We often use words such as sparrow to phoenix, carp leaping dragon gate and so on to indicate a great change in a person's identity, and facts have also proved that in history, this situation from lonely and nameless to unattainable is very popular, like the empress Wei Zifu we are familiar with, the great general Wei Qing, and the empress Dowager Dou. The person I want to introduce to you today is Lü Buwei, the minister of power and opposition, let us see how he grew from a businessman to a minister of power and opposition, and how he died of loneliness after the glory.
Lü Buwei
Lü Buwei's place of origin is today's Henan, he was a quite economically minded businessman in the last years of the Warring States, because his vision was very unique, his mind was extremely active, so he saved a lot of family wealth. However, we all know that since ancient times, China has emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, believing that merchants do not produce, but only make huge profits, and have little effect on the national economy, so in the ranking of scholars, farmers, industrialists and merchants, merchants are ranked last, although his economic strength is very strong, but still not valued at that time. Why didn't Lü Buwei know his embarrassing position? Therefore, he also urgently needs to get rid of this unappreciated status.
Emperor Tian did not live up to his painstaking heart, and finally he waited for the opportunity, and it turned out that he had inadvertently befriended a proton sent by the Qin State, Ying Zi Chu. Zi Chu's grandfather was the monarch of the Qin Dynasty at that time, and his father was made a crown prince with more than twenty sons, because Zi Chu also had no special skills and was not valued, so he was sent to Zhao Guo as a hostage. But it was such an ordinary person, but Lü Buwei thought that this was an opportunity that he had to seize, thinking that as long as he caught Zi Chu, then his future would be unlimited, so he deliberately went to please Zi Chu, gave him gold and silver treasures, and provided him with food, clothing, shelter and transportation.
Portrait of Lü Buwei
Let's think about it, as a hostage from the Qin Kingdom, he was already unpopular in his own country, so what good situation could he have after coming to the Zhao Kingdom? Lü Buwei's practice is undoubtedly a charcoal in the snow for Zi Chu, and he is grateful to Lü Buwei both on the surface and in his heart, but the things that make him grateful are still to come! Lü Buwei passionately analyzed the political environment he was in at that time for Zi Chu: his grandfather was old, and his father's succession to the throne was already just around the corner, as long as he was approved by his father, it was not impossible to be made a crown prince, so that Zi Chu was already a sure thing to become the monarch of the Qin state.
Therefore, the most urgent task at the moment is to find the person that Zi Chu's father trusts, Lady Huayang, who has no heirs under her knees, and do her best to please her, let her blow more pillow wind, and things will naturally come to fruition. When Zi Chu, who was next to him, heard this, his heart was also surging and he felt that his future was bright, so he handed over the matter to Lü Buwei. Next, Lü Buwei poured out his family wealth, fully supported Zi Chu to make friends with the rich, and also opened up various relations for him, and spent a lot of money to please and persuade Lady Huayang. In a word, for the sake of Zi Chu and for his own future, saddle up and down.
Chu Zi chu ascended the throne
Lü Buwei's behavior is placed in today's society, like a gold medal agent who is busy with his own artists to become famous. Facts have proved that Lü Buwei's vision is indeed correct, and his efforts have not been in vain, Zi Chu finally became the monarch of the Qin State, and his identity naturally rose in the water, suddenly transforming from a businessman into an unattainable official. It is no exaggeration to say that Lü Buwei's road of abandoning business and becoming an official is both arduous and wonderful, and it is simply amazing. Soon after, Zi Chu died of illness, and Lü Buwei's identity was not shaken a little, but more stable, and when Qin Shi Huang succeeded to the throne, he would be honored as "Zhong father" in his lifetime.
At this time, his status and status had reached its peak, and if he could stop there, he would also be a loyal subject who had been famous for eternity. However, at this time, he had been overwhelmed by power, and his mind was full of only comfort and pleasure, and he did not pay attention to Qin Shi Huang at all, but he forgot one thing, or never cared: the passage of time. Now it is no longer the world of Zi Chu, who obeys his words, but the world of a new emperor who is about to emerge in Chinese history, so his fate can be imagined - drinking poison and committing suicide. Lü Buwei's life can really be described as success and power, and defeat is also power.
Qin Shi Huang
In fact, there is a saying in later generations that Qin Shi Huang was a child of Lü Buwei. Although there are similar records in the "Chronicle of History", the author has different opinions. One of the reasons was that Lü Buwei was going to rely on Zi Chu's identity to climb up, if once the matter was revealed, Would Zi Chu find that his child's father had someone else, would he be willing to listen to him? Why would he take the risk of doing such a thankless task? The second reason is that according to historical records, Zhao Ji, the mother of Qin Shi Huang, was a woman of high status, so how could she have any contact with a businessman like Lü Buwei? The third reason was that the people at that time were prejudiced against Qin Shi Huang, because at that time he practiced severe punishment, built the Great Wall, labored and hurt the people's wealth, and the people had a lot of criticism, so it was also forgivable to deliberately smear him on the matter of his origin.
Portrait of Qin Shi Huang
The first half of Lü Buwei's life was undoubtedly very exciting and inspirational, but the second half of his life lost accurate judgment, resulting in his own life, and the end was not tragic. I also hope that everyone can maintain a sober judgment on everything in life, after all, careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, what do you think?