King Xiao Wen of Qin died after only three days as emperor. How did he die?

According to historical records, King Xiaowen of Qin officially became the throne of Qin instead of the emperor, and died three days later. What the emperor said was an obvious mistake, so it goes without saying here. But what is the concept of these three days, but there are many things to say.

According to 1975, in February, the Qin bamboo slips unearthed from the Qin tomb in Shuihudi, Yunmeng County, Hubei Province were recorded in the Chronology:

"Fifty-six years later, in September, Zhao died." "In the first year of King Xiaowen, he made a death." According to experts' interpretation, it was fifty-six years of Qin, and in September, Qin died of illness; In the first year of King Xiaowen of Qin, King Xiaowen died of illness when he officially acceded to the throne. According to historical records, on June165438+1October 12, 250 BC, King Xiao Wen of Qin performed the ceremony of changing the yuan to the throne and died at his father's funeral three days later. So, here's the problem. There is a mourning period from the death of Zhao Xiang, King of Qin, to the official accession of King Xiaowen of Qin. After the mourning period, it was officially changed to the throne. Since posthumous title, King Xiaowen of Qin, is a "dutiful son", there is absolutely no reason not to observe filial piety according to etiquette.

After the death of the ancient king, the new king will change the throne. From the death of my father to the change of Yuan in the first month of the following year, this period is a mourning period. So, how long did Qin Xiaowen's filial piety last? It depends on the calendar of the Qin Dynasty.

After the reunification of Qin Shihuang, the Zhuan Xu calendar was promulgated and used uniformly throughout the country. This calendar took 1 17 years from the 26th year of Qin Shihuang to the first year of Han Wudi.

It can be inferred that the State of Qin has always adopted the calendar year of Zhuan Xu. The Zhuan Xu calendar begins in October. That is to say, Zhao Haoqi, king of Qin, died in September, while King Xiaowen of Qin officially ascended the throne in 10, that is, the first month of the new year, less than a month before and after. According to historical records, King Xiaowen of Qin succeeded to the throne in June 250 BC 165438+ 10/2, and died three days later. By contrast, this calendar is very complicated. According to the current understanding, it is roughly solar calendar 1 1 month and lunar calendar (lunar calendar) in October. From this point of view, Emperor Xiaowen of Qin is a very sad monarch, which is also very rare in history.

So left a lot of questions. Some people say that they were poisoned by Lv Buwei, while others say that they died of excitement and excessive sexual life. These are all possible, but from the perspective of a leopard, the biggest possibility is karoshi. The death of the late king requires a complicated funeral, and there are many ceremonies for the new king to inherit the throne. At that time, Qin Xiaowen was 53 years old and was already an old man.

In the first 267 years, King Xiaowen of Qin was made a prince at the age of 36. Being an old prince for seventeen years is not easy these days, and depression is inevitable. However, in the last years of Zhao Haoqi's reign in Qin Dynasty, King Xiaowen acted as the Crown Prince. From the suggestions made by the victorious alien (Qin Zhuang Wang Xiang) and his father Xiaowen Wang, it can be seen that Xiaowen Wang has the power to directly mobilize the army.

After Wang Xiaowen succeeded to the throne, he granted amnesty to the world, treated the heroes of the former king well, gave them to the imperial clan relatives and opened a garden for amusement. It can be seen that King Xiaowen is quite busy these days.

Therefore, Qin Xiaowen is likely to die from overwork, and the possibility of Lv Buwei poisoning is not ruled out, but it is less likely to die from excessive excitement and excessive sexual life.

King Xiao Wen of Qin died three days after he officially ascended the throne. It was indeed a very hasty thing. Even if the mourning period is less than one month, it is very short. But for a man in his fifties, it is normal.