In 221 BC, King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered and destroyed Korea, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi successively, and unified the world. At this time, he thought that he was "three emperors in virtue and five emperors in merit" and decided to adopt the titles of "emperor" and "emperor" in ancient times, and combined them to be called "emperor" and called himself "the first emperor".

Qin Shihuang's achievements in winning the government are unprecedented, and his heart is naturally super high, but there is a man that Qin Shihuang revered all his life, that is, his father, Qin Zhuangxiang, and Wang Yingchu.

King Xiang of Qin Zhuang was originally the grandson of Wang Ji of Qin Zhaoxiang and an ordinary bastard among more than 21 sons of an Guojun's winning column. He was sent to Handan, Zhao as a proton. King Xiang of Qin Zhuang lived down and out in Handan, but Lu Buwei, a great businessman in Weiguo, thought that he was "a rare commodity to live in". After some operations, the two men won the trust of Mrs. Ji Huayang, the pet of An Guojun, and Qin Zhuangxiang was finally made heir by his father An Guojun.

In 251 BC, King Zhao Xiang of Qin died, and An Guojun, who was already the Prince of Qin, succeeded him as King Xiao Wen of Qin, and Won Chu was named Prince Qin. A year later, King Xiaowen of Qin died, and Won Chu acceded to the throne as he wished, in order to be the king of Qin Zhuang.

During his reign, the Xiang Wang of Qin Zhuang was very thrilling and laid the foundation for his son Qin Shihuang.

The self-destructive Eastern Zhou Dynasty

After King Xiang of Qin Zhuang ascended the throne, he announced an amnesty for the world, properly arranged for the heroes of the former king to be honored, and practiced benevolence to please the people.

King Xiang of Qin Zhuang is ambitious. He is determined to carry on the legacy of his grandfather, King Zhao Xiang of Qin, continue to attack the city and expand the territory and influence of Qin, and the opportunity will come soon.

In 249 BC, the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty conspired with the princes to attack the State of Qin. After learning the news, Xiang Wang of Qin Zhuang immediately ordered Lu Buwei, the prime minister, to lead an army against the State of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

When you see this place, some Yueyou may be puzzled. The Zhou Dynasty was divided into the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, but their rulers were all kings. How could there be "Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" and "Kingdom of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" here?

In Yue Shijun's view, this has something to do with the strength of the vassal states in the Warring States period and the corruption and chaos in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty is divided into two stages: the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. After the hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period and the hegemony of the seven countries in the Warring States Period, the rule of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty became smaller and smaller, and its influence became lower and lower, making it a vassal of the big vassal state.

During the reign of King Zhou Bin, due to internal power disputes, Duke Hui of Zhou gave his youngest son Yu Gong the title of Duke Hui of East Zhou.

Since then, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty has been divided into the Western Zhou State and the Eastern Zhou State, and the Emperor of Zhou was attached to the Duke of Western Zhou.

In 256 BC, King Zhou Lai died of illness, and King Qin Zhaoxiang sent men to attack Luoyi, and the Duke of the Western Zhou surrendered, and the Zhou Dynasty perished.

The Duke of the Eastern Zhou was afraid of this and stopped for a while, but when King Zhao Xiang of Qin and King Xiao Wen of Qin died in one year, he had a whim to unite with other princes to attack the State of Qin.

King Xiang of Qin Zhuang was not polite, and Lu Buwei led the army even more sweeping. He quickly wiped out the Eastern Zhou State in Gongyi, moved the Duke of the Eastern Zhou to Yangrenju (now Linru County, Henan Province), actually exiled him there, and the remnants of the Zhou Dynasty were completely eradicated.

LV buwei was named Wen xinhou by Xiang Wang of Qin Zhuang, and 111,111 households in Henan and Luoyang gave it to him.

After the attack of Xinlingjun in Sanjin

and the destruction of the Eastern Zhou State, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang ordered Meng Ao, a general, to crusade against South Korea, which had conspired with the Duke of Eastern Zhou. The Korean army was so vulnerable that it was forced to cede Cheng Gao, Gong and other places.

In this way, the territory of Qin extended to Daliang, and Sanchuan County was set up to administer its territory.

In 248 BC, Xiang Wang of Qin Zhuang attacked Zhao again, and Zhao Jun was defeated again and again. The Qin Army successively captured 37 cities including Taiyuan (now Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province), Yuci (now Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province), Xincheng (now southwest of Shuocheng District, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province) and Langmeng (now northeast of Yangqu County, Shanxi Province).

In 247 BC, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang sent a general, Wang Bi, to attack the cities of Shangdang County in Wei State. The Wei army could not resist it, and all the Qin troops captured it and set up Taiyuan County to govern it.

King Xiang of Qin Zhuang also sent Meng Ao to attack the State of Wei and occupied Gaodu (now northeast of Jincheng City, Shanxi Province) and Ji (now southwest of Weihui City, Henan Province).

Wei Jun was defeated in many wars, so Wei Li, the king of Wei Anli, couldn't sit still. He quickly sent someone to Zhao to invite his younger brother, Xin Lingjun, Wei Wuji, to return to China.

Xin Lingjun didn't dare to go back to China after receiving the urgent invitation from his brother Wang. He was afraid that he would be convicted of a felony once he went back. Not only did he not agree to go back, but he also warned his guests:

Wei is in danger of national ruin and death. What are the two brothers, King Wei Anli and Xin Lingjun, still making trouble?

It turns out that in 261 BC, the Qin army wiped out the main force of Zhao in the battle of Changping, and in 257 BC, it surrounded Handan, the capital of Zhao. Zhao Sheng, the wife of Pingyuan Jun of Zhao State, is the elder sister of Wang Anli and Xinlingjun of Zhao State. Pingyuan Jun sent letters to Wang Anli and Xinlingjun many times, asking for Wei's help, but Wang Anli was photographed on Qin Zhaoxiang's WeChat, and did not dare to help Zhao State.

Xin Lingjun, under the repeated urging of the envoy of King Pingyuan, asked Wang Anli's favorite concubine, Ru Ji, to steal Jin Bi's military symbol, and falsely passed on Wang Anli's orders, killing Jin Bi, a general of Wei State, taking over his army and going to the front to fight against the Qin army.

The Qin army cleared the encirclement and Zhao saved the day, but King Wei Anli couldn't tolerate Xin Lingjun's bullying, so Xin Lingjun had to stay in Zhao and didn't dare to go back at all.

The disciples of Xinlingjun are very clear about this, and they dare not persuade Xinlingjun.

At this time, Mao Gong and Xue Gong, Xin Lingjun's newly-accepted guests in Zhao State, came to see him. After paying their respects, they said,

Xin Lingjun naturally understood the truth that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold. Before Mao Gong and Xue Gong could finish speaking, he had changed his face and immediately drove back to Wei State.

The military power of the five-nation alliance has made the world famous

After Xin Lingjun returned to Wei, King Wei Anli immediately summoned him, held his hand and cried, and then appointed him as a general.

Xin Lingjun didn't dare to delay. He sent people to various vassal States for help. When they heard that Xin Lingjun was once again the general of Wei, all countries trusted him very much and sent troops to rescue Wei.

Xin Lingjun led the five-nation allied forces to defeat Meng Ao's army in the west of the Yellow River, so Meng Ao had to flee with the remnants.

Xin Lingjun continued his pursuit to Hangu Pass, kept the Qin army inside the Pass, and then led his troops back to the camp.

At that time, the son of Anling people in Wei was guarding Guancheng in Qin State. Xin Lingjun repeatedly attacked Guancheng, so he sent people to communicate with Anling people and Suogao himself many times. All the good and bad things were told, but Anling people and Suogao just refused to go to Guancheng.

Later, under the threat of Xin Lingjun, he drew his sword and committed suicide to ensure the safety of An Lingjun. Xin Lingjun apologized to An Lingjun in horror, but Guan Cheng still failed to capture it.

even so, the Qin army was held back by the five-nation allied forces led by Xin Lingjun, unable to attack in Hangu Pass, and King Xiang of Qin Zhuang had to find a way to break through.

conspiring against Wei Chuan's successful government

In great anger, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang wanted to imprison Wei Zeng, the prince of Wei who was a proton in the State of Qin, but his ministers thought that this would anger Wei Jun, but it was not good for the State of Qin. After persuasion, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang gave up this idea.

King Xiang of Qin Zhuang thought of deviance again, because he knew well the fragile trust relationship between King Wei Anli and Xin Lingjun.

Therefore, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang sent a man with a large sum of money to Wei to find Jin Bi's protege who was killed by Xin Lingjun, and asked him to persuade King Wei Anli:

King Wei Anli was very afraid of his brother Xin Lingjun's reputation, and he began to play drums again after hearing this.

Xiang Wang of Qin Zhuang sent people to pretend to celebrate Xin Lingjun with gifts many times:

Xin Lingjun had no intention of taking his brother's throne, and naturally refused every time. However, after hearing similar slanders many times, King Wei Anli had serious doubts about Xin Lingjun, and finally sent other generals to take charge of the military power of Wei State instead of Xin Lingjun.

After Xin Lingjun was deposed, he returned to Wei in despair. Since then, he no longer participated in political affairs and indulged in debauchery every day. The plan of attacking Qin in the Five Kingdoms failed.

This is great news for Qin, but at this moment, Xiang Wang of Qin Zhuang, who was in his prime, died of illness, and his 13-year-old son Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne.

under the excellent situation initiated by his father, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, King Ying of Qin made great efforts to rule the country, and successively conquered and destroyed Korea, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi to unify the whole country.

in 221 BC, the king of Qin claimed to be the "first emperor", and was known as Qin Shihuang in history. He founded the Qin Dynasty and revered King Xiang of Qin Zhuang as the emperor's father.

As a result, Xiang Wang of Qin Zhuang became the first emperor's father who was formally revered in Chinese history.

Yue Shijun's comments: Although the king of Qin Zhuang Xiang won Chu's reign was only three years, he completely eliminated the remnants of the Zhou Dynasty and destroyed the three Jin powers such as Korea, Zhao and Wei. He was really a king.

The excellent situation left by King Xiang of Qin Zhuang laid a solid foundation for his son, King Qin, to unify the six countries.

I have to say that the success of Qin Shihuang was due to his father!