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"Lao Tzu is the false father of King Qin, what are you, dare to compete with me!"
The identity and status of the famous fake eunuch 嫪毐 (lào ǎi) in history are far more complicated than we imagined.
not only dared to let the Empress Dowager give birth to a son for herself, but even publicly shouted at the banquet that she was the false father of the King of Qin, and once wanted to play an important role in the political arena of the Qin State.
The bold and reckless Chang Yu
Chang Yu's background is actually not particularly good, according to the current statement, Chang Yu can only be regarded as a street gangster, and his reputation is not particularly good.
Because he has not been disciplined by his parents since he was a child, the "market gas" on his body is very heavy, so many people don't like him very much.
But after getting Lu Buwei's appreciation, Chang Yu went directly to the pinnacle of his life like a hanging.
At that time, there was actually an extraordinary relationship between Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji, the empress dowager of the current dynasty.
Zhao Ji was originally a concubine of Lü Buwei, and was later given to Zichu by Lü Buwei, and after her child Yingzheng became emperor, Zhao Ji became the queen mother of the Qin Dynasty.
But Zhao Ji, who lost her husband at an early age, was unwilling to be a widow, and the relationship between her and Lü Buwei has always been unclear.
As Yingzheng grew older, Lu Buwei was actually very worried that one day in the future, after the matter between himself and Zhao Ji was revealed, it would bring disaster to him.
In addition, he is getting older and can't stand all kinds of tosses, so he thinks about finding a stand-in, and Chang Yu is pushed up by Lu Buwei.
In order to dispel other people's suspicions, Lü Buwei pretended to have cleaned Chang Yu, but in fact, Chang Yu was just plucked out of his beard.
In this way, Chang Yu began to mess around with Zhao Ji all day long, and also borrowed Zhao Ji's identity to seek greater wealth for himself.
At this time, Chang Yu's ambition has become bigger and bigger, and after entering the upper class society of the Qin State, power and status have all become his goals, and he also shows the four words "fox fake tiger might" very vividly.
In order to have his own power in the imperial court, Chang Yu began to accept guests in order to expand his power and want to grasp the real power of Qin.
At a banquet, Chang Yu even spoke wildly, threatening that he was the false father of King Qin, who would dare to oppose him?
I have to say that Chang Yu in this period has been bold and reckless to the extreme, and even King Yingzheng of Qin, who had gradually mastered the power at that time, was not taken into account.
Many people think that the backer behind Chang Yu should be Lu Buwei, after all, he sent Chang Yu into the palace, but in fact, Zhao Ji is the biggest backer behind Chang Yu.
The backer behind "Zhao Ji"
Although it is said that Chang Yu was sent to the palace by Lu Buwei, it was Zhao Ji's "favor" that made Chang Yu embark on the political road.
At the beginning, Lü Buwei sent Chang Yu into Zhao Ji's palace, but in fact, it was just to "serve" Zhao Ji.
It is estimated that Lu Buwei did not expect that Chang Yu had such a great ability to fascinate Zhao Ji "in a fascination", and there were even rumors that Zhao Ji's love for Chang Yu had reached the point of losing her mind.
Not only that, during this period, Zhao Ji also gave birth to two children for Chang Yu.
At that time, after finding out that she was pregnant, Zhao Ji casually found an excuse to move out of her palace, and Chang Yu was also taken away by Zhao Ji.
In this way, these two people lived their own little lives elsewhere.
But for Chang Yu, he is just a "eunuch" next to the Queen Mother, which can't satisfy his ambition for power at all, and he wants to become a real minister.
After Zhao Ji listened to Chang Yu's pillow wind, he proposed to add an official to Chang Yu, hoping that Lü Buwei could help say a few kind words in front of the prince.
After hearing this idea, Lu Buwei was actually very reluctant, after all, in everyone's eyes, Chang Yu was just a eunuch.
But Zhao Ji didn't think so, she must let Chang Yu be knighted.
In this way, at the insistence of Zhao Ji, Chang Yu was named "Marquis of Changxin", and was also given "Shanyang" as his fief.
However, at this time, Chang Yu had already begun to swell, and even directly changed the name of the fief to "Chang Yu Country".
After having a fief, the number of people who went to visit Chang Yu began to increase, and in the later period, Chang Yu's power had reached a point where he could almost compete with Lü Buwei.
In this period, Chang Yu is no longer just the plaything of the Queen Mother, but a "fake eunuch" with real power.
But Chang Yu was also in his own rights in the end, and was sentenced to the punishment of "car splitting", and even sat on the clan.
Even his and Zhao Ji's children were put in sacks and fell to death.
In fact, what many people can't understand is that Zhao Ji, as the queen mother, has all the rights and status, why is she so obsessed with Chang Yu? It even caused a "dispute" for this.
In fact, Sima Qian gave the answer to this question in the "Historical Records".
Why is Zhao Ji so obsessed with Chang Yu
It was mentioned in "Historical Records: The Biography of Lü Buwei" that Lü Buwei was willing to let Chang Yu be his guest and sent him to the palace to serve Zhao Ji, in fact, because he had a "special function".
"I am not afraid that I will harm myself, but I privately ask the big yin people to give up people, and when I advocate music, I will make the queen mother walk with its yin guan tong wheel, so that the queen mother will hear it, and the queen mother will smack it."
This sentence is the original sentence in the historical records, and it is also Sima Qian's most direct and clear explanation of the relationship between Lü Buwei, Chang Yu and Zhao Ji.
This may be seen from the fact that Zhao Ji gave birth to two sons for Chang Yu in the later period.
With his special ability, Chang Yu became Zhao Ji's favorite "eunuch".
In addition, Chang Yu himself is a very observant person, and he is also easy to serve by Zhao Ji's side.
It can be said that Chang Yu provided meticulous care for Zhao Ji, and was more like a very loyal "dog".
Facing a "fake eunuch" who is talented, knows his mind very well, and can serve himself properly, Zhao Jicai has become the biggest backer behind Chang Yu in the gentle township step by step.
Because of this, after the two of them had a child, coupled with Chang Yu's rhetoric, Zhao Ji had the idea of wanting to make himself and Chang Yu's child the King of Qin.
But they overestimated themselves and underestimated Yingzheng.
As an emperor who could unify the six dynasties, Qin Shi Huang's strength is also beyond doubt.
Through this incident, Qin Shi Huang also eliminated many dissenting courtiers in the court.
And Lü Buwei, after the East Window incident, chose to commit suicide by taking poison.
Although at the time of the incident, Qin Shi Huang made it clear that he would sever the mother-son relationship with Zhao Ji.
But later, under the influence of many factors, Zhao Ji was still taken back to the palace, and was offered with good food and drink, and was posthumously named "Queen Mother" after her death.
Information sources:
Baidu Encyclopedia
Baidu Encyclopedia "Zhao Ji"
Historical Records "The Twenty-fifth Biography of Lü Buweilie"
Hubei Education News "Why does Qin Shi Huang hate his biological mother? Zhao Ji has been dissolute all her life, and the truth is difficult to tell"2019-11-20
Strait Network "How is the ending of Daqin Fu Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji What is the relationship between Da Qin Fu Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji" 2020-12-05