There are many people in the history of our country who are both concubines and very talented, who were originally destined to inherit the throne, but for some reason they did not achieve it. For example, Zhu Biao, he was the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang was very cunning, but he was particularly kind to his son, and everyone knew at that time that Zhu Biao would definitely become emperor.
However, he did not expect that the crown prince Zhu Biao would later die of illness and have no connection with the throne. In addition, there is Liu Zhao, the son of Emperor Wu of Han, who is the eldest son of Emperor Wu of Han, and like Zhu Biao, he is the eldest son of Emperor Wu of Han, and he is also very skilled, and he is a benevolent person. However, they were later framed and eventually unjustly killed.
At that time, Liu Zhi was deeply respected by everyone, and even Emperor Wu of Han thought that his throne would definitely pass to him in the future, but because of some special reasons, Liu Zhao was unjustly killed, which was a pity.
In addition to Liu Zhao, there was another person in history who could have sat firmly as an emperor, but the final result was unexpected by everyone, and this person was Fu Su, who was praised by everyone. So what happened at that time, so that he who was originally determined to be the emperor finally failed, not only failed to ascend to the throne of God, but also took his own life, what is the matter?
As we all know, Fu Su is the eldest son of Qin Shi Huang, he is generous to the government, very kind to people, in the face of many talented people can also be a corporal, do not care about his noble status as a prince, and he also has political foresight, especially in the governance of the country has his own set. Qin Shi Huang liked this son very much, and he was also very happy to see that the ministers around him were all embracing him.
However, it is worth mentioning that For Qin Shi Huang's way of governing the country, Fu Su often disagreed, for example, Qin Shi Huang's burning of books and pit Confucianism was strongly opposed by Fu Su. Fu Su's resistance also caused dissatisfaction from Qin Shi Huang, who thought that he had already begun to interfere in his own affairs before he succeeded to the throne, so he was very angry, so he punished him and Defended Against the Xiongnu.
Although in the eyes of outsiders, Fu Su was punished by Qin Shi Huang, in fact Qin Shi Huang gave him an army of 300,000 in disguise. And Fu Su had a very good set of rules in governing the Xiongnu, and soon put down the rebellion there, and Qin Shi Huang gave him hundreds of miles of fertile land in order to reward Fu Su.
Originally, in everyone's hearts, Fu Su was already the best candidate for the throne, but after the death of Qin Shi Huang, the young prince Hu Hai ascended the throne as emperor. You know, the clever Fu Su is not "Ah Dou", why did Qin Shi Huang delay in letting Fu Su succeed to the throne? Why is that?
I believe that friends who know something about history know that Hu Hai was a very cruel person, and after the death of Qin Shi Huang, he not only concealed the news that Qin Shi Huang had died, but also listed the sins of Fu Su and the general Meng Tian with the chancellor eunuchs, forcing them to commit suicide. In addition to this, Hu Hai also killed more than twenty of his brothers and sisters.
After Hu Hai ascended the throne, he adopted a brutal policy, which led to the people's lack of livelihood, and eventually forced his people to revolt and resist. Presumably, such a situation, Qin Shi Huang also did not want to see. So what happened in the middle of this, since Fu Su was the candidate that Qin Shi Huang had already decided on, what was the reason why Fu Su did not succeed in ascending to the throne of God in the end? The cause analysis is as follows:
1. Qin Shi Huang did not believe that Hu Hai would seize the throne
It is said that Qin Shi Huang was a very superstitious person, and he originally asked Lu Sheng to go around looking for immortals, and as a result, Lu Sheng brought back a book from overseas and told him "Hu Ye the Dead Qin".
The real meaning of this sentence is that it was Hu Hai who finally destroyed the Qin state, but Qin Shi Huang did not believe that his beloved young son Hu Hai was the one who broke his own country, so Qin Shi Huang thought of this "Hu" as a Hu person, so he sent a whole 300,000 troops to attack the Xiongnu, and also built the Great Wall everywhere, in order to prevent the Xiongnu from coming in one day to resist.
And Hu Hai is a very smart person, when he heard such rumors appear, he immediately behaved very well-behaved, and he was also a person who completely obeyed the arrangement of his brother Fu Su. Qin Shi Huang was deceived by such an illusion, believing that Hu Hai must not dare to compete for the throne, and his eldest son Fu Su would certainly be able to ascend the throne smoothly.
2, Qin Shi Huang did not believe that he would die so easily
We all know that Qin Shi Huang was a great man who ended the chaotic world and unified the world, although the kings of the Qin State have made great contributions, but it is indeed Qin Shi Huang who has truly unified the whole country, and his great achievements are worthy of being recited through the ages. Therefore, in the face of such achievements, Qin Shi Huang himself was very proud.
In other words, he is also a more conceited person, considering himself a very remarkable person. It is rumored that at that time, the Qin Dynasty appeared to be confused and guarding the heart, which made Qin Shi Huang very angry. The so-called "ying confusion" refers to Mars, saying that Mars looks like fire, and the trajectory is not determined, so in ancient times, everyone called it "Ying confusion".
In ancient times, everything related to fire was considered to be very unlucky, so Mars is the representative of war and death. In the thirty-sixth year of Qin Shi Huang (211 BC), the phenomenon of "ying confusion" appeared.
The history books at that time recorded that there was a running fall in Dong County, and after falling on the ground, it became ten pieces, and some people took advantage of the superstitions of the people at that time to carve the words "The first emperor died and the land was divided" on the stone. So the people began to spread the news that the Qin Dynasty was about to perish, and everyone panicked.
And this matter quickly reached the ears of Qin Shi Huang, who sent many people to check who carved it on it, but it was not found out, and no one confessed. Later, Qin Shi Huang killed all the people living around the stone and destroyed the meteorite.
Therefore, Qin Shi Huang always felt that he was a person who could go against the heavens, and he could also live for a long time, so he was not fully prepared to pass the throne, resulting in his death, the throne was stolen by Hu Hai.
3. The selfishness of Qin Shi Huang
Every emperor's lust for the throne and greed for power are very large, and a person like Qin Shi Huang unified the whole country, and he was reluctant to abdicate early. When Qin Shi Huang reached the middle of his year, he still thought that his body was very strong, and he still did not have any intention of passing on the throne to the next one.
In the history of our country, there are not a few such emperors, such as the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, although he established the prince early, but he was always unwilling to withdraw from the high center of power, so that Jiaqing only ascended to the throne at a certain age.
4. Qin Shi Huang believed zhao gao
In ancient times, the status of the emperor was supreme, no one was willing to be true friends with the emperor, and most of the people around them were for power, for the sake of glory and wealth. Some people are grateful to the emperor for their favor, and they only think about what to do to make the emperor live well and make the country more stable.
On the contrary, there are also a group of treacherous villains who do all kinds of bad things, and they can't see the emperor's good for themselves, and they will only do what they want to do for the sake of power and status that is not good for the country.
And Qin Shi Huang thought that he believed zhao gao wrongly, he thought that Zhao Gao was a loyal and good slave, he did not expect that Zhao Gao actually did so many bad things behind his back, and after the death of Qin Shi Huang, Zhao Gao also joined forces with Hu Hai to usurp the throne, and forced his son Fu Su to die under false holy will.
5. Qin Shi Huang and Fu Su had political disagreements, and although they liked Fu Su, they did not immediately express their position
Although Qin Shi Huang admired Fu Su very much, because Fu Su's temperament was too gentle and he was also loyal to the people, when he saw Qin Shi Huang pit killing the people, Fu Su couldn't help but want to dissuade Qin Shi Huang. Such an act angered Qin Shi Huang, so Fu Su was sent to Shang county to assist the general Meng Tian in building the Great Wall against the Xiongnu.
In addition to not wanting to see Fu Su and himself working against each other, Qin Shi Huang also thought that he could live for a long time, so he thought of letting Fu Su go out to experience more, accumulate more people's hearts for himself, and then let him succeed to the throne, so that everyone was convinced.
However, Fu Su and his own political views are not in line, but Fu Su is after all his own son, and the throne will be inherited by him later, so although Qin Shi Huang liked Fu Su, he did not immediately express his position of succession, thinking of letting Fu Su go through more experience, so Qin Shi Huang did not explain to the people around him that the heir was Fu Su.
6. Hu Hai received help from Zhao Gao and Li Si
Hu Hai was a very cunning person, and when the rumors that were unfavorable to him appeared, he was immediately able to swallow his anger and show a look of indisputability with the world to deceive Qin Shi Huang. However, without the help of Zhao Gao and Li Si, even if Hu Hai was very smart, all he could do was to protect himself.
Later, they revised the Holy Will and appeased the hearts of the ministers, so that Hu Hai finally seized the throne, thanks to the help of Zhao Gao and Li Si.
7. Fu Su was too benevolent and righteous, and after seeing the holy will to give death, he resolutely went to death
Fu Su himself was too benevolent and righteous, and when he saw the false holy will, he did not think too much at all, and after crying about his father Qin Shi Huang, he committed suicide with regret. If he hadn't ended his life so quickly, with his army of 300,000 and the prestige of General Meng Tian, and he had accumulated a lot of people's hearts in the outer area for so many years, perhaps his hope of victory would be greater against Hu Haizhen.
And when the Holy Will was issued, Meng Tian also repeatedly prevented Fu Su from being too impulsive, advising him to think twice, and be careful that this was a ruse of Hu Hai's people. But Fu Su said to Meng Tian that if the father wanted to kill his son, then what else would I have to ask for? After saying that, he committed suicide.
Overall:
From the above, we can see that Fu Su's failure to become emperor was on the one hand the reason for Qin Shi Huang, who was too confident in himself and thought that he would certainly live a long time, so he refused to tell outsiders that he was the real candidate for his heir. Even if he heard such remarks as "Hu Ye the Late Qin", he did not doubt Hu Hai, believing that he must not have the courage to take the place of his brother Fu Su.
Then there is the fact that Fu Su himself is too benevolent and righteous, and receives a false holy will that makes him commit suicide, and Fu Su really does not hesitate to cut himself when he sees the consequences. Perhaps Fu Su believes that he has been living outside for a long time, and the whole court has been controlled by Hu Hai, coupled with the incitement of Zhao Gao and Li Si, few people around him are willing to believe Fu Su.
And from the above we can also draw a lot of useful truths, such as in real life, no matter how brilliant a person has achieved, we must learn to calm their minds, do not be too confident, when they still have the ability, do things well, do not wait until they have no ability to do it again, then they will regret it. Another point is that even if you receive information from your parents, when you don't see me, you must keep an eye on yourself and dare to question it, so that the bad guys have no opportunity to take advantage of.
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