If Qin Shihuang had a profound influence on the history of China, then Lv Buwei had an important influence on the history of Qin Shihuang and Qin State. Speaking of Qin and Qin Shihuang, you can't bypass Lv Buwei.
A rare commodity that can be hoarded at a better price ―― something that can be used.
He was a big businessman in Yangzhai, South Korea (his hometown is now Yuzhou, Henan Province), and often went to Handan, Zhao, where the business was developed at that time. By chance, I met Qin's son. He is Qin's grandson and Ann's illegitimate child. After Mianchi of Qin (whose hometown is Mianchi of Henan) met Zhao, the two sides made a peace treaty and exchanged hostages. Your Yin is the eldest of more than twenty sons in An, and his mother is just an unlovable side princess who died young, so your Yin has been left out in the cold and sent to Zhao as a hostage. Regardless of the hostages, Qin quickly tore up the peace treaty and attacked Zhao. In a rage, the prince of Zhao planned to execute the stranger and avenge himself. Fortunately, someone dissuaded him from living, but since then, the prince of Zhao has cancelled his childe treatment. The life of strangers is getting worse and worse, even living on the streets.
With the businessman's keen judgment, Lv Buwei immediately judged that the stranger was a "rare commodity in life", which was his own investment opportunity. However, this time it is political gambling, which is different from commercial investment. It requires long-term and sustained large-scale investment, which is very risky. It may ruin everything and even bring disaster. So he went home to discuss with his father first.
He asked his father, "How much profit can you make by farming? The father replied, "About ten times." He asked, "How many times can you make a profit by selling jewelry and other businesses? "About a hundred times." So, how much benefit can you get from supporting a monarch to come to power? "Father is frightened: thousands of times, countless times."
Only then did Lv Buwei tell his father about his plan to support foreigners to ascend to the throne of Qin, saying: Hard farming may not be enough to eat and wear warm clothes, but if we can build a country and establish a monarch, we will certainly benefit future generations. I decided to take this step!
So, Lv Buwei returned to Handan and began to contact strangers frequently. Being in a foreign land, the down-and-out childe makes people long for someone to pay attention to themselves and save themselves, and believe what Lv Buwei said. One day, after they finished drinking, Lv Buwei said to the stranger, "I heard that the king of Qin is old and sick now. I'm afraid there are only a few days left. Childe must seize the opportunity now and find a way to return to China, otherwise he will miss the opportunity and can't go back. " The stranger sighed and said, "I am still a proton, and I have lost contact with Qin for a long time." How can I go back? " Lv Buwei said, "I heard that your father, Ann Guo Jun, is worried about the establishment of Chu Jun at present, because the favorite Mrs. Huayang has no sons, and the other sons are not liked by your father. If my son returns to China at this time and tries to please Mrs Huayang and become her adopted son, he may be named Chu Jun. "Hearing this, the stranger suddenly perked up:" I am in a cage now, and there was no hope at all, but Brother Lu's words are really enlightening, but I just don't know what to do? " Only then did I express my intention: "I have accumulated some money in business these years, and I am willing to lobby Mrs. Huayang and Ann Guo Jun of Qin State for my son to save his son from going back to China to seek the position of Chu Jun." The stranger was overjoyed and quickly left to worship: "If I succeed, I will share the world with Brother Lu when I ascend to the throne one day!"
First, he gave the envoy 500 gold to buy off the officials of Zhao who were watching him around, so that they could relax their vigilance and prepare for their escape in the future. Then, Lv Buwei went to Xianyang and Qin Dou with a large sum of money, and began the lobbying process.
Lobbying Qin state
Lv Buwei has no place in the State of Qin. It is not easy to meet Mrs Huayang and Ann Guo Jun, but he has the best weapon-money. It is an eternal truth that money makes the mare go. On the way to Xianyang, whenever he saw exotic treasures, Lv Buwei would not hesitate to buy them and take them with him to prepare for buying people's hearts in the future.
He first found Mrs. Huayang's sister, gave her a lot of gold, silver and jewels, and bribed her to intercede with Mrs. Huayang on behalf of foreigners: "Madam has no son now, so she should take the time to adopt one of her sons, support him to become Chu Jun and king in the future, and keep her position, otherwise it will be too late when she is old and no longer favored. I heard that aliens were held hostage in Zhao, crying day and night and missing the Prince and his wife. If your wife can save him and treat him as her own son, this stranger will appreciate you and will always treat you as his mother, so that your wife will be stable for the rest of her life. " Mrs. Huayang felt very reasonable after listening to it. Coupled with the lure of gold, silver and jewels from Lv Buwei, she agreed to this proposal and blew a pillow breeze to Prince Guo Jun. An Guojun couldn't stand Mrs. Huayang's soft grinding and hard foam, and also promised to let outsiders be his heirs.
Lv Buwei not only got through the way of Mrs Huayang and Ann, but also bribed the younger brother of Queen Zhao with a large sum of money, and influenced her by persuading her. Therefore, when a Guo Junren told his father that he had made an alien his heir, Wang Zhao did not express any objection.
Different people returned to Qin.
After successfully lobbying the King of Qin, Lv Buwei returned to Zhao and told the stranger the good news. I'm so surprised that I can't wait to fly back to Qin. However, due to the diplomatic practice at that time, the hostage aliens had no reason to return to China, so they had to wait for an opportunity in the name of their heirs in Zhao.
Evonne was originally Lv Buwei's concubine, but she was taken fancy to by outsiders, so Lv Buwei gave her to outsiders, and later gave birth to Ying Zheng. There is always a lot of speculation about this matter in history. A bizarre but widespread story is that Evonne was pregnant with Lv Buwei's flesh and blood before he married a stranger, and Lv Buwei deliberately gave Evonne to a stranger in order to make his descendants heir to the throne. Therefore, it is speculated that Qin Shihuang was the son of Zhuang, which added a layer of legend to the emperors throughout the ages and became a bizarre story that was later hyped in drama, film and television. But the legend is just a legend after all, and there is no historical proof.
In the first 259 years, a large-scale war broke out again between Qin and Zhao. Qin Jun besieged Handan, the capital of Zhao, and the people of Zhao hated Qin, demanding that strangers be executed for revenge. With your help, the aliens finally escaped from Zhao and returned to Qin, but left their wives and sons in Zhao. Mrs. Huayang is from Chu State. In order to please her, different people were specially arranged to wear Chu clothes. As soon as he saw Mrs. Huayang, he immediately fell to his knees and wept bitterly at the pain of leaving. Mrs Huayang was very moved and immediately officially accepted him as his adopted son and named him Zi Chu. The stranger immediately bowed down to Mrs. Huayang, who was only three years older than himself, as his mother. Since then, he has been courting day and night, running before and after. Slowly, Ann Guo Jun and Mrs Huayang like Zi Chu more and more. Lv Buwei was not idle at this moment, throwing money at courtiers, paving the way for Zi Chu to ascend to the throne.
In 25 1 year BC, Zhao Haoqi, the state of Qin, who ruled for more than half a century, finally passed away. The 53-year-old Prince An ascended the throne, known as King Xiaowen of Qin, but only three days after he ascended the throne, King Xiaowen died suddenly. There are many speculations about this matter. Some people speculate that King Xiaowen was actually murdered by Lv Buwei and Zi Chu. This speculation is just speculation, and there is no actual evidence.
After the death of King Xiaowen, Zi Chu acceded to the throne and became the king of Qin Zhuang Xiang. According to the agreement with Lv Buwei in that year, King Xiang of Zhuang granted Lv Buwei the post of Prime Minister, sealed Wen Xin Hou, and granted Lantian 12 County as a food city. Lv Buwei's long-term investment has finally borne fruit, and the benefits are indeed countless. However, Lv Buwei was not complacent, and he still tried his best to help King Zhuang Xiang. In diplomacy, he personally led the annexation of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, planned a crusade against South Korea, captured South Korea's and Gongs, won Shangdang, Yuci, Xincheng, Langya and Taiyuan, set up Taiyuan County, and captured Wei's and Jiji, with outstanding military achievements.
Qin Wang Guan Zhong.
When he fled from Zhao, he didn't take peace with him. Eight years later, he took back his wife and children from Zhao and made him a prince. King Xiang of Zhuang died after three years in office, and Ying Zheng, aged 13, acceded to the throne. Because Lv Buwei once assisted the former king and had an ambiguous relationship with the queen mother, he naturally assisted the new king, and even Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, addressed him as Guan Zhong.
All major political affairs must go through the hands of Lv Buwei. When Ying Zheng ascended the throne, with the support of Lv Buwei, the State of Qin began to build Zheng Guoqu.
Nine years after the death of King Zhuang Xiang was the peak of Lv Buwei's power. When he was young, Lv Buwei could only do whatever he wanted. With the arrival of victory,
As the days grew up, Lv Buwei was afraid that his affair with the Empress Dowager would be revealed, so he gave an old false eunuch moxa to the Empress Dowager and became his scapegoat. Lao Ai was very popular with the Empress Dowager and soon became pregnant. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, Empress Dowager Cixi accepted Lv Buwei's suggestion and moved out of the palace. After arriving at the secluded Yongzheng Palace in Yongcheng, the two became even more unscrupulous and even gave birth to two sons there. The queen mother also claimed that the king of Qin said that Lao Ai had made meritorious service and should be given land, so the king of Qin obeyed the queen mother's order, named Lao Ai as a long-term trust and gave him his land. Ai is becoming more and more popular, even ignoring Lv Buwei. He began to recruit public servants, with thousands of servants, and many people in the court took refuge in him.
In the ninth year of the reign of the King of Qin (the first 238 years), Lao Ai led his cronies and the guards of Dazheng Palace to attack Qin Gong, where the King of Qin lived, in an attempt to kill the King in a coup, which was quickly suppressed by the King of Qin, and was called "Lao Ai's rebellion" in history. Because Lv Buwei sent false eunuch to the palace, he committed the crime of deceiving the monarch. They should have sat together, but considering his meritorious service to the former king, the king of Qin did not execute him, but only removed his title of prime minister and ordered him to return to Henan to support the elderly.
However, Lv Buwei's nightmare is not over. The young king of Qin has been very worried about Lv Buwei's long-term arbitrary power, and he should always be on guard against the powerful ministers' coveting the throne of the emperor. Therefore, only by getting rid of Lv Buwei, an obstacle on his ruling road, can he really control his own world. Although Lv Buwei has been idle at home, his prestige in the imperial court and society still exists. There are many ministers in the court who are his confidants. The financial artery of the country is still in the hands of him and his interest groups. Not only Qin people but also people from other countries interceded for him. Lv Buwei's influence spread throughout the Qin Dynasty, at home and abroad, and at all levels of society.
Xianyang City has almost changed since Lv Buwei was driven out of Beijing.
Became Lv Buwei City, from morning till night, regardless of whether the family is rich or not.
Expensive, or street vendors, princes and nobles, are talking.
In Lv Buwei. Farewell to Lv Buwei, praise.
There was a lot of people on every side. The day Lv Buwei left.
The motorcade he saw off was more than ten miles long. Back to Henan
Lv Buwei didn't rest either. Because Lv Buwei's economy,
Special position in politics, diplomacy and culture, Luoyang, Henan Province
The food market (near Luoyang, Henan Province) gradually became another political center of Qin State. Envoys from all over the world will go to Lv Buwei for talks before going to Xianyang.
People who encounter major problems in Xianyang will also go to Lu Bu.
Wei is looking for the answer here. Culturally, Lv Buwei began.
Call guests all day to discuss works and current events.
come to a deadlock
As long as Lv Buwei is alive, his influence on Qin society is still there, and the king of Qin can't sit on his seat for a day. Getting rid of Lv Buwei is inevitable. After careful consideration, the king of Qin wrote to Lv Buwei, who was idle at home, saying, "Qin wanted to give a grain city to 100,000 families in Henan. What contribution did you make? What is your blood relationship with the king of Qin, but you are called Guan Zhong? Your whole family moved to Shu! " This letter completely obliterated Lv Buwei's contribution to Qin, but pointed out the benefits that Lv Buwei got from Qin. When Lv Buwei received this letter, he was deeply moved. He should think of Fan Li, the counselor of Gou Jian, the King of Yue. After making contributions, Fan Li pulled out in time and rowed the West Lake to avoid being cooked by rabbits and dogs in the future. Although he still has some public guests and gold and silver, his actual power has been deprived and his industry has been confiscated. Even if he fled to other countries now, he would die.
Finally, Lv Buwei chose to commit suicide. Lv Buwei, a generation of investors, tragically ended his life on the road of being demoted.
How to deal with the henchmen in Lv Buwei? In order not to shake the fundamental political interests of the country, the king of Qin did not eradicate them all, but adopted a policy of appeasement. On the second day after Lv Buwei's death, the King of Qin issued a new decree: "Now that Lao Ai is dead, Wen Xin Lv Hou Buwei committed suicide for fear of being implicated, and the case of Lao Ai is over. In order to avoid people's panic, show my tolerance, forgive people I didn't know before, and exiled people are allowed to return to their original places. " In this way, the king of Qin finally lifted the biggest threat to his kingship, praised his "tolerance" and established his authority.