The entire court was assembled in celebration, but not everyone is watching the show. The queen had a new favorite Lao Ai. In the eyes of the court Lao Ai is a eunuch. Is an odd choice for companion for a woman who had the history of important lovers. But Lao Ai is no eunuch he had fathered two sons with the queen which they had raised in secret and he intended to place one of them to the throne. But the king had its' suspicion about his mother and her supposedly secret lover.
238BC The state of Chin is not a safe place for anybody The queen had keep her young sons secret in the care of eunuchs, whom she believed are loyal to her. But loyalty can be changed quickly, and the king had learned by their existence. Knowing its a matter of time before his plot to put his eldest boy on the throne was discovered.The queen's lover Lao Ai make a desperate bid for power. He had stolen the royal seals, giving him the authority to mobilized troops.
District forces under Lao Ai's command approached the palace. He knows that his only chance is to catch the king unprepared. With the palace lightly guarded he intends to seized the throne. The Palace's security is the responsibility of the prime minister Lu Buwei and he just discovered Lao Ai's plan to grab power. Lao ai's forces meet no resistance as they approached the palace, but the trap has being set and they advance straight into it. Lao Ai's troop are annihilated and he is taken prisoner.
Lao Ai execution was design to send a very clear and deliberate message. soon to be re enforced by killing every single member of his family, starting with the most dangerous. His entire family was executed to the third degree.The two hidden sons were also killed, while mother Zhao Ji was placed under house arrest until her death many years later....click here to continue
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