In 338 BC, the forty-three-year-old Duke Xiao of Qin fell seriously ill in the Xianyang Palace, and after leaving the will of the heirloom Prince Si, he died, and the prince Si ascended the throne after mourning for his father, which is the historical King Huiwen of Qin.
After King Huiwen of Qin ascended the throne, he defeated Yiqu in the west and left the Central Plains in the east, successively defeating the State of Wei, Korea, the State of Zhao, and the State of Chu, and then capturing the land of Bashu, making the State of Qin famous and a first-class power in the Warring States, laying a solid foundation for the "imperial cause" of the Qin Dynasty.
In 329 BC, Huiwen Hou gave birth to the eldest son of King Huiwen of Qin, which coincided with the great victory of the Qin army on the front line, opening the door for the Qin state to go out from the east and participate in the central plains hegemony, King Huiwen of Qin was about to show his fists, out of expectation of this child, he named him "Dang", which means that he hopes that this child will be able to clean up the Central Plains in the future.
Four years later, King Huiwen of Qin's favorite concubine, that is, the eighth son of the later Empress Dowager Qin Xuan, also gave birth to a child for King Huiwen of Qin, and that year, King Huiwen of Qin gave birth to the title of King of The Dragon Gate, and it was precisely when he was full of spirits, so he named this child "Ji", in the name of "Sheji Tianxia", and how much King Qin Huiwen expected from this child, I think everyone can think of it.
When these two children who were most valued by King Huiwen of Qin grew up, Yingdang Kong wu was powerful and untamed, while Yingji was just the opposite of his elder brother Yingdang, less domineering and more calm. Judging from the performance of the two brothers, Ying Ji is definitely the best candidate for the crown prince.
However, why did King Huiwen of Qin not choose the calm Ying Ji in the end, but instead established the Huan Wei as the Crown Prince? Could it be that King Huiwen of Qin was confused?
In his later years, King Huiwen of Qin could still send Zhang Yi to deceive Chu, how could he be an old fool? In fact, King Huiwen of Qin made Yingdang the Crown Prince, both forced by the situation and his own choice.
As we all know, a major reason for the Zhou royal family to rule the world is to use blood and patriarchy as a link to feudal statehood, although in the Warring States period, the world's rites collapsed and the Zhou rites almost collapsed, but the influence of the patriarchal system has always existed, especially the patriarchal system in the primogeniture system, which is the mainstream system of imperial succession in ancient China. Eun Seol is the eighth son of the pet concubine, is the son of shu, Yingdang is born of queen Huiwen, is a concubine, from the "there is a concubine, no concubine standing long" of the eldest son inheritance system, the prince of the Qin state must be a concubine.
If he did not establish Yingdang as the crown prince, perhaps when King Huiwen of Qin was alive, there would be no problem, and once King Huiwen of Qin died, all countries would inevitably use the destruction of the patriarchal system as an excuse to send troops to attack the Qin state, and the "five kingdoms of filial piety" of that year would reappear in the Qin state.
King Huiwen of Qin fell ill not long after the battles of Danyang and Lantian in Qinchu, and at that time, Yingdang was only seventeen years old, and Yingdang was four years younger than Yingdang, only thirteen years old. After King Huiwen of Qin felt that his time was short, he consulted with his brother Yan Junyi, and in view of the fact that the princes were not very old, and considering the reaction of the Qin emperors, Yan Junwen put forward the proposal of "establishing a long national security", hoping that King Huiwen of Qin would make his eldest son, Yingdang, the crown prince, and King Huiwen of Qin also adopted this suggestion.
Later, after King Wu of Qin ascended the throne, the transition of power in the State of Qin was indeed very peaceful, and there were no waves, and later after King Zhaoxiang of Qin took the throne, it was not long before the Emperor of Qin launched the "Rebellion of The King of Ji", which shows how correct the choice of King Huiwen of Qin and King Yan junyi was.
After ascending the throne, Yingdang, who was made crown prince, did not live up to the expectations of his father and uncle, and taking "wu" as a courtesy was an affirmation of Yingdang's merits:
In 310 BC, Shu Xiang Chen Zhuang killed the Marquis of Shu and launched a rebellion, and King Wu of Qin sent Gan Mao to pacify Bashu in one fell swoop, set up counties in Bashu, and completely integrated Bashu into the territory of the Qin state.
In 309 BC, King Wu of Qin abolished the post of Xiangguo, replaced it with the left and right ministers, appointed Yan Junjie as the right minister and Gan Mao as the left minister, and then, with the ambition of "passing through the three rivers and wanting to spy on the Zhou Room", sent Gan Mao to attack the important Korean town of Yiyang.
After half a year of bitter fighting, Gan Mao attacked Yiyang, Prince Wu of Qin led Su Wei to Yiyang to join Gan Mao, and the two of them went to Zhou Wang Qi together, wanting to completely destroy the Zhou royal family, but unfortunately they died because of their burdens and despair...