As the first emperor of China, the only thing that is regrettable and surprising is that there are no historical records about the deeds of Qin Shihuang and his queen. Although the ancient emperor's harem had three thousand beauties, it was actually a monogamous system, and concu

As the first emperor of China, the only thing that is regrettable and surprising is that there is no record in history about the deeds of Qin Shihuang his queen.

Although the ancient emperor's harem had three thousand beauties, it was actually a monogamous system, and concubines could not be counted as wives. Therefore, since ancient times, an emperor could only have one queen, not at the same time. However, as long as the queen's position was vacant, she would Can be re-established.

The division of labor between the queen and the emperor is also very clear. The emperor is in charge of the affairs of the previous dynasty, and the queen is in charge of the six courtyards of the harem. Each performs its own duties and is not allowed to interfere with each other. Only in this way can it be conducive to the stability of the court. It can be seen that the queen, as a political role, plays a vital role in a country. Therefore, almost all dynasties have queens, but Qin Shihuang is the only exception.

According to historical records, Qin Shihuang had a total of 33 descendants, 23 sons and 10 daughters. Having so many children shows that Qin Shihuang himself was not "not close to women", and Qin Shihuang had a famous "habit", so That is, every time he conquered a country, he would take all the concubines of the emperor of that country into his harem. Come to think of it, Qin Shihuang's harem must have a large number of beauties and many beauties.

So, why can’t people find relevant records or introductions about Qin Shihuang’s empress from history books? Even after looking through the historical records, we only know the names of two concubines of Qin Shihuang: one is the biological mother of Prince Fusu, Zheng, and the other is Hu Ji, the biological mother of Prince Hu Hai. The information about other concubines in the harem is unknown in history. Check.

According to "Historical Records": Qin Shihuang had more than 10,000 people in his harem. Among the more than 10,000 beauties in the harem, our most puzzling question is: Why did Qin Shihuang never appoint a queen in his life?

has the following opinions: :

First of all, it is influenced by the mother. Qin Shihuang, named Yingzheng, was born in 259 BC. He was the son of King Zhuangxiang of , and his mother was Zhao Ji, but when he was born, King Qin Zhuangxiang was still a hostage in the country of Zhao, so his birth The location is in Zhao State.

But Zhao Ji was not the wife and concubine of King Qin Zhuangxiang at first, but the concubine of Lu Buwei , but was later given to King Qin Zhuangxiang by Lu Buwei. It is said that she was pregnant when she was given to King Qin Zhuangxiang, so what happened to Qin Shihuang? Whether he is the child of King Zhuangxiang of Qin has always been controversial. Sima Qian also mentioned this matter in "Historical Records", but he also stated that he only heard about it.

After the death of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Zhao Ji was unbearably lonely and had improper involvement with Lu Buwei and others. Later, she gave birth to two illegitimate children, which made Qin Shihuang very angry. In the end, he punished his mother's lover and threw him to death. These two half-brothers may be out of resentment towards their mother, so this is also the reason why he is unwilling to establish a son.

Secondly, busy with political affairs. At that time, the world had just been unified, and there were still many powerful external forces intent on overthrowing the rule of the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, the Qin Dynasty had internal and external troubles, and most of Qin Shihuang's energy was focused on handling the political affairs of the previous dynasty. Even working late at night. In the later period, Qin Shihuang spent more time on cruises and began to enjoy the beautiful scenery of great rivers and mountains. This was also the reason why he had no time to care about the harem, let alone marrying a wife and raising a queen.

Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries and established a powerful country. From his title "Qin Shi Huang" we can see that no one can compare with him in his heart. He is such an arrogant person. . He must also be harsh in his selection of partners. In the end, there is no one he likes and he thinks that no woman can stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

Also, Qin Shihuang was obsessed with pursuing the art of immortality throughout his life. He was very obsessed with elixirs and even ordered people to search for the art of immortality.What we know about Xu Fu's eastward journey is about Qin Shihuang's pursuit of immortality. Obviously immortality is more important.

In the end, the forces of the Queen Mother check and balance each other, which makes it difficult to decide on the establishment of the Queen Mother.

According to the past practice of Qin State , the queen of King Qin was generally selected by the Queen Mother. Qin Shihuang was only 13 years old when he became the king of Qin. He was unable to govern personally, and the power of the government fell into the hands of his assistant ministers and the queen mother. There were three queen mothers at that time: the biological mother, the Empress Dowager, the biological grandmother, the Empress Dowager Xia, and the adoptive grandmother, the Empress Dowager Huayang. Among the three queen mothers, Qin Shihuang relied on the Queen Mother Xia the most, was most afraid of the Queen Mother Huayang, and hated the Queen Mother the most.

In this way, the Queen Mother Xia and the Queen Mother Huayang became the most influential decision-makers in the harem and even the entire Qin State. Naturally, they each had their own power networks. Let them decide on the choice of queen. They must hold their own opinions and refuse to give in. Therefore, some people believe that the choice of Qin Shihuang's queen has been influenced by the power of the two queen mothers, and there has been no final decision.

For Qin Shihuang in his later years, he had many heirs and the domestic situation was very unstable. The most important thing was to be able to take the elixir of immortality and then be the emperor of the Qin Empire forever. As for whether there was a queen in the harem, Qin Shihuang, who never lacked women, was naturally not worried. As time went by, he gradually forgot about it.

Qin Shihuang did not appoint a queen, which actually slightly affected the history of Great Qin . After all, if there was a queen in a high position to intimidate the previous dynasty, the traitors and eunuchs would not succeed in causing trouble, and the incompetent Hu Hai would not cause trouble. The turmoil in the Qin court caused the Qin Dynasty to quickly perish after only two generations.