Lu Buwei
Lu Buwei(呂 不韋) - according to Chinese beliefs, he was the real father of the first emperor of China, Ying Zheng. The story that he was the real father came about because Ying Zheng's mother, the queen, was previously the concubine of Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei had presented her to a prince of Qin (a kingdom in the warring states era) who was then serving as a hostage in the kingdom of Zhao (another kingdom in the warring states era). When this prince eventually became king of Qin, he appointed Lu Buwei as Prime Minister. When he died, Lu Buwei became the regent over young Ying Zheng, son of the queen and the king (officially).
When Ying Zheng became of age and became officially empowered, he ordered the death of Lu Buwei. At his death by drinking poison wine ordered by the king, he was said to be laughing to heaven, and uttered: "If he does not kill me, then he is not fit to be my son."
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