The birth of Qin Shi Huang

Yiren became "Zi Chu", he was determined to be the crown prince of the Qin State, it can be said that Lü Buwei was completed, but Lü Buwei's ambitions did not stop there. Lü Buwei accompanied the strangers in Handan, but his family members could not come to Handan. Which man is willing to endure loneliness? Not to mention that it is a big businessman like Lü Buwei. So he bought a beautiful woman Zhao Ji who was good at singing and dancing in Handan City and lived with him. Soon, Zhao Ji became pregnant, Lü Buwei suddenly had a whim, and a bold plan came to mind again: he decided to ration Zhao Ji to a stranger (Zi Chu), to transfer flowers and trees, and let the seeds he planted pretend to be the descendants of the aliens, if it was a boy who might be able to become the future King of Qin, then wouldn't the Qin family world become the World of the Lü clan! However, although this plan was wonderful, it required the consent of Zhao Ji, Lü Buwei was a veteran of the love scene, and the small means made Zhao Ji nod.

When Yiren came to Zhao Guo as a proton, he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was in a poor and dangerous situation, and he could not afford to buy a maid to accompany him, of course, he was also alone. One day, Lü Buwei invited the stranger to his home to drink, and when the wine was hot, Lü Buwei called out Zhao Ji to offer dance accompaniment. Yiren was immediately fascinated by Zhao Ji's beauty and couldn't help himself, so he asked Lü Buwei to give Zhao Ji to him. Lü Buwei began to pretend to be angry and brushed his sleeves away. But of course, he pretended, and then said that he would rather ruin his family for the sake of others than care about a beautiful woman. Therefore, the yiren accepted this special gift given to him by Lü Buwei, and his joy was infinite, and he regarded Lü Buwei as a good friend and a good master, and where did he know that he had fallen into the trap designed by Lü Buwei.

Ten months after Zhao Ji married a stranger, she gave birth to a son, named "Zheng". The name is said to be related to the time of birth of the child, which was born in the first month of the 48th year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin (around October and December 260 BC). There is also a history recorded as 259 BC). The child was born in the State of Zhao, and Qin and Zhao were the same ancestor, so they named it "Zhao Zheng", which was later Yingzheng, that is, Qin Shi Huang.

Qin Shi Huang was destined to be a king as soon as he was born, his great-grandfather was the reigning King of Qin, his grandfather was the crown prince, his father was the crown prince's concubine, and he was the eldest son of his father. According to the succession system, as long as nothing unexpected happens, the throne of the Qin state will be occupied by him sooner or later.

In 258 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin sent Wang Gong to lead a large army to besiege the capital of the Zhao state of Handan, and the King of Zhao wanted to kill the strangers when he was in danger.

At this time, thanks to Lü Buwei, he received information in time and decided to escort the inhumans out of the tiger's mouth. They first tried to persuade the rulers of the Zhao state, warning them that severely punishing the infidel would not help, and instead of detaining or killing the infidel, it would be better to release him back to the Qin state and give him a chance to ascend to the throne, and to thank the Zhao state. Seeing that the lobbying was ineffective, Yiren and Lü Buwei immediately decided to flee.

At this time, Handan City was heavily guarded, and the guards for the infidels and others were even tighter. Lü Buwei bribed the officials guarding the aliens and the guards guarding the city with six hundred gold, and they were able to escape from Handan. Yiren and Lü Buwei abandoned their wives and sons, ran to the Qin army camp, and then returned to China. When Zhao Guo learned that the stranger had fled, he also wanted to harm Zhao Ji's mother and son. Zhao Ji is the daughter of the Hao family, and her mother's family is "the rich of the common people" who has the ability to shelter Zhao Ji's mother and son. Qin Shi Huang and his mother hid in their grandfather's house and escaped the disaster; at this time, Qin Shi Huang was only two or three years old.

The return of the yiren to the Qin state completely ended his career in Handan. After arriving in Xianyang, he immediately went to ask his father An Guojun and his mother-in-law Lady Huayang for peace.

Lady Huayang was a native of the Chu state, and in order to win the favor of her mother-in-law, Lü Buwei suggested that the stranger wear the costume of the Chu state. This trick worked. Lady Huayang was overjoyed to see this, and she also experienced the wisdom and strategy of the stranger, and strengthened her confidence in taking the stranger as her heir. When the stranger met his father, he also suggested that envoys be sent to contact and appease Haojie and Mingshi, who had befriended him in the Zhao Kingdom. An Guojun was quite appreciative of the strategy of the stranger. It is said that An Guojun also made the warlocks face each other for the sons, and the fate of the strangers was the most honorable. From then on, the position of the crown prince of the alien was solid and unshakable.

In the autumn of 251 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin, who had reigned for fifty-six years, died, and the crown prince An Guojun succeeded to the throne as King Xiaowen of Qin. King Xiaowen of Qin crowned Lady Huayang as queen and Li Yiren as crown prince. When Zhao Guo heard the news, he sent envoys and carriages and horses to escort Zhao Ji's mother and son back to China. Qin Shi Huang returned to the motherland with his mother, and by this time he was more than eight years old.

As a child, Qin Shi Huang's life was complex and changeable. According to existing records, he had a relatively prosperous life, because his father received generous financial support from Lü Buwei and Lady Huayang, and his grandfather's family was a local Hao family, so the family had no worries about food and clothing. He had a relatively high social status, because his father had the status of a prince and grandson, had wealthy relatives and friends, had extensive social contacts, and among his playmates were Prince Dan of Yan, who was also a proton in the Zhao Kingdom.

His situation was quite grim, because his family was closely monitored by the Zhao State, and was hostile to many people in the Zhao State, as well as some enemies and evil neighbors. He also experienced the rough seas and almost died in his infancy. These experiences certainly had a certain impact on Qin Shi Huang's character.

Some biographical articles of Qin Shi Huang assert that the young Yingzheng may have been depleted and turned into a cold-blooded animal because of his bullying, humiliation, fear, and hatred. This inference is extremely unreliable. The same situation has different effects on the personalities and mentalities of different people, and the contrast can sometimes be vastly different. Moreover, at that time, Yingzheng was young, and his memories and feelings of various risks and bullying were far less memorable than those of adults.

In 250 BC, King Xiaowen of Qin officially ascended the throne in October, and died on the day of Xinugu after only three days on the throne. His concubine Yiren succeeded to the throne as King Xiang of Qinzhuang. King Xiang of Qin zhuang honored his concubine Lady Huayang as Empress Huayang, his biological mother Xia Ji as Empress Xia, his wife Zhao Ji as empress, and his eldest son Ying Zheng as crown prince. Qin Shi Huang, in his young age, became the crown prince of the Qin state.

Regarding the education received by Qin Shi Huang in his youth, there is no clear history. Some scholars believe that Yingzheng was imprisoned in Handan at an early age, and after he took the throne at the age of twelve, he was subject to Lü Buwei, so he never received a systematic education. This view is debatable.

Since Yingzheng returned to China, his father began to arrange the education of Yingzheng according to the requirements of the future king. According to the "Warring States Policy Qin Ce V", at the beginning of the yiren's return to China, his father An Guojun ordered him to study. The stranger claimed to have "given up less, tasted nothing from the master's teaching, and was not accustomed to chanting", for which the father and son were deeply sorry. Inhumans will no longer allow their heirs to have this defect. Moreover, the selection of a master for the crown prince and his systematic education is a long-standing political system.

A large number of historical materials show that since the Shang Zhou Dynasty, the state has had systems and measures to systematically educate and train the princes and other children of nobles. Under normal circumstances, the crown prince must receive the highest level of education. The crown prince and the crown prince are the heirs of the highest power, which are related to the rise and fall of the country and the rise and fall of politics, so they set up the official of the master to do their duty of teaching and assisting. "Prince Shi, Bao Erfu, Yin and Zhou have already arrived." There are also all the nations and Qin. "The State of Qin should have a corresponding system of educating princes.