The mystery of Qin Shihuang's failure to establish a queen

After the establishment of the prince and the prince were important components of the ancient harem system and monarchy politics in China. Since Qin Xiaogong in the Warring States Period, the post-establishment has been institutionalized. When Qin Shihuang unified China, the emperor's wife was clearly defined as the empress, and the emperor's mother was the empress. However, history has played a joke with people.

After the establishment of the prince and the prince were important components of the ancient harem system and monarchy politics in China. Since Qin Xiaogong in the Warring States Period, the post-establishment events have been institutionalized. When Qin Shihuang unified China, the emperor's wife was clearly defined as the empress, and the emperor's mother was the empress. But history has made a joke with people-Qin Shihuang himself has no queen for life. He is also the only emperor without a queen since the formation of the post-employment system, so that there is a tomb in Qin Shihuang's cemetery without the queen's tomb. This becomes a difficult problem. Historical mystery.

According to historical data, after the throne of Qin Shihuang was 13 years old, he did not pro-administer until 22 years old. These 9 years were the time when ancient men wanted to marry a wife, but Qin Shihuang did not stand up. Qin Shihuang's 17 years from the pro-government to the age of 39 was his time to reign and unify the six nations. Despite the busy state affairs, it did not take much effort to stand behind him. From the age of 39 to 50, Qin Shihuang was mostly on the parade road, but it didn't take much time to use the "mother's world" after standing. Although the Qin Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty, the Emperor Qin Shi had enough time to establish the Queen. So why did Qin Shihuang not stand up?

Some people think that family factors influenced Qin Shihuang. According to the "Historical Records of Lu Buwei", Qin Shihuang's mother was originally Lu Buwei's concubine. Lu Buwei dedicated the pregnant Zhao Ji to a stranger (that is, King Qinzhuang Xiang) for political purposes. Later, According to the "Historical Records of the First Emperor of Qin Shihuang", Zhao Ji also wrote: "The Emperor of the Qin Shi Emperor, also the Prince of Qin Zhuang Xiang. The King of Zhuang Xiang was a proton of Qin in Zhao, see Lu Buwei Ji, and pleased him, and gave birth to the Emperor." After the death of King Qinzhuang Xiang, as a queen mother, she often revisited the old relationship with Lu Buwei. "Historical Records of Lu Buwei" records: "The Emperor of the Emperor Yizhuang was strong, the Queen Mother was more than a prostitute." Later, the Queen Mother even had a private relationship with Miao and gave birth to two sons. Miao even yelled at the ministers after drinking: "I am the false father of King Qin, how dare I fight with me?" His mother's misconduct made Qin Shihuang feel angry and shameless, making him feel depressed and his character became extremely complicated: Introverted, suspicious, delusional, authoritarian, tyrannical, ruthless, turned him into an irrational tyrant, and finally broke out completely, killing two illegitimate children, driving his mother out of Xianyang, and angering Lu Buwei to dismiss his relative He later ordered Lu Buwei to "slide in Shu and not stay!" As a result, Lu Buwei was afraid of being captive and committing suicide.

Later, although Qin Shihuang regretted his actions, he did not let the queen mother live in Xianyang. This fully reflects the serious psychological damage suffered by Qin Shihuang. Expert analysis believes that the psychological shadow of hating a woman by resentment against a mother makes Qin Shihuang grow up unable to develop healthy marriage. Many women in the palace are just to meet his physiological needs. The psychological barrier formed by the mother's behavior is also one of the important factors after Qin Shihuang's delay.

Some people think that Qin Shihuang was too demanding and there was no suitable queen candidate, so he was not established. Qin Shihuang was the first emperor in Chinese history. In addition, he realized the unification of the six kingdoms for the first time. Qin Shihuang was very pretentious. Therefore, when choosing the queen, the standard was very high. I hope to choose a woman who can match herself. Later, but such a woman did not show up, Qin Shihuang also postponed his postponement indefinitely.

Perhaps one thing can be used as a side evidence of this view, that is, Qin Shihuang did not spoil the many beauties of the harem after the reunification of the six kingdoms. He hated their actions of abandoning the humiliation of the fallen kingdom and delighting the new master, but he was serious about vigilance Woman is much appreciated. In 210 BC, Qin Shihuang toured the country. When he arrived in the area around Zhejiang today, he learned that local men and women were relatively free in marriage. Frequent fugitive incidents occurred. Women who died would be allowed to marry again. He thought that this was not in line with feudal ethics and regulations, and ordered people to carve the decree on the stone to prevent similar acts from happening again. This is the so-called "Kuiji Carved Stone". Among them are the following sentences: 1. "Marry with a son, be twice as dead as chastity" means to accuse those widows who remarry to remarry with their son. This is an act of betrayal of the husband. He also said that "wife is a fugitive, but son cannot be mother." It means that if a woman finds another object because she is dissatisfied with the man, it is a sensual and unruly behavior. In the future, her son can deny his mother and others will not be guilty of killing her. Qin Shihuang also clearly stated in the "Kuiji Carved Stone" that women's virginity is by no means a trivial matter, but a major matter that affects the world's "Jiabao Taiping". According to legend, there is a young widow named Huaiqing, the home of wealthy generations, with huge assets. After her husband died, the widow supported the family business by herself and no longer remarried. Qin Shihuang established her as a model to promote women's chastity throughout the country. She was given a “side seat” to sit on an equal footing with herself. At that time, even the prime minister could only stand in front of the emperor. Qin Shihuang also built a "Huaiqing Terrace" for the widow to celebrate her deeds.

Some people think it is due to the character of Qin Shihuang. Xunzheng was a proton son who was not loved. When Qin Shihuang was 3 years old, his father and stranger left their mother and son in Zhao as hostages. The abandonment and contempt that Zhao Guo suffered, coupled with the complicated political struggles after returning to Qin Dynasty, and the psychological shadow that his mother's fornication caused himself, developed his mean, suspicious, and violent character. He didn't want to devote his energy to women when pursuing the highest ideal of building a unified great empire, so he never paid sincerely to women, so there was no way to talk about standing up.

Others believe that Qin Shihuang delayed the queen's establishment for the sake of longevity. There are various statements, and Qin Shihuang had not established a queen during the 37-year rule. The reasons should be various, but what decisive reason made him insist on not standing, the historical data did not For the record, we can only guess today with the information and imagination at that time.