Because of this uncle, Qin Shihuang tried his best to wear away the traces of this former hero, etiquette and close relatives in history, so that future generations would forget that there had been such a man of the hour. Under the centralized system, Qin Shihuang did almost do it. Under the arrogance of power, historians only left a few words of Chang Pingjun to history, and even the name Xiong Qi was successfully removed.
After the rebellion of Lao Ai mentioned in the last article was put down, the consorts of Zhao family declined, and a new power vacuum appeared in the political arena of Qin State, which was bound to be supplemented by new forces. However, there is no mention of this important event in historical materials. What is even more strange is that in the following sixteen years, at the moment of great changes in the annexation of the six countries, history did not leave a record of Prime Minister Qin. This is really strange and incomprehensible. In such a big era, the protagonist Qin has no trace of the prime minister. However, after the reign of the king of Qin 17 years, several prime ministers of Qin appeared, which are fully recorded in historical materials.
No matter how hard Qin Shihuang tried to eliminate Xiong Qi's life story, historical materials still left some small fragments, although few and scattered, but after all, there are some. With the discovery of cultural relics, the excavation of tombs and the study of culture, historians have tried to get this mysterious prime minister out of the abyss of historical secrecy through various reasoning and verification. His name is Chang Pingjun, a Chu princess born in Qin, and her surname is Xiong. He was not only an important minister of Qin, but also the last king of Chu. The difference between these two roles in life is also a sense of distance.
1, Xiong Qi, an important uncle active in Qin Ting.
In the Lao Ai rebellion, Chang Pingjun was the second in command of the government, and Lv Buwei and Chang Wenjun suppressed the rebellion. Then, he succeeded Lv Buwei as prime minister for 16 years. He was originally a king of Chu, and some people may ask why he should be an important minister of Qin.
It's a long story I'll explain it to you here. The family named Mi, the consort of Chu, has been the royal family of Chu since Qin Xuan and his brother Mi Rong. Therefore, when Chuxiong Wang Xiongyuan came to Qin as a proton, he married the daughter of Qin and gave birth to Chang Pingjun in Qin according to the practice when the son of the Warring States was a proton. As a result, Qin Chu and China are "close relatives". Later, Xiong Yuan fled the State of Qin and returned to the State of Chu to inherit the throne, leaving Chang Pingjun in the State of Qin for the sake of King Kao Lie of Chu.
Chang Pingjun entered the political stage of Qin State because of the politics of consorts and in-laws. In ancient times, this kind of in-laws politics of consorts walked on two legs, one leg was to ensure that the heir to the throne came from his own family. For example, if Mrs. Huayang has no children, she will adopt a different son and make sure that he becomes a prince. The other leg is a relative who wants to be promoted by his own family, such as Chang Pingjun, who was promoted to power by the Chumen consort group.
Chang Pingjun entered the political arena of Qin State, and the history books were lost. Historians speculate that it should be the king of Zhuang Xiang in Zi Yi, and Mrs. Huayang was honored as the queen mother, and Chu's consorts held power. Most likely, 23-year-old Chang Pingjun entered the ruling core. At the age of 26, Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, acceded to the throne in his early years, and he was appointed Minister of State. At the age of 34, he led the way to quell Lao Ai's rebellion and made great contributions to Ying Zheng's smooth leadership. At the age of 35, Lv Buwei became prime minister. At the age of 42, he supervised the creation of Ge Xiang, Prime Minister of the Seventeenth Year of Qi Dynasty (the discovery of this cultural relic is an important material evidence to infer Changping Xiong Qi).
Chang Pingjun didn't move to Chen Ying until he was exempted from Beijing at the age of 46. For more than twenty years, he has been at the core of the political operation of Qin State, and has made great contributions to the continuous prosperity and territorial expansion of Qin State.
2. Xiong Qi, the uncle of the King of Chu, once wielded a sword on the battlefield.
As Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, attacked South Korea, captured Handan, the capital of Zhao, and occupied Ji Cheng and Yan Dou, Qin Jun's next goal was Chu. Human feelings are normal, which is a kind of collapse for Chu's consorts. Usually, a few battles between Qin Chu and China are just like quarreling between husband and wife. This kind of war of attack and cutting will not have much influence on both sides, and Chu's consorts in the Qin Dynasty did not take it seriously. Once a "war of national subjugation" is waged against Chu, feelings for the motherland will inevitably rise in the hearts of consorts, and it is difficult to accept the reality of "homelessness" from the heart.
It's not surprising that Chang Pingjun feels this way, but it's strange that he doesn't. He is the illegitimate child of King Gao Lie of Chu, and the reigning King of Chu is his illegitimate child. Considering that he was demoted to Beijing, rebelled against Fu Qin Chu in Chen Ying, and was established as the king of Chu, we can boldly speculate that Chang Pingjun and Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, have different positions in destroying Chu. In this regard, Ying Zheng immediately made a decision and sent Chang Pingjun to Chen Ying to use his status as the royal family of Chu to deal with the rebellion in the border areas. At the same time, it can also eliminate the constraints of veteran ministers and help build a team that listens to itself.
Many people think that Ying Zheng's unification of the six countries is autocratic, and the whole country is conquering, and even the people in Qin suffered greatly under political pressure. With such a large-scale military operation, the domestic material supply and personnel reserve are undoubtedly very tight, but from the fact that he appointed Chang Pingjun as prime minister in 16, and even the later prime ministers have been in office for a long time, it can be seen that the domestic political situation of Qin State is quite stable and the bureaucratic system is very clear.
Here, Changping Jun came at the orders of Ying Zheng, not only failed to stabilize the local anti-Qin heart for Ying Zheng, but soon made Qin suffer a great loss. In other words, the State of Qin sent Li Xin to lead an army of 200,000 to attack Chu, which is based in Chen Ying. The soldiers were divided into two ways. Qin Jun's two armies marched smoothly, ready to break into Shouchun, the capital of Chu, and destroy Chu. In this critical period, Chang Pingjun made a big move, which surprised Ying Zheng. What action? Chang Pingjun took a group of troops to occupy Chen Ying, which broke Qin Jun's retreat and made him attacked.
Li Xinjun had to return to Chen Liying, and was attacked by Chu army before and after, and was defeated and returned home. Based in Chen Ying, the Chu army marched westward to attack the State of Qin. The next thing, Ying Zheng was furious and mobilized 600,000 troops from all over the country, and the famous Wang Jian went to Chu again. Chen Ying is an important city. Wang Shu and Chang Pingjun, two former right-hand men and old colleagues of Ying Zheng, were opposite each other. The two sides fought fiercely and cruelly for this place, and the tug-of-war lasted for nearly 1 year.
Later, Wang Jianxue was good. Instead of fighting the Changping Army, he sent Qin Jun to besiege Chen Ying, and the handsome main force attacked Pingyu in southern Chen Ying. Qin Jun's main force attacked Pingyu, moved eastward, occupied Shouchun and captured the king of Chu alive. When Chang Pingjun got the news, he voluntarily withdrew from Chen Ying and returned to Chu in the East. A country cannot live without its master for a day. With the support of soldiers and civilians, he succeeded to the throne of Chu and became the last king of Chu, leading the soldiers and civilians of Chu to continue fighting against Qin Jun, and finally died heroically.
Chang Pingjun's last encounter is also a sign of the destruction of Chu's consorts, which means that once powerful Chu's consorts were uprooted in Qin. Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, became the final winner of the court competition, and from then on, the consorts of the six countries could not shake the royal family's decision.
Just as many of Chang Pingjun's deeds were forgotten, his war with Qin Fuchu in Chen Xi was also buried under the dust of history. The secret of history is followed by the secret. What kind of password is behind this uncle who was deliberately erased by Qin Shihuang? Have a rest, please continue to look at the fourth case about "the first emperor".