Chapter 122: Rewriting History
Historians believe that the Changyu Rebellion, which occurred in the tenth year of Yingzheng, profoundly changed the future political trend of the Qin State. After this rebellion, Ying Zheng successively eradicated the forces of Chang Yu, Zhao Ji, LΓΌ Buwei, etc., and truly became the master of Qin, and then opened his way to unify the six countries.
However, due to the lack of historical data, the world still maintains enough suspicion of this rebellion. Chang Yu is a native of Zhao who immigrated to Qin, and his family background is unknown. After LΓΌ Buwei learned about it, he recommended him to Zhao Ji, the empress dowager of the dynasty, as his lover. Empress Dowager Zhao loves Chang Yu very much, to what extent? He was given full authority to handle everything, both inside and out. In the eighth year of Qin Shi Huang, under the instruction of the Empress Dowager Zhao, Chang Yu was further named the Marquis of Changxin, and his status was even more noble.
However, in the ninth year of Qin Shi Huang, someone told Chang Yu that he was not a eunuch and had an affair with the Queen Mother and gave birth to two children. Regarding this matter, the "Shuo Yuan" recorded a more detailed version. One day, Chang Yu and the palace guards drank and played games. In the process, there was an argument with each other. Some drunken Chang Yu blurted out and scolded: Lao Tzu is the king's godfather, and you dare to fight with me? Everyone was stunned by this, and they scattered. Afterwards, Chang Yu didn't take this matter to heart. But who would have thought that the guard who was reprimanded by him would report the matter to Qin Shi Huang in its entirety. At the same time, the news of the whistleblower also reached the ears of Chang Yu, who was terrified and worried that he would be killed by the enraged First Emperor.
Under this kind of fear, Chang Yu took advantage of Qin Shi Huang's coming-of-age ceremony in Yongcheng and Xianyang was empty to raise an army to rebel, intending to attack Qi Nian Palace and kill the first emperor. When Qin Shi Huang found out, he immediately sent people to rehabilitate him. The two sides fought in Xianyang, and the army of Chang Yu was crushed at the first touch. Soon after, Chang Yu, who was on the run, was arrested and finally died from a car split. That's the whole story.
Around this matter, there are at least the following doubts: First, why did Chang Yu rebel? According to the records of the "Historical Records", the fuse of the rebellion was because he was afraid of the incident of his fornication with the Queen Mother. But in the Warring States Qin and Han dynasties, it was actually normal for widowed noblewomen to raise their faces. Qin Shi Huang's great-great-grandmother, the famous Empress Dowager Xuan, is an example. It was almost an open secret that she had an affair with the king of Yiqu in the northwest and had children, and she later used this relationship to kill the king of Yiqu in Ganquan Palace, and then destroyed the country of Yiqu. Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhao's behavior of raising a face, in the eyes of the people, is like a man raising a concubine, which is not such an ugly thing. Even if Qin Shi Huang learned about it, I'm afraid it wouldn't be a big deal. What's more, judging from the birth of two sons, the relationship between Empress Dowager Zhao and Chang Yu has lasted for a long time. With Qin Shi Huang's cleverness, he would not know about it until he was twenty-two years old, and it was in the form of a report from someone else? In that case, why is there anyone who specifically whistleblows?
Second, who is suing? Empress Dowager Zhao's matter of raising her face is not a secret in the Qin State, and Qin Shi Huang must have known about it a long time ago, so the motives of this person who complained are worth thinking about. Although everyone disagrees with the noodle head, after all, it is an unspoken rule and cannot be discussed publicly, because after all, it is a stain and will affect the image of the country. From this consideration, the reason why the complainant reported Qin Shi Huang should be to put such a private matter in the spotlight and try to make a big fuss about it to get rid of Chang Yu. So, the guard who made the report was not
It's a pawn that has been used to disrupt the game, and there is someone else behind it. So, who could this person be? LΓΌ Buwei or someone else?
Third, what is the attitude of the Empress Dowager Zhao? There is no historical record of the attitude of Zhao Ji, the biological mother of Qin Shi Huang, in the Changyu Rebellion. However, Chang Yu is the lover and confidant of the Empress Dowager Zhao, and all his wealth, status, and power come from the grace of the Empress Dowager Zhao, and is it really possible to say that the Empress Dowager Zhao, the de facto ruler of the empire before the first emperor's personal conquest, did not know about such a major event as a military coup? Secondly, the rebellion won the support of more than 20 important ministers of the imperial court, including Wei Wei and Neishi. The Captain was one of the Secretaries of Honour and was responsible for guarding the Imperial Palace. Naishi is the highest chief executive in the Gyeonggi region. It was with their help that Chang Yu dared to raise an army. But would these important ministers really obey the orders of a eunuch? Moreover, after the rebellion ended, Qin Shi Huang expelled his biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhao, from Xianyang and imprisoned her in Yongcheng. Such a severe punishment shows his resentment towards Empress Dowager Zhao. If Empress Dowager Zhao was really innocent in the Changyu Rebellion, why did Qin Shi Huang act like this?
In view of this, many people have deduced that the manipulator behind the rebellion was actually the Empress Dowager Zhao.
But the question arises, Empress Dowager Zhao's power comes from the fact that she is the mother of King Qin, if she kills her son, she will lose the legitimacy of her governance, how can Empress Dowager Zhao dig her own grave?
Because of the lack of historical data, the historical scholars have been unable to give conclusive answers to the various doubts mentioned above.
However, it wasn't until Zhao Ji's edict came out that history appeared as a rewritten overture.
"It turns out that the culprit who killed Qin Shi Huang was Zhao Ji." I couldn't help but sigh, "In front of her lover and son, Zhao Ji chose her lover." β
At this time, Hu Bing suddenly patted me on the shoulder and asked, "Lin Kun, what do you think it is?" β
"There's a green glow on the top."
I looked up and saw something on it, faintly emitting a green glow.
If you look at it from a distance, the light from the flashlight in my hand is reflected by the silk book and projected onto the top, so that this green light appears.
"Strange." I pulled Gao Yuhan next to me, pointed to it and whispered, "What do you see on it?" β
Gao Yuhan glanced in the direction I pointed, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I have to dig it down." As he spoke, he climbed the rock and reached out for the glowing thing.
"Don't move." Just when Gao Yuhan's hand was about to touch the thing, Zhang Liqun stopped him beside him.
said that he would not let others move, but Zhang Liqun himself stretched out his hand towards the thing, and when he saw that his hand was about to touch the thing, Gao Yuhan quickly took the thing off it directly.
After the thing was held in Gao Yuhan's hand, it emitted an even more dazzling green light. Under the illumination of the green light, Zhang Liqun's face became distorted, and he grabbed the things in Gao Yuhan's hand tightly in his hand, and muttered in his mouth: "Finally found, my baby, you have finally been found by me." β
After saying that, Zhang Liqun actually laughed, compared with the image just now, he didn't look like an old man at all, and his current appearance can only be described in two words, that is, "crazy".
Looking at Zhang Liqun's almost crazy appearance, I began to vaguely feel in my heart that something bad was about to happen.
"Elder Zhang, calm down." I was talking loudly next to me, but Zhang Liqun didn't seem to hear me, and was still laughing wildly.
"Could this be He's Bi?" Zhao Zhen looked at the things in Zhang Liqun's hand and said suspiciously.
"And Shibi?!" I finally understand why Zhang Liqun is so crazy, this Heshi Bi is a treasure, a treasure that is simply a city, and a treasure that has no price. He got rich, that's why he laughed like this.
He's Bi, also known as He's Bi and Jing Yu, is a famous jade stone in ancient China, which is said to have been discovered by Bian He, a native of Chu. He Shibi is a valuable material for carving seals, which became the heirloom seals of the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Sui, Tang and other dynasties after processing, and finally disappeared in the turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
When it was first excavated, it was called "Wei", and since then, the rough stone of the jade that has not been processed is called "Wei".
Since the Heshi Bi has been lost, it is impossible for people today to know what the real Heshi Bi looked like, and can only be imagined through the description in the limited written records. However, judging from the story of Qin Shi Huang using He's bi to make the imperial seal, compared with the unearthed conventional cultural relics, at least in appearance, there should be a significant difference. According to preliminary estimates, the thickness of the Heshi bi is at least 10 centimeters, and it is not the ring-shaped jade worn by ancient Confucian scholars. It is even more likely that Heshibi is just a simple and rough processed jade. At the same time, due to legend, the Heshi Bi was made into a national seal by Qin Shi Huang. With the change of dynasties, the imperial seal is said to have been lost after the Tang Dynasty, and the original style of the Heshi Bi is basically impossible to know.
"Is this really He's Bi?" Zhao Zhen patted Zhang Liqun on the shoulder, "Old Zhang, you won't just look for this thing, right?" β
Zhang Liqun hid the jade bi into his arms, "You stay away from me!" β
"Don't worry, I don't care about you."
"Elder Zhang, how can you be sure that this is He's Bi?"
"That is, in 228 B.C., Qin destroyed Zhao, and the Bi fell into the hands of the Qin State, legend has it that after Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, he made the Heshi Bi into a jade seal of the country, called the 'Son of Heaven Seal', Prime Minister Li Si wrote in a big seal 'Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang' eight characters, where there is still the above and the Bi, if there is really a jade seal." Zhao Zhen said.
Zhang Liqun snorted coldly and said, "What do you know, when did this Heshi Bi become a jade seal, which of your eyes has seen it?" If this was not He's Bi, how could Zhao Ji hide it in his own tomb, and if it wasn't He's Bi, how could it deserve to be enjoyed here. β
"Elder Zhang, your explanation makes sense, but for now, can we stop arguing about whether it is He's Bi or not, and see if there are any clues about this thing." I mediated.
Zhang Liqun glanced at me with distrust, "What's so beautiful, you don't want to rob it, right?" β
"If I don't rob you, who is rare about this." Yelu Qinghui sneered.
After speaking, Zhang Liqun hesitantly took out the jade bi and put it in front of everyone, looking at the people around him very scared, for fear that we would snatch the jade away.
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