The secrets of history are always talked about, and the historical books we see today are only the records of historians and literati, and some of the truth of them is not yet known, but we can probably get a glimpse of the shadow of the truth.
Qin Shi Huang has always been a controversial figure, he unified the six countries to establish the first great unified dynasty in Chinese history, and also conscientiously achieved the unification of the country's culture, language, and transportation, but there are violent defects, and the enslavement of the common people has never been an endless topic.
However, if Qin Shi Huang did not hold the power of the state, and there were still Lü Buwei, Chang Yu and others behind him, it was uncertain whether Qin could be reunified.
1. The mother of the First Emperor
In the era of the vassal states competing for hegemony, Qin Shi Huang's father Yiren, who was later Qin Zhuang Xiangwang, entered Zhao as a hostage, and his mother Zhao Ji was originally a dancing girl in the mansion of the wealthy merchant Lü Buwei, and was later selected by Yiren to become his wife.
Because she is a Zhao Guo dancer, Zhao Ji has no name in history. After becoming the wife of Ying Yiren, she was called Mrs. Zhao, and the official title was only Zhao Ji.
is such a woman who did not leave her name, but she set off a big storm in history.
When Ying Yiren was hostage in Zhao State, life was extremely difficult, he not only had to worry about his living standard, he could not be insulted by others, he could not be undignified, and sometimes even threatened with his life.
However, Win Yiren survived strongly, and he found the right time to return to China, step by step closer to the center of power, and finally seek the power represented by the throne of King Qin.
When Ying Yiren left Zhao State, Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji did not go back with them, but stayed in Zhao State temporarily. Under the teaching of his master Ji Hao, Ying Zheng completed the growth and learning of the enlightenment period, and Ji Hao's vision and knowledge laid a solid foundation for Ying Zheng's future thoughts and ambitions.
When Zhao Ji returned to Qin with Ying Zheng, although Ying Yiren had married a new queen and had a son, Ying Zheng always served as the eldest son and obtained the power of heir, which was inseparable from Zhao Ji's maneuvering.
Such a mother who can save herself and her son's lives in troubled times, and escort her son to inherit the right to inherit her, is certainly not a layman.
When Yingzheng succeeded to the throne when he was still a minor, the power of the country naturally fell into the hands of this mother and the prime minister of the dynasty, Lü Buwei, and as we all know, the relationship between Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji was not just as simple as a monarch and a minister.
2. The obscenity of the palace
Zhao Ji was originally a dancing girl in Lü Buwei's mansion, and it is unknown whether she was a perfect figure before marrying King Xiang of Qinzhuang, but when King Xiang of Qinzhuang passed away, Zhao Ji and Lü Buwei were in charge of the government together, and there were only a lot more things.
Inside and outside, Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji are in a relationship of mutual dependence.
Lü Buwei needs to use Zhao Ji's hand to gain nominal power, and Zhao Ji needs Lü Buwei to solve her problems.
A queen mother in power who still has charm, a rich and rival country, the two of them unite to control the government, although there is no lack of factions and factions, but in the end they will maintain the national order in an orderly manner until Yingzheng becomes an adult.
As Yingzheng grew up, the relationship between the two converged a little, but Zhao Ji was in the harem, life lacked fun, and Lu Buwei was obsessed with power and couldn't enter the palace from time to time, so he chose a plaything and gave it to Zhao Ji and asked him to accompany Zhao Ji to have fun in the harem.
There is a detailed record of this matter in "Historical Records Volume 85: The Biography of Lü Buweilie": "The first emperor is stronger, and the queen mother is more than obscene. Lü Buwei was afraid that the disaster would affect him, so he privately begged the big yin man to think that he would give up people, and when he advocated music, he made Yu walk with his Yin Guan Tong Wheel, so that the Queen Mother heard it and snorted the Queen Mother. When the Queen Mother heard it, she wanted to get it privately."
To put it simply, the first emperor is getting older and older, Zhao Ji's lust is always great, and Lu Buwei is worried that hooking up with Zhao Ji will lay the root of the curse in the future, so he found the rumored big yin man Chang Yu, and then Zhao Ji really accepted this person.
Lü Buwei got rid of Zhao Ji and concentrated on playing with the government, Zhao Ji found a fixed playmate, and the two of them took what they needed, and the connection was just a concubine.
Lü Buwei controlled the government and refused to relinquish power to the First Emperor, but he didn't expect that Chang Yu, who was sent to the palace by him on his own initiative, became his biggest threat.
The affair between Chang Yu and Zhao Ji has never been a secret in the palace, and the two even gave birth to two children. When Chang Yu had offspring, he began to plan and calculate, the first emperor was the son of Zhao Ji, and his son was also the son of Zhao Ji, why could Yingzheng be the emperor and his son couldn't?
Thus, a battle for the throne between the two half-brothers began.
3. Behind the conspiracy is calculation
If it is said that there is Zhao Ji and Chang Yu who holds the power of Zhao Ji behind Chang Yu's son, and there may even be the help of Prime Minister Lü Buwei, behind the first emperor, there is only himself.
However, he is also the son of Zhao Ji, the first emperor is the winner bloodline handed down from the Eight Classics of Zheng'er, and Chang Yu is just a lowly palace man, except for relying on Zhao Ji, he can't do anything.
Taking advantage of the fact that the first emperor was about to be crowned and about to hand over power, Chang Yu still made a move, at that time he already had more power given to him by Zhao Ji, and his desire had already swelled with power.
In the harem, the Empress Dowager Xia and the Empress Dowager Han have become a thing of the past, and only one Empress Dowager Huayang cannot set off a big storm, the first emperor is alone, and his respected mother does not stand behind him.
That farce made this ridiculous affair in the royal backyard known to everyone, and a marquis of Changxin, who seemed to hold great power, was still defeated by the eloquent Yingzheng.
However, when jumping out of the strange circle of history and looking back, Chang Yu is just a plaything, he rushed to the stage like a clown and shouted to be the protagonist, but in the end he was killed by the real protagonist, and everything related to him became a victim within the interests.
Yes, after this farce, the prime minister Lü Buwei, who held real power, abdicated, and Zhao Ji, who took power under the pretext of his will, was expelled from Xianyang, and the first emperor, as the only existence in a high position, stood in the center of the historical stage.
The gossip that people spread by word of mouth only focuses on the troubles in the harem, the relationship between Lü Buwei, Zhao Ji and Chang Yu, and the betrayal and suspicion of the first emperor's background.
But he rarely thought that the person standing behind this farce, he watched all the absurdity and unbearable with a cold eye, gave up his respect for his mother's love and his teacher in the trade-off, and finally turned the farce into a sharp blade and pointed directly at the other party.
That's right, the First Emperor is the winner.
Everything is just like his surname, and the villain is allowed to be alone, and finally hits with one blow.
A sophisticated trap that almost deceived history: if history is to be judged, the First Emperor is not wrong, he is just a poor man who was abandoned by his own mother, and it is only logical that he punished the bad people and grasped the power of the country.