Chapter 5: The Rebellion of Lao Ai
During the Warring States Period, the young Zhao Ji thought that as the mother of Zhao Zheng, she would be able to enjoy wealth and glory if she went to the Qin State, but now she can't guarantee it.

The look in Gongzi Yiren's eyes when he looked at her was no longer as gentle as before.

Queen Mother Zhao, who was imprisoned in the palace, smiled sarcastically. It turned out that the immortal had such a good opinion of such a cold-blooded person like Zhao Zheng!
Fusu admired his father, but he didn't expect the immortal to be even more exaggerated than him.

Liu Bang laughed. The name "Zheng Ge" was really interesting. I wonder what the First Emperor would think when he saw it?

Ying Zheng had no feelings, he just thought that immortals were so interesting.

[According to historical records, Lu Buwei had always maintained a romantic relationship with Zhao Ji.

Later, he was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he sent Lao Ai into the harem.

Lao Ai plucked out his beard and eyebrows and dressed up as if he had been castrated.

But in the harem, he turned the wooden wheel and put on a show with something he was proud of.

Zhao Ji gave birth to two illegitimate children for Lao Ai, and the two colluded with each other and plotted to usurp the throne.

[I wonder what's going on in your mind if you want a child without Ying's bloodline to become the King of Qin?]
[I am very interested in something you are proud of. Can the host really not explain it in detail?]

[Hahaha, I knew that whenever we talk about Qin, there would be a scene involving Lao Ai.]
Needless to say, the people under the canopy all smiled mysteriously.

The Qin people didn't think it was a big deal as it was very common, but some corrupt scholars in the Ming and Qing dynasties were furious.

"Shame on you, shame on you."

"How can an immortal talk about such things? Doesn't the immortal have any sense of shame?"

The people around them secretly rolled their eyes. Everyone has experienced that kind of thing, but they were the only ones who were having fun.

Zichu's face turned completely dark. He didn't care about the affairs of Zhao Ji, Lu Buwei and Lao Ai. It was normal for a widow to remarry. Even the queen mother was a human being, but she should never be so brainless and stupid.

Lu Buwei quickly apologized and recommended Lao Ai. No matter which Qin king thought he was completely innocent.

Although he felt that he was wronged, his future self just wanted to get rid of the Queen Mother, but he didn't expect that these two people's ambitions did not match their brains.

[Lao Ai had great power and was granted the title of Marquis of Changxin. He was extremely ambitious and called himself the foster father of the King of Qin. He also plotted to make his son the King of Qin.

In the ninth year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang (238 BC), King Ying Zheng of Qin went to the Qinian Palace in Yongcheng to hold a ceremony to celebrate his coming-of-age.

Lao Ai launched a rebellion, but the King of Qin was prepared and the elite soldiers of the Qinian Palace defeated the rebels.

Lao Ai then turned to attack the capital Xianyang, which was also defended by troops. Lao Ai was defeated and fled, then was arrested.

Ying Zheng had Lao Ai executed by being torn to pieces by a chariot and exposed to the public, imprisoned Zhao Ji in the Laiyang Palace in Yongcheng, and threw her two illegitimate sons to death.

After the collapse of Lao Ai's power, King Ying Zheng of Qin successfully completed the ceremony of crowning in April. 】

[Lü Buwei was not necessarily a treacherous minister, but Lao Ai certainly was.]
[I really don’t understand what Zhao Ji was thinking. Her son is the King of Qin. If it were me, I would have to support ten or eight gigolos. How could she actually fall in love with him?]
[Zheng Ge is just waiting for him to fall into the trap.]
King Qin Ying Zichu glanced at Lu Buwei who was kneeling on the ground to apologize, then comforted his young son, and then looked at Zhao Ji who was standing beside him.

"You should go to the Kuiyang Palace in Yongcheng now."

After all, she is Zheng's biological mother, so she can forget about her identity as Queen Mother Qin. If she stays quietly in Yongcheng, he can still spare her life.

Prince Yiren held the baby and ordered a group of soldiers to send Zhao Ji back to the State of Zhao. The State of Qin would not welcome her, but for the sake of giving birth to his son, she should return to the State of Zhao, change her identity and live a peaceful life.

As for Lü Buwei, although he was a dictator, his talent was still useful to the Qin State. Zhao Ji was very unwilling, but she was not a fool after all. She knew that she would not have a good life in the Qin State, so it would be better for her to remarry.

[Lü Buwei sent Lao Ai into the palace to protect himself and had no intention of overthrowing the King of Qin.

But it doesn’t matter whether Lao Ai and Lu Buwei really conspired together. What matters is that the relationship between the Queen Mother and Lu Buwei was also exposed.

Because Lü Buwei had made great contributions since his father, King Zhuangxiang, the King of Qin was hesitant about punishing him.

It was not until October of the following year that King Ying Zheng of Qin dismissed Lu Buwei from his position as prime minister, retained his title of Marquis Wenxin, and sent him to his fiefdom in Henan.

After Lu Buwei left the Qin capital, many princes and guests gathered under his wing again, causing the King of Qin to be wary.

He ordered Lü Buwei and his family to move to Shu, but Lü Buwei chose to commit suicide by drinking poison before the migration.

Only two years passed from the Lao Ai Rebellion to the death of Lu Buwei.

During the reign of Qin Shi Huang, Lu Buwei, who was still in power, looked up and said: Is this my end?
He looked back towards the Xianyang Palace. No, since Tianmu had revealed so much, as long as he was careful with his words and actions and took the initiative to hand over the power in his hands, based on his understanding of the King of Qin, he would let him have a good end.

Instead of fighting for power and ending up committing suicide by drinking poison, it is better to write this book well, establish a new school of thought in the future, and leave your name in history!

As for Lao Ai who has already entered the palace, he will not be able to escape death if he continues to act so presumptuously in the future.

[In ancient my country, filial piety and ethics have always been highly valued, and the King of Qin was no exception.

Common cases of filial piety in Qin included: if one did not feed his parents for three days, he would be sentenced to death by public execution for filial piety; but if one was negligent in offering sacrifices to his deceased father at home, he would not be convicted of filial piety.

There was a case during the Qin Dynasty where a woman committed adultery with another man next to her husband's coffin during his deceased husband's funeral.

The focus of the court's deliberation was whether the wife's behavior constituted unfilial behavior towards her late husband's parents, and the final verdict was "the husband is dead, the woman is not guilty."

Therefore, a wife is not guilty of betraying her deceased husband, nor is she guilty of being unfilial towards her deceased husband's parents.

Similarly, the affair between Queen Dowager Zhao and Lu Buwei and Lao Ai did not constitute a crime.

Some people used this example to persuade the King of Qin that such unfilial behavior would lose the trust of the princes and the people.

Although the host felt that the young King of Qin was not angry because his mother had a lover, but was angry because the Queen Mother Zhao wanted her illegitimate son with her lover to replace him.

But as the King of Qin, he naturally could not bear the reputation of being unfilial.

Later, the King of Qin took Queen Mother Zhao back to the Xianyang Palace.

[The first two obstacles have been removed. Six nations, are you ready? (Rubbing your hands together)]
[Liu Guo: Don’t come over here! Don’t come over here!]
[Sharpening the sword to attack the six countries.]
Nobles of the six nations: Immortal, you are being polite.

There was a gleam in Yingji's eyes. It was finally coming. I had been looking forward to it for a long time.

[In the ninth year after King Zheng of Qin took power, he launched a war to destroy the six kingdoms, which lasted for ten years.]

The many Qin kings from different time and space clapped their hands, "Cheers!"

[Korea was the weakest among the six states, but its geographical location was the biggest obstacle to Qin's unification. Qin Shihuang's first choice of attack target was Korea.]

South Korea: Don’t come over here!

(End of this chapter)