Historians believe that the Lao Ai Rebellion that occurred in the tenth year of Ying Zheng profoundly changed the future political trend of the Qin State. After this rebellion, Ying Zheng successively eradicated the forces of Lao Ai, Zhao Ji, Lu Buwei, etc., and truly became a
The master of Qin then started his path to unify the six kingdoms.
However, due to the lack of historical data, the world still has enough doubts about the Lao-Ai Rebellion. Lao-Ai was a Zhao national who immigrated to the Qin State, and his family background was unknown. After Lu Buwei learned about it, he recommended him to the Queen Mother Zhao.
Ji became a lover. Empress Dowager Zhao loved Lao Ai very much. How much did she love her? She gave him full authority to handle all matters, both internal and external. In the eighth year of Qin Shihuang, under the instruction of Empress Dowager Zhao, Lao Ai was further granted the title of Marquis of Changxin.
The status is even more noble.
However, in the ninth year of Qin Shi Huang's reign, someone reported that Lao Ai was not a eunuch and had an affair with the Queen Mother and gave birth to two children. Regarding this matter, "Shuo Yuan" records a more detailed version. One day, Lao Ai and
The guards in the palace were drinking, having fun, and playing games. During this process, they had a quarrel with each other. Lao Ai, who was a little drunk, blurted out and cursed: I am the godfather of the king, how dare you, a loser, argue with me? Everyone is so embarrassed by this
He was shocked by the words, so they all dispersed. Afterwards, Lao Ai didn't take the matter to heart. But who would have thought that the guard who was scolded by him reported the matter to Qin Shihuang in full. With this,
At the same time, the news of the whistleblower also reached Lao Ai's ears. He was frightened and worried that he would be killed by the angry First Emperor.
In this fear, Lao Ai took advantage of Qin Shihuang's coming-of-age ceremony in Yongcheng and Xianyang was empty to start a rebellion, intending to attack Qinian Palace and kill the first emperor. When Qin Shihuang knew about it, he immediately sent people to redress the rebellion. The two sides fought in Xianyang
, Lao Ai's army collapsed at the first touch. Shortly afterwards, Lao Ai, who was fleeing, was arrested, and finally his car broke apart and died. The above is the full story of what happened.
There are at least the following doubts surrounding this matter: First, why did Lao Ai rebel? According to records in "Historical Records", the trigger of Lao Ai's rebellion was his fear of having an affair with the Queen Mother. But in
During the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, it was actually normal for widowed ladies to raise their heads. The great-great-grandmother of Qin Shihuang, the famous Empress Dowager Xuan, was an example. Her affair with King Yiqu of the northwest and the birth of a child were almost public knowledge.
Secretly, she later used this relationship to kill King Yiqu in Ganquan Palace, and then destroyed the Yiqu Kingdom. Therefore, Queen Mother Zhao’s behavior of raising a good face was, in the eyes of the time, just like a man raising a concubine.
, it is not such a shameful scandal. Even if Qin Shihuang learns about it, it is probably not a big deal. What's more, judging from the birth of two sons, the relationship between Queen Mother Zhao and Lao Ai has lasted for a long time. Considering Qin Shihuang's view,
He is so smart that he would wait until he was twenty-two years old to find out about this matter, and also through someone else to report it? In this case, why are there still people who specifically report it?
Second, who is making the appeal? The matter of Empress Dowager Zhao raising a noodle head is not a secret in the Qin State. Qin Shihuang must have known about it a long time ago, so the motivation of the person who complained is worth thinking about. Although everyone does not think so about raising a noodle head, but
After all, it is an unwritten rule and cannot be discussed publicly, because after all, it is a stain and will affect the country's image. Considering this, the reason why the complainant reported Qin Shihuang should be to expose such a private matter in the spotlight.
Trying to make a big deal out of this to get rid of Lao Ai. Therefore, the guard who reported the report was nothing more than
It is a chess piece used to disrupt the situation, and there is someone else behind the scenes. So, who could this person be? Lu Buwei or someone else?
Third, what was the attitude of Empress Dowager Zhao? There is no historical record of the attitude of Qin Shi Huang’s biological mother, Zhao Ji, during the Lao Ai Rebellion. However, Lao Ai was Empress Dowager Zhao’s lover and confidant, and all his wealth, status, and power came from
With the favor of Empress Dowager Zhao, is it really possible to say that the Empress Dowager Zhao, the de facto ruler of the former empire, had no knowledge of such a major matter as launching a military coup? Secondly, the Lao Ai Rebellion gained a lot of support, including
With the support of more than 20 important officials of the imperial court, including Weiwei and Naishi. Weiwei is one of the ministers and is responsible for guarding the palace. Naishi is the highest administrator in the Gyeonggi region. It is with their help that
, only Lao Ai dared to raise troops to rebel. But would these important ministers really obey the orders of a eunuch? Furthermore, after the rebellion, Qin Shihuang expelled his biological mother, the Queen Mother Zhao, from Xianyang and imprisoned her in Yongcheng. Such a severe punishment showed that
This shows his resentment towards Empress Dowager Zhao. If Empress Dowager Zhao was really innocent during the Lao-Ai Rebellion, why did Qin Shihuang act like this?
In view of this, many people have inferred that the manipulator behind the Lao Ai Rebellion was actually the Empress Dowager Zhao.
But the problem arises. The power of the Queen Mother Zhao comes from her being the mother of King Qin. If she kills her son, she will lose the legitimacy of ruling. How could the Queen Mother Zhao dig her own grave?
Due to insufficient historical data, the historical community has been unable to provide conclusive answers to the various doubts mentioned above.
However, it was not until Zhao Ji's self-incriminating edict came out that history began to be rewritten.
"It turns out that the culprit who killed Qin Shihuang was Zhao Ji." I couldn't help but sigh, "In front of her lover and son, Zhao Ji chose her lover."
At this moment, Hu Bing suddenly patted me on the shoulder and asked, "Lin Kun, what do you think that is?"
"There is a green light at the top."
I looked up and saw something above me emitting a faint green light.
If you look at it from a distance, the light emitted by the flashlight in my hand, after being reflected by the silk book, is projected onto the top, revealing this green light.
"Weird." I pulled Gao Yuhan next to me, pointed at it and whispered, "What do you see above?"
Gao Yuhan glanced in the direction I pointed, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I have to dig it down." As he said that, he climbed up the rock and stretched out towards the glowing thing.
"Don't move." Just when Gao Yuhan's hand was about to touch the thing, Zhang Liqun stopped him from the side.
He said that he would not let others move, but Zhang Liqun stretched out his hand towards the thing. Just when his hand was about to touch the thing, Gao Yuhan took one step ahead of him and took the thing off directly.
After the thing was held in Gao Yuhan's hand, it emitted a more dazzling green light. Under the green light, Zhang Liqun's face became distorted, and he snatched the thing from Gao Yuhan's hand and held it tightly.
He muttered: "I finally found you. My baby, I finally found you."
After saying this, Zhang Liqun burst out laughing. Compared with the image just now, he no longer looked like an old man. His current appearance can only be described with two words, that is "crazy".
Seeing Zhang Liqun's almost crazy look, I began to have a vague feeling that something bad was going to happen.
"Mr. Zhang, please calm down." I said loudly from the side, but Zhang Liqun didn't seem to hear me and was still laughing crazily.
"Could this be He's Bi?" Zhao Zhen looked at the thing in Zhang Liqun's hand and said doubtfully.
"He's Bi?!" I finally understood why Zhang Liqun was so crazy. This He's Bi is a treasure, a priceless treasure, a priceless treasure. He got rich, so he was smiling like this crazily.
He's Bi, also known as He's Bi and Jing Yu, is a famous piece of uncut jade in ancient China. According to legend, it was discovered by Bian He, a native of Chu. He's Bi is a precious material for engraving seals.
, the official seals handed down from the Wei, Jin, Sui, Tang and other dynasties were eventually missing during the turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
The name of He's Bi was "Wei" when it was first excavated. Since then, the raw jade that has not been processed has been called "Wei".
Since He's Bi has been lost, people today have no way of knowing what the real He's Bi looks like. They can only imagine it through descriptions in limited written records. However, from the story of Qin Shihuang's use of He's Bi to make his imperial seal,
Look, compared with the conventional cultural relics unearthed, He's Bi should be obviously different, at least in appearance. Preliminary calculations show that the thickness of He's Bi is at least 10 centimeters, and it is not a ring-shaped jade worn by ancient Confucian scholars. Even
, it is very likely that the Heshi Bi is just a rough jade that has been simply rough-processed. At the same time, it is said that the Heshi Bi was made by Qin Shihuang into a royal seal passed down to the country. With the change of dynasties, it is said that the imperial seal was lost after the Tang Dynasty.
, it is basically impossible to know what the original style of He's Bi was.
"Is this really the Heshi Bi?" Zhao Zhen patted Zhang Liqun on the shoulder, "Mr. Zhang, aren't you just looking for this thing?"
Zhang Liqun hid the jade in his arms and said, "Stay away from me!"
"Don't worry, I don't care about you useless thing."
"Mr. Zhang, how are you sure this is He's Bi?"
"That is, in 228 BC, Qin destroyed Zhao, and the He's Bi fell into the hands of Qin. Legend has it that after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he made the He's Bi into a national jade seal, which was called the 'Emperor's Seal'.
Li Si wrote in big seal script the words 'I have been ordered by heaven, and I will live long and prosperous'. Where is the He family's jade above? If it really exists, it should be a piece of jade seal." Zhao Zhen said.
Zhang Liqun snorted coldly and said: "What do you know? When did this He's Bi become a jade seal? Which of your eyes has seen it? If this was not He's Bi, how could Zhao Ji hide it in her tomb?
If it wasn't He's Bi, how could it be worthy of being placed here."
"Mr. Zhang, your explanation makes sense, but for now, can we not argue about whether it is He's Bi or not? Let's see if there are any clues about this thing." I intervened.
Zhang Liqun gave me a distrustful look, "If there's anything good to see, you're not trying to steal it, are you?"
"If I don't snatch it from you, who would care about this?" Yelu Qinghui sneered.
Chapter completed!