Chapter 221: Above the City
The capital of Wei State was Anyi.
A cold wind from the northwest blew past, cutting through the faces of the Wei soldiers stationed on top of the city like a blade, and also blew up the red Wei flags on the city wall.
Amidst the sound of hunting flags flying high, a slow but clear sound of footsteps appeared on the steps behind the city wall. Soon after, the Marquis of Wei, Wei Feng, dressed in red robes, stood at the top of the city.
Wei Feng walked forward slowly, letting the cold wind blow across his face, and finally stood behind the parapet of the Anyi city wall.
Looking down the empty space in front of him, when the scenes below came into Wei Feng's field of vision, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Although it was cold between heaven and earth at this moment, Wei Feng's heart was undoubtedly burning. As for the source of that burning heat, it was naturally the figures entering the city below.
Since the "Order of Seeking Talents" issued by Wei State and the words Wei Feng said in the Seeking Talents Hall have been spread throughout the world, more and more scholars from all over the world have embarked on the journey to Wei State.
The road to the capital Anyi.
Even though the cold was somewhat unbearable, it still failed to stop these people from coming to Anyi with enthusiasm. The roads from various countries to Wei State became even more strangely lively this winter.
One, two, three...
Seeing a young man dressed as a scholar in his field of vision entering Anyi from the city gate at his feet, Wei Feng, who was in a good mood, began to count them one by one.
When the number of scholars entering the city continued to increase as time went by, until it reached a staggering number, Wei Feng felt a sense of relief in his heart.
He opened his arms and looked down at the group of scholars below, as if he felt that all the talented people in the world had entered his field of vision.
At this moment, Wei Feng heard a hunting sound in his ears. He looked in the direction of the sound and a red Wei flag appeared in his eyes.
Wei Feng's eyes quietly stared at the side beside him for a long time. When he saw the big "WEI" character above constantly fluttering in the wind, the smile on Wei Feng's face became brighter and brighter.
"Tap tap tap..."
Just as Wei Feng silently stared at the red Wei flag beside him with a smile on his face, a burst of footsteps sounded behind him.
"Your Majesty is quite generous in your willingness to brave the cold to kiss me on the top of the city wall!"
Hearing the sudden sound, Wei Feng, who was deep in thought, put away his thoughts and slowly looked at the person.
"I just want to see the talented people in this world, but I have the help of Prime Minister Guo to find them."
After saying these words, Wei Feng's eyes returned to the front again, and he stretched out his right hand and pointed down at a scholar who was entering the city.
"Look, Prime Minister, that scholar is wearing khaki clothes. I guess he is from the Chu State."
"Looking at it again, the Prime Minister saw that the scholar in white clothes thought he was from the Song Dynasty. I wonder what the Prime Minister thought?"
"If my guess is correct, that gentleman in blue should be from the State of Yan?"
His eyes passed over the three scholars whom Wei Feng had just pointed at, and Gongsun Qi, who was now beside Wei Feng, had a smile on his face.
"If there was no "Ling for Seeking Talents", if there were no words spoken by Your Majesty in the Seeking Talents Pavilion, how could our country of Wei be as prosperous as it is today?"
"I believe that the reason why scholars from all over the world have chosen to join our Kingdom of Wei is because they have seen the emperor's ambition to treat the virtuous and the corporal and seek for the virtuous."
"Your Majesty, you are like our ancestor Wei Wenhou."
Everyone likes to hear good words, even Wei Feng, who is the Marquis of Wei, does the same. Hearing Gongsun Qi's words, the smile on his face became even brighter.
After a few breaths, Wei Feng slowly calmed down the excitement in his heart, and when he looked at Gongsun Qi aside, he had already regained most of his calmness.
"The Prime Minister is overly praised, but all this is not the result of just one person."
"If it weren't for the old prime minister, who was assisted by a group of important ministers in the court, if it weren't for our Wei army officers and soldiers to sacrifice their lives on the battlefield, and if it weren't for the tens of thousands of Wei people working together, how could a few people have allowed Wei to regain such prestige?
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"The fact that scholars from all over the world flock to our country in Wei is not the result of a few people, but it all depends on the courtiers, officers and thousands of Wei people."
When Gongsun Qi heard Wei Feng's words, he felt even more respectful in his heart, and saw him step back slightly and bow.
"Your Majesty is wise, your ministers are lucky, and Wei is lucky!"
"You don't have to be like this, Prime Minister, please come quickly." He took a step forward and pulled Gongsun Qi up. Wei Feng immediately said with some solemnity: "Now the corporals have chosen to come to our country, Wei, because they are looking for talents from our country.
Talented sincerity.”
"As I said in the Qixian Hall, the talents and knowledge of scholars in the world are different."
"It is neither possible that they are all talented people in their hometown, nor can they all be virtuous ministers who serve the country, so it is crucial to identify the talents possessed by these scholars."
"If the talents of some scholars are overestimated and excessively high official positions are awarded, it will not only be useless to those scholars, but it may also damage the national strength of Wei State;"
"If the talents of some scholars are underestimated and talents that do not match their talents are awarded, then our country Wei may lose a great talent because of this."
"I have been thinking about the matter of identifying the talents of these scholars for a long time these days, and finally I have some immature ideas. I also ask the Prime Minister to make comprehensive plans for me."
Gongsun Qi is one of the rare military and political talents in the world. Regarding the question raised by Wei Feng at this moment, he only thought about it briefly and understood its importance.
As Wei Feng said, it is very important to identify a person's talent. Once it is too high or too low, it may cause irreparable losses.
After gently nodding his head in agreement with this point, Gongsun Qi immediately bowed and said, "My lord, Gongsun Qi, is willing to listen to your great advice."
"It can't be called a big strategy, it's just a few people's thoughts."
Gongsun Qi gently waved his hand with a smile, and then listened to Wei Feng continue: "There are too many scholars who chose to come to Wei this time because of the "Order of Seeking Talents".
It takes a lot to identify his talents."
"I wonder if we can send out blank bamboo slips so that these scholars can write down their views on the situation in the world and their own strengths. We, the officials of the State of Wei, can use these articles to make a preliminary assessment of the talents of these scholars."
"After that, you can choose the best among them, and let me and the important officials in the court meet them in person, identify their talents, and grant them official positions corresponding to their talents."
"I wonder what the Prime Minister thinks?"
Chapter completed!