What kind of person is Qin Shihuang's mother Zhao Ji?

Zhao Ji, a native of Handan, Zhao State during the Warring States Period, was born in a rich family. Judging from Zhao Ji's surname, her family may be Zhao Guo's clan, but it should not be Zhao's Jinzong, but Shuzong, that is, the ancestor is a relative of Zhao Wang, otherwise Zhao Ji would not be a singer for businessman Lu Buwei.

Zhao Ji has a stunning appearance and can sing and dance. Because Lu Buwei was regarded as a pawn in the Wonderful Habitat Project, he was given to the fallen prince of the Kingdom of Qin to win the stranger, and started a colorful and legendary life.

Zhao Ji's life can be roughly divided into the following four stages:

The first stage: a carefree life on the palm of the pearl, time span: birth-259 BC.

Zhao Ji was born in a wealthy family and lived a good life since she was a child. Later, she got on good terms with the big businessman Lu Buwei and was favored by Lu Buwei. During this period, she was undoubtedly very happy.

Although, she also had a short period of pain and struggle later, that is, after Lu Buwei implemented the plan to live in the strange goods, she dedicated her to Ying Yan (faced with the betrayal of her beloved man, Zhao Ji's mood at the time can be imagined), but This unpleasant mood was soon concealed by Ying Yiren's deep affection.

Ying Yiren is also very fond of Zhao Ji. Only more than a year after marrying Zhao Ji, he and Zhao Ji gave birth to a son in Handan, named Zheng, who was the emperor Qin Shihuang who later swept the six kingdoms.

Qin Shihuang was born thirteen months after Zhao Ji's pregnancy, which also shows that Qin Shihuang could not be Lu Buwei's son. If he is Lu Buwei's son, as it is rumored among the people that Zhao Ji was dedicated to Ying Yiren by Lu Buwei when he was pregnant with Lu Buwei's child, then it should be recorded in historical records that Qin Shihuang was born within a month.

Of course, it is impossible for Qin Shihuang to be Zhao Ji who was born 13 months pregnant. This is a serious violation of scientific common sense. The truth of the matter may be: when Zhao Ji was dedicated to Ying, Lu Buwei thought she was pregnant, so to avoid being won After the stranger found out that Zhao Ji was favored by the stranger, Lu Buwei let Zhao Ji take the opportunity to announce that he was pregnant. In fact, Zhao Ji was not pregnant at this time and did not really become pregnant with Qin Shihuang until a few months later. In this way, when Zhao Ji gave birth to Qin Shihuang in October, people thought that Qin Shihuang was born 13 months pregnant by Zhao Ji.

During the period when Qin Shihuang was just given birth, Zhao Ji was undoubtedly very happy. Ying Yiren looked at the beautiful Zhao Ji and the lovely child in her arms, wishing to put all his love into Zhao Ji's heart. However, with the outbreak of a battle, Zhao Ji's good life was quickly destroyed.

The second stage: the precarious life of hostages, time: 259 BC-251 BC.

In 260 BC, the battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao broke out. Qin defeated and killed Zhao and killed 400,000 soldiers. Therefore, Zhao people hated Qin. As the prince of Qin, Ying Yiren inevitably became the object of hatred by Zhao people. However, at first due to the protection of the Zhao royal family (Zhao did not want to completely tear his face with Qin at this time), the life of Ying Yiren was not greatly affected, as did Zhao Ji and Xiao Qin Shihuang.

But with the outbreak of another battle, the lives of Ying Yiren and Zhao Ji took a turn for the worse.

In 257 BC, King Zhaoxiang Qin sent troops to Zhao State again and attacked Handan, the capital of Zhao State, in a battle for Handan. Qin's chasing after and fiercely fighting against Zhao caused Zhao and Qin to completely tear their faces. Zhao Guo was furious and decided to execute Qin as a hostage and win the foreigner and his family.

Zhao Ji at this time is in danger. If Zhao Guo succeeds, Emperor Qin Shihuang will also become a victim of the war. Then, the entire Chinese history may be affected. At the very moment, fortunately, Lu Buwei stepped forward and used a lot of money to buy off the guards of the Zhao Kingdom. The two escaped from Handan City and entered the Qin Army barracks, where they were escorted back to Xianyang.

After Ying Yiren escaped, Zhao Guo felt that killing Zhao Ji and her youngest son didn't make much sense, and Zhao Ji's family continued to deal with each other, Zhao Ji and Xiao Qin Shi Huang finally got a life. However, Zhao Ji only gained a moment of peace. In the days that followed, she still faced the danger of being killed many times.

The third stage: the queen mother Qin who succeeded in taking the position and calling for rain, time: 251 BC-238 BC.

In 251 BC, Ying Yiren's grandfather, King Zhaoxiang, died, and his father, An Guojun, became king of Qin Xiaowen. Under Lu Buwei's operation, Ying Yiren was successfully established as a prince by King Qin Xiaowen (at this time he had changed his name to Zi Chu). Therefore, if nothing happens,After the death of King Qin Xiaowen, Ying Yiren will become the new King of Qin, and will be able to pick up Zhao Ji's mother and son at that time, so that they can escape from the bitter sea of ​​Zhao.

However, King Xiaowen Qin has just ascended the throne and Ying Yiren becomes the new King of Qin. Wait until the year of the monkey? To everyone's surprise, King Qin Xiaowen officially took the throne only three days before he died. Although King Qin Xiaowen was in his fifties, who would have thought that he could only be King Qin for three days?

King Qin Xiaowen passed away, and Ying Yanren became King of Qin logically, as King Zhuang Xiang. After Ying Yiren came to the throne, Qin took the opportunity of the new king to ease the hostile relationship with Zhao. To show the sincerity of reconciliation, Zhao decided to send Zhao Ji and Yingzheng mother and son back to Qin.

The moment Zhao Ji arrived in Qin, Ying Yiren had mixed feelings. Zhao Ji's face became more mature and beautiful after experiencing the vicissitudes of life, and it aroused the heart and soul of Ying Yiren. Ying Yiren did not forget the hardship Zhao Ji suffered in the country of Zhao because of him. So when Zhao Jifu returned to Qin, he immediately Make Zhao Ji the queen.

Zhao Ji embarked on the pinnacle of life. Three years later, Ying Yiren died and his son Ying Zheng came to the throne. Zhao Ji's life reached a higher level and was revered as the Queen Mother of Qin.

Zhao Ji at this time, from the weak woman in Handan City who is attached to the man, has become a strong woman who has made countless men worshipped by the world. The key is that as a woman with strong desire, she can not only call the wind and rain in the court, but also turn the clouds and rain in the harem.

Lu Buwei gave Zhao Ji a fake eunuch, named Lai 毐, to meet Zhao Ji's physiological needs after being widowed. Zhao Ji soon fell into a crazy passion and gave birth to two children with Lai.

It can be said that Zhao Ji at this time has everything and is the happiest woman in the world.

The fourth stage: Qi Nian Palace turns mother and child into enemies, the evening scene is bleak, time: 238 BC-228 BC.

Zhao Ji was dazzled by happiness. She continued to meet all the unreasonable needs of Lai, and even acquiesced in Lai’s launch of the Qiniangong coup and usurped the throne of Yingzheng. However, the mere maid, is it the opponent of the magnificent Yingzheng? The chaos of Laizhu was quickly put down by Yingzheng, and the scandal of Zhao Ji and Laizhu was exposed.

Yingzheng was furious. She thought that Zhao Ji had not only betrayed his father, King Zhuang Xiang, but also betrayed her own son. After the execution of her, she ordered Zhao Ji to be imprisoned in Yongcheng and announced the severance of mother-child relationship with Zhao Ji. Although, under the persuasion of the adviser Mao Jiao, Ying Zheng restored the mother-child relationship with Zhao Ji, but for political purposes, it was impossible for him and Zhao Ji's family relationship to recover.

It is conceivable that Zhao Ji's evening scene is relatively bleak, carrying a scandal, being rejected by her son, the palace people will naturally not treat her as respectful as before. After living in loneliness for ten years, in 228 BC, Zhao Ji died.

Zhao Ji's early fate, like all showgirls, was at the mercy of men. As the queen and queen mother, she can finally control her own destiny, but she spends this heaven-sent opportunity in the indulgence of her private life, and the evening scene is bleak. Therefore, in the final analysis, Zhao Ji is just an ordinary woman, only because she was involved in this historical drama, which made her a legendary life.