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«——[Obsessed with concubinage.] ——»
Qin Shi Huang swept through the Six Kingdoms and can be described as an emperor in the ages. However, it was such a powerful emperor who was ruined by a eunuch.
He not only had an affair with Qin Shi Huang's mother, Zhao Ji, but also gave birth to two younger brothers for him.
He even shouted in public that he was Qin Shi Huang's father. And intends to rebel and overthrow the rule of the Qin Emperor, this person is Concubine.
And Zhao Ji, as the mother of Qin Shi Huang, did not hesitate to break the rules of the harem in order to be with Concubine, so that he was exempted from the punishment of purification; After being discovered, Zhao Ji protected her and did not let Qin Shi Huang kill her concubine.
So, what is the charm of Zhao Ji that makes Zhao Ji so obsessed? Sima Qian revealed the mystery in the "History"...
«——[·Qin Shi Huang's father·] ——»
This also starts with Qin Shi Huang's father, whose father, formerly known as Huan Yiren, was sent to the Zhao Kingdom as a famous proton. Ying Yiren was the grandson of King Zhaoxiang of Qin and the son of King Xiaowen of Qin. While his father King Xiaowen of Qin was still holding the position of Prince of An Guo, his mother Xia Ji gave birth to him. Later, with the conclusion of the armistice agreement between the State of Qin and the State of Zhao, because the Aliens were the youngest in the Anguo and the least favored by the Anguo monarch. So An Guojun sent him to the Zhao Kingdom as a hostage, so he became a resident of Handan.
It is a pity that the stranger has a lowly status in the Zhao Kingdom. The worst thing is that during the period when the Stranger was a proton in the State of Zhao, a war broke out between the State of Zhao and the State of Qin, and the situation of the Stranger was even more tragic. Not only is life without decent carriages and horses, but even adequate food rations are not guaranteed. The stranger became very depressed and disappointed day by day, and did not have the slightest hope for his future, and when the stranger borrowed wine in the tavern one day to relieve his worries, Lu Buwei saw the poor alien in the tavern and immediately thought that he was a "treasure" worth investing.
So, when he lobbied the Inhumans, he claimed, "I can help you achieve your ambitions." But the Inhumans didn't believe it, "You should be yourself first, and then help me." But Lu Buwei said, "My success depends on you." Since Lü Buwei met with the stranger, Lu Buwei sent silver to the stranger's house and rare treasures to the official mansion to help the stranger get through the relationship.
Gradually, the stranger began to believe Lu Buwei, and the two of them became friends, and the "big businessman" Lu Buwei was a typical speculator, and he took a fancy to the strange person, the object of "strange goods", and would hold on to it to death. Now Lu Buwei felt that he had the victory in his hands, but if he wanted to have his own power in the Qin Kingdom, he had to push the strange people up. In order to allow the alien to gain a place in the Qin state, Lü Buwei took the initiative to approach Lady Huayang, the wife of An Guojun, and relied on a large amount of money bribes to gain her trust.
After this, Lu Buwei said to his wife: "The stranger is a wise and respected person, even if he is taken as a hostage of the Zhao Kingdom, with the help of his ability and the guests of the princes of the world, he can set up his own door. He regards you as the mother of his own family and often misses you. “
Under Lu Buwei's left and right facilitation and bitter persuasion, Lady Huayang then expressed her heart to An Guojun: "Although the concubine is loved by His Majesty, but she has no children, we can just adopt the alien as our son and take care of his future together." Knowing his wife's wishes, An Guojun agreed and officially confirmed the alien as his heir. This move allowed the Inhumans to regain the high attention of the Qin State.
After the death of An Guojun, Huan Weiren justifiably became the great king, that is, the king of Qin Zhuangxiang. However, Huan Weiren had just been a monarch for three years and died of illness, but Zhao Ji was less than thirty years old at that time. After the death of Qin Yiren, Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne, and Lü Buwei naturally became the Xiangguo, assisting the young Yingzheng to manage the Qin State, and for a time, the power was monstrous.
So at this time, the ministers had a lot of speculation, will the old relationship between Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji be rekindled? So what's going on?
«——[The Story of Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji.]——»
According to historical records, when the Ying Yiren was sent to be a hostage of the Zhao Kingdom, Lu Buwei wanted to win over the Qin Yiren, so one day, Lu Buwei suddenly said to the stranger, come to my house for the banquet today, I have prepared good wine, good meat and good beauty waiting for you, you must come on time! Seeing that Lu Buwei was so generous, the stranger immediately went to Lu Buwei's house for a banquet, and the stranger was drinking, and then Lu Buwei called out the dancer to offer a dance, and he saw the dancing Zhao Ji.
After thinking about it, Lu Buwei felt that he couldn't sweep away the strange person's interest, so Zhao Ji became the wife of the strange person. For Zhao Ji, the history records that Zhao Ji was born into a wealthy family, was naturally beautiful, had outstanding appearance, and the family was once an aristocrat of the Zhao Kingdom, and had a promising future. Unfortunately, fate was bad, the family declined, and she fell into prostitution.
Just when she felt lost and helpless, she met Lu Buwei, a famous merchant in Handan. Later, Lu Buwei saw Zhao Ji's stunning appearance and immediately decided that she would definitely do a lot in the future. So Lu Buwei included her in his back room. Hence the revival of the current old feelings.
When the winner died, rumors spread in the palace. As a businessman, Lu Buwei's personality is to be cautious and calculate step by step. Lu Buwei watched Ying Zheng grow up day by day, and he had to find a way to disconnect his relationship with Zhao Ji, so that he could retreat with his whole body. In this way, Lu Buwei looked around for the right person, and finally this concubine was selected.
«——[The Appearance of Concubinage.]——»
There is no detailed record of this person in the historical records, he is just a street gangster, burly and tall, and said to have "special" functions. Lü Buwei took a fancy to this special function of him, so he took him as his own disciple and gave him a large amount of gold and silver treasures.
Lu Buwei knew that he could not directly give his concubine to Zhao Ji, so he carefully adopted a strategy. He set up lavish banquets in his mansion every day, inviting dignitaries and their families from all over the world, and Concubine was one of them, frequently appearing at banquets to show his mighty image. As the amazing "special function" of Concubine continued to spread, everyone talked about it, you pass on me, I pass on you, and it reached the ears of Empress Dowager Zhao Ji in this way.
In this way, Zhao Ji was eager to take the concubine for herself, so she hurriedly asked Lu Buwei about the specific situation of this person. She asked Lu Buwei to quickly bring Concubine into the palace. In this way, Lu Buwei thought of a way on his own, and after a few hours, he said to Zhao Ji that I had a way to let him enter the palace smoothly. Zhao Ji couldn't wait to say, "Then hurry up!" ”
In order to achieve his goals, Lu Buwei decided to arrange for a concubine to molest a woman in public, which violated the crime of adultery and should be sentenced to corruption. But Lü Buwei bribed the executive with a large amount of silver to ask them not to really do it, so he became a "fake gelding".
«——[Reason for Zhao Ji's obsession.] ——»
Sima Qian explained in the historical record the reason why Zhao Ji was obsessed: "The poison traveled with its Yin Guan Tong wheel, and the Empress Dowager heard about it, so as to punish the Empress Dowager." Zhao Ji was fascinated when she saw it, and Zhao Ji was always cautious and coaxed her wholeheartedly.
Under the company and careful care of Qiu Yi, Zhao Ji was satisfied and did not care about Lu Buwei's existence. Not long after, Zhao Ji became pregnant unexpectedly, but she knew that Yingzheng was dissatisfied with her interference with the order of the harem.
So, she found someone to calculate for herself, proposed to move out of the palace on the pretext that the residence was not conducive to life, and decisively took her concubine out with her, waiting for the opportunity to find a safe place to stay outside the palace. In this way, Zhao Ji gave birth to two sons in a row, and she and Concubine proved with practical actions what is called bad fate.
«——[·——»
Zhao Ji, who was fascinated by love, has long forgotten the king's laws and rules, as long as she makes her happy, she can do anything. Faced with an irreparable situation, Lü Buwei took a desperate step, interceded with Huan Zheng, and finally persuaded him to knighted him after a combination of hard and soft. Later, he was promoted to Marquis of Changxin, obtained two fiefs of Shanyang County and Taiyuan County, and lived a rich life.
After being knighted, it was good to live a life step by step, but he began to get carried away and became more indifferent and self-righteous. His personal relationship with Zhao Ji was widely spread and known to the world. Many people who wanted to establish contact with Lu Buwei turned to looking for Concubine because he was very powerful at that time. Despite his wealth and enjoyment, he lacked education and political ingenuity, and was a true city man. He often allows what he does, and a frivolous and irresponsible nature like Concubine will inevitably bring disaster to himself and others.
One day, he was surrounded by a group of people drinking, and in the midst of all kinds of flatteries, he used the strength of the wine and said loudly: "I am the false father of the emperor, how dare the son of the man be with me!" (I am Qin Shi Huang's "father", who can fight me!) ）
How arrogant this is, he actually claims to be the father of the emperor! After Ying Zheng learned of this matter, he did not immediately go to dispose of Qiu Yi. However, thinking that he was already doomed, in order to protect himself, he took risky actions, planned an uprising with the intention of killing Yuzheng in one fell swoop, in order to seek his own personal interests, and also tried to make his son emperor.
With Zhao Ji's acquiescence, Concubine obtained the Empress Dowager's Jade Seal and broke into the palace after gathering troops. Coincidentally, Ying Zheng had already left the palace beforehand, but he left an edict: "Those who capture concubines, give millions, and stab those who stab concubines, give 500,000 dollars." "With such a million-dollar reward, the officers and soldiers finally caught the concubine. In the end, he was sentenced to the punishment of car cracking and exterminated the three tribes.
Qin Shi Huang eventually disposed of his concubine, but he spared his mother, which reflected his high degree of benevolence and extraordinary filial piety. It can be said that Qin Shi Huang has achieved perfection in this matter, reaching the realm of benevolence and righteousness and filial piety. Moreover, through the concubine, Qin Shi Huang was able to eradicate disloyal ministers from within, thereby consolidating his dominance, and helping to further weaken Lü Buwei's influence, laying a solid domestic foundation for his future elimination of the Six Kingdoms. It can be said that the death of Concubine Yi had a profound impact on the development of the Qin State.