Entering ChinaIn the feudal autocracy, there were often many restrictions on commerce, and the status of merchants was very low, in other words, as a businessman, it was difficult to climb to the position of prime minister. However, Lü Buwei did it, and he single-handedly helped Ying Yiren become the crown prince and then inherit the king of Qin.
Lü Buwei, with his superb business thinking, completed an almost impossible political speculation, and he became the prime minister of Qin, a very popular minister. However, after Yingzheng gradually took control of power, Lü Buwei also came to a dead end.
Ying Zheng once wrote a brief letter to Lü Buwei, which read, “What is the credit of Jun to Qin? Qin Fengjun Henan, eating 100,000 households. How can you be close to Qin? Known as the middle father. He and his family migrated to Shu! ”
Just 30 words, but there was a strong threatening taste in it, and after Lu Buwei saw the letter, he committed suicide by drinking poisoned wine, ending his magnificent life.
Lu Buwei is so smart and clever, why did he die just because Yingzheng was just 30 words?
- Lü Buwei was powerful and threatened the imperial power
When the new emperor ascends the throne, there are several things that must be done, such as establishing prestige, such as eradicating dissidents, and one of the important solutions is to expel the former courtiers. As a new monarch, the most important thing is to get your own power, just like Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty abolished Huo Guang, Tang Gaozong abolished the eldest grandson Wuji, Emperor Wanli abolished Zhang Juzheng, etc., if Yingzheng wants to get back the royal power, Lü Buwei is naturally the biggest stumbling block on this road, and it is a matter of time before he kills Lü Buwei.
Historical records record that “King Zhuangxiang ascended the throne for three years, and the crown prince was established as the king, and Lü Buwei was respected as the prime minister, known as the “middle father”. The King of Qin was young, and the Queen Mother was always secretly communicating with Lu Buwei. Not Wei family servants. ”
King Xiang of Qin Zhuang died early, and Ying Zheng was too young, and the power of the court fell into the hands of Lü Buwei, who respected him as his middle father, roughly equivalent to his uncle, Lü Buwei became the uncle of King Qin, and his power was boundless.
In addition, Lü Buwei and the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji have never severed contact, although they were husband and wife before, but after all, Zhao Ji was already the empress dowager of a country at this time, and Lü Buwei was really a little unreasonable to do this, obviously messing up the ethics of Gangchang.
Lu Buwei and the Queen Mother eyebrows every day, presumably Ying Zheng has also heard of it, Ying Zheng is the most disgusted by this, but he is the king of a country, the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister cover all day and night, so where can he, the King of Qin, put his face.
Above_ “Lü’s Spring and Autumn Period” is a famous work of Huang Lao Taoism compiled by the guests under the auspices of Lü Buwei, the prime minister of the Qin State
Not only that, Lü Buwei’s family has more than 10,000 slaves, even if he compares with the kings of various countries, he will not be inferior at all. Although the Qin State was strong, it was somewhat lacking in academics, so Lü Buwei decided to write a book, in that period when he had just gotten rid of Ru Mao and drank blood, eating was a big problem, and writing and repairing books required huge manpower and material resources.
Even if it is not easy, Lü Buwei still recruited famous people from all over the world and wrote “Lü’s Spring and Autumn Period”, the main content of this book is how to govern the country, theoretically speaking, such a rigorous issue should be done by the monarch, and Lü Buwei is just the prime minister, it is obvious that he exceeded his authority.
Seeing what Lü Buwei did, Yingzheng was of course relieved, no matter how much Lü Buwei contributed to the Qin State, but at that time, he almost became the ruler of the Qin State, and with Yingzheng’s temperament, he would definitely not let Lü Buwei go.
Above_ Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), Ying Zheng
- The calamity of the concubine, or the burning of the body
Lü Buwei’s IQ and EQ must be very high, so he can sit as a businessman as the prime minister of a country, but we also have to admit a fact, but only those who have great talent will make big mistakes, if it is an ordinary person, no matter how much he tosses, it is difficult to affect the safety of the country.
Ying Zheng was growing up slowly, and began to gradually notice the scandal between Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji, and for Zhao Ji, Lü Buwei couldn’t let go easily, so Lü Buwei found Chang Yu and replaced himself to please the Queen Mother Zhao Ji.
Lu Buwei did an extremely inauthentic job, he could find a male pet for Zhao Ji, but he underestimated Chang Yu’s destructive power.
Above_ Gong Li as Zhao Ji in “Jing Ke Assassinates King Qin” in 1999
Historical records record that “Buwei and Yin said to the Queen Mother: “But if the matter is corrupt, it has to be given to the matter.” The queen mother is a corrupt official who is generous to the lord, and she deceives it, and pulls out her beard and eyebrows as a eunuch, so she has to serve the queen mother. The Queen Mother is private and communicative, and she loves it. has a body, the queen mother is afraid of being known, and when she avoids cheating, she migrates to the palace and lives in Yong. ”
In order to let Chang Yu enter the palace smoothly, Lu Buwei also gave the Queen Mother an idea, asking Chang Yu to shave off her beard and pretend to be a eunuch to enter the palace, which is really shocking.
Relying on the favor of the Queen Mother, Chang Yu also began to be presumptuous, with thousands of slaves in the family, and his family also followed the chicken dog to heaven. In fact, it is not uncommon for the Queen Mother to find a male favorite, if Chang Yu acts in a low-key manner and does not interfere in political affairs, there may be a possibility of a good death.
However, Chang Yu relied on the Queen Mother to do mischief, and also helped Ying Zheng give birth to two younger brothers, and at the same time, he also called himself “false father!” “Yingzheng is the king of a country, how can he allow anyone to be his father. In the end, the Queen Mother and Chang Yu even wanted to abolish Yingzheng and set up their son as king, a male pet came and went, and started a coup d’état, Yingzheng wanted to kill him, which was logical.
Above_ Chang Yu played by Wang Zhiwen in “Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin” in 1999
Historical records record that “Changxin Hou Yu made chaos and felt that the imperial seal of the king and the queen mother were sent to the county guards and guards, official horses, Rong Zhai Jungong, and sheren, and they wanted to attack the Qinian Palace as chaos.” Wang Zhizhi ordered Xiangguo Changping Jun and Chang Wenjun to attack. ”
In 238 B.C., Chang Yu Jiao Zhao, sent troops to attack Qi Nian Palace, Ying Zheng immediately ordered Xiangguo Changping Jun to lead troops to quell the rebellion, killing hundreds of enemies, Chang Yu was invincible, and fled in embarrassment.
Yingzheng’s political skill is not comparable to ordinary people, and after that, Chang Yu and his two illegitimate children were killed, and the three clans were razed. made such a big incident, the initiator was Lü Buwei, if Lü Buwei hadn’t introduced Chang Yu to the Queen Mother, how could there be so many ugly things in the future, so of course Yingzheng would put the blame on Lü Buwei.
Above_ Statue of Lü Buwei
- Lü Buwei was afraid of being killed, possibly to protect his family
Historical records record that “the king wants to punish the country, for his ancestors Wang Gongda, and the guest debaters are lobbyists, and the king can’t bear to give the law.”
The affairs of Chang Yu and the Queen Mother all come from Lü Buwei, and it is obviously impossible for Lü Buwei to clear up the relationship, under the persuasion of everyone, Ying Zheng did not attack Lü Buwei for the time being, but Ying Zheng had already moved to kill Lü Buwei.
Lü Buwei has no intention of rebelling, he has already been a prime minister, under one person, above ten thousand, and he is a businessman, businessmen will not do loss-making business, his position as prime minister has long been deposed, but his power is still very large, and Yingzheng is very jealous of him.
In this life, Lü Buwei has made great contributions to the Qin State, and has also done a lot of immoral things, Lü Buwei knows very well that Yingzheng will not let him go, rather than killing the whole family in the end, it is better to commit suicide by himself.
By committing suicide, Lü Buwei told Yingzheng that I had no intention of rebelling, and I would bear my fault alone, and now that I am dead, I hope the monarch will spare my family. Facts have proved that Lü Buwei’s death saved many people, not only his family, but also his customers.
All in all, Lü Buwei’s life is worth it, he has completed a miraculous reversal as a businessman, and there are really not many people who can match such a high return on investment.
