One of the reasons why Historical Records can be read with relish by ordinary people is that Tai Shigong likes to tell some anecdotes. For example, according to him, Qin Shihuang was an illegitimate child and had no winning pedigree. According to him, he lived in Handan with a beautiful dancer (later called) Zhao, who was pregnant at that time. On one occasion, Lv Buwei invited Zi Chu, the son of the State of Qin, who was taken captive to Zhao, to drink. Zi Chu fell in love with Evonne and proposed to Lv Buwei. Lv Buwei was angry at first. Later, considering that he spent a lot of money to make friends with Zi Chu, he dedicated Evonne to Zi Chu. Evonne hid her pregnancy from Chu. 12 months later, in the first month of the following year, Evonne gave birth to a son prematurely and was married by quilt Li Chu. The child was named Zheng ("Zheng" means "Zheng", which means that he was born in the first month), which was the later Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng. But people in the Han Dynasty thought that Ying Zheng was actually the illegitimate child of Lv Buwei and Evonne, so they simply called him Zheng Lu. Later historians also used this statement (for example, Sima Guang's Zi Tongzhi Jian). In the Ming Dynasty, some scholars doubted this, thinking that it was either invented by Lv Buwei to protect himself or by the enemies of Qin Shihuang to vent their anger. Some modern historians think that this statement is not credible, and some think that Sima Qian's statement can't be groundless, so who is Qin Shihuang's biological father has become a mystery. Today, novels, movies and TV plays still regard Lv Buwei as the biological father of Qin Shihuang. Literary works like legends are understandable. Recently, I saw a professor from the history department of a famous university giving a lecture on Lv Buwei on TV. Like some writers, he likes gossip, even without any doubt. He insisted that "he is the biological father of Qin Shihuang, and there is no problem", while the offering ceremony in Handan was an elaborate plot to make his son become the king of Qin one day. Ying Zheng was born in the 48th year of Qin Dynasty. King Zhao of Qin is Ying Zheng's great-grandfather, separated by his grandfather Qin Xiaowen and his father Qin Zhuangxiang, namely Zi Chu. At that time, Zi Chu was just one of many abandoned grandchildren of King Qin Zhao, and it was almost impossible to inherit the throne. It's incredible that Lv Buwei put money on him, let alone Zi Chu's successor? Xiaowen Wang and Zhuangxiang Wang happened to be short-lived. One reigned for only a few months and the other for only three years, so Ying Zheng ascended the throne early. If Lv Buwei could foresee this coincidence, he would be a fairy. From a scientific point of view, it is even more problematic to say that Lv Buwei is the biological father of Qin Shihuang. Obviously, Ying Zheng was born one year after she married Zichu in Evonne. Later generations had this bizarre legend that she was 12 months pregnant, in order to describe Ying Zheng as the son of Lv Buwei. The average time of human pregnancy is less than 9 months from the date of conception, only 266 days. Because the ancients didn't know the time when a woman conceived, there was an inaccurate saying that she was pregnant in October. If you are pregnant for ten months, it is quite dangerous for the fetus, not to mention 12 months. Now, if delivery has not started two weeks after the expected date of delivery, doctors should consider induced labor or caesarean section. At this time, the environment of the uterus began to deteriorate, and the placenta could not provide enough nutrition and oxygen for the fetus, which affected the health of the fetus. The output of amniotic fluid is also reduced, which makes the amount of amniotic fluid in the uterus decrease, and the fetus is in danger of water shortage, and the skin becomes dry, loose and wrinkled. The protective sebum covering the fetal skin surface will also be lost. The expired fetus will excrete meconium from the uterus, dye the fetal skin and umbilical cord green or yellow, and may be inhaled into the body. The head of an expired fetus is usually too large, which leads to dystocia. If you can give birth to a healthy baby after 12 months of pregnancy, it can only be said to be a miracle. Although we can occasionally see news reports of successful delivery in modern times 1 year, it is not credible. Either pregnant women lie to cover up their infidelity, or they have an unremarkable abortion and get pregnant for the second time. Therefore, it is very reasonable for Zi Chu to judge that Ying Zheng is his own son according to the delivery time of Evonne. The history professor laughed at Zi Chu's judgment because of his low intelligence, which exposed his lack of common sense. In a word, according to medical common sense, we can conclude that Qin Shihuang can't be the son of Lv Buwei. Although the statement that Lv Buwei was Qin Shihuang's biological father can't be found in other historical materials, such as The Warring States Policy, which was first put forward in Historical Records, today's historians dare not deny or even affirm this statement because they believe Sima Qian and think that Taishi Gong can't write nonsense. In fact, from a modern perspective, Historical Records is not a rigorous history book, which is full of myths, nonsense, rumors and novelists' words. Take Lv Buwei as an example. According to Historical Records, she is a dedicated dancer and a strong woman of Zhao. Her identity is so different and inconsistent. In Historical Records, Lv Buwei and Zi Chu discussed how to win a Guo Jun (later King Qin Xiaowen) and let Zi Chu be his successor, and recorded their conversation vividly. The reader is very enjoyable to read, but this is a very secret conspiracy between two people in private. How do others know the specific content? It's just a literary fiction of Sima Qian. For another example, Evonne's premarital pregnancy is a big secret between her and Lv Buwei, even for Evonne's husband. How do others know? It's obviously a fabrication. Before his death, Qin Shihuang obviously didn't hear the rumor that it was his biological father, so when he decided to get rid of it, he asked him, "Why do you want to be close to Qin?" Evonne, the biological mother of Qin Shihuang, was born in Handan, the capital of Zhao. She died in 228 BC (the reign of King Qin 19) and was buried in Zhiyang, east of Xi City, Shaanxi Province, with her husband, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang (Zi Chu). This is Lv Buwei's concubine, who later became King Xiang of Qin Zhuang. After her son became the king of Qin, she became the queen mother. Qin Shihuang unified the world and worshipped her as the empress dowager. His real surname is missing, and the word "Evonne" began with the long historical novel "History of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", so the historians are commonly known as Evonne. The name "Evonne" should be accurately understood as the meaning of "Woman Zhao". Evonne's life is contradictory even in Biography of Historical Records and Lv Buwei. First, he said that he was a good dancer and lived in Handan, clearly indicating that he was only a dancer with social status. Later, he said that "Zhao wanted to kill his wife Chu, and his wife, Mrs. Zhao, had to hide, so the mother and son actually lived down." Here, she became the daughter of Zhao's big family. Qin was king, and among the six countries, Zhao and Qin were equal. Under the command of Lian Po, Zhao repelled the attack of Qin twice. The State of Qin was forced to give the son of Prince An (later renamed) to Zhao as a hostage, and he lived a life of imprisonment in Zhao, feeling that his life was ruined. Just when he was depressed, he met a jeweler with political vision-Lv Buwei. Lv Buwei wisely realized that betting on the temporarily frustrated prince was more profitable than buying and selling jewelry. So Lv Buwei first tried to make friends with the guards who supervised the production, so that he could make friends with the production. Of course, the most important thing is to gain the trust of strangers, which is not too difficult. Because a stranger is in a foreign land and has no friends, there is one person who is willing to listen to his sufferings and imagine his future political journey. He was so grateful that he soon regarded Lv Buwei as his confidant. First, I bribed Mrs. Huayang's sister, because Mrs. Huayang was Ann's favorite concubine, but she had no children, so Mrs. Huayang's sister persuaded Mrs. Huayang to accept this foreigner as her adopted son, and had a pillow talk with Ann, saying that if she succeeded in filial piety, she would make him a prince. Ann Guo Jun agreed to Mrs Huayang's request, so Lv Buwei took the first step. It is said that Lv Buwei chose a beautiful woman from other girls in Handan. She is smart and charming, which is what later generations call Evonne. Lv Buwei told her that she could be a princess, and Zhao Ji readily agreed. So they went to the couple ceremony. Soon, Evonne became pregnant, and Lv Buwei gave her to a stranger. Later, a baby boy was born, named Zheng, won the surname, Zhao, (in the pre-Qin period, men didn't say their surnames, although they won the surname, they weren't called Ying Zheng), which was the later Qin Shihuang. Unless he dies, it is impossible to prove that Zhao Zheng is his own child. Another way of saying this is that Evonne was not pregnant, but he got love from others, and Zhao Zheng was his own son. Under the influence of Mrs. Huayang, the aliens will be brought back to the State of Qin, named Chu Jun, and Xiang will soon die. An succeeded to the throne, that is, King Qin Xiaowen, and became a prince, but he is still one step away from the throne. Lv Buwei can't wait. He negotiated with Evonne and charmed King Qin Xiaowen with debauchery. Qin Xiaowen lived a dissolute life all day, and soon died of excessive greed! Makes finally ascended the throne, that is, Wang Xiang of Qinzhuang. Mrs Huayang is the Empress Dowager, the Prince, Jin and the Prime Minister, respected as Wen Xin Hou, and has 100,000 restaurants. As the national strength of Qin became stronger and stronger, it made great contributions and made people know that he was clever and abnormal, so they gradually became wary of him. And Lv Buwei noticed, how could he do nothing? Therefore, they held a secret meeting with Evonne to get rid of strangers and let King Zhao Zheng and Empress Evonne. So Evonne spoiled every night, making all attractive things possible, forcing strangers to indulge in greed and pleasure, and soon became weak and died at the age of 36. King Zhuang Xiang died, and Zhao Zheng succeeded him as the monarch, at the age of thirteen. Evonne is the Empress Dowager and Lv Buwei is Guan Zhong, and all state affairs are entrusted to him. Zhao Zheng is young, but he has the ambition and fighting spirit to rule the world. He knew that Lv Buwei was his biggest obstacle, and Lv Buwei also knew that Zhao Zheng was not a thoughtful man, and both of them were fighting in the dark. However, disaster finally came to Evonne. She was young and widowed, unwilling to be lonely, and had an old relationship with Lv Buwei, so they kept secret contacts, and Lv Buwei often went in and out of the palace at will. But he was also afraid that Zhao Zheng would know about it, and Evonne's indiscretion would have an accident sooner or later, so he had to restrain himself. So Lv Buwei found a man named Ai, who had no other skills except making room furniture, and Lv Buwei dedicated him to the Queen Mother. From then on, Evonne and Lao Ai were inseparable in the harem and soon got pregnant. The queen mother is widowed and pregnant. What a shame. In order not to let Zhao Zheng know, she and Laoyi hid in a quiet and gorgeous Lama Temple twenty miles northwest of Xianyang, and gave birth to two boys. Over time, Zhao Zheng also heard about it, but at this time, Zhao Zhengzheng, the king of Qin, put all his energy into the grand plan of annexing the six countries and had to endure it. Lao Ai thought that although she was favored by the Queen Mother, once Zhao Zheng found out that her fate was not good, she secretly became a usurper. He bribed his henchmen and plotted with the queen mother to get rid of the king of Qin. After all, Lao Ai is an ordinary person, and he gets carried away. One day he was drinking with courtiers, and no one expressed his ambition after drinking. Courtier (Hou Fei) quickly reported to Zhao Zheng, who had long been dissatisfied with Laoyi, and immediately ordered Changping Jun to arrest Laoyi and dismember him (this is a kind of poison, which pulls a person's head, hands and feet out of the body alive). It's terrible! He sent troops to surround the Lama Temple, found out the two illegitimate children of the Queen Mother and killed them on the spot. After that, the Queen Mother was sent to Chaoyang Palace to be imprisoned. After many courtiers remonstrated with each other by death, they made up with the queen mother. In order to consolidate his power, Zhao Zheng banished Lv Buwei to Shu. After Lv Buwei received his will, he was very ambivalent. If he tells the truth, the king of Qin is violent and arrogant, and it is difficult for him to survive. Seeing that he had struggled for decades, he declared bankruptcy, and Lv Buwei drank himself in despair. When Evonne heard the news, he thought of the decades of wind and rain he had experienced with him. It was really painful. Three or four years later, he died of depression.