What kind of person is Wei Wenhou?

Wei Wenhou anecdotes translated as follows:

Wei Wenhou and his ministers were drinking. Just as they were in high spirits, it suddenly rained heavily. Hou Wen ordered that a car be prepared for the suburbs immediately. The left and right attendants advised, "Drinking is starting, and it's raining. Where are you going? " Hou Wen replied, "I made an appointment with someone (the forest manager) to go hunting in advance. Although I am very happy to drink, how can I miss the appointment? " So I got up and told each other in person that the hunting was cancelled because of the rain.

South Korea attacked Zhao by Wei zhibing. He said, "Zhao and I are like brothers, and we can't promise you." Zhao borrowed soldiers from Wei to attack South Korea, but he also refused. The ambassadors of South Korea and Zhao both resigned angrily. Later, the two countries learned of their intentions and began to pay tribute to Wei. From then on, Wei became strong, and other vassal States could not compete with it.

He was sent to attack Zhongshan State. After Zhongshan State was conquered, it was sealed to his son Wei. Wei Wenhou asked his minister, "What about me?" Everyone replied, "You are the king of benevolence." Only Ren Zuo said, "The monarch conquered Zhongshan, not his younger brother, but his son. How can he be called a benevolent? "

Wei Wenhou was furious and left in a hurry. Wei Wenhou asked another minister, Huang Zhai. Huang Zhai replied: "The monarch is the king of benevolence!" Wei Wenhou asked again, "How do you know?" Huang Zhai replied, "I heard that officials can only be upright if the monarch is kind. Just now, I was able to know that my words were just right. " Wei Wenhou was very happy and sent Huang Zhai to recall his seat, to meet him in person and wait for him to become a VIP.

Analysis of Wei Wenhou's Personality Characteristics Wei Wenhou was the pioneer of Wei's hegemony for a hundred years and the founding monarch of Wei during the Warring States Period. Corporal Li Xian and Bu, children of Confucian scholars, Prime Minister, and General Wu Qi. These "scholars" who came from small aristocrats or civilians played an important role in politics and military affairs, marking the beginning of clan politics being replaced by bureaucratic politics.

As such an accomplished man, Wei Wenhou couldn't keep his promise with the Yu people because of the strong wind, so he went to the Yu people to cancel the hunting activities and took the agreement seriously, which showed his integrity, and the integrity of the king is very important to a country. Wei became a powerful country at that time and was widely respected by other countries, which should be related to its integrity.