During the Warring States Period, no one can easily stay away from the torrent of this era, whether rich or poor, noble or low, any family, any individual, are in this trend, or go with the waves, or go with the flow.

In the land of Qilu, there is a wealthy family, surnamed Wu, who has a son in the family, whose name is from a child, who has been smart and studious since childhood. As a young man with strong blood, Wu Qi is obviously not willing to run the family like this and be an ordinary and stable rich son. He is hungry for talent, for power, for the top.

The good economic foundation of the family gave the young Wu Qi the capital to continue to explore his own path, however, in such troubled times, no matter how rich he was, without enough power and connections, even if Wu Qi was full of talent and sufficient wealth, he could not easily enter the core of power. What's more, a stable circle of power is itself extremely xenophobic. A rich boy with no family background is obviously impossible to easily gain the approval of those who have the right to speak. This has nothing to do with talent and wealth, because the high-ranking people themselves don't care too much about the so-called talent, let alone the wealth of the people. In their view, it is not worth using unless people can faithfully seek more wealth for them, and the little money of the people, as long as they still have swords and power in their hands, can be taken and taken overnight.

Wu Qi didn't believe in this cruel reality at first, and he searched everywhere, hoping that he could be recognized and show his ambitions, but his unwillingness and the family wealth he possessed did not bring much help to him to the end. Under the constant exploitation and deception, Wu Qi ran into walls everywhere, and even reached the point of despair of spending all the money in his family.

Ordinary people are not ordinary because they don't have great intelligence. The people of the city, who were jealous of Wu's wealth, were actually very happy to see how a person who had a better life than them, but whose quality of life had been reduced because of his illusory dreams, was miserable. As Wu Qi's family fortune was spent in the pursuit of official roads, no one expressed his admiration and sympathy for him, but instead, cynicism and gossip, like salt grains that seemed to be crystal white but had a complex structure, were sprinkled all over Wu Qi's dreams full of wounds.

Enraged, Wu Qi drew his sword and fled, after killing dozens of taunting villagers. Before leaving, he bit his arm hatefully and swore to his mother: "If you can't become a powerful official, you will never look back!" ”

When he was young, his family was tired of thousands of gold, and he failed to do so, so he broke his home, and the township party laughed at it, and Wu Qi killed more than 30 people who slandered him, and went out to defend Guomen. With his mother's trick, he said with his arms: "If you don't start as a prime minister, you won't return to the guard." ”

- "Historical Records"

Wu Qi, the rich son, has become a down-and-out fugitive from his family, but even so, he is not discouraged, he always firmly believes that no matter what kind of setbacks, it is not enough to shake his confidence and dreams, and no matter what kind of fetters, it will not become an obstacle to his pursuit of power. In the troubled times of the Warring States, human life is like Caosuke, although he killed people and escaped, there were still three iron nails in the broken boat, not to mention that although the Wu family was ruined, but after a little operation, Wu Qi also escaped the punishment after killing.

This incident strengthened Wu Qi's thirst for power, and he didn't want to be annihilated in the chaotic world as easily as a villager killed by himself one day in the future. He hopes that he can become a big man who can stir up the storm and turn things around, even if he dies, even if he gives everything, in his opinion, it is worth it.

Wu Qi, who fled, soon worshiped under Zeng Shen, the son of Zeng Shen, and learned Confucianism. He hoped to be like Confucius back then, traveling around the world and gaining respect and status. However, the occurrence of a family incident changed the direction of Wu Qi's progress: his mother, under the decline of the family, the departure of her son, and the relentless blows of the years, fell ill and died suddenly. Wu Qi still abides by his original oath: not to be an official, not to go home.

Zeng Zi was originally a Confucian and attached great importance to filial piety, and when he learned that his protégé refused to send his mother to death for personal reasons, he was furious and kicked Wu Qi out of the door. At this point, neither Wu Qi nor Zeng Zi expected that this incident would make a great Confucian in the future completely turn around at the fork in the road of fate.

Wu Qi, who was ostracized by Confucianism, did not regret it, he seemed to have seen clearly what he needed to get to the end, and in this war-torn world, insisting on learning Confucianism was not necessarily suitable for him. So, Wu Qi began to learn the art of war, and he finally understood that the so-called benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith are not necessarily better than swords at the moment. Moreover, after Wu Qi, who was originally smart, studied the soldiers, it was like pushing open a new window, and a ray of sunshine illuminated his career. The king of Lu, who needed strong force to protect his national interests, quickly recognized this talented young man.

Thing Zengzi. In the middle of nowhere, his mother died, and he never returned. Zengzi is thin, and he is absolutely upright. From the beginning of the Lu, learn the art of war to do things Lu Jun.

- "Historical Records"

Although the land of Qilu is vast and rich, it is obvious that if there is only one master, it should undoubtedly be the country of Qi. Because compared with other countries in this land, the Qi State has more abundant wealth, grain and grass, and has a fierce army that can fight well. For rulers with great power, they often want to gain greater benefits, and what more benefit can be brought by this land than power now? No king is willing to give up power itself, and what could be more effective than force?

In 412 BC, Qi Xuangong sent troops to attack Lu, and the country of Lu, which was in a weak position, was very nervous, although Lu Mugong admired and recognized Wu Qi, but when it came to the fate of the country, Lu Mugong was also very cautious. Although he wanted to use Wu Qi to lead the troops against Qi, the fact that Wu Qi's wife was from Qi made him extremely hesitant.

Wu Qi, who learned the reason for Lu Mugong's hesitation, immediately made a shocking thing: he killed his wife and expressed his determination to Lu Mugong. Lu Mugong, who was relieved, finally entrusted Wu Qi with a heavy responsibility, and Wu Qi really lived up to expectations and defeated the Qi army.

Wu Qi's behavior of killing his wife to gain trust and gaining authority is simply unreasonable in today's view. A cold-blooded madman who can treat the person next to him without hesitation to kill the killer is definitely a madman. However, is Wu Qi's killing of his wife really just a heartbreaking act for the sake of power? The behavior of a madman is absolutely unpredictable, but it seems strange that a well-educated son would act like this. What kind of mystery is hidden behind this?

In fact, when Wu Qi chose the path of entering the political arena and realizing his ideals through the art of soldiers, he had cut off all the emotions in the world. For Wu Qi, any emotion, thing, relatives, for him, is a bargaining chip that can be used in a war, he is no longer a pure person, no matter what external objects, are the tools he uses to achieve victory and achieve goals, if you want to go down this road, the easiest way to solve the problem is to overcome all the emotions and entanglements in the world.

It's a pity that Wu Qi's wife doesn't have enough value for Wu Qi to use and excavate, so she became the first pawn to sacrifice in the game of life and the pursuit of dreams of this famous minister of the Warring States Period. As a bargaining chip, she reached the value that Wu Qi discarded her and allowed her husband to gain the trust of Lu Mugong, however, as a woman, she lost everything. It is not Wu Qi who is ruthless, but this chaotic world, rewarding and recognizing ruthless people, and giving these ruthless people practical benefits that are enough to satisfy their desires.