Sima Qian reveals the reason why Zhao Ji is obsessed with Chang Yu
As the first emperor in Chinese history to dominate the world, Qin Shi Huang has many unsolved mysteries. His private life, personality traits, and bizarre ideas are unpredictable.
Among the many emperors, most of them were criticized for their private lives, but Qin Shi Huang was different. He was met with mixed reviews because the national policies he pursued were too harsh, and even some of them cost the people and money.
It is said that Qin Shi Huang's self-cleanliness benefited from the influence of his mother, Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji is a complex contradiction, before becoming the queen mother, she was a respectable woman, however, the cholera palace incident related to her has never been forgotten.
During the reign of King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, the Qin State was defeated in a great battle with the Zhao State and decided to seek reconciliation in the form of indemnity. As a result, An Guojun's concubine Yingyiren was sent to Zhao as a hostage.
Since his biological mother, Natsuji, is not favored, this responsibility falls on his shoulders. During his time in Zhao, Ying Yiren experienced all kinds of humiliation, but he remained silent because he understood that the purpose of his trip was to bring peace to the people of Qin.
At this moment, a wealthy businessman named Lü Buwei entered the life of Yingyiren. Lü Buwei made his fortune in business and had a fortune, but the status of a merchant at that time was low, and even if he was rich, he could not raise his head and be a man.
However, after meeting Yingyiren, he decides to change his fate.
Lü Buwei spared a huge amount of money to bribe the soldiers who were spying on Ying Yiren and successfully met with him. Lü Buwei expressed his willingness to spend all his family wealth to help him achieve the pinnacle of his life, and this promise is undoubtedly a relief for Yingyiren in a foreign country.
As a result, Lü Buwei began his "king-making plan", and Ying Yiren was convinced of it. Considering that Ying Yiren had no relatives and no reason in Zhao State, Lü Buwei also specially selected a Handan woman as a concubine to give to him, she was Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji's life experience is varied, some people think that she is Lu Buwei's concubine, and some people think that she is the daughter of a big family. But historically, both of these possibilities are relatively low.
It is impossible for Lü Buwei to transfer the woman he used to Yingyiren, and Zhao Ji's background may not be high, maybe she is just a singing and dancing girl in Lü Buwei's mansion. At that time, wealthy people liked to set up singing and dancing troupes in their homes to entertain their guests when they visited.
Therefore, before marrying Ying Yiren, Zhao Ji did not have any personal affairs with Lu Buwei. But if there is no personal relationship between men and women, it does not mean that there is no emotion. Maybe they once had a moment of heart-to-heart sympathy, and it can be said that Zhao Ji is a person that Lu Buwei trusts very much, so he gave her to Yingyiren.
Lü Buwei's purpose in doing this was twofold, one was to hope that Zhao Ji could give birth to a son for Ying Yiren so that he could take power in the future, and the other was that he hoped to ensure that he had no worries about his future by monitoring Ying Yiren's actions.
In this way, Lü Buwei will be able to devote himself wholeheartedly to the realization of his grand plan.
After Zhao Ji married Yingyiren of Zhao State, they lived a harmonious and happy married life. Soon, Zhao Ji gave birth to their child, which was later Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng.
However, the good times did not last long, and a war broke out between Zhao and Qin, which made the identity of Ying Yiren, a proton, very embarrassing. Lü Buwei realized that Ying Yiren might suffer retribution in Zhao, so he lobbied around in an effort to send him back to Qin.
During the turbulent journey, Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng were separated from him. Fortunately, Ying Yiren successfully returned to the Qin State, and with the help of Lü Buwei, recognized Mrs. Huayang as her godmother, thus gaining a foothold in the court of the Qin State.
Lü Buwei also took this opportunity to realize the first step of his grand career.
After Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng were separated from Ying Yiren, the mother and son did not have a good time in Zhao State. As orphans and widows, they are often bullied. Especially Ying Zheng, he was always snubbed by the princes of Zhao when he was growing up.
However, despite all the difficulties, Zhao Ji did not give up. She used her careful teaching to make Yingzheng make significant progress in cultural governance and martial arts. She endured the white eyes of others, and only thought about raising her own son, because she was convinced that one day, Ying Yiren would definitely come back to pick them up.
In that era, it was indeed an extraordinary thing for Zhao Ji to be able to have such thinking ability and tenacity. Moreover, it is difficult to associate her with the infamous Queen Mother, perhaps time and circumstances have changed a person.
Zhao Ji and Yingzheng, with the help of Lü Buwei, successfully met the turning point in their lives. After Zhao Ji jumped from the prisoner of Zhao to become the king of Qin, Yingzheng became the crown prince, everything was developing in a good direction, and Lü Buwei also achieved his goal.
However, Ying Yiren died after three years of reign, leaving Ying Zheng, who was only thirteen years old. Ying Yi entrusted Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji to assist Yingzheng before his death, and Lü Buwei was respected as the "middle father".
Before Ying Zheng was pro-government, the power of the government was actually in the hands of Lü Buwei.
When Ying Yiren died, Zhao Ji was only in her thirties and faced the dilemma of widowhood. Even though she holds the supreme power, in the silent night, she often recalls her old relationship with Lü Buwei and feels even more lonely and depressed.
In order to dispel the loneliness in her heart, she often found various excuses to summon Lü Buwei into the palace to accompany her. However, Lü Buwei was afraid of getting into trouble, and he was even more worried about offending Zhao Ji, so he always created obstacles for himself in major affairs in the court.
After careful consideration, he found that the only solution was to find someone to accompany Zhao Ji instead of him. At this time, Chang Yu came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to look for a job, and Lü Buwei saw his handsome appearance, so he bribed the eunuchs, forged a list for Chang Yu, and sent him to Zhao Ji's palace.
Sima Qian once recorded in the "Historical Records": "After Qin Shi Huang grew older, the empress dowager was still indulged in the affairs of men and women. Lü Buwei was worried that this matter would cause harm to him, so he privately found Chang Yu and made him his personal guard.
And often organize music and dance, so that Chang Yu can show her unique skills, so that the Queen Mother can appreciate. This short description makes it clear why Chang Yu attracted Zhao Ji.
From historical sources, it can be seen that Chang Yu is indeed very good between men and women, and can completely satisfy Zhao Ji, so that Zhao Ji regards him as a husband, not a male pet. It is said that Zhao Ji and Chang Yu traveled together for five days, and the two stayed in the carriage all day long, enjoying lingering fun.
So much so that the soldiers nearby sighed: "The color of a woman is indeed difficult to fill." ”
From the above facts, it can be concluded that Chang Yu gradually gained the love of Zhao Ji with his extraordinary talents, and he rose step by step, from an ordinary person to the Marquis of Changxin.
However, his fatal mistake was that he coveted the throne of Qin Shi Huang, which led to the tragic end of his being torn apart and the three tribes being wiped out.