcheng Jun fled abroad because of his involvement in this matter, and his fiefdom was confiscated. Wu Qi's body was also punished by being cut into pieces and dismembered. 7-4 After Wu Qi's death, his reform in Chu State failed. Military Thought

Wu Qi’s military thoughts mainly focus on "Wu Zi’s Art of War". In "Wu Zi's Art of War", Wu Qi advocated the integration of politics and military affairs, cultivating civility internally and preparing for war externally. Both must be given equal emphasis and cannot be neglected. On the premise of paying equal attention to politics and military affairs, Wu Qi paid more attention to political enlightenment and governed the army and people with Tao, righteousness, etiquette and benevolence. Wu Qi also classified wars into different natures based on their causes: righteous soldiers, strong soldiers, rigid soldiers, violent soldiers, rebel soldiers, etc. He advocated a prudent attitude towards war and opposed militarism.

Wu Qi advocated not having too many troops, but building an army that abides by etiquette in peacetime, has power in war, is unstoppable when advancing, and unstoppable when retreating. To build such an army, we need to recruit good talents, reuse warriors and those who are determined to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, give them promotions and titles, treat their families favorably, and let them serve as the backbone of the army. The use of soldiers should be different from person to person, so that they can give full play to their respective strengths. It is necessary to organize people from the same hometown and in the same area, work together to protect each other, and strictly manage the tribesmen. One person teaches ten people, ten people teach a hundred people... Ten thousand people teach the three armies, and the training is strict. Let soldiers adapt to the changes in square and circular formations, master the front, back, left, right, sitting, rising, advancing, stopping and other movements of the queue, and become familiar with command commands such as gold, drum, flag, and bell. If you move forward, you will be rewarded heavily, if you retreat, you will be severely punished. Rewards and punishments must be believed. Reward those who have meritorious service, encourage those who have no meritorious service, and provide condolences and condolences to the families of fallen soldiers. It is necessary to select military generals who are both civil and military, can use both hardness and softness, can appease the people, intimidate the enemy, and resolve difficult situations as the chief generals of the army. Evaluation: Wu Qi is a general with both civil and military talents. In terms of military, he has excellent commanding ability and advanced military thinking. He foresees the enemy's rebellion and loves his soldiers as his own son. Wu Qi's military achievements have been highly praised by all dynasties. In addition, as a politician and reformer, Wu Qi made Wei and Chu rich and powerful through reforms. His political contributions have also been widely praised. But Wu Qi was greedy for fame and would do anything to achieve success. His personality flaws of killing his wife to seek generals, being unfilial to his son, and lustful have added stains to the life of this versatile general, and he has also become the target of criticism from literati: In addition, Wu Qi was strict in enforcing the law, unkind, and used troops to kill without restraint. The behavior that resulted in corpses everywhere and loss of life was also widely criticized. Writings

"Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" on military strategy records that Wu Qi wrote 48 chapters of "Wu Qi". There are only six extant chapters in "Wu Zi's Art of War", including those on charting the country, predicting the enemy, managing the army, discussing generals, responding to emergencies, and inspiring soldiers. "Wu Zi's Art of War" occupies an important position in ancient Chinese military classics. Later generations will collectively refer to "Wu Zi's Art of War" and "Sun Tzu's Art of War" as "Sun Wu's Art of War". During the Northern Song Dynasty, "Wu Zi's Art of War" was included in the Seventh Book of Martial Arts. "Book". Commemoration for future generations

Wuqi County

Wuqi County is located in the northwest of Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, bordering Dingbian County to the northwest, Zhidan County to the southeast, Jingbian County to the northeast, and Gansu Province to the southwest Huachi County. In 1819, the Qing Dynasty established Wuqi Town in Jingbian County for the first time.

According to legend, the famous Warring States general Wu Qi once stationed troops here to guard the border, and it was named in memory of Wu Qi. On October 19, 1935, Mao Zedong led the Central Red Army and the Northern Shaanxi Red Army to join forces here, ending the Long March. In 1942, Wuqi County was established and later renamed Wuqi County. On October 19, 2005, it was officially renamed Wuqi County and came under the jurisdiction of Yan'an City.

Wuqi Square is built in Wuqi County, with a statue of Wu Qi erected in the center of the square.

The artistic image of Qitai Town’s status in later generations

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In the long historical novel "Records of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", Wu Qi appeared in the 85th chapter of "Le Yangzi" Appears in "The Angry Cat in the Mountain Soup Ximen Leopard Qiao Sends to the Uncle Lady of the River". In the 86th chapter "Wu Qi killed his wife to ask for the general, and Zu Ji played the harp to win the prime minister", Wu Qi served under Duke Mu of Lu and married the daughter of the Tian family. Qi State Prime Minister Tian He, Tian Ji, and Duan Peng led an army to attack Lu State. Wu Qi killed his wife and gained the general position. After arriving at the front line, he shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers and gained the trust of his subordinates. During the confrontation between the two armies, Tian He sent his subordinate Zhang Chou to Wu Qi's camp to inquire about intelligence. Wu Qi hid the elite soldiers in the army and deliberately showed Zhang Chou the old, weak, sick and disabled in the army. and, making him careless. When Zhang Chou returned to the camp, Wu Qi secretly dispatched troops to follow him and secretly attacked the main camp of the Qi army. The Qi army was defeated. Tian He then ordered Zhang Chou to bring two beauties and gold Qianyi to bribe Wu Qi, and secretly spread the news that Wu Qi had accepted bribes from Qi. After hearing this, Duke Mu of Lu dismissed Wu Qi from his official position and prepared to punish him. Wu Qi fled to Wei State and lived in Zhai Huang's home. After being recommended by Zhai Huang, he served as the governor of Xihe County. After the death of Duke Hui of Qin, Wu Qi took advantage of the turmoil in the throne of Qin to seize the five cities in Hexi. The rest of the description is basically the same as in "Historical Records: Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi".

In addition, there is also a long historical novel "The Biography of Wu Qi" written by modern writers Sun Kaitai and Sun Dong based on Wu Qi's life.

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Advice to Marquis Wu of Wei

Marquis Wu of Wei once asked Wu Qi about the meaning of the "first year" in the first year after the monarch succeeded to the throne. Wu Qi He replied: "The first year is when the monarch must act cautiously." Wei Wuhou asked: "How to act prudently?" Wu Qi said: "The monarch must correct himself." Wei Wuhou asked again: "How should the monarch correct himself?" Wu Qi replied: " A monarch must be wise. If he is not clear-minded, how can he correct himself? Then he should open up a wide range of opinions and choose from them to make his mind wise. If there are requests, the monarch will definitely satisfy them. If the princes come to greet them, they will definitely receive them. If people from all over the world come to seek refuge, they will not refuse. This is a way for the monarch to not block his words and not blind his eyes. The monarch must share rewards and salaries. It must be thoughtful, the use of punishment must be appropriate, and the heart must be kind, always thinking about the interests of the people, and eliminating the troubles of the people, so as not to lose the support of the people; the monarch's own style must be decent, and trusted ministers must be personally selected and appointed. You cannot hold other positions concurrently, and the power to manage the people cannot be in the hands of one family, so that the monarch will not lose power. These are the instructions in the Spring and Autumn Annals, and they are also important things that the monarch must do in the first year after he takes the throne."

Marquis Wu of Wei handled political affairs properly, and no one among the ministers could compare with him. After Wei Wuhou retired from the court, he was full of joy. Wu Qi came up to him and said, "Has anyone ever told you what King Chuzhuang said?" Wei Wuhou asked, "What did King Chuzhuang say?" Wu Qi replied, "King Chuzhuang dealt with it." No one among the ministers can compare with him in handling political affairs properly. After he retired from the court, he looked worried. Duke Shen and his ministers came up to ask him why. King Zhuang of Chu said, "I handle political affairs properly and no one among the ministers can compare with him." I am deeply worried. The reason for my worries lies in Zhong Hui's words: "He who can find a master among the princes can be crowned king and conquer the world; he who can find friends can rule the princes; and he who can find people who ask questions can protect him. Nations that plan for themselves and have no one to match them will perish. "Now with my ability, no one among the ministers can match me. My country is going to perish! So I am deeply worried." King Zhuang of Chu was worried because of this, but you were happy because of it.

"Marquis Wu Wu of Wei took a few steps back, bowed his hands to Wu Qi twice and said, "God sent you to save me from my fault. "

Wu Qi attacks the pavilion

When Wu Qi served as the governor of Xihe, the Qin State had a post close to the Wei State. This post would cause great harm to the farmers of the Wei State, but It was not worth recruiting troops to attack it, so Wu Qi placed a chariot shaft outside the north gate, and then issued an order: "Whoever can move the chariot shaft outside the south gate will be rewarded with first-class land and a first-class residence. "At first no one moved it, but finally someone moved the shaft to the south gate. Wu Qi immediately followed the order and rewarded it. Soon Wu Qi placed a stone of red beans outside the east gate and ordered: "Whoever can move the red beans to the west gate will be rewarded." As before. "The people all rushed to move. Finally Wu Qi gave an order: "Tomorrow we will attack the guard post. If he can charge into the battle, he will be appointed as a doctor and rewarded with high-quality fields and houses. "The people rushed to join the battle and captured the guard box in one morning.

Wu Qi kept his word

When Wu Qi went out and met an old friend, he invited him to his home for dinner. The old friend asked him Wu Qi went home and waited for him, saying that he would go after a while. Wu Qi said, "Then I will wait for you to come and eat." "This man didn't come until dusk, and Wu Qi didn't eat either. He just waited for him. The next morning, Wu Qi sent someone to invite this old friend. It wasn't until the old friend came that Wu Qi had dinner with him.

Wu Qi divorced his wife

Wu Qi asked his wife to weave a ribbon, but the length was a little shorter than what he asked for. Wu Qi asked her to change it, and his wife agreed until it was finished. After measuring it again, it still didn't meet Wu Qi's requirements. Wu Qi was very angry, and his wife replied: "I set the thread when I started weaving, and I can't change it anymore. Wu Qi then divorced his wife. Wu Qi's wife asked her brother for help, and her brother said: "Wu Qi is the one who made laws. He made laws to build achievements for a great country." His decree must first be fulfilled on his wife before it can be implemented. Don't expect to go back. "The younger brother of Wu Qi's wife was later reused by the king of Wei State and wanted to use his identity to ask Wu Qi to remarry his sister. Wu Qi did not agree and left Wei State instead.