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Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

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Ganluo, the grandson of Xiganmao, was young, the son and grandson of a famous family, and all the princes heard of it. - Lu Buwei

As we all know, as the founder of the feudal dynasty, Qin Shi Huang promoted the development of history, unified the written language, unified weights and measures, and unified currency, laying a solid foundation for the history of China's unification for more than 2,000 years.

However, historical evaluations of him are mixed, just as everyone is diverse, Qin Shi Huang is no exception, he has the seven emotions and six desires of mortals, and his personal limitations in the later period of his reign become more obvious.

Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

In the later period, Qin Shi Huang was cruel and unkind, and the people paid heavy taxes and servitude, so that the people lived in misery, and one of the most famous things was to send Xu Fu and others to the East China Sea to seek the elixir.

In fact, the mentality of pursuing superstition in the government is not only in his later years, he had such an idea when he was young, and it is precisely because of this that there is a "rooster laying eggs" passed down to future generations, today let's talk about this topic.

Qin Shi Huang wants to eat "male eggs"

When Qin Shi Huang was young, he once fell seriously ill, and the imperial physician tried all kinds of methods to cure it, and then a warlock turned to his favor, so he told him:

"If you eat the eggs laid by the rooster, your disease will be better."
Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

We all know how can a rooster lay eggs? Qin Shi Huang, as the head of a country, naturally knew that it was impossible, but his psychology was superstitious about this kind of thing, and he had already been deceived by "covering his ears and stealing bells" and rushing to the hospital.

But he also faced an even greater problem, who should give this task to? You can't let the Manchu dynasty do nothing for the sake of the ethereal male egg, you have to find someone in charge of this.

During this period, there was a sage in the Qin state named Gan Mao, who was a heavy minister of the Qin court, and this task eventually fell to Gan Mao, and Qin Shi Huang also threatened Gan Mao to find the male egg within three days, otherwise he would kill his entire family.

Gan Mao had no choice but to accept this task and also signed a military order, but this unsolvable problem could not be difficult for Gan Mao, even if he was knowledgeable, he could not find the male egg, and really experienced what it is to "accompany the king like a companion tiger".

Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

Gan Mao racked his brains and couldn't think of a way, the burden on his body weighed him down, not to mention that he also bore the life of the whole family, but in ancient times, the king was the king, and the king let the subjects die.

Later, Gan Mao had to consult other ministers, but where did those ministers dare to tell the truth, they all knew that it was absurd to find male eggs, but who dared to come forward to dissuade them? They all wanted to send him away quickly.

Roosters don't lay eggs, this is a truth that children understand, and in the end, Gan Mao did not want to waste his efforts, so he had to go home with a sad face and quietly wait for the time of death, just when his state was seen by his grandson Ganluo.

Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

Men give birth

Gan Mao had a grandson named Ganluo, and according to history, he was an extremely intelligent child, and he was surprised to see his grandfather not thinking about food every day, so he asked him what happened.

Gan Mao did not think that the child could help him solve any problems, but just told him a problem he encountered, and Ganluo laughed after listening to it, and then said confidently to his grandfather:

"It's easy to solve this matter, let me handle it!"

Gan Mao thought that for the time being, he would be a living horse doctor, anyway, it would be a death. The next day, Ganluo replaced his grandfather to go to the upper dynasty to discuss politics, and this day was also the deadline for Ganmao to hand over the "male egg".

Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

All the ministers thought that Gan Mao could not find the male egg, and he was afraid to go to the dynasty for fear of death, and Qin Shi Huang was also angry when he saw this, so he asked Gan Luo:

"What about your grandfather, why did you come to the upper dynasty? Did he find the male eggs? ”

Ganluo was not only brilliant but also a brave child, and the seven-year-old child did not show any timidity when he went to the pilgrimage for the first time, only to see him say methodically:

"My grandfather is already pregnant and should have been recuperating at home, but grandpa wanted to share His Majesty's worries and never told His Majesty, today happens to be the day of Grandpa's birthday, so I have to replace him in the dynasty."
Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

Qin Shi Huang was furious after hearing this, and he decided that Gan Mao could not find the rooster that laid the eggs, so he used this reason to prevaricate him, so he said angrily:

"Nonsense, your grandfather is a man, how can a man have children? I see you are deceiving Xuan! Aren't you afraid that I will destroy your nine races!" ”

At this time, Ganluo was not intimidated by Qin Shi Huang's momentum, and still said unhurriedly:

"Your Majesty is wise, it is impossible for a man to have children, so how can a rooster lay eggs?"

Qin Shihuang was extremely embarrassed after listening to it, and Ganluo's approach had made him realize how ridiculous his thoughts were before, so he ordered no longer to find a rooster that laid eggs, and Ganmao's distress was easily solved by Ganluo's few words.

Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

Twelve-year-old Prime Minister

Although Qin Shi Huang was more superstitious, he also knew that roosters would not lay eggs, and the reason why Gan Mao went to find male eggs was not to cure diseases, but to drive him out of the court in this way.

Of course, the significance of the existence of this story is more to highlight Ganluo, and the records in the official history did not live to the time of Qin Shi Huang at all, and it is a common trick of wild history stories to elevate the protagonists by belittling them.

Through this incident, Ganluo's intelligence has been revealed, and Ganluo, who is only seven years old, has also been appreciated by Qin Shi Huang because of this matter, and the two have formed an indissoluble bond. Five years later, at the age of 12, Ganluo entered the dynasty as an official.

Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

Later, Ganluo did not live up to Qin Shi Huang's expectations, he inherited his grandfather's mantle and became the prime minister of the Qin state, and when he sent an envoy to the Zhao state, the king of Qin easily obtained 5 cities.

King Zhao set himself up to cut five cities between the Guanghe River

In recognition of Ganluo's contribution to the country, Qin Shi Huang gave him his Ganmao's farmhouse, but unfortunately, Ganluo died shortly after his canonization, and the specific reason for his death is not recorded in the official history.

In general, using people as a mirror can show gains and losses, and using history as a mirror can know the prosperous, and Ganluo knows that the idea of winning the government is wrong but promotes it to affirm it, and imitates the other party's reasoning method to make the government contradict himself.

Qin Shi Huang wanted to eat male eggs, and ordered the minister to find the minister's 7-year-old grandson within 3 days: it was very simple

He used the incident of "grandpa giving birth" to guide King Qin to conclude that roosters cannot lay eggs, so that he took the initiative.

From this point of view, the fact that "the rooster lays eggs" can not only be regarded as a wild history story, but also a change in the way of thinking, that is, let the other party "use the spear of the son and the shield of the attack", and change his thinking to control the initiative of things.

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