In addition to having a relationship with King Yiqu and giving birth to two sons, the eighth son of the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan has another male pet who is more famous, but the name is not very good: Wei Choufu.
Speaking of which, the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan was indeed a remarkable woman, at least in the pre-Qin period, she was the first person to be called the Empress Dowager, and the first person to govern as a woman.
During the period of King Qin Huiwen, she was just a concubine in the harem, and during the period of King Qin Zhaoxiang, she was in charge of the state affairs of Qin for 41 years, which can not be described as not strong, and she was really heartbroken for the development and growth of Qin.
even sacrificed hue to have such a period with King Yiqu, and gave birth to two sons, all of whom said that women are often irrational in the face of love, but Empress Dowager Qin Xuan is very rational.
Between the State of Qin and Yiqu, she firmly chose the State of Qin; Between her son King Qin Zhaoxiang and her lover King Yiqu, she did not hesitate to choose King Qin Zhaoxiang.
In the end, the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan booby-trapped the king of Yiqu in Ganquan Palace, and the king of Qin Zhaoxiang took the opportunity to send troops to attack Yiqu, which easily solved the western disaster of Yiqu, so that Qin's eastward advance had no worries.
Therefore, even if the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan had such a relationship with King Yiqu and gave birth to two children, no one would blame her, but felt that she had sacrificed a lot for the Qin State.
Of course, in the Qin State, the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan also had a male favorite, and one recorded in history was Wei Choufu. Wei Choufu was a male favorite of the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan in her later years, and it is likely that he was the male favorite of the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan after she was seized power.
Empress Dowager Qin Xuan likes Wei Choufu very much, to what extent? At that time, the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan was already seventy or eighty years old, very old, and her health was also very bad, and when she was seriously ill and dying, she ordered Wei Choufu to be buried for herself.
This requirement is actually not too much, there was a martyrdom system in the pre-Qin period, and it is very normal for the living to be buried among the nations, "Mozi Festival Burial" said:
If it is sent to the Son of Heaven to be killed, there are hundreds of people and dozens of widows; Generals and doctors were killed, dozens of people, and several widows. ”
As far as the Qin State is concerned, there are two typical cases:After the death of Qin Wugong, sixty-six people died; After Qin Mugong died of illness, one hundred and seventy-seven people died.
After Qin Mugong's death, the number of martyrs reached 177, which is a staggering number, including Qin Mugong's concubines, guards, and important ministers in the court.
Because of this, the Qin State suffered a serious loss of talent at that time, and later this incident was written into a poem, that is, "Qin Feng Yellow Bird" in the "Book of Songs".
Later, Qin Shi Huang established the Qin Dynasty, and after he died of illness, more people were buried. In fact, there were many burials not only in the pre-Qin period, but also in later generations, especially after the death of the emperor, many concubines would be martyred.
This system was intermittent, and there was a martyrdom system in the early Qing Dynasty, after the death of Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Shunzhi Emperor and even Dolgon, there were living people who were buried, and Dolgon's mother was also forced by Huang Taiji to bury Nurhachi.
Later, Emperor Kangxi ordered the abolition of human martyrdom, and the large-scale burial of living people was truly over. From this point of view, the cruel institution and custom of burial of the living was common in ancient societies.
Even though the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan is just a woman, after all, she has been in charge of the state affairs of the Qin State for 41 years, and she is also a transcendent existence in the Qin State, and it is normal for her to ask the living to be buried for her, and it stands to reason that it is normal to meet her needs, but Wei Choufu is unwilling.
He is living a good life, how can he be willing to give his life for the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan? He hadn't loved Empress Dowager Qin Xuan to the extent of dying for her, how could he be willing to do such a thing as martyrdom?
But what can he do? You can't just say no, can you? In that case, he may not even survive the death of the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan, for this matter, he was so worried that he almost turned white, and later he found the minister Yong Rui, hoping that Yong Rui would help him think of a way.
Yong Rui thought about it and felt that this matter was very simple, he promised Wei Choufu to persuade the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan, and soon, Yong Rui met the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan.
Yong Rui first cared about the body of the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan, and then quietly talked about the topic of the funeral, he asked"Queen Mother, do you think people will still be conscious after death?" Can you still perceive things in the world? ”
Empress Dowager Qin Xuan felt that Yong Rui's question was a bit silly, but she still replied seriously:"When a person dies, of course, he doesn't know anything. ”
Yong Rui said unceremoniously when she heard this
"Why would such a wise person as the Queen Mother put his loved ones to death for no reason knowing that he would not know anything after he died? ”
At this point, he paused and continued:
"If people really know something after death, then the first king is afraid that he has long hated the queen mother, and the queen mother has not had time to atone for her sins, ** dare to have any personal relationship with Wei Choufu? ”
Empress Dowager Qin Xuan listened to Yong Rui's words, and was stunned for a moment, and then her heart was weak.
Although King Qin Huiwen has been sick and died for many years, she still lost King Qin Huiwen and cuckolded him after his death.
Now that she is about to die, she still wants Wei Choufu to be martyred for herself, which is even more sorry for King Qin Huiwen, thinking of this, Empress Dowager Qin Xuan also dispelled the idea of letting Wei Choufu be martyred for herself.
In October 265 BC, the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan died of illness and was buried in Lishan Mountain, Zhiyang.