To say that the shortest reigning emperor in Chinese history, King Xiaowen of Qin must be among the best, because he reigned for only three days from his accession to his death. Although the reign time is indeed a bit short, only 72 hours, even his father's funeral has not been dealt with before he was taken away by his father, but history still counts him in the ranks of Ming Jun, so is King Xiaowen of Qin really a Ming Jun?
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When people praise Qin Shi Huang, they always like to say praises such as "Yu Lie of Fen VI" or "Qin Guo has produced seven Ming Juns in a row", King Wu of Qin and King Zhaoxiang of Qin reigned for three years respectively, and they also have merits to Qin, but King Xiaowen Wonzhu reigned for only 3 days, how can he be regarded as a Ming Jun? What can be done in three days?
In Sima Guang's Records of History, it is recorded:
King Xiaowen of the first year, pardoned sinners, Xiuxian Wang Meritorious Servant, Qiu Hou relative, Chi Yuan.
This is the record of all the political achievements of King Xiaowen of Qin, translated into the current words, which is to release sinners, treat meritorious servants kindly, give generous gifts to the clan room, and open the court. Judging from these measures, although it is not obvious that he is a monarch with special achievements, at least he is not a dark monarch, plus the first few and the last few of him are more accomplished, and he thinks that under the education of his father Qin Zhaoxiang, he should be not bad, and he should be regarded as a Ming Jun.
King Xiaowen of Qin died suddenly after only three days on the throne, and the cause of death is unknown, and there are two theories in later generations:
First, illness and death said
King Xiaowen of Qin was already 54 years old when he ascended the throne, which was considered to be an advanced age in that era, and it should be known that even in the Ming Dynasty after a thousand years, the average age of the emperor was only about 40 years old, and King Xiaowen could live to be 54 years old. At his age, grief and excitement, the heart can not stand the huge twists and turns, and it is possible to die suddenly.
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Second, murder said
It is difficult to say who killed him, but who was the biggest beneficiary after the death of King Xiaowen of Qin, who is the most likely culprit? So who benefited the most from his death? Naturally, it was his sons Qin Zhuang Xiang Wang and Lü Buwei, and Lü Buwei's suspicion was the greatest. It should be known that Lü Buwei invested a large amount of money in Prince Chu, and it was difficult to survive the king of Qin Zhaoxiang who had been waiting for 56 years, and if his son had another super long standby, his investment was likely to be lost, so he thought of a way to kill the current prince Chu and maximize his interests.
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Although King Xiaowen of Qin reigned for only three days and the cause of his death is unknown, we cannot give him an accurate evaluation, but through Sima Qian's record of his administrative measures in just three days, I would like to believe that he was a Ming Emperor.