The mystery of Qin Shi Huang's death is revealed? Guo Moruo declared: It was not that he died of illness, but that he was nailed to death with iron nails

In July of the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shi Huang (210 BC), Qin Shi Huang died on the fifth eastern tour at the age of 49. How did Qin Shi Huang die? Even in the Qin Dynasty, where medical care was low, 49 years old was in its prime, and Qin Shi Huang also enjoyed the highest medical conditions.

Regarding the cause of qin shi huang's death, Sima Qian wrote like gold in the "Records of History", leaving only the record of "July Bingyin, the first emperor collapsed on the sand dune platform". The cause of death of the Emperor of the Ancients is unknown, which naturally causes endless speculation from posterity. Qin Shi Huang was not as weak and sickly as other emperors, his body had always been strong. The outstanding example is that when Jing Ke assassinated Yingzheng, in a panic, Yingzheng was able to escape around the pillar, and never let Jing Ke catch up.

What is even more strange is that after the death of Qin Shi Huang, Li Si did not mourn, loaded the body into the car, and ate and ate as usual. It was summer, in order to cover up the smell of corpses, Hu Hai also ordered a lot of abalone to be bought on the car to cover up and confuse everyone, which was really weird.

Not only that, after the death of Qin Shi Huang, Fu Su and Meng Tian committed suicide one after another, which aroused people's suspicions. Qin Shi Huang may not have died of illness, but a kind of murder. In this regard, Guo Moruo has his own views, and he wrote his inference in the historical novel "The Death of Qin Shi Huang".

Guo Moruo described that when Qin Shi Huang crossed the Yellow River in the plains of Jin, he had an epileptic attack and the back of his head hit the bronze ice book, causing his condition to worsen and he fell unconscious. The eastern tour continued, and when the group reached the sand dunes, everyone stayed for a day. The next day, Zhao Gao and Li Si found that Qin Shi Huang had long since lost his breath, that there was a long iron nail in the hole in his right ear, and that black blood was flowing. In Guo Moruo's view, Qin Shi Huang was murdered by someone, and the murder weapon was a nail. As for who the murderer really was, Guo Moruo thought it was Hu Hai. The author believes that if Qin Shi Huang was murdered, Zhao Gao was even more suspicious. As a personal eunuch of Qin Shi Huang, Zhao Gao knew best about Qin Shi Huang's physical condition. At the same time, when Qin Shi Huang was touring the world, Zhao Gao was always with him, and he also mastered the edict and the jade seal. In terms of the succession to the throne, Zhao Gao used great influence. On the other hand, If Hu Hai had killed his father, he would not have the support of Zhao Gao and Li Si at this time, which would probably lead to the disaster of killing himself.

Therefore, Zhao Gao was probably the murderer, and he once said to Hu Hai: "When Tang Wu killed his master, he was called righteous under the emperor, not disloyal." Wei Jun killed his father, and Wei Guo carried him to the past, and Confucius wrote it, not for filial piety. "I have to say that Zhao Gao eventually succeeded, Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, Zhao Gao served as Lang Zhongling, and Li Si still did the chancellor, but the power of the DPRK actually fell to Zhao Gaoshi. References: "Qin Shi Huang Benji", "Biography of Li Silie"