In the feudal dynasty, the biggest rogue leader was the "emperor", who did nothing and let the whole world cultivate for himself. And one of the emperors' favorite sentences is: The whole world can not be the king's land, and the coast of the land can not be the king's subjects.
If you are a minister of "extremely popular ministers" and are only one step away from the emperor, will you be famous and make an emperor pawn?
Lü Buwei, the greatest merchant of the Warring States period, did not have one. Other merchants made a big fuss around the "goods trade", while Lü Buwei was clever, and in the later period, he mainly focused on the "emperor" to obtain benefits.
At the height of Lü Buwei's life, he and Empress Zhao influenced the government of the dynasty, assisting the young King yingzheng of Qin. At that time, he was particularly powerful, and everywhere he went, he was the center, and when Yingzheng saw him, he had to shout "Zhongfu" respectfully.
Some people have said, why didn't Lü Buwei work hard, abolish the government, and become a king himself.
This is a very difficult thing to do, Lü Buwei has not thought about it, and it is difficult to achieve it after thinking about it.
First, Lü Buwei was actually a businessman and did not have the idea of becoming an emperor.
Lü Buwei is a businessman in his bones, and a businessman is more about calculating profits: it is not worth it.
What is usurpation? Risk losing your head to bo the future, one is not good, the head is lost, the wife becomes someone else's, the children are reprimanded, and the wealth becomes the successor.
Lü Buwei was an extremely popular subject, completely carefree about food and clothing, and had glory and wealth in hand, so why should he take such a risk?
Let's see, the rebels of that era, like Chen Sheng, shouted out, "Prince General Xiang, Ning has a kind of hu?" Looking at Liu Bang, seeing Qin Shi Huang shouting "The big husband should be like this", this is envy; looking at Xiang Yu, seeing Qin Shi Huang come out on a parade and saying, "He can take his place", this is the two emotions of ambition and revenge.
I'm sorry, Lü Buwei can't shout the slogans of the above three people, he has more money and wants to make more money. In addition, see if you can have more fiefdoms, more doormen, like the four sons of the Warring States, the home is full, and the wine in the cup is not empty. That's what Lü Buwei liked.
Rebellion is not Lü Buwei's choice, it has not been.
Second, even if Lü Buwei rebelled, it would be difficult to succeed, there were four forces restricting most people to see Lü Buwei's superficial dress, shaking his arms, as if there were many people gathering, in fact, by Lü Buwei completely unable to shake the foundation of Great Qin, there would be four forces restricting him.
1. Chu foreign relatives headed by Lady Huayang.
Chu foreign relatives have always been the first major gang of the Qin court, and their influence comes from the continuation of Empress Xuan's strength.
Empress Xuan (that mi yue), who had controlled the government for several years, king Zhaoxiang of Qin, under the influence of his old mother, obeyed all of them, not to mention the ministers.
When it came to Lady Huayang, the strength of the Chu State was still undiminished. Who is Madame Huayang? Empress Xuan's niece and granddaughter, the favored wife of King Xiaowen of Qin (An Guojun).
Lü Buwei pushed Yingyi to the throne, relying on the influence of Lady Huayang, the situation at that time was that An Guojun was very fond of Lady Huayang, and Huayang did not have a son (presumably what people now call "fallopian tube blockage"), so, under Lü Buwei's "golden strategy", Lady Huayang accepted Yingyi as a son, which laid the foundation for the ascension of Yingyi.
Looking at Lady Huayang's platoon, Yang Quanjun, who was more senior in the imperial court, was Lady Huayang's younger brother. And Changping Jun and Chang Wenjun, whose status is second only to Lü Buwei, are the nephews of Lady Huayang, and it should be known that the "Change of The Palace of Concubines" is the two brothers' Peace.
In a word, Lü Buwei wanted to usurp power, and Lady Huayang was a mountain that he could not easily cross.
2, the strength of the winning clan is not low.
If the King of Qin wants to have achievements, it is difficult without the support of the Yin clan!
If Lü Buwei wanted to usurp power, the Win Clan would not be able to get around it. None of the people with the surname Win wanted outsiders to take power in the Qin state. The foreign relatives of the Chu clan, with such great strength in the Qin State, are difficult to completely influence the government of the Qin State, which is why the People of the Yin Clan are containing.
Watching "Great Qin Fu", the Yin clan people in it appear frequently, and the power is not small, this is the truth, and the clan forces cannot be ignored by anyone.
Lü Buwei, an outsider, even if his talent is outstanding, but the clan surnamed Lü Buwei is difficult to deal with.
3. Korean foreign relatives mainly based on Empress Xia.
From the time Qin Wangzheng took office to the 7th year of Qin Wangzheng, Yingzheng's grandmother, Empress Xia, was still there, which was a prince and nobleman from Korea. And the second wife of The Yiyi is also from South Korea, which is Cheng Jiao's. (Cheng Jiao was the half-brother of Qin Shi Huang)
Empress Xia's Korean foreign relatives, who were mainly koreans, were not small, and after the death of Empress Xia in the 7th year of the Qin Dynasty, the strength of Korean foreign relatives was greatly reduced. Therefore, in the 8th year of the Reign of the Qin Dynasty, Cheng Jiao rebelled. However, it was quickly put down.
Lü Buwei wanted to rebel seven years before the Qin Dynasty, and the strength of Korean foreign relatives should not be underestimated, and people would never agree to outsiders ascending to the throne, and the upper position was also Chengjiao's ascension.
After 8 years of Qin Wangzheng, Qin Shi Huang was 21 years old and was no longer easy to control.
4. "Zhao Ji and Concubine Yi" cannot be ignored.
Empress Zhao, Yingzheng's mother, although she once had a good relationship with Lü Buwei, if Lü Buwei wanted to seize the power of his son, Zhao Ji would be ten thousand unwilling. This is not an ordinary weak woman, and it must not be underestimated.
On the one hand, Yan Yi was the head of Empress Zhao's face, and on the other hand, she was the vanguard of Empress Zhao's forces.
At that time, Pingding became a jiao rebellion, and it was most likely related to Yan Yi, otherwise where did Changxin Hou of Yan Yi come from?
If Lü Buwei wanted to usurp power 10 years ago in the Qin Dynasty, then zhao ji and Concubine Yi had passed this pass, and he might not have been able to get by.
And after the Yan Yi incident, where is the opportunity? Because the Yanyi incident implicated Lü Buwei, he was sent back to the fiefdom of Luoyang by Qin Shi Huang.
Generally speaking, Lü Buwei wanted to usurp power, there were four mountains to overthrow, and he had to face Qin Shi Huang, who was "young and old, wise and divine", which was too difficult!
Not to mention the usurpation of power, after returning to the fiefdom, he had closer contact with the personnel of the Six Kingdoms, and was ordered by YingZheng to relocate to Shu land, and finally, Lü Buwei committed suicide.