Chapter 4 Lu’s Spring and Autumn Period
The people of the pre-Qin period were open-minded, and having an affair with the Queen Mother was nothing. However, it was said that he was the biological father of Ying Zheng, and now he is said to have taken advantage of the young King of Qin to monopolize power.

Lu Buwei suspected that Tianmu had a grudge against him, so why did he only talk about him?
[When talking about Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, we naturally cannot leave out Lu Buwei.

Before Ying Zheng took power, Lu Buwei had been monopolizing power in Qin for many years, but he was not an incompetent person.

In politics, Qin continued to make progress in foreign wars.

During the reign of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Qin annexed the Eastern Zhou Kingdom (Henan, Luoyang, Gucheng, Pingyin, Yanshi, Gong, and Goushi), occupied Chenggao and Xingyang of Han, and established Sanchuan Commandery, which made good military preparations for Qin's next attack on Wei. After Lü Buwei became regent, he advocated peace with Zhao, because Zhao was the second most powerful military country at the time. In this way, Qin avoided the dilemma of fighting on two fronts and was exhausted, and made good diplomatic preparations for attacking Wei.

In 247 BC, Meng Ao attacked the State of Wei and occupied Gaodu and Ji

In 245 BC, Qin conquered the Juandi (western Yuanyang, Xinxiang, Henan) of Wei;

In 242 BC, the Wei State occupied thirty cities including Suanzao (eastern part of Yuanyang, Xinxiang, Henan), Yan (northeast part of Xinxiang, Henan), Xu (northeast part of Xinxiang, Henan), Changping (western China, Zhoukou, Henan), Yongqiu (Qi County, Kaifeng, Henan), and Shanyang (Jiaozuo, Henan), and established Dongjun;
In 241 BC, they occupied Chaoge (Hebi, Henan) of Wei State and the capitals of Puyang (Puyang, Henan), Ji (Weihui, Xinxiang, Henan), Yuan, and Pu (Changyuan, Xinxiang, Henan). They also controlled Anling State (Yanling, Xuchang, Henan);

In 238 BC, the Qin army conquered Yuan and Pu (Changyuan, Xinxiang, Henan) of Wei State.

From 247 BC to 238 BC, the Qin army occupied more than % of Wei's territory, and Wei was close to extinction. Most of these achievements should be attributed to Lü Buwei. In addition, Qin had previously annexed the Eastern Zhou Kingdom and established Sanchuan County on the territory of Han. The entire Central Plains area was under the control of Qin. These places had great strategic value and a good economic foundation, laying a solid foundation for Qin to unify the six kingdoms. 】

[Economic development: There is almost no record in history books about the economic management of Qin during the period of Lü Buwei's regency, which is a great pity.]

[Lü Buwei had good vision and strategy, but he was too power-hungry.]
[He invested in Yiren because of power. Lu Buwei was a businessman, not a good man.]
[Actually, it’s better for smart people to control the government than stupid people]

[Rare goods are worth buying!]

When Zichu had become the King of Qin, Lu Buwei's heart, which had been in his throat, was relieved a little.

[In terms of culture, Lü Buwei presided over the compilation of Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, also known as Lü Lan, by many of his scholars and guests;
"Lüshi Chunqiu" is divided into three parts: "Twelve Annals", "Eight Commentaries" and "Six Essays". "It also observes the ancient times, edits and revisees the "Spring and Autumn Annals", and collects current affairs of the Six Kingdoms."

"Lüshi Chunqiu" reflects a certain trend of integration of academic thoughts in the late Warring States period amid the contention of a hundred schools of thought, and emphasizes the realization of national unification.

From the preface written by Lü Buwei for Lüshi Chunqiu, we can easily see that he hinted that Ying Zheng should accept the teachings of Huangdi like Zhuanxu did, hoping that after Ying Zheng took power, he would still be able to rule the Qin State by himself.

[The doctrine of Lüshi Chunqiu was incompatible with the Legalist thought of the Qin Dynasty, so it was not appreciated. However, it was put to great use in the Han Dynasty.]
[Unfortunately, Zheng Ge was not a good boy. After he took power, he quickly eliminated Lao Ai, and Lu Buwei's plan was in vain.]
The Qin monarch looked uncertain. How come Lao Ai suddenly appeared?
The eyes of the First Emperor Ying Zheng sparkled. The praise of Lüshi Chunqiu must have its unique value. He was a thorough pragmatist. As long as there was talent, even if it was Lü Buwei, he could tolerate it.

[In terms of people's livelihood, Zhengguo Canal was built.

In 246 BC, the first year of King Zheng of Qin, Han was afraid of Qin and sent the hydraulic engineer Zheng Guo to offer advice on building a canal, hoping to consume Qin's manpower and financial resources and weaken Qin's army.

After the Lu Buwei Rebellion, it was discovered that the hydraulic engineer Zheng Guo was a spy for the Kingdom of Han.

According to the Book of Rivers and Canals, Zheng Guo claimed that Qin would benefit after the completion of the canal, and thus he was able to survive.

Zheng Guo was not lying. The canal took about ten years to build, making the Guanzhong Plain fertile, and Qin State became rich and strong, providing a strong foundation for destroying the six states.

South Korea:……?
Qin State: ...!
Other countries:……???
[The King of Qin was still young at that time, so this project must have been related to the Prime Minister Lu Buwei.]
[It’s okay for Lu Buwei to be a powerful official, but he must have good judgment and let go when it’s time to do so, otherwise he might lose his life.]
[Power is gnawing at your heart, and you won’t want to let go when the time comes.]
[South Korea? This name really makes me feel complicated.]
[Although it has the same name, it is completely different from the "country of origin of the universe", which made Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty blind in one eye.]
During the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was stunned when he was suddenly told that he was blind!

Ah? Am I blind? No!

The emperors of the Tang Dynasty were angry: Your Majesty was fine, how could you go blind?

It was so thrilling that many people started a series of comments: (Why was Emperor Taizong of Tang blind?)

Someone immediately explained in the comment section:
[It slandered that Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty led his army to attack Goguryeo without knowing his own strength and was shot blind in one eye by their general. Later, it said that Goguryeo led its army to attack the Tang Dynasty and forced Emperor Taizong to kneel down and beg for mercy, and cede half of his territory to save his life.]
[It should be Goryeo, not Koguryo. Koguryo has always been an ancient ethnic regime on the frontier. The Koreans fabricated history and recognized Koguryo as their ancestor, believing that they are a country with a 5,000-year history of civilization.]
[Not only that, people think they are the origin of all culture.]
[Goguryeo: What bad luck.]
"Shameless guy!" Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others cursed angrily, and Li Jing and others were so angry that their blood boiled.

Li Shimin was furious. Insulting him like this was really a mean act.

Emperors of other dynasties were also dumbfounded. Is there such an operation? It's really beyond the bottom line.

Although some dynasties might recognize a historical figure as their ancestor and gild themselves when they were founded, they would not usurp the throne and be so arrogant as to say that they are the origin of all civilizations, right?
[So if the young King of Qin wants to rule the country, he must defeat Prime Minister Lu Buwei and Queen Mother Zhao Ji. At the same time, his younger brother Cheng Jiao is also ready to make a move.]

[Cheng Jiao rebelled during the attack on Zhao in the eighth year of Qin Wang Zheng (239 BC) and finally committed suicide in Tunliu, leaving only Lu Buwei and the queen mother.]
[Zhao Ji was not very smart. She could have followed the path of Queen Dowager Xuan, but she chose to go the wrong way.]
[Don't, don't come and mess with our Queen Dowager Xuan.]
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(End of this chapter)