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As King Zheng grew older, Lü Buwei became fearful that the boy king would discover his liaison with his mother Zhào Jī ( 趙姬 ).
He decided to distance himself and look for a replacement for the queen dowager.
He found a man named Lào Ǎi ( 嫪毐 ).
According to the Record of Grand Historian, Lao Ai was disguised as a eunuch by plucking his beard.
Later Lao Ai and queen Zhao Ji got along so well they secretly had two sons together.
Lao Ai then became ennobled as Marquis Lào Ǎi, and was showered with riches.
Lü Buwei's plot was supposed to replace King Zheng with one of the hidden sons.
But during a dinner party drunken Lào Ǎi was heard bragging about being the young king's step father.
In 238 BC the king was traveling to the ancient capital of Yōng ( 雍 ).
Lao Ai seized the queen mother's seal and mobilized an army in an attempt to start a coup and rebel.

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