Editing Qin Shi Huang (section)

===Regency===
[[File:Qin shihuangdi c01s06i06.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|An 18th-century portrait of Qin Shi Huang]]
In 246 BC, when [[King Zhuangxiang]] died after a short reign of just three years, he was succeeded on the throne by his 13-year-old son.<ref name="Ancient">Donn, Lin. Donn, Don. ''Ancient China''. (2003). Social Studies School Service. Social Studies. {{ISBN|1-56004-163-3|978-1-56004-163-4}}. p. 49.</ref> At the time, Zhao Zheng was still young, so Lü Buwei acted as the regent prime minister of the State of Qin, which was still waging war against the [[Seven Warring States|other six states]].<ref name=wood/> Nine years later, in 235&nbsp;BC, Zhao Zheng assumed full power after Lü Buwei was banished for his involvement in a scandal with Queen Dowager Zhao.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ukbk52TNP8C&q=lu+buwei+scandal&pg=PA12|title=Qin Shi Huangdi: First Emperor of China|last=Pancella|first=Peggy|year=2003|publisher=Heinemann-Raintree Library|isbn=978-1-4034-3704-4|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518143458/https://books.google.com/books?id=4ukbk52TNP8C&q=lu+buwei+scandal&pg=PA12|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Zhao Chengjiao]], the Lord Chang'an ({{lang|zh|长安君}}),<ref name="司馬遷《史記·卷043·趙世家》：（赵悼襄王）六年，封长安君以饶。">司馬遷《史記·卷043·趙世家》：（赵悼襄王）六年，封长安君以饶。</ref> was Zhao Zheng's legitimate half-brother, by the same father but from a different mother. After Zhao Zheng inherited the throne, Chengjiao rebelled at [[Tunliu]] and surrendered to the state of Zhao. Chengjiao's remaining retainers and families were executed by Zhao Zheng.<ref>''Shiji'' Chapter – Qin Shi Huang: 八年，王弟长安君成蟜将军击赵，反，死屯留，军吏皆斩死，迁其 民於临洮。将军壁死，卒屯留、蒲鶮反，戮其尸。河鱼大上，轻车重马东就食。 《史记 秦始皇》</ref>