Why has Europe been fragmented and failed to emerge a unified empire like the Qin Dynasty? A Western history professor said movingly: "Because we don't have Qin Shi Huang!" It can be seen that Qin Shi Huang's status in the minds of Westerners. Many people criticized Qin Shi Huang as a tyrant, burning books and conquests, and building the Great Wall in the process. But Qin Shi Huang burned the book pit only by alchemist charismatic sorcerers, and the Great Wall of Xiu effectively resisted the Xiongnu's southward movement. It is precisely because of his unification that the Chinese people have the big concept of "China". And there are also many big mysteries in Qin Shi Huang, such as not being an empress in his life.
The psychological shadow that the mother gave to the government
According to the data found by archaeology, Qin Shi Huang had more than 30 children, including more than 20 sons and more than 10 daughters. Why did Qin Shi Huang never make an empress? Many people's first impression is that he was influenced by his mother and lost trust in women. Qin Shi Huang's mother was named Zhao Ji, originally a dancing singer in the state of Zhao, and later married the merchant Lü Buwei as a concubine.
Lü Buwei wanted to develop politically, so he fell in love with Sun Zichu, the king of Qin, who was hostage in the state of Zhao, and sent his beautiful concubine Zhao Ji. After that, Zhao Ji gave birth to her son Huan Zheng, and was made his wife by Zi Chu. After the war between Qin and Zhao, Zhao Guo wanted to kill Zichu. Lü Buwei tried his best to take Zi Chu back to the Qin state, and made Zi Chu worship under Lady Huayang and become a godson. Zi Chu was also made crown prince and took Huan Zheng's mother and son back to the Qin state.
Huan Zheng's father, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, died after only 3 years of reign, and the 13-year-old Huan Zheng inherited the throne. At that time, Ying Zheng was young, and his mother Zhao Ji had no political ambitions, so power was controlled by Xiangguo Lü Buwei. Zhao Ji was young and widowed, lonely and unbearable, so she rekindled her old relationship with Lu Buwei. In this way, the two had an affair for several years.
As he grew up, Lu Buwei also felt uneasy. Worried that in the long run, he would definitely be retaliated by the government, so he specially found a "big yin person" in the people to serve Zhao Ji as a false eunuch. And Zhao Ji soon became addicted to the pleasure of boudoir with Concubine and forgot about Lu Buwei. Because Concubine Yi had "outstanding points" and served Zhao Ji particularly well, Zhao Ji, who was noble as the "Empress Dowager", gave birth to two sons for this false eunuch, and even tried to poison Ying Zheng and let her and Concubine's son inherit the throne.
Why didn't Qin Shi Huang make an empress?
Although Yingzheng solved this trouble in time, he was also completely heartbroken and hated the woman's ruthlessness. Who knows if once the women in his harem take power, they will betray themselves like their mother and betray the entire Ying family? Therefore, Qin Shi Huang did not make an empress in his life. And not only the empress, but even the crown prince Qin Shi Huang was not established.
His favorite son is the eldest son Fusu, but Fusu's temperament is too benevolent, unlike him, and needs to be tempered and tempered. Therefore, he asked for immortal medicine everywhere, and even fell for a few divine sticks, hoping that he could live a little longer and choose the best one from among his heirs. The matter of not establishing an empress is actually closely related to the establishment of a prince. Because once the empress is established, the concubine born of the queen must be the prince, and there will be "princelings" and other royal parties in the court, and brothers will fight each other. This is not what Qin Shi Huang wants to see.
And most importantly, Qin Shi Huang believed that no woman was worthy of his "Emperor of the Ages". As we all know, the word "emperor" is taken from "three emperors and five emperors", and Qin Shi Huang considered himself "three emperors and five emperors of merit", and made more contributions than previous rulers. What can match herself must be a woman who is respected by the world. Obviously, in his harem, there are no women who have this condition.
If Qin Shi Huang has never thought of making an empress, it is impossible. Because the concubine system of "making the emperor's wife empress" was established by him himself. Perhaps he had been waiting for such a virtuous and virtuous woman to come to his side, but he never waited, so the position of queen has been vacant.
According to relevant historical records, the woman Qin Shi Huang respected the most in his life was a businesswoman in Badi, Sichuan, Qing. The Qing of Ba County was a widow, and after her husband's death, she never remarried, but used the cinnabar mines left by her ancestors to develop and grow her family, becoming one of the seven richest people in the Warring States, with countless family assets. The cinnabar and mercury used by Qin Shi Huang to repair the imperial tomb were provided by her family. Qin Shi Huang specially took her to the Xianyang Guest House. After her death, she also built the "Nuhuai Qingtai" to show the world.
Such treatment is the only one in the world. Perhaps Qin Shi Huang also thought about bringing Qing into the palace, but in the end, he was afraid of the world's gossip and chose to give up. But there is no woman in the world who is worthy of the position of "queen", so it has been hanging in the air.