Chapter 218 Qi State Court
If you want to ask what caused the most discussion among the scholars and merchants in Anyi during this period, then we have to mention the fact that Wei Feng, the Marquis of Wei, personally went to the Qixian Hall.
Under the deliberate spreading of the stories by scholars from all over the world who witnessed it, the scenes that happened in the museum that day and every word Wei Feng said were constantly mentioned again and again in one case after another.
In particular, Wei Feng's words in reply to Xu Yan, a scholar from Linzi of the State of Qi, were particularly talked about because they made more people see the opportunity to serve in the Wei State.
"If you have the talent to govern a township, you will be the mayor of the township; if you have the talent to govern a county, you will be the county magistrate; if you have the talent to govern a county, you will be the county guard;"
"If there is a great talent who can assist in the affairs of the country, I will solemnly worship him as the prime minister of the country."
"Wei may not be very powerful, but if someone with talents comes, there will definitely be a place for them to show their talents."
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Whenever this sentence came to the ears through the mouth of the companions, the faces of the other scholars present could not help but show excitement.
Of course, the influence of Wei Feng's words from the Qiuxian Guan was not limited to Anyi, the capital of the Wei state.
Through the frequent travels of merchants from various countries, these words were soon spread to all parts of Wei State, and there was a tendency to spread to the entire world.
It can be said that the inspiring words Wei Feng said in the Talent Seeking Hall, together with the "Seeking Talent Order" issued by Wei State before, sent out the strongest voice that Wei State is seeking talents from the world.
The Wei State, which had established its dominant position through the Pinglu Meeting, was already extremely attractive to scholars from all over the world.
Now I heard that Wei State is vigorously recruiting talents. How could the wise people in the world miss this good opportunity?
Going to the State of Wei, going to the State of Wei, has become the most eager thing for scholars who are interested in displaying their talents to do.
That is to say, at a time when domestic scholars are eager to go to Wei State, the courts of various countries also clearly feel this huge storm coming from Wei State.
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"boom"
Above the palace hall in Linzi, the capital of Qi State, a dull voice clearly reached the ears of every Qi State courtier present.
With this sound ringing in their ears, most of the Qi courtiers below were shocked. At this moment, they could clearly feel the anger coming from above.
Some of the bolder ones among the Qi courtiers raised their heads slightly, but before they could clearly see the situation above, the huge fear that suddenly arose in their hearts made them immediately lower their heads.
After a somewhat long silence, Qi Gong Tian Wu, who was sitting on the throne, slowly looked away from the report in his hand.
"Wei Guo, Wei Feng!"
After he softly uttered this sentence with a sound that almost broke his teeth and swallowed it, Qi Gongtian Wu's eyes seemed to have flames.
In that Pinglu meeting, Qi State suffered heavy losses, and Wei State could be said to have stepped on Qi State's corpse to recast its throne as the world's hegemon.
Qi Gong Tian Wu hated his old enemy Wei, who organized a coalition of Qi forces to attack him, and he could not wait to eat his flesh and gnaw his bones.
Now there is another report in hand that contains news about the state of Wei, including what Wei Marquis Wei Feng said in the Hall of Seeking Virtues, and how Qi Gong Tian Wu could calm down in his heart.
If Qi had not just suffered a big loss at the hands of Wei, its national power would have been greatly weakened. At this moment, the angry Qi Gong Tian Wu wanted to send troops to attack Wei to vent his hatred.
It's just that Qi Gong Tian Wu was not a foolish monarch after all. Faced with the failed war just now and the huge gap between Qi and Wei at the moment, he finally let go of the rising feeling in his heart.
impulse.
With some suppressed anger, Qi Gong Tian Wu's eyes quickly passed over the faces of the Qi courtiers below, and finally locked on the figure sitting in the front.
"Where is the Prime Minister?"
At this moment, Qi Prime Minister Tian Li, who was sitting at the front of the group of ministers, heard Tian Wu calling him from above. He immediately stood up from his seat and walked step by step to the aisle in the center of the hall.
"Chen Tianli, pay homage to your Majesty."
"The Prime Minister is exempt from the courtesy." After gently raising his hand to support him, Tian Wu immediately asked in a deep voice, "May I ask the Prime Minister, do I, the scholars of the Qi State, have anything to say about the various measures taken by the Wei State in recent days?"
As for the question Tian Wu asked at this moment, Tian Li, the Prime Minister of Qi, naturally knew the answer, but he could not express it.
Should he directly tell the Duke of Qi who is sitting on the throne in front of him that the scholars of Qi are very excited about the favorable conditions provided by Wei and have already planned to go to Wei to seek a future?
Do you want him to say loudly to the ministers in the court hall that some of the scholars of Qi have gone to Wei and have even been appreciated by the Marquis of Wei?
Although he knew that all this was happening in Qi State at this moment, as the Prime Minister, he could not just reveal it.
The thoughts in his heart went through hundreds of times at this moment, and his brain was running at a high speed at this moment. Qi Xiang Tian Li was thinking hard about how to respond to Qi Gong Tian Wu's question.
Seeing from the other side that Tian Li below did not speak for a long time, the expression on Tian Wu's face immediately turned cold, and his gaze became even more sulky.
"Is the Prime Minister so afraid that others will know?"
"it's not true."
Hearing the dissatisfaction in Tian Wu's words, Tian Li immediately realized that he could not remain silent like this endlessly, otherwise Tian Wu would definitely feel more angry.
So, after a long period of silence, Tian Ligong took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have been paying attention to the developments in Linzi City these days, especially the discussions among the scholars about Wei's move to seek talents.
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"In my opinion, most of the scholars in Qi still love their mother country, but..."
Halfway through his words, Tian Li raised his head slightly, but his eyes slowly fell on Tian Wu's face.
Seeing that there was no sullen expression on Tian Wu's face except for the pair of slightly furrowed brows, Tian Li breathed a sigh of relief before continuing to talk.
"It's just that some scholars listened to the bewilderment of Wei State, especially Wei Feng, and then they had the wrong idea of going to Anyi and becoming an official in Wei State."
As soon as these words came out, Tian Li, who was below, suddenly changed the topic of the conversation, but there was a hint of contemplation in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I thought it was not unforgivable for these scholars to choose to go to Wei State. On the contrary, their behavior made me think of something."
What Tian Li just said to the scholars of Qi State had already dissipated most of the anger in Tian Wu's heart.
Although he also knew that perhaps the current situation in Qi was not as optimistic as what Tian Li said, at least he got some comfort in his heart.
Hearing Tian Li mention that other thing, Tian Wu's curiosity immediately emerged.
"If you have anything to say, the Prime Minister can say it himself, and everyone is listening attentively." Looking at Tian Li below, Tian Wu's face became a little more kind.
Chapter completed!