Chapter 8 Chapter two

Lu Buwei's westward journey to Xianyang also had good omens. Although it was much more difficult than expected, the matter was finally done. He spent money, worked hard, and finally opened up the relationship between Mrs. Huayang's sister and younger brother. Then he entered the palace with the rich etiquette he had prepared long ago, and met the glamorous Mrs. Huayang. Mrs. Huayang faced the dazzling array of jewellery, bright dresses and pet toys, each and every item, as if she had carefully selected them herself. This is a lonely woman in the deep palace. , is nothing less than a great comfort.Immediately, Mrs. Huayang squinted her eyes and burst into joy.Seeing Mrs. Huayang's cheerful expression, Lu Buwei said with confidence: "Madam is as beautiful as a fairy now, and she is favored by the crown prince, like the sun at the top of the sky. However, as time goes by, time flies, and he will grow old and look fading every day. Once he falls out of favor, what will happen?" How to deal with oneself? As the saying goes, people have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries. If your wife wants to be young and rich, it is better to quickly choose a sage among the princes to be the heir. In this way, after the king is a hundred years old, the established If the son can become the king, the wife will be the master of the harem, and she can be favored by the Qin Palace for the rest of her life." These words almost touched Madam Huayang's heart.The sky is unpredictable, King Zhaoxiang is old and faint, maybe one day he will die as soon as he closes his eyes and kicks his legs. At that time, how will he stand?This cannot but be said to be the biggest hidden worry in her heart.Just when Mrs. Huayang was convinced and nodded again and again, Lu Buwei lost no time in pushing out the stranger.He continued: "Today there is a king and grandson who was worried about the separation of the country from Qin and Zhao when he was young. Madam was originally from the Chu country, so she also fell in love with the scenery of Chu country, put on the clothes of Chu country, and wore the clothes of Chu country. If Madam makes a virtuous and filial foreigner as a son, she can rest easy and rest easy."

Mrs. Huayang was overjoyed when she heard the words, without saying a word, she immediately decided to accept a different person as her heir, and named her son Chu. Then, Mrs. Huayang used her natural housekeeping ability to blow the "pillow wind" in An Guojun's ear for several nights, and the important event of establishing an heir was completed.For the sake of safety and security, she asked An Guojun to engrave a jade talisman as a proof of trust. Just the day before Lu Buwei left Qin and returned to Zhao, An Guojun specially summoned him and said in person: "Just wait for Zhao's subjects to make peace, and then send someone to welcome Zi Chu back to Qin." Tai Fu.

As a result, Yiren also changed his identity and changed his name to Zichu. To celebrate, Lu Buwei prepared a sumptuous banquet in his house and invited Zi Chu to the banquet. The two sat on the ground and drank to each other frequently. When they were drinking to their heart's content, Lu Buwei called out his concubine Zhao Ji, who was good at singing and dancing, to help them enjoy the wine. As soon as Zhao Ji, who is dressed in dance clothes, slightly powdered and dainty, comes on stage, Zi Chu, who has been starving for women for a long time, is fascinated immediately, not knowing what to do, and murmuringly asks Lu Buwei to marry her .In this regard, "Historical Records Lubuwei Biography" wrote:

It can be seen from the above that Zhao Ji was pregnant when she performed the dance.Of course Lu Buwei knew it very well.It was originally for drinking to cheer up the fun, but Zi Chu fell in love at first sight.Therefore, Lu Buwei was very angry in his heart, this Zi Chu is too outrageous, how can he have unreasonable thoughts about the concubine of the future Tai Tuo?From Zi Chu's point of view, maybe he didn't know that Zhao Ji was Lu Buwei's new concubine, but regarded her as an ordinary dancer in Lu's mansion; or he was drunk and dizzy for a while Speech was out of control, and the true thoughts in my heart spewed out of my mouth accidentally.Otherwise, anyone with a little brain would not be so reckless.

Lu Buwei was furious, but when he thought that he had spent a lot of money supporting another person to become the prince, he didn't want to give up halfway.In order to achieve his goal, Lu Buwei had no choice but to sacrifice Zhao Ji.Of course, he and Zhao Ji must have had some secret and tense discussions, the focus of which was probably Zhao Ji's slightly swollen belly. They didn't want to kill this newly conceived child, so they had no choice but to keep it a secret Zi Chu is gone. In the historical books and related records of the past dynasties, some people also believe that this is another conspiracy called "grafting technique" by Lu Buwei. He offered Zhao Ji on his own initiative. The surname is Qin.According to Sima Qian's records, we know this only from the word "nu" in "Lu Buwei Nu".

It is not premeditated.Lu Buwei's only thought was how to help Li Zichu ascend to the throne of King Qin, and how to become Prime Minister himself.As for changing the "color" of Qin, I'm afraid he hasn't thought about it that far. Even in terms of the situation at that time, he couldn't take care of it for a while. . When Zi Chu wakes up or learns that Zhao Ji is Lu Buwei's new concubine, he will definitely regret his frivolity.However, Lu Buwei not only forgave him magnanimously, but also reluctantly sacrificed Zhao Ji to him.This time, Zi Chu was really moved. His legs gave way, and he immediately prostrated himself on the ground, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, and regarded Lu Buwei as his reborn parents.

A simple ceremony was held, and Zi Chu hurriedly married Zhao Ji as his wife.One month after the marriage, Zhao Ji dared to tell Zi Chu about her pregnancy.At this time, the child in my stomach was already three months old.Seven months after their marriage, a son was born.Fortunately, the child was thin and small, so Zhao Ji lied to Zichu that the child was thin and small because he was under a month old; if he was fat and puffy, it would be abnormal.These words were so coaxed that Zichu never had the slightest suspicion. The child was named Zheng, and because he was born in Zhao State, he took his mother's surname Zhao.Zhao Zheng is not only skinny, but also has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, making him ugly and ugly.This is probably also related to Zi Chu's tossing around day and night. A thirty-year-old man who has been short of women for a long time, once he has a wife who is as beautiful as flowers and jade, his lust will burn him into coals.From the perspective of modern science such as medicine, physiology, and hygiene, women who are pregnant with Liujia should be strictly forbidden to have intercourse within the first three months (the less the better after that).Zi Chu didn't know that Zhao Ji was pregnant, but he knew that it would be difficult for him to hold back his desire; from Zhao Ji's point of view, the more he could hide it from Zi Chu, the better. Not only was it difficult to refuse his intercourse, but he had to go against his will It is the best cooperation.The one who suffered the most was the fetus in Zhao Ji's womb, and the shadow of torture and abuse was cast in his mother's womb.

This child is none other than Qin Shihuang, who will unify China in the future!This hard and bitter fruit will be compensated in the form of perversion and revenge, blood and cruelty, and it is destined to make people in the world suffer.This is a later story, and the author will describe it in detail in the article "The King of Iron and Blood Ying Zheng". When Qin Shihuang was born, Lu Buwei and Zi Chu were both in Zhao State.One is the actual father, and the other is the nominal father. No matter in reality or in name, the two must be very happy about Zhao Zheng's birth, and they probably drank and celebrated together again.

When Zhao Zheng was only two years old, a major event happened.After the Battle of Changping, the army of Zhao State declined, and King Zhaoxiang decided to take the opportunity to annex Zhao State in one fell swoop.He successively dispatched hundreds of thousands of Qin troops to encircle Handan.It wasn't until this time that Zhao Guo woke up like a dream, and he no longer had any hope or illusion about Qin State, so King Zhao decided to kill the hostage Chu. Once Zi Chu is killed, Lu Buwei's plan will come to naught.Therefore, when he got this information through Zhao Gong's insider, he was even more anxious than Zi Chu, the party concerned.After some planning, Lu Buwei once again used his extraordinary wisdom and wealth to bribe the general defending the city with six hundred gold to let him go secretly.As soon as he left the city gate, it was the Qin army camp that surrounded Handan like an iron barrel. Only then did Zi Chu escape from the tiger's mouth and return to his hometown of Qin, where he had been away for 20 years.

Just when Zi Chu escaped from Zhao State, Lu Buwei found a remote hiding place for Zhao Ji's mother and son in Handan City.As soon as Zi Chu left, Lu Buwei naturally took his place. They lived and made love together without any scruples.As Zhao Zheng grew up day by day, the hazy consciousness of men and women became more and more prominent in his mind. Out of the instinctive protection of his mother, a kind of hatred for Lu Buwei slowly grew in his heart.Of course, this hatred is not so obvious, and it is impossible to turn it into any action, but it has accumulated in the heart for a long time.

In 251 BC, King Qin Zhaoxiang died.An Guojun succeeded to the throne, made Mrs. Huayang the queen, and Zi Chu the prince. After An Guojun succeeded to the throne, Qin and Zhao reconciled.As the prince, Zi Chu did not forget Lu Buwei's kindness, nor did he forget the oath he had made, nor did he forget his wife Zhao Ji and his son Zhao Zheng.So, under the supervision of the crown prince, the state of Qin immediately sent an envoy to Handan to welcome Zhao Ji's mother and son back to Qin.At this time, Zhao Zheng was already eight years old, and when he arrived in Qin State, he no longer had the surname Zhao, and immediately changed it to the surname of the Qin royal family——Ying.As for when Lu Buwei left Zhao State, there is no clear record in the history books. Maybe he returned to Qin State with Zhao Ji's mother and son, or he may have arrived in Qin State long before that. One year after An Guojun's mourning, the official enthronement ceremony was held for King Xiaowen. However, no one expected that King Xiaowen, who had only sat on the throne for three days, suddenly collapsed! King Xiaowen was not seriously ill before, and there was no sign of death at all.It was only three days since he ascended the throne, and he died for no reason. This is really too strange, and it can't help but make people suspicious. In view of Qin's frequent and hasty succession of the throne, the history books appear to be quite objective and calm. Everything recorded is normal, and there is nothing special or suspicious about it.However, this provides novelists with a huge space to spread their imagination wings, which Feng Menglong described in the following: Lu Buwei has just arrived in Qin State, and he is probably too late to familiarize himself with Qin State and the Qin Palace. Does he have such supernatural powers?Furthermore, Lu Buwei's foothold is not stable, and he can only be regarded as an "outsider". Where does the majesty that makes people "heart-fearing" come from?Of course, we don’t have enough evidence to justify and clear him up. Lu Buwei’s family background, personal background, and being regarded as unscrupulous behavior have made his image not so glorious for thousands of years. It wasn't surprising that puzzles or doubts were planted on his head and stuffed in his arms.What's more, although King Xiaowen was fifty-three years old when he came to the throne and had been ill all the time, it is not impossible to live for ten, eight, or even twenty years.So, when will Zi Chude ascend the throne?No matter how long we wait, Zi Chu has already been established as the emperor and has entered the "safe" of the throne.But it's hard to say for Lu Buwei, how long will he have to stay in Qin Palace cautiously and fearfully?The "Gentlemen's Agreement" he and Zi Chu made was nothing more than a private agreement between the two of them. After a long time, what would happen if Zi Chu changed his mind and refused to recognize anyone?In addition, the Qin people's attitudes and comments towards Zi Chu, Lu Buwei, and Zhao Ji's mother and daughter must also be very unfavorable. Zi Chu is just an empty hostage who fled back from despair; Different dancers, and also served as Lu Buwei's concubine; and their son Ying Zheng is likely to be a bastard, how does the sharp-mouthed monkey cheek look like a descendant of the Ying family's noble blood?And that Lu Buwei, whom Chu highly valued, was a lowly businessman.It is such a group of "Handan Party", but it is very likely to dominate the future of Qin. Can the people of Qin accept this?With long nights and many dreams, Lu Buwei had to think about the "quick" method.It is not impossible for Lu Buwei to use his extraordinary wisdom to come up with a plan to poison King Xiaowen to death, and to bribe a lot of people with his extraordinary wealth, and then take an extraordinary adventure.Did he really do that?No one knows, no one can tell.History is sometimes so clear that every detail is clear, and sometimes it is a tangled, unsolvable and vague mystery! In any case, once Zi Chu came to the throne, Lu Buwei's painstakingly managed "Win by Others" finally achieved its goal.In 250 BC, Prince Chu of the Qin Kingdom succeeded to the throne as King Zhuangxiang.The adoptive mother, Mrs. Huayang, was appointed as the queen mother, Zhao Ji was the queen, Yingzheng was the prince, and Lu Buwei was the prime minister.