Since Duke Xiaodong of Qin implemented Shang Yang's change of law, the Qin state rulers have gone through several generations, striving to become stronger and stronger, and finally realized their desire to unify the world during the reign of King Ying Zheng of Qin.

But among these rulers, King Xiaowen of Qin was the one with the least presence. This was so because he died 3 days after he succeeded to the throne, and thus failed to build any achievements. So, how did King Xiaowen of Qin die? Why did he die so suddenly?

(Stills of King Xiaowen of Qin)

King Xiaowen of Qin was named Ying Zhu, the second son of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and his grandmother was Empress Dowager Mi, who was the famous Empress Dowager of Xuan during the Warring States period.

According to the system of inheritance, it was not Ying Zhu's turn to be the king of the country, but his brother, Jonas, who had been made the crown prince, was sent to the state of Wei as a hostage, where he died in 267 B.C. in the 40th year of King Zhaoxiang's reign.

When the crown prince became vacant, it was his turn to be the first in line for the throne, according to the system of succession. But his younger brother, Terry, has taken a chance on the crown prince.

Ying Hwang's brother, Hwang Hwang, is a young man who has been living in a very sickly state since he was a child. Unlike his predecessor, Terry, who had been a strong and courageous warrior since his childhood, Ying Zhu was not a good fighter. As the Qin state has always respected martial arts, and because of the fact that T煇 was more capable than Ying Zhu, King Zhaoxiang of Qin was hesitant to appoint a crown prince.

However, during the fight for the throne, Ying煇 made a big mistake, which led to King Zhaoxiang banishing him to Shu County. Later on, King Zhaoxiang of Qin was so angry that he made him the Marquis of Shu, and allowed him to rule the county.

Ying Hwi, however, was a ruthless and ruthless ruler of Shu County, and his failure to do so led to the death of his wife, who had been killed by the Qin Emperor. As a result of his inaction, the county was plagued by floods and the people were displaced.

When King Zhaoxiang of Qin heard about this, he sent his men to investigate secretly. In order to avoid the crime, Terry went so far as to poison the meat he gave to King Zhaoxiang. After the incident, King Zhaoxiang of Qin had his son executed.

The king's decision to appoint a new prince was a major setback for the king.

(Stills of King Zhaoxiang)

Dowager Empress Xuan, who had already retired from the political arena, saw the situation and decided to make Yingzhu the crown prince, taking into consideration that Yingzhu had a good reputation for benevolence and that his wife, Lady Huayang, was the granddaughter of his own brother, Mi Rong.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin was a marvelous ruler who appointed Fan Suo as his minister. In dealing with the other vassal states, he adopted the policy of "far-flung and near-attack", successfully divorced the six states, and also seized a large area of land in Han, Zhao and Chu. Later, the famous Battle of Changping, which injured Zhao, never recovered its strength.

It was with King Zhaoxiang's outstanding military and political abilities that Qin's economy and military were poised to take off by leaps and bounds.

King Zhaoxiang was also a very long reigning king, having stayed on the throne for 56 years, and kept Yingzhu in his 50s.

During these long years, Yingzhu had a very difficult time.

Firstly, he could not be too sharp, or he would be suspected of trying to take over the throne. Secondly, he could not be too mediocre, or he would be suspected of not being able to fulfill the role of king. Plus, as King Zhaoxiang of Qin grew older, he became more and more skeptical, and his position as crown prince wasn't exactly a four-way street. Therefore, his situation put him in a difficult position, fearing that he might misbehave and be deposed as the crown prince.

In 251 BC, at the age of 75, King Zhao Xiang of Qin died swiftly.

Yingzhu finally waited to be the king of the country, and by this time, he was already 52 years old.

(Stills of Yingzhu)

By definition, a prince needs to be in mourning for three years before he can hold the ceremony of succession after the death of his predecessor. However, Yingzhu thought that his health was not very good and was worried that he would not last for 3 years. Finally, after discussing with his ministers, he set the mourning period at 1 year.

Although it is a mourning period, the country can't live without a king, so Yingzhu has already started to take care of the complicated affairs of the country.

When the mourning period expired, Yingzhu finally became the 35th king of Qin, a position he had longed for. However, on the third day of his reign, he suddenly fell ill and died.

The sudden death of Yingzhu led to various speculations in later generations. There are 3 kinds of conjectures.

One, the death of disease said.

In the Records of the Grand Historian, it was said that the foreigner (the son of Yingzhu) had more than 20 brothers, not including the number of sisters. Based on this big figure, some people judged that Yingzhu was lustful and overindulged, emptying his body and causing his death.

The second one is said to have killed him.

Lu Buwei, a big businessman, thought that the foreigner was a "strange commodity" and invested a lot of money in him. In order to get an early return, he cleverly poisoned Yingzhu, so that the foreigner could take over as the ruler as soon as possible, and then repay him for the investment he made in himself.

Three, the death of excitement said.

Because he had been the crown prince for too long, he lived a very depressing life as he was cautious at all times, lest he offended his father. Coupled with the fact that he knows that the body is not good, has been worried that he is afraid of the Prince can not survive his father, so the whole day suffering, very depressed, often only in the wine and color to seek comfort. Later, actually made it out of the head, can not help but be very excited. In addition to the busy official business, the body can not afford to eat, so died.

Because of the poor medical condition at that time, there is no way to prove the cause of Yingzhu's death. However, because of his quick death, the time for his successor to take over the throne was shortened. In the end, by the time he was on the throne, he had finally achieved the unification of the six kingdoms of Qin. Therefore, although he was too late to establish his career, but invisible but still played a great role in promoting the development of the Qin state, so later generations still gave him a better evaluation.