What is the relationship between Qin Zhaoxiang and Qin Shihuang?

I believe that many people's understanding of the state of Qin began with Qin Shihuang, because Qin Shihuang was the first person to unify the six countries and be king at the same time, so many people know it, but perhaps few people know the previous life of the Qin Dynasty.

Before the Qin dynasty unified the six countries, Qin was only a small vassal state.

He is just a king of Qin, but he has made great contributions. He not only expanded the territory of Qin, but also enhanced the national strength of Qin. During his reign, his territory reached the largest in the history of Qin. So what is the relationship between Qin Zhaoxiang and Qin Shihuang? Let's start with Ying Ji of Zhao Xiang, King of Qin, and gradually understand the stories of these two ancient kings.

Ying Ji, Zhao Xiang, king of Qin, is the son of his son and the brother of Qin Wuwang. In the first 307 years, Qin Wuwang died unexpectedly, and the two brothers competed for a position. King Wuling of Zhao colluded with other ministers of the State of Qin to establish Qin.

In the fifty-sixth year of Qin dynasty (25 1 BC), Qin died at the age of seventy-five.

Ying Ji, Zhao Xiang, king of Qin, has two sons: the eldest son Ai Wang, the second son Qin Xiaowen Wang, and a daughter. However, there is no detailed record in historical materials, and it is impossible to verify their names now. However, people only know that the princess married the king of Chu, Cowlia, and the king of Chu, Qing Xiang, who was taken hostage in the Qin and Wei Dynasties and later gave birth to Chang Pingjun.

According to the ancient hereditary system, after Qin abdicated, the eldest son succeeded to the throne, but Prince Mourning was sent to Wei as a hostage and died there, so the second son Qin Xiaowen was made a prince and succeeded to the throne.

The second son, Qin Xiaowen: In the 40th year of Qin Dynasty (267 BC), Qin died in Wei Dynasty, and in the 42nd year of Qin Dynasty (265 BC), An succeeded to the throne as a prince with the title of An.

In 25 1 year BC, the king of Qin died, and King Xiaowen acceded to the throne, and the funeral was held first, and he officially acceded to the throne in 250 BC. But this king Qin Xiaowen is also blessed. He died shortly after he took office and was buried in Xiqiao. Prince Zi Chu (formerly known as "a stranger") helped King Zhuang of Qin to ascend to the throne.

King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, also known as King Qin Zhuang, won his surname, whose real name was Zhao, later renamed Chu (also known as), son of King Qin Xiaowen (An) and father of Qin Shihuang. At the end of the warring States period, Qin was the monarch. He worked as a proton in Handan, Zhao, and later became the monarch of Qin with the help of his father. When his son Ying Zheng founded the Qin Dynasty, he was posthumously awarded as the father of the emperor.

As we all know, Qin Zhaoxiang and Qin Shihuang are descendants, and Qin Shihuang's father is Qin Zhaoxiang's second son, so they are descendants.

However, according to Lu Chunqiu, Qin Shihuang was born to the concubine of Wang Xianghe of Qin Zhuang. Because he was born to Lv Buwei's concubine, there is a saying that Qin Shihuang was the son of Lv Buwei.

In fact, whether these two statements are true or not remains to be said by experts. We ordinary people have a certain understanding of history. If we really have a thorough understanding of history, we can also become historians.