Why did my brother betray the enemy?
The younger brother’s imminent defection about Qin Shihuang’s childhood and adolescence, that is, from his birth until he came to power at the age of 22, there is almost no record in historical books. It is for this reason that all the existing biographies of the first emperor of Qin and all the popular lectures in recent years have avoided this problem, because it is difficult for a skillful woman to make bricks without straw.
Searching all the historical materials we can find, we only found two clues about the youth of Emperor Qinshihuang. One is his childhood friend Ji Dan, and the other is his teenage brother Cheng. These extremely limited friendships and family ties reflect the fragments of Qin Shihuang’s life.
According to the biography of the assassin in the annals of history, Qin Shihuang had a friend in his childhood, Ji Dan, a prince of the state of Yan. They had been hostages in Handan, the capital of the state of Zhao. They had played together and loved each other. After the first emperor of Qin came to power, Ji Dan came to the state of Qin as a hostage. At this time, Qin Shihuang, who was already in power and bent on annexing the six countries, was very arrogant and disrespectful to Ji Dan. Ji Dan resented and fled, attracting the assassin Jing Ke to assassinate Ying Zheng, performing a historical drama that shocked the world and wept ghosts and gods. This event, which has been celebrated for thousands of years, is not only found in various historical books, but also changed into drama novels, films and television, forever reflecting the unkind and cold side of Qin Shihuang’s human nature. Human nature is distorted by power, and the distorted human nature intensifies the alienation of power, which has almost become the fate of the centralized system. There is a lot of discussion at home and abroad about the truth and falsehood of this matter. We will have the opportunity to elaborate and clarify it one by one in the future.
About Qin Shihuang’s youth, we also found another clue, which is his brother Chang’an Juncheng. Cheng is Ying Zheng’s half mother and half brother. They are similar in age. Under the care of their father, Prince Zhuang Xiang, they spent a happy childhood together in Xianyang. After Ying Zheng ascended the throne, Cheng also grew up smoothly, and later became a political figure with a certain degree of power and ability.
In the eighth year of the reign of King Qin, Cheng led the army to attack the state of Zhao and suddenly defected to the enemy on the front line. From then on, he disappeared from historical records, like a meteor across the night sky. This matter, known as “the chaos of Cheng” in history, can be seen in the eight years of Emperor Qin’s reign in the historical records of the first emperor of Qin:
The younger brother of the king, Chang’an Juncheng, attacked Zhao and died (according to the word “death” as Yan). The army officials were all killed and moved their people to Lintao.
This matter can also be seen in the five elements annals of the Han Dynasty:
The younger brother of the king, Chang’an Juncheng, attacked Zhao and opposed garrison retention. The military officials were all killed and moved their people to Lintao.
The above records say that in the eighth year of the reign of the king of Qin, the younger brother of the king of Qin, Chang’an Juncheng, led the army to attack the state of Zhao and rebelled in Tunliu (now Shanxi Tunliu). After the rebellion was pacified, the military officials involved in the rebellion were beheaded, and the people involved in the rebellion were migrated to Lintao (now Lintao, Gansu Province).
According to the records in the historical records of the Zhao family, after this incident, Cheng fled to the state of Zhao and was granted a fief Rao (now Raoyang, Hebei).
The above description is all the direct information about the chaos provided by the history books. As for more detailed information, such as Cheng’s life experience, who is his mother, when and where he was born, why he rebelled in the front line, and his future fate, there is no news at all.
Qin Shihuang’s Secret Cheng was Ying Zheng’s half brother. The chaos of Cheng occurred between the brothers on the surface, and behind it were the shadows of two mothers. This matter, first of all, involves the family ties within the Ying Zheng family, and the relationship between brothers, to the point where water and fire are incompatible, it must be said that it is the outbreak of the family crisis. Under the hereditary monarchy system, the kinship within the royal family is political. The chaos also involved the political situation of the state of Qin. The contradiction between different political forces developed to the point of war, which could not be called the outbreak of political crisis.
However, it is strange that there is only the above short record of this event in the history books. As for the cause and result of this event, there is no mention of it in a word, which not only leaves a huge historical gap, but also becomes an eternal mystery. Handan escape to trace the suspicious case, we must first trace the suspects related to the suspicious case. The protagonist of the chaos of Cheng is Cheng, who is naturally the first suspect to be traced. About Cheng Ren, we can provide a simple material as follows:
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Name Cheng
Fifty one year old king Zhao of Qin?
Father Zhuang Xiang, Wang Yingyi
Mother, Mrs Han?
Title: Chang’an Jun
Official general
During the five-year reign of King Qin, he was sent to South Korea, forcing South Korea to donate a large area of land.
In the eighth year of the reign of King Qin, he led the rebellion and surrendered to the state of Zhao.
According to this table, we will first make a brief introduction to Cheng. Cheng and Ying Zheng are the same father, both sons of Ying Yi, King Zhuang Xiang. There is a tortuous story about Cheng’s birth. This tortuous story, which happened because of Ying Yi’s exile, is also closely related to the life experience of Qinshihuang.
In order to facilitate the investigation of this matter, next, I will sort out Ying Yi’s life into a more detailed chronology and provide it to you. At the same time, in order to facilitate the investigation of the relationship between Ying Yi and his two sons, I put the age of Ying zhenghecheng beside this material.
Resume of Qin Zhuangxiang Wang Yingyi
Age, life experience, Ying Zheng age, Cheng age, the 26th year of King Zhao of Qin, 1 year old Ying Yisheng. King Zhao of Qin came to Handan as a hostage at the age of 17 in the 42nd year. King Zhao of Qin met LV Buwei at the age of 20 in 45 years. King Zhao of Qin lived with Zhao Ji at the age of 22 in 47 years. Zhao Ji is pregnant. In the battle of Changping, Zhao Jun was defeated miserably. The eldest son Ying Zheng, 23, was born in the 48th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty. At the age of 1, the Qin army entered the state of Zhao. At the age of 24, the Qin army besieged Handan in the 49th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty. At the age of 2, King Zhao of Qin was 50 years old. At the age of 25, Ying Yi and LV Buwei escaped and returned to the state of Qin. At the age of 3, Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng stayed in Handan. The second son of King Zhao of Qin was born at the age of 26 in the 51st year? At the age of 4, 1, King Zhao of Qin, 56, Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji returned to the state of Qin at the age of 31. At the age of 9 and 6, the state of Qin reconciled with the state of Zhao. At the age of 32 in the first year of the reign of King Xiaowen, Ying Yi became the crown prince. Three days after he was 10 years old and 7 years old, King Xiaowen died and won. King Zhuang Xiang ascended the throne at the age of 33 in the first year. At the age of 11 and 8, Ying Zheng was the crown prince. King Zhuang Xiang died at the age of 35 in the third year. Ying Zhengli, 13, 10.
Please browse this list, and I will make a brief introduction to Ying Yi’s life and the relationship between him and his two sons.
Ying Yi was born in the 26th year of the reign of his grandfather King Qin Zhao, equivalent to 281 BC. At the age of 17, he went to Handan, the capital of the state of Zhao, as a hostage, and soon got to know LV Buwei and began to fight for the succession of the crown prince together. Ziyi got Zhao Ji from LV Buwei and lived with him when he was 22. When Ziyi was 23 years old, Zhao Ji gave birth to Ying Zheng. When Ziyi was twenty-five years old, he returned to the state of Qin and officially became the heir of the crown prince. Ziyi inherited the throne at the age of 32. He was king of Qin for three years. He died at the age of 35. After his death, his posthumous title was King Zhuang Xiang, and the throne was inherited by Ying Zheng.
In this material of Ziyi, I ask you to pay special attention to one thing. Ziyi was separated from his wife Zhao Ji and eldest son Ying Zheng for six years. This matter not only profoundly affected the life of Qinshihuang, but also directly related to the birth of Cheng. We must make a special investigation.
Please follow this table to find the column of the 47th year of King Zhao of Qin. This year, Ziyi lived with Zhao Ji, who was pregnant with Ying Zheng. It was in this year that the famous battle of Changping broke out between Qin and Zhao. As a result of the battle of Changping, the state of Zhao was defeated, more than 400000 troops of the state of Zhao surrendered, and Bai Qi, a general of Qin, was buried alive. This war has profoundly affected the course of Chinese history. It can be summarized simply in one sentence that the battle of Changping decided that it was the state of Qin rather than the state of Zhao that would unify China in the future. Where did Zi Yi get the news of the Changping war?
It is in Handan, the capital of Zhao. This news is an unprecedented victory for his motherland Qin; For Zhao, the motherland of his wife Zhao Ji, it was a disastrous defeat since the founding of the country. What kind of fate and price will the family pay for this?
After the defeat of Changping, the state of Zhao shook, and the city of Handan was filled with grief, anger and panic. The following year, in the 48th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty, the Qin army took advantage of the victory to invade the territory of Zhao. In this year, Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, was born in Handan. He was born in the midst of war and chaos. In the 49th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty, Qin troops came to the city and began to besiege Handan for a long time. Ziyi’s family in Handan, caught in the sea of hatred of Zhao people, is in danger of accidents at any time.
In the 50th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty, the Qin army attacked Handan violently, and the war became increasingly fierce. In Handan City, the number of soldiers decreased, there was a shortage of food, and women, old and weak, worked in the army. The situation of burning human bones and eating human flesh was also heard from time to time. In order to express his determination to fight the Qin Dynasty to the death, Zhao decided to execute the Qin people and their families. In an extremely urgent situation, LV Buwei paid a large sum of money to buy the Guard officials of the state of Zhao. They escaped from Handan city with Ziyi, entered the military camp of the Qin army, and were escorted back to Xianyang.
What about Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng, who is only three years old? They stayed in Handan City, narrowly escaped death and faced the danger of being killed many times. Fortunately, Zhao Ji is from Handan, and her family is a famous rich family in Handan. She is quite influential in the state of Zhao. Under the desperate protection of Zhao Ji’s family, Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng were transferred and hidden from death. Cheng’s life experience returned to Ziyi in Xianyang and officially became the heir of the crown prince. Accompanied by LV Buwei, he specially wore the clothes of the state of Chu to meet his adoptive mother, Mrs. Huayang. Mrs. Huayang was very happy. She said to Ziyi, I am from the state of Chu. If you succeed me as my son, you can use “Chu” as your font name. Ziyi was later called Zichu, which came from here.
Ziyi returned to Xianyang. In addition to Mrs. Huayang, his father anguojun and grandfather King Qin Zhao naturally wanted to see him. However, I ask you not to forget that Ziyi still has to meet someone. Who is the person Ziyi must see? She is Xia Ji. We have already introduced that Xia Ji is the biological mother of Ziyi. After her son was born, she was left out of favor for many years. She and Ziyi are dependent on each other, and there is a strong mother child relationship between them. Ziyi was accepted as an adopted son by Mrs. Huayang and became the heir of the crown prince. Xia Ji was also honored and had a beginning. Now her son has finally returned to her side after thousands of hardships. Naturally, she is very happy. Xia Ji was happy for her son. She thanked LV Buwei, Mrs. Huayang, and God for the blessing. Naturally, there was no lack of joy after the reunion between her and Ziyi.
There are few records about Xia Ji in history books, but she said that she was one of the many wives of an Guojun. After her birth, she was “unpopular” and could not get the favor of an Guojun. She was a depressed woman in the harem. We know that in the Warring States period, the royal families of various countries intermarried, the king’s daughter married to a foreign country, and the prince married a foreign king’s daughter as his wife. The marriages between royal families in various countries have international backgrounds. In this sense, Xia Ji should also be a wife born in a king’s family.
Xia Ji’s “Ji” is the laudatory name of a woman; Ji Qian’s “Xia” is either a surname or some appellation related to the country of birth. As we have said before, the mother of Qin Shihuang was called Zhao Ji. Zhao, not her surname, but her country of birth &\8211; An appellation of the state of Zhao. By analogy, Xia Ji’s “Xia” may be the same.
Xia was the first dynasty in ancient China. The activity area of Xia was centered on Anyi in the south of Shanxi Province (today’s shanxixia county) and Yangcheng in the west of Henan Province (today’s Luoyang in Henan Province). During the Warring States period, both belonged to the territory of South Korea. Based on this regional concept, it should be reasonable to call Han Xia, and call the Korean born Han lady Xia lady, and write Xia Ji.
There are at least two indirect circumstantial evidences for the speculation of historical detectives. First, as we will talk later, when Cheng was 15 years old, he once sent to South Korea, forcing South Korea to donate a large area of land without a single soldier, and was rewarded after returning. Behind this incident, it shows the close relationship between empress dowager Xia and South Korea.
Second, Ying Ying, the last king of Qin, was Cheng’s son. After he was made king of Qin, he conspired with his two sons and a confidant named Han Tan to assassinate Zhao Gao, who was in power. This Han Tan, inferred from his surname, should be born in the royal family of South Korea. The close relationship between him and Ying Ying should be rooted in their common origin. I have another article on Ying Ying Ying’s identity. In short, there are several theories, such as the son of brother Qin II (Fusu), the second brother of Qin, the younger brother of the first emperor of Qin, and the son of the younger brother of the first emperor of Qin (Cheng). The first three theories all contradict known historical data. For example, Ying Ying and his son conspired to kill Zhao Gao, and his son should be not young &\8211; It is difficult for Qin Shihuang, who lives only 50 years old, to have such a big great grandson. The second emperor once killed his brothers and sisters, who pose a potential threat to his succession, and the whereabouts of Cheng, the three younger brothers of Qin Shihuang, are well documented. Only the latter theory can reasonably explain the details about Ying Ying Ying.
So we say, “Xia Ji” was born in the Korean royal family and is the wife of the Korean department.
Ziyi, who returned to Xianyang, was only 25 years old. When he escaped from Handan with LV Buwei, his wife Zhao Ji and his eldest son Ying Zheng, who was only three years old, were left in the besieged city of Handan because of the emergency, and their lives were unknown. In this case, out of consideration of human feelings and in accordance with the system of the state of Qin, it became urgent to find a side wife for her immediately.
According to the Convention at that time, the prince’s marriage was mostly decided by his mother. Xia Ji is Ying Yi’s biological mother. She can’t talk about her son’s political future and has to listen to Mrs. Huayang; In her son’s second marriage, she is the key figure who will not give up. The new wife of Ziyi should be selected by her. Also according to the practice at that time, when the mother married her son, she would choose from her close relatives. The familiar family of her mother naturally became the first choice. For example, Queen huiwenhou, the mother of King Wu of Qin, was born in the state of Wei. The wife she chose for King Wu of Qin was Mrs. Wei. Empress Dowager Xuan, the mother of King Zhao of Qin, was born in the state of Chu. The wife she chose for King Zhao of Qin was Mrs. Chu. It can be inferred that the wife of the side room chosen by Xia Ji for Zi Yi should be the wife of the Korean royal family.
Ziyi returned to the state of Qin at the beginning of the fifties. We calculate that he married when he returned to Xianyang and gave birth to Cheng in the second year. Cheng is about three years younger than Ying Zheng. He is Ziyi’s second son, Ying Zheng’s half mother and brother. Mrs. Han is the daughter-in-law chosen by Xia Ji from her mother’s family. The success she gave birth to naturally gets Xia Ji’s love and care. In this way, with Xiaji, Madame Han and as the center inside and South Korea as the support outside, a new political force of Korean relatives naturally formed in the royal family of the state of Qin. In this case, if Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng cannot return from the state of Zhao, Cheng Cheng will replace Ying Zheng as the first heir of Ziyi, and Mrs. Han will replace Zhao Ji as the first lady. The political situation of the state of Qin will change, and the life of Qin Shihuang will have a completely different fate. Fortunately, Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng survived. In the 56th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (251 BC), Ying Zheng’s great grandfather, King Zhao of Qin, died. His grandfather, an Guojun, ascended the throne for King Xiaowen. His father and son Yi officially became crown prince. Taking the new king’s accession as an opportunity, the hostile relationship between Qin and Zhao was reconciled. As an act of reconciliation, the Zhao government sent Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng back to Qin. At this time, it was six years since Ziyi escaped from Handan. Ying Zheng was nine years old. Cheng Cheng was about six years old.
King Xiaowen was in his fifties when he ascended the throne. He was physically weak and died three days after he officially ascended the throne. Ziyi ascended the throne for King Zhuang Xiang. After King Zhuang Xiang ascended the throne, his adoptive mother, Mrs. Huayang, was honored as the Empress Dowager of Huayang, and his biological mother, Xia Ji, was honored as the Empress Dowager of Xia. The situation of the two palaces was officially formed. In the Qin court in Xianyang, a delicate political network was formed with Ying Yi, the king of Zhuang Xiang, as the center and the two empresses as the wings. For the sake of clarity, I list this network as follows:
The political relationship of the Qin court in the era of King Zhuang Xiang
First of all, look at the Empress Dowager Huayang and Empress Dowager Xia on this table. I use juxtaposition to summarize the relationship between them. What I am talking about is the relationship between separation and combination, that is, cooperation and confrontation. The Empress Dowager Huayang is Ziyi’s adoptive mother and political mother. She was born in the state of Chu and is the central figure of the powerful Chu relatives. Empress Dowager Xia, the biological mother of Ziyi, was born in South Korea and was the central figure of the Korean relatives. The two empresses are consistent in supporting Prince Zhuang Xiang. However, the two empresses are different in their attitude towards Zhao Ji and Mrs. Han. Through LV Buwei’s communication, Mrs. Huayang accepted Ziyi and his family in Handan. She recognized Zhao Ji’s status as the first lady and Ying Zheng’s eldest son. Naturally, she felt close to Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng. Empress Dowager Xia was different. She had nothing to do with LV Buwei and Zhao Ji. Ying Zheng returned to Xianyang after he was nine years old, and the relationship was relatively estranged. On the other hand, Mrs. Han is her chosen daughter-in-law. She has a close relationship with her. Cheng has grown up around her since childhood, and has received more love and care from her. Naturally, it is also human nature.
As for Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng, Mrs. Han and Cheng, I use opposites to summarize the relationship between them. Zhao Ji was born in a powerful family in the state of Zhao, and most of the people related to her are Zhao people, such as his later face and Minister of power, or people who came to the state of Qin from the state of Zhao, such as LV Buwei. Herself and Ying Zheng were also sent back to the state of Qin by the government of the state of Zhao. Therefore, the political force centered on Zhao Ji has a close relationship with the state of Zhao, which can be called the foreign relatives of the Zhao family. Before the relatives of the Zhao family developed, Zhao Ji attached herself to Mrs. Huayang and was sheltered by the relatives of the Chu family.
<!&# 8211; start–& gt; On the other hand, Mrs. Han was born in the royal family of South Korea. She is a relative of Empress Dowager Xia. She and Zhao Ji belong to different relatives. Ziyi married Mrs. Han after returning to Xianyang from Handan. At that time, the life and death of Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng were unknown. The newly married Mrs. Han, supported by Xia Ji, was of course the first candidate to replace Zhao Ji, the first wife. After her birth, she became an heir to replace Ying Zheng, whose life and death were unknown. It seemed that it had become a realistic issue within the Qin regime and the royal family. From this historical background, Mrs. Han and Zhao Ji have always been the opposite harem; As for Cheng, he has been Ying Zheng’s potential political enemy since his birth.
There is no doubt that replacing Zhao Ji with madam Han and Ying Zheng with Cheng is in the interests of Xia Ji and Han relatives, but not in the interests of Chu relatives centered on madam Huayang. Although Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng are not blood relatives of the Chu clan, they are foster relatives recognized by the Chu clan. The Chu clan must resolutely support them to prevent the excessive expansion of Xia Ji and the Han clan. Presumably, it was with the firm support of Chu relatives headed by Mrs. Huayang and the assistance of LV Buwei that Ziyi could resist the pressure of her biological mother Xia Ji and Han relatives and insist on waiting for Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng for six years. In the past six years, the details of various complex relationships and secret fierce battles are unknown, but on the whole, they can be associated.
After Ziyi ascended the throne, Zhao Ji was made queen and Ying Zheng was made crown prince. Under the balance of King Zhuang Xiang in the middle, all kinds of positions were determined. The old ministers were respected, the relatives were treated favorably, the people also received benefits, and the political situation was stable. The two empresses were at peace for a while. According to the practice of the royal family of the state of Qin, the queen generally did not participate in politics. In the absence of direct conflicts of interest, the queen Zhao Ji and the side room Mrs. Han were generally calm, Ying Zheng and Cheng. Under the care of Ziyi, their elder brothers and younger brothers grew up together. It can be said that Ying Zheng, who returned to Xianyang, spent the happiest childhood of his life.
Ying Zheng’s happy youth was premised on his father, King Zhuang Xiang, being alive. King Zhuang Xiang reigned for only three years. In 247 BC, King Zhuang Xiang died. Ying Zheng, who was only 13, became king of Qin. Great changes have taken place in the political situation of the state of Qin, and Ying Zheng has also ended his happy youth and entered the uncertain and undercurrent young king era. Under the protection of the empress dowager, the secret struggle and overt struggle between him and his brother Cheng also became obvious and intense step by step. To whom does political commissar Ying govern? When Ying Zheng ascended the throne, he was only 13 years old and not yet an adult. He could not be in charge of politics, but could only be entrusted to the Empress Dowager and ministers. Political commissar Ying was in charge of the Empress Dowager and the minister, from the age of 13 to 22, for a whole decade. Then, during this decade, who was entrusted with the great government and really took charge of the Qin regime?
Scholars of all dynasties explained that during Ying Zheng’s childhood, the Empress Dowager who was appointed was his mother, and the minister who was appointed was the prime minister, Lu Buwei. They were the main figures who really took charge of the Qin regime in these ten years. However, this statement is really a big misunderstanding and a historical error that must be clarified.
Why do you say so? Because this view ignores two major historical facts. First: when Ying Zheng ascended the throne, there were three empresses in total. In addition to Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng’s biological mother, there were two empresses, one was Ying Zheng’s adoptive grandmother, empress Huayang, and the other was Ying Zheng’s own grandmother, empress Xia.
The three empresses dowagers, whether in terms of rank, seniority or basic power, have absolute advantages and are the first. The Empress Dowager Huayang was followed by the Empress Dowager Xia, and finally the Empress Dowager emperor. This order is not only based on literature, but also supported by the recently unearthed laws of the Qin and Han Dynasties. According to the two-year law of Zhangjiashan Han bamboo slips, in the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were clear provisions on the sequence of the rights and interests of the heirs after the death of men: the first was a son, the second was a parent, the third was a wife, and the fourth was a daughter. According to this principle, after Ziyi’s death, the first heir is his son Ying Zheng, the second is the two living mothers, namely the Empress Dowager Huayang and the empress Xia, and the third is Ziyi’s wife, the Empress Dowager.
Therefore, Ying Zheng was young and entrusted to the Empress Dowager. It should be entrusted to the three empresses. Among the three empresses, the real person in charge was the Empress Dowager Huayang. The Empress Dowager Huayang is the wife of Ying Zheng’s grandfather, King Xiaowen, and the mother of Ying Zheng’s father and son. She is not only powerful, but also surrounded by a large number of relatives, such as Huayang eldest sister and younger brother yangquanjun, who played a major role in the process of adopting her son as an adopted son. At this time, they all gathered around the Empress Dowager Huayang. Over the years, the relatives and confidants headed by the Empress Dowager Huayang have formed a Chu clan group that controls the regime of the Qin state, which is powerful and at its peak. It can be said for sure that in the ten years before Ying Zheng came into power, the people who really took charge of the Qin regime were the Chu Waiqi group headed by the Empress Dowager Huayang. This is the first major historical fact that we must clarify.
The second important historical fact is that at the beginning of Ying Zheng’s accession to the throne, except for the Prime Minister Lu Buwei, a large number of old ministers since King Zhao of Qin are still alive, such as general Meng Ao, Wang and others, who have always been respected and placed in high position to command the army. It is particularly worth mentioning that there are two very important ministers in charge of state affairs with LV Buwei, one is Changping Jun, the other is Changwen Jun. The three of them are the three giants who accepted the “order of attack” at the same time when the chaos broke out (to be discussed in detail later). Changpingjun and changwenjun, both sons of the state of Chu who were active in the political arena of the state of Qin, belonged to the Chu clan Waiqi group headed by the Empress Dowager Huayang.
<!&# 8211; start–& gt; On the other hand, Mrs. Han was born in the royal family of South Korea. She is a relative of Empress Dowager Xia. She and Zhao Ji belong to different relatives. Ziyi married Mrs. Han after returning to Xianyang from Handan. At that time, the life and death of Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng were unknown. The newly married Mrs. Han, supported by Xia Ji, was of course the first candidate to replace Zhao Ji, the first wife. After her birth, she became an heir to replace Ying Zheng, whose life and death were unknown. It seemed that it had become a realistic issue within the Qin regime and the royal family. From this historical background, Mrs. Han and Zhao Ji have always been the opposite harem; As for Cheng, he has been Ying Zheng’s potential political enemy since his birth.
There is no doubt that replacing Zhao Ji with madam Han and Ying Zheng with Cheng is in the interests of Xia Ji and Han relatives, but not in the interests of Chu relatives centered on madam Huayang. Although Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng are not blood relatives of the Chu clan, they are foster relatives recognized by the Chu clan. The Chu clan must resolutely support them to prevent the excessive expansion of Xia Ji and the Han clan. Presumably, it was with the firm support of Chu relatives headed by Mrs. Huayang and the assistance of LV Buwei that Ziyi could resist the pressure of her biological mother Xia Ji and Han relatives and insist on waiting for Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng for six years. In the past six years, the details of various complex relationships and secret fierce battles are unknown, but on the whole, they can be associated.
After Ziyi ascended the throne, Zhao Ji was made queen and Ying Zheng was made crown prince. Under the balance of King Zhuang Xiang in the middle, all kinds of positions were determined. The old ministers were respected, the relatives were treated favorably, the people also received benefits, and the political situation was stable. The two empresses were at peace for a while. According to the practice of the royal family of the state of Qin, the queen generally did not participate in politics. In the absence of direct conflicts of interest, the queen Zhao Ji and the side room Mrs. Han were generally calm, Ying Zheng and Cheng. Under the care of Ziyi, their elder brothers and younger brothers grew up together. It can be said that Ying Zheng, who returned to Xianyang, spent the happiest childhood of his life.
Ying Zheng’s happy youth was premised on his father, King Zhuang Xiang, being alive. King Zhuang Xiang reigned for only three years. In 247 BC, King Zhuang Xiang died. Ying Zheng, who was only 13, became king of Qin. Great changes have taken place in the political situation of the state of Qin, and Ying Zheng has also ended his happy youth and entered the uncertain and undercurrent young king era. Under the protection of the empress dowager, the secret struggle and overt struggle between him and his brother Cheng also became obvious and intense step by step. To whom does political commissar Ying govern? When Ying Zheng ascended the throne, he was only 13 years old and not yet an adult. He could not be in charge of politics, but could only be entrusted to the Empress Dowager and ministers. Political commissar Ying was in charge of the Empress Dowager and the minister, from the age of 13 to 22, for a whole decade. Then, during this decade, who was entrusted with the great government and really took charge of the Qin regime?
Scholars of all dynasties explained that during Ying Zheng’s childhood, the Empress Dowager who was appointed was his mother, and the minister who was appointed was the prime minister, Lu Buwei. They were the main figures who really took charge of the Qin regime in these ten years. However, this statement is really a big misunderstanding and a historical error that must be clarified.
Why do you say so? Because this view ignores two major historical facts. First: when Ying Zheng ascended the throne, there were three empresses in total. In addition to Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng’s biological mother, there were two empresses, one was Ying Zheng’s adoptive grandmother, empress Huayang, and the other was Ying Zheng’s own grandmother, empress Xia.
The three empresses dowagers, whether in terms of rank, seniority or basic power, have absolute advantages and are the first. The Empress Dowager Huayang was followed by the Empress Dowager Xia, and finally the Empress Dowager emperor. This order is not only based on literature, but also supported by the recently unearthed laws of the Qin and Han Dynasties. According to the two-year law of Zhangjiashan Han bamboo slips, in the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were clear provisions on the sequence of the rights and interests of the heirs after the death of men: the first was a son, the second was a parent, the third was a wife, and the fourth was a daughter. According to this principle, after Ziyi’s death, the first heir is his son Ying Zheng, the second is the two living mothers, namely the Empress Dowager Huayang and the empress Xia, and the third is Ziyi’s wife, the Empress Dowager.
Therefore, Ying Zheng was young and entrusted to the Empress Dowager. It should be entrusted to the three empresses. Among the three empresses, the real person in charge was the Empress Dowager Huayang. The Empress Dowager Huayang is the wife of Ying Zheng’s grandfather, King Xiaowen, and the mother of Ying Zheng’s father and son. She is not only powerful, but also surrounded by a large number of relatives, such as Huayang eldest sister and younger brother yangquanjun, who played a major role in the process of adopting her son as an adopted son. At this time, they all gathered around the Empress Dowager Huayang. Over the years, the relatives and confidants headed by the Empress Dowager Huayang have formed a Chu clan group that controls the regime of the Qin state, which is powerful and at its peak. It can be said for sure that in the ten years before Ying Zheng came into power, the people who really took charge of the Qin regime were the Chu Waiqi group headed by the Empress Dowager Huayang. This is the first major historical fact that we must clarify.
The second important historical fact is that at the beginning of Ying Zheng’s accession to the throne, except for the Prime Minister Lu Buwei, a large number of old ministers since King Zhao of Qin are still alive, such as general Meng Ao, Wang and others, who have always been respected and placed in high position to command the army. It is particularly worth mentioning that there are two very important ministers in charge of state affairs with LV Buwei, one is Changping Jun, the other is Changwen Jun. The three of them are the three giants who accepted the “order of attack” at the same time when the chaos broke out (to be discussed in detail later). Changpingjun and changwenjun, both sons of the state of Chu who were active in the political arena of the state of Qin, belonged to the Chu clan Waiqi group headed by the Empress Dowager Huayang.
Therefore, Ying Zheng, who was young and entrusted with the administration of ministers, by no means only referred to LV Buwei, but to a group of old ministers since King Zhao of Qin Dynasty. Among them, there were mainly three people who presided over the state affairs in the center of the regime: LV Buwei, changpingjun and changwenjun. Among the three, changpingjun and changwenjun are relatives and confidants of the Empress Dowager Huayang. As for LV Buwei, he is the matchmaker who helped the Empress Dowager Huayang adopt Ziyi. He is trusted by both the Empress Dowager Huayang and Ziyi, and can also be regarded as the person of the Empress Dowager Huayang. After the death of Prince Zhuang Xiang, he continued to gain the trust of the Empress Dowager Huayang and the empress dowager, and was able to continue to govern the country. The shock caused by the death of Empress Dowager Xia shows that when Ying Zheng ascended the throne at the age of 13, Cheng was only ten years old. The relationship between them was completely influenced by the relationship between the three empresses. There are very few records about Cheng in the history books. There are only two things, one is the betrayal of Qin to Zhao, which we have mentioned earlier, and the other is the envoy to South Korea.
According to the records of documents such as “Warring States policy · Qin policy”, “new preface · shanmou” and “historical records · biographies of Chun Shen Jun”, the king of Qin became an envoy to South Korea for five years, without a single soldier, so that the state of Qin received the “hundred mile land” donated by South Korea. This incident was handed down as a story of the Warring States period. It was only mentioned accidentally in the conversation between foreign envoys and the king of Qin. Without a specific explanation of the details of the incident, it will inevitably become a historical mystery.
When I was sorting this thing out, I noticed an age problem. This thing happened in the fifth year of the reign of King Qin. At that time, Ying Zheng was 18 years old, and he had not been in charge of politics. Cheng was only 15 years old at most (the age of the characters in this book is always used as a false age according to the ancient tradition). It was incredible that he could obtain a large area of land in South Korea without a single soldier at his young age.
Many incredible chronicles in ancient history often have secret backgrounds. This kind of situation is not only common in history, but also not difficult to encounter in reality. For this incredible thing, we can make a reasonable guess along the vein of Mrs. Cheng Han, Empress Dowager Xia and Han relatives. The young prince Cheng had no merit or salary, his mother, Mrs. Han, was worried, and his grandmother, Empress Dowager Xia, also felt inappropriate. According to the law of the state of Qin, as a prince, Cheng cannot get a title without credit. Becoming a prosperous thing not only affected the heart of her mother, Mrs. Han, but also became the heart disease of her grandmother, Empress Dowager Xia.
As we have mentioned earlier, Empress Dowager Xia and Mrs. Han were both born in South Korea and had close relations with the South Korean royal family, so they used their own networks to send envoys to South Korea, forcing South Korea to donate hundreds of miles of land through military pressure and diplomatic activities. After returning, they were granted the land and became the feudal monarch with the title of land and title. Perhaps this is the origin of his title “Chang’an monarch”. From this point of view, Cheng’s contribution to the expansion of South Korea is likely to be an activity specially arranged by Empress Dowager Xia and Mrs. han to reward Cheng.
In a word, Empress Dowager Xia is the protector of Cheng. She made every possible arrangement for her beloved grandson during her lifetime. However, the careful arrangement of the protector can control the life before death, but not after death. In the seventh year of the reign of King Qin, Empress Dowager Xia died and Cheng lost his umbrella, which changed his fate. The unfortunate result of this change is chaos.
According to the records of the first emperor of Qin, in the seventh year, “the Empress Dowager of Xia died. In the eighth year, general Chang’an, the younger brother of the king, attacked Zhao and died and garrisoned.”. Between the Korean grandmother and grandson, two unfortunate events, one after another, cannot be unrelated. What is this connection? Because there is no record in the history books, we can only make a possible guess based on the archaeological excavations in recent years.
Empress Dowager Xia is the side room of King Xiaowen, the grandfather of Emperor Qinshihuang, and the living lady Huayang is the wife. Therefore, she cannot be buried with King Xiaowen after her death. The tomb of King Xiaowen is in the eastern Qin Mausoleum (today’s Lintong District of Xi’an), where the Empress Dowager Huayang was buried together with King Xiaowen after her death. Before the death of Empress Dowager Xia, she chose another burial place for herself, “Dudong”, in Chang’an District in the south of Xi’an today. In the biography of Lu Buwei in the annals of history, she had a sentence about why she chose Du Dong as her burial place: “look at my son in the East and my husband in the West. In the next hundred years, there should be ten thousand towns next to her.” It means that I choose Du Dong as my burial ground. From here on the East, I can see the cemetery of my son, and from here on the west, I can see the cemetery of my husband. A hundred years later, this place will flourish and become a city with 10000 households. If this sentence is really what empress dowager Xia said before her death, it will become the only message of the old empress dowager in history.
As for the Empress Dowager Xia, because there are only a few records in the history books, the image she left in history seems to be just a neglected harem lady. Her existence in history seems to be only arranged to be used as a foil for Mrs. Huayang. With her gloom and loss, she reflects the brilliance of Mrs. Huayang. However, is the truth of history really like this? Or is all this just a misunderstanding caused by incomplete historical records?
In 2006, I got the news that the tomb of Empress Dowager Xia had been excavated. In March, 2007, he made a special trip to investigate. It was muddy and difficult to walk in rainy days. When I came to shenheyuan in Chang’an District in the south of Xi’an and entered the excavation site, I was surprised and shocked. The impression of Empress Dowager Xia left by reading historical books in the past was instantly swept away. At that time, the tombs that appeared in front of me in the local area were large-scale and magnificent. A large Yazi shaped imperial tomb was 130 meters long from east to west and 110 meters wide from north to south. The tomb was 15 meters deep underground, surrounded by 13 accompanying tombs. The entire cemetery covers an area of about 260 mu, with a length of 550 meters from north to South and a width of 310 meters from east to west. Originally, there were various ground buildings.
If this tomb is really the tomb of Empress Dowager Xia, it can be imagined that such a large tomb cannot be built in a short time. Xia Ji was honored as empress dowager in the first year of King Zhuang Xiang. The death of Empress Dowager Xia was in the seventh year of the reign of King Qin, during which ten years should be the construction time of this tomb. It can also be imagined that the owner of such a large tomb must have a noble position and prominent power in his lifetime. In the era of her son Zhuang Xiang, the Empress Dowager Xia and the Empress Dowager Huayang were divided into two palaces to jointly assist the king of Qin. In the era of Ying Zheng, the grandson of Qin Dynasty, Empress Dowager Xia and Empress Dowager Huayang jointly supervised the regime and guarded the foundation left by the former king. She played a decisive role in the Political Bureau of Qin Dynasty.
It is a general rule of politics in the Qin and Han dynasties that the empress mother intervened in politics and her relatives were in power, which can be said to be an institutional product. Due to the lack of historical materials, the early history of the state of Qin is not very clear. However, in the words of historical books and unearthed inscriptions, traces of the activities of powerful empresses and relatives can still be seen. After King Zhao of Qin ascended the throne, the situation was very obvious. The Chu Waiqi group centered on empress dowager Xuan completely dominated the Qin regime. With this situation, when the Empress Dowager in power dies, there are often major political changes. After the death of Empress Dowager Xuan, the powerful Chu relatives and dignitaries in power, including Mrs. Huayang’s grandfather, were exiled from Beijing and removed from political power. Similarly, after the death of Empress Dowager Xia, the politics of Qin also changed accordingly.
With the death of Empress Dowager Xia, Han relatives lost their central figure and inevitably declined. The two grandmother level empresses who divided the two palaces, only the Empress Dowager Huayang, and the relatives of the Zhao family, with Zhao Ji as the center, are becoming stronger and stronger, and the political forces of the Qin court will be reshuffled. When empress dowager Xia was alive, Mrs. Han could cite empress dowager Xia and Zhao Ji as rivals, and a certain balance could be maintained between the two widows of King Zhuang Xiang. Now that Mrs. Han has lost her backing, she is naturally isolated and out of power. On the contrary, Zhao Ji did not have the moderation of Empress Dowager Xia. She believed that she was the biological mother of the king of Qin, and had the support of her Prime Minister Lu Buwei and her face. The market was bullish, and even went step by step to be unscrupulous and fearless. In this context, it is natural for her to take advantage of the death of Empress Dowager Xia to squeeze out Mrs. Han Hecheng.
Judging from a series of events in the future, the result of the relatives of the Zhao family led by the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji’s attack on Mrs. Han Hecheng was the chaos of Cheng. The person who acts as a thug for the emperor and Empress Dowager is faceless. Who is the widowed empress dowager? Why did he act as a thug for the Empress Dowager in the chaos? In order to facilitate the investigation of the case, I will first provide the following personal materials about him:
File
Name ??
Gender male
Country of birth Zhao
Birthplace: Handan
Long nobility
Professional excellence
Place of the crime Xianyang
The face of the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji. A troublemaker?
He is a native of Handan, the state of Zhao, and is a fellow townsman of the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji. Some people said that he had an affair with Zhao Ji. Later, he came to the state of Qin with Zhao Ji and waited on Zhao Ji silently. After Zhao Ji became empress dowager, he became popular. However, historical records·
According to Lu Buwei’s biographies, he was originally Lu Buwei’s sacrificial person, a family minister. Later, he was introduced to the Empress Dowager by Lu Buwei, and was favored by the Empress Dowager. Only then did he develop and be awarded the highest title of the state of Qin, and was granted the title of long xinhou, with power for a while.
This man is a person who advocates excellence. One of his characteristics is that he has super sexual function. It is said that in the music and dance performance of the banquet, he can use his erect penis to put on the Tongmu car for a wonderful performance in turn, which is called the great Yin man. Then, why was such a strange and strange figure chosen by LV Buwei and introduced to the Empress Dowager? Why did the Empress Dowager spoil him? Why did he become extremely popular in the political arena of the state of Qin? This must start with the relationship between LV Buwei and Empress Dowager Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji was born in Handan and came from a rich family in the state of Zhao. The so-called “Haojia” is a powerful family. Zhao Ji is extremely talented and good at singing and dancing. Among the beauties and celebrities in Handan, she can be called a pioneer in leading fashion.
We all know an idiom, called “learning to walk in Handan”, which refers to a person from the state of Yan who came to Handan, the capital of the state of Zhao. Everything in Handan is so trendy and prosperous, and even the walking posture of Handan people is so beautiful. Therefore, the person from the state of Yan learned to walk in Handan. As a result, he not only didn’t learn, but also forgot his original walking method, so he had no choice but to crawl back.
The idiom “learning to walk in Handan”, derived from Zhuang Zi, is of course a metaphor. It refers to blindly imitating people. Instead of learning new things, they throw away their original things. Zhuang Zi was born in the Warring States period. The historical background of learning to walk in Handan is quite close to Handan, the capital of Zhao in the Zhao Ji era. At that time, Handan was a world-famous metropolis, famous for leading the world in fashion. Handan fashion, one is childe Yangshi xingxia, the other is beauty affectionate and good at dancing. Judging from Zhao Ji’s later behavior, she is indeed a charming and affectionate beauty. Her life value orientation is less in politics and more in life.
We have already introduced that Zhao Ji met the battle of Changping in the year when he became pregnant with Ying Zheng. In the second year of Ying Zheng’s birth, the Qin army besieged Handan. In the third year, Ziyi and LV Buwei escaped from Handan. With Ying Zheng, who was three years old, she narrowly escaped death and went through countless hardships. After six years of reconciliation between the state of Qin and the state of Zhao, she was returned to Xianyang with Ying Zheng, who was nine years old. It is conceivable that during this period, Zhao Ji, as a mother, experienced many hardships in order to protect and nurture Ying Zheng. Mother and son can be described as sharing weal and woe, deep love.
It is a general rule of politics in the Qin and Han dynasties that the empress mother intervened in politics and her relatives were in power, which can be said to be an institutional product. Due to the lack of historical materials, the early history of the state of Qin is not very clear. However, in the words of historical books and unearthed inscriptions, traces of the activities of powerful empresses and relatives can still be seen. After King Zhao of Qin ascended the throne, the situation was very obvious. The Chu Waiqi group centered on empress dowager Xuan completely dominated the Qin regime. With this situation, when the Empress Dowager in power dies, there are often major political changes. After the death of Empress Dowager Xuan, the powerful Chu relatives and dignitaries in power, including Mrs. Huayang’s grandfather, were exiled from Beijing and removed from political power. Similarly, after the death of Empress Dowager Xia, the politics of Qin also changed accordingly.
With the death of Empress Dowager Xia, Han relatives lost their central figure and inevitably declined. The two grandmother level empresses who divided the two palaces, only the Empress Dowager Huayang, and the relatives of the Zhao family, with Zhao Ji as the center, are becoming stronger and stronger, and the political forces of the Qin court will be reshuffled. When empress dowager Xia was alive, Mrs. Han could cite empress dowager Xia and Zhao Ji as rivals, and a certain balance could be maintained between the two widows of King Zhuang Xiang. Now that Mrs. Han has lost her backing, she is naturally isolated and out of power. On the contrary, Zhao Ji did not have the moderation of Empress Dowager Xia. She believed that she was the biological mother of the king of Qin, and had the support of her Prime Minister Lu Buwei and her face. The market was bullish, and even went step by step to be unscrupulous and fearless. In this context, it is natural for her to take advantage of the death of Empress Dowager Xia to squeeze out Mrs. Han Hecheng.
Judging from a series of events in the future, the result of the relatives of the Zhao family led by the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji’s attack on Mrs. Han Hecheng was the chaos of Cheng. The person who acts as a thug for the emperor and Empress Dowager is faceless. Who is the widowed empress dowager? Why did he act as a thug for the Empress Dowager in the chaos? In order to facilitate the investigation of the case, I will first provide the following personal materials about him:
File
Name ??
Gender male
Country of birth Zhao
Birthplace: Handan
Long nobility
Professional excellence
Place of the crime Xianyang
The face of the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji. A troublemaker?
He is a native of Handan, the state of Zhao, and is a fellow townsman of the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji. Some people said that he had an affair with Zhao Ji. Later, he came to the state of Qin with Zhao Ji and waited on Zhao Ji silently. After Zhao Ji became empress dowager, he became popular. However, historical records·
According to Lu Buwei’s biographies, he was originally Lu Buwei’s sacrificial person, a family minister. Later, he was introduced to the Empress Dowager by Lu Buwei, and was favored by the Empress Dowager. Only then did he develop and be awarded the highest title of the state of Qin, and was granted the title of long xinhou, with power for a while.
This man is a person who advocates excellence. One of his characteristics is that he has super sexual function. It is said that in the music and dance performance of the banquet, he can use his erect penis to put on the Tongmu car for a wonderful performance in turn, which is called the great Yin man. Then, why was such a strange and strange figure chosen by LV Buwei and introduced to the Empress Dowager? Why did the Empress Dowager spoil him? Why did he become extremely popular in the political arena of the state of Qin? This must start with the relationship between LV Buwei and Empress Dowager Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji was born in Handan and came from a rich family in the state of Zhao. The so-called “Haojia” is a powerful family. Zhao Ji is extremely talented and good at singing and dancing. Among the beauties and celebrities in Handan, she can be called a pioneer in leading fashion.
We all know an idiom, called “learning to walk in Handan”, which refers to a person from the state of Yan who came to Handan, the capital of the state of Zhao. Everything in Handan is so trendy and prosperous, and even the walking posture of Handan people is so beautiful. Therefore, the person from the state of Yan learned to walk in Handan. As a result, he not only didn’t learn, but also forgot his original walking method, so he had no choice but to crawl back.
The idiom “learning to walk in Handan”, derived from Zhuang Zi, is of course a metaphor. It refers to blindly imitating people. Instead of learning new things, they throw away their original things. Zhuang Zi was born in the Warring States period. The historical background of learning to walk in Handan is quite close to Handan, the capital of Zhao in the Zhao Ji era. At that time, Handan was a world-famous metropolis, famous for leading the world in fashion. Handan fashion, one is childe Yangshi xingxia, the other is beauty affectionate and good at dancing. Judging from Zhao Ji’s later behavior, she is indeed a charming and affectionate beauty. Her life value orientation is less in politics and more in life.
We have already introduced that Zhao Ji met the battle of Changping in the year when he became pregnant with Ying Zheng. In the second year of Ying Zheng’s birth, the Qin army besieged Handan. In the third year, Ziyi and LV Buwei escaped from Handan. With Ying Zheng, who was three years old, she narrowly escaped death and went through countless hardships. After six years of reconciliation between the state of Qin and the state of Zhao, she was returned to Xianyang with Ying Zheng, who was nine years old. It is conceivable that during this period, Zhao Ji, as a mother, experienced many hardships in order to protect and nurture Ying Zheng. Mother and son can be described as sharing weal and woe, deep love.
Returning to Xianyang from Handan can be said to be from hell to heaven. After a long separation and reunion, Ziyi made compensation for his first wife Zhao Ji and his eldest son Ying Zheng. Zhao Ji officially became the wife of the crown prince, and Ying Zheng was also made the heir of the crown prince. After Ziyi ascended the throne, Zhao Ji became the queen, and the eleven year old Ying Zheng became the crown prince. For Zhao Ji, her life in the state of Qin was smooth sailing, and she spent a happy period of her life in Xianyang. However, the good times did not last long, and soon, her life took a new turn.
In 247 BC, Prince Zhuang Xiang, who had been king of Qin for only three years, died. Ying Zheng ascended the throne at the age of 13, and Zhao Ji became Queen Mother. Newly widowed Zhao Ji, who is only in her thirties, once again turned to her old lover LV Buwei with her affectionate mind. It is said that their old love relapsed, and they became secret lovers. They had a period of passion, as if they were back in those days.
“Historical records · biographies of LV Buwei” described this matter and said, “the queen mother of Qin was young, and she always secretly cheated on LV Buwei.” That is to say, between Zhao Ji and LV Buwei, the old love revived and they became lovers again. This statement is full of legend. Some people think it is untrustworthy. It is a fabrication to frame LV Buwei and discredit the royal family of the state of Qin. How should we understand the relationship between Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji?
From the perspective of history, we can reasonably imagine that Zhao Ji was originally a dancer in Handan. She married Ziyi and became Mrs. Wang TAISUN of the state of Qin. Later, she came to Xianyang alone with Ying Zheng. With the change of Ziyi’s status, she became the first lady of the state of Qin and a noble politician. However, Zhao Ji, who is a foreigner in the state of Qin, has neither political foundation nor social connections in the state of Qin. She can rely on only three people in the state of Qin, her husband Ziyi, her old lover LV Buwei, and her son Ying Zheng. After Ziyi’s death, her son Ying Zheng was too young to be in power. Only LV Buwei could trust and rely on Zhao Ji politically. Zhao Ji is affectionate and good at dancing. She is young, widowed and lonely. The only man she can rely on emotionally is LV Buwei. Therefore, LV Buwei had to play the dual role of lover and political adviser of Empress Dowager Zhao Ji.
At all times and in all countries, politicians who act as the mistress of the young queen mother face great risks of being discredited. First, it is inevitable to be attacked by political enemies; Secondly, once the young king grows up to be in power, he will also be investigated by the new king. There is a third danger in the relationship between Zhao Ji and LV Buwei, which is the deterrence and supervision of Zhao Ji’s two mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Huayang and empress Xia. As we have already said, the first is the Empress Dowager Huayang, the second is the Empress Dowager Xia, and the third is the Empress Dowager emperor. When Prince Zhuang Xiang died, the Empress Dowager Huayang and the Empress Dowager Xia were still alive. They became the powerful empress dowager and the old Buddha and ancestor of the king of Qin. It can be inferred that once they are informed, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Zhao Ji is a person with rich feelings. She lives alone in the palace and bears great political and spiritual pressure. She is inseparable from LV Buwei both politically and emotionally. LV Buwei is a businessman and politician. He is smart and wise. As a prime minister, he has no shortage of women around him and no lack of power in his hands. He knows that his personal relationship with Zhao Ji is harmful but not beneficial, and he must get out as soon as possible.
After careful consideration and careful planning, LV Buwei came up with a plan to get out of the situation with the best of both worlds. This escape plan is to offer “face”. In order to avoid disaster, LV Buwei decided to support empress dowager Zhao Ji and young king Ying Zheng as always politically, and resolutely cut off the lover relationship with the Empress Dowager in life. After all, LV Buwei is LV Buwei. He is sophisticated and tactful. He is worried that suddenly breaking off the relationship with the Empress Dowager may cause accidents, so he considers to find a substitute who can replace him as the lover of the Empress Dowager. The man he found is Hu.
There are two reasons why Lu Buwei likes Li: first, Li is a native of Zhao, and Zhao Ji is also a native of Zhao. She has the same native voice and customs, and is easy to get close to, which can solve the anxiety of the Empress Dowager alone in a foreign country; Second, he is a man with super sexual function, and can perform sex, which is attractive to mature women. LV Buwei mentioned it in front of the Empress Dowager from time to time, which aroused the interest of the empress dowager, so he asked LV Buwei to bring it to him.
The Empress Dowager’s palace is heavily guarded. How can irrelevant men enter casually. Lu Buwei was also resourceful. He tried to convict him, punish him and send him to the Empress Dowager’s palace as a eunuch. He also instigated the Empress Dowager to bribe the officials who presided over the punishment. Just pulling off his beard, he was sent to the palace as a eunuch. The Empress Dowager was greatly excited and loved after being used. The history books say that the Empress Dowager loved her dearly, but she loved her dearly and almost forgot everything. Naturally, among all things that the Empress Dowager forgot because of her doting on her, her old lover LV Buwei was also included. Lu Buwei was happy to see his success, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad that he had finally avoided emotional entanglement and political danger.
The Empress Dowager was immersed in love with her and soon became pregnant. In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the world, the Empress Dowager divined with physical discomfort and got the result that she should avoid her current residence, so she left Xianyang and moved to the palace of departure in Yong city. Yong city is located in Baoji now, hundreds of miles away from Xianyang. It is the old capital of the state of Qin. It is not only the location of the ancestral tomb and ancestral temple of the former monarch and king of the state of Qin, but also has built many palaces and other halls. The empress dowager, who moved to Yongcheng with her husband, built a love nest like a paradise here. Her private life was not only laissez faire, but almost unbridled, and she had two sons in a row.
She, who was favored by the empress dowager, was inseparable from the Empress Dowager. He was rewarded by the empress dowager, with a wealth of thousands of slaves, and became one of the richest people in Qin. Not only that, he also actively participated in politics and became a favorite Minister of power for a time.
For thousands of years, he has been regarded as a disdainful sexual monster, demonized and vilified. Over the years, film and television have treated him as a Yin evil hidden in the palace, not only unable to see the sun, but also disgusted people from image to behavior. Historically, this treatment does not conform to the historical facts at that time. It is a kind of facial makeup character image formed through the addition and distortion of later generations’ imagination.
In fact, in the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, the widowed empress dowager raised her face and openly held sexual partners. She didn’t hide it as ugly, and even received support and encouragement. It is almost an open secret that empress dowager Xuan, the great great great grandmother of Emperor Qinshihuang, had an affair with the king of Yiqu in the northwest and had two sons. When empress dowager Xuan died, she asked another faceless Wei Chou Fu to be buried with her. After ingenious persuasion by the counselor, she gave up the idea. The elder sister of emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty raised a face and was called a stranger. Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty specially issued an imperial edict to provide convenience. These are ancient customs, in which the lover nature is real and natural. Therefore, Zhao Jiyang’s face was not a shameful scandal at that time, which was equivalent to men raising concubines. The real problem is politics. His real image is a political figure, and he has made considerable achievements in politics. As a historical figure, his true image has been concealed and tampered with. Why is it a marquis? As for the situation after he was favored by the empress dowager, the biography of Lu Buwei in historical records said: “he always followed, and the reward was very thick. Everything was decided by him. He had thousands of servants, and all guests asked the official to sacrifice more than a thousand people for him.”
This means that he received a lot of rewards from following the Empress Dowager every day. The Empress Dowager entrusted all kinds of things to him. There are thousands of servants in Xi’an family, and more than 1000 tourists from various countries have taken refuge in Xi’an family.
Reading this historical data, we can see that he is not hidden in the Empress Dowager’s palace. He lives in his own mansion and summons thousands of servants. He was by no means ashamed of himself. Instead, he opened the door of his mansion and openly recruited tourists from all over the world. In that case, he was like the four princes of the Warring States period, that is, Chunshen king of the Chu state, Xinling king of the Wei state, Pingyuan king of the Zhao state and mengchang king of the Qi state. He was famous all over the world, and he was completely the same as LV Buwei at that time. The guests were full and very publicized.
As for the grand occasion of his rise, the historical records of the first emperor of Qin recorded more accurately and concretely:
He was sealed as the Marquis of long letters, and was given a sunny place to live in. The palaces, horses, carriages, clothes, and gardens are full of galloping and hunting. Everything is up to you. In addition, Taiyuan County in the west of the river is more important.
This means that he was named Lord Changxin, and his territory was in Shanyang (now Huojia and Qinyang in Henan Province). With the connivance of the empress dowager, he can freely use the palace, chariots, horses, clothes, gardens and hunting grounds of the royal family of the Qin state. The affairs of the empress dowager, no matter how big or small, are left to him to handle and decide. Furthermore, the area west of Fenhe River in Taiyuan county was rewarded as a fief.
He, as the face and favorite Minister of the empress dowager, was rewarded with wealth and used the Royal Palace, chariots and horses, clothes, gardens and hunting grounds of the state of Qin at will. The Empress Dowager also handed over all her family and political affairs to her for decision. These things are not difficult to do under the personal favor of the Empress Dowager. However, the establishment of a feudal state is not an ordinary thing, but a major event recorded in ancient books and records and related to the national law. Then, why did he become a feudal state?
There is no record in the history books about why he was granted marquis. Scholars have always understood that he was the favorite face of the empress dowager, and the Marquis was also granted out of the Empress Dowager’s private kindness. At first, I followed the crowd to understand it like this. However, after carefully sorting out this period of history, I found that this is an assumed misunderstanding. It not only misunderstood for more than 2000 years, but also directly affected the punctuation and segmentation of historical records. Zhonghua Book company listed the two related events that happened in the same year in the eighth and ninth years before the reign of King Qin. This segmentation based on wrong understanding, in turn, strengthens the basis of wrong understanding.