Chapter 2: Doubts about Life Experience
The sky changed again, and a black and white ball appeared, looking cute.

"Ah, this is an iron-eating beast."

"The iron-eating beast has ascended to the sky!"

[Hello everyone, I am Feng Xi. Some family members left messages asking me to talk about history. I happened to rewatch some old dramas a while ago, so I decided to start from Qin Shi Huang. 】

The black and white ball suddenly spoke, and the timid people were getting scared, then they saw small words floating on the sky.

Ying Zheng stood on the top of Mount Tai with his hands behind his back, his dark robe fluttering in the wind, exuding a powerful aura.

The black and white ball reappeared, and as its mouth opened and closed, sounds appeared on the sky.

[Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, whose surname was Ying and whose name was Zhao, was the first emperor in the history of the feudal dynasty.

He destroyed the six kingdoms and ended the chaotic times. He was the only emperor in history who founded a unified dynasty.
He called himself the First Emperor, and sought to establish a legacy that would last for generations, but he died in the second generation.

He sought immortality, but died suddenly...】

The air on the Daqin side suddenly froze, as if someone had pressed the pause button. Everyone present was stunned, and even their heartbeats became cautious.

Ying Zheng exuded a deep sense of oppression.

They all knelt down on the ground, and for the first time in their lives they hated themselves for not being deaf.

Died in the second generation? Died suddenly? Is this what they can listen to?

Fusu's face turned pale. Qin II died at his hands.

Ying Zheng was furious. It had only been a short time since Qin conquered the six kingdoms, and now he knew that the second emperor would perish. How could he not be angry?
The nobles of the six countries were ecstatic. Now that the boy Zhao Zheng was dead, they had a chance to restore their country.

It is true that God did not bless him during the tyranny of Qin.

But the common people are very realistic. After the fall of Qin, does it mean that they will have to fight wars frequently again?

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Duke Xiao of Qin and other kings of Qin experienced great joy and great sorrow in an instant.

The Ying family's surname was Zhao. After conquering the six kingdoms, it was certain that they would be the successors of the Qin Dynasty. However, before they could be happy, they learned that the second emperor had died.

My eyes went dark and I almost couldn't hold my breath.

The six countries that were going to be destroyed in the future were happy and sent envoys to deliver a "letter of comfort" to the Qin State.

Ying Yiren, who was still a hostage in Zhao State at this time, was in a complicated mood. He named his son Zhao Zheng, who was not born long ago.

Could this First Emperor be his breastfeeding son?
[The character of the First Emperor is really complicated. He annexed the six kingdoms with a powerful army. He had the courage to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and he was obsessed with immortality.]
[There are too few records. When I was in school, my mind was immature and I only thought he was a tyrant, not remembering his achievements at all.]
[The idea of ​​great unification was indeed left by Qin Shi Huang. Without him, we would probably be like Europe, scattered for thousands of years.]
The nobles of the six countries whose nations were destroyed were very dissatisfied.

(Qin-××: The tyrant Zhao Zheng destroyed our country. What is there to admire?)

[…You should change the “Qin” in the front first.]
The person who spoke became even more angry. He was obviously a Zhao citizen, so why did Tianmu let him speak under the name of Qin? It was unfair.

[More than 2,200 years later, by reading Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" in the Western Han Dynasty, we can roughly understand the life of Qin Shihuang for nearly 50 years.

He was born in Handan, the capital of Zhao State. He ascended the throne as King of Qin at the age of thirteen. At the age of thirty-nine, he conquered the six kingdoms and unified the world. He suddenly died of illness at the age of forty-nine, and the Qin Empire he founded collapsed after more than three years.

Although the Qin Dynasty lasted only fifteen years, its system can be said to have lasted for more than two thousand years. At the same time, there is also great controversy about Qin Shihuang himself in history. Some people say he is a "cruel tyrant", while others say he is a "monarch with great talent and strategy".

"Destroy the six kingdoms and unify the country"; "Abolish feudal fiefdoms and set up counties"; "Expel the Huns and build the Great Wall"; "Unify currency, weights and measures, and writing", etc. These things have played a huge role in the development of ancient economy, culture, and politics.

However, his harsh laws, burning of books and burying of scholars alive, and pursuit of immortality also made him extremely controversial.

The life of the First Emperor is undoubtedly full of mystery. In this issue, we will take a look at the life of this great emperor.

[In 259 BC, the th year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Ying Zheng was born in Handan, the capital of the State of Zhao.

The son of Qin hostage Ying Yiren and Zhao Ji.

Regarding Qin Shihuang's origin, "Records of the Grand Historian: The Basic Annals of Qin Shihuang" records that he was the son of King Zhuangxiang of Chu, but in "Records of the Grand Historian: The Biography of Lü Buwei" it says that he was the son of Lü Buwei.

So why are there two versions? 】

[I have always found the second statement to be very absurd. The Qin royal family is not fools or lunatics. Would they allow a person with questionable bloodline to ascend the throne?]

[That's not necessarily the case. Maybe he's afraid of Ying Zheng's tactics?]
[…If he is not of Qin royal blood, no matter how tough the means are, it will be useless.]
[Please, Ying Yiren is not a fool, he must know whether Zhao Ji is pregnant or not.]
[It must be fake, don’t even think about it.]
[After all, there was a gap of more than 100 years between Sima Qian and the Qin Dynasty. The Records of the Grand Historian stated at the beginning that it was his personal opinion. Although this book is very impressive, it cannot be regarded as completely true.]
"Ridiculous!" Fusu was so angry that his hands were shaking slightly. This statement was simply an insult to his father.

Ying Zheng was so angry that he laughed and said, "I want to see what Sima Qian has to say."

The ministers below once again wished they were deaf and blind. The sky curtain had only appeared for a short time today, but it felt like they had been tortured for a long time. It was so painful.

The people of the six countries cheered. Although they did not believe it, it did not mean that they would not use this to attack the tyrant Qin Shihuang.

Some people nearby looked at them as if they were fools. Since Tianmu praised the First Emperor so much, ordinary people would definitely believe what Tianmu said, and no matter how many rumors there were, they would not have any impact.

[According to the Biography of Lü Buwei, Zhao Ji was Lü Buwei's favorite concubine who became pregnant. When Yiren saw her, he fell in love with her and asked Lü Buwei to give her to him. Lü Buwei was furious when he heard this.

However, because "rare goods are valuable", Lu Buwei believed that Yiren could inherit the throne, so he gave his favorite concubine to him.

Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji concealed the fact of their pregnancy, and Ying Zheng was born twelve months later.

So Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng should be the son of Lu Buwei.

But the anchor believes that this statement is very unreliable.

We often hear the term "ten months of pregnancy". The fact is that the complete pregnancy cycle is 40 weeks. Generally, pregnancy is 4 month for 1 weeks, but 1 week is 7 days, so the complete pregnancy cycle is almost nine months.

After 12 months of pregnancy, you thought you were giving birth to Nezha!

Legend has it that the sage Yao was born after a gestation period of fourteen months, and Emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty was also born after a gestation period of fourteen months. This strange phenomenon was entirely a political means, just like Liu Bang saying that he was the son of the Red Emperor. It was used by rulers to exaggerate their own extraordinaryness.

But the situation of Qin Shihuang is completely different. It is a kind of derogation.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Ban Gu compiled the Book of Han, he apparently accepted the record in the Biography of Lü Buwei and called Qin Shihuang "Lü Zheng". This is really too far-fetched. 】

The class was a bit awkward.

(End of this chapter)