In 210 BC, under the conspiracy of Zhao Gao, Hu Hai, and Li Si, the will of Qin Shi Huang was tampered with, hu hai successfully ascended the throne as the eighteenth son, and Fu Su and Meng Tian died, and a bloody court massacre began.
Historical records record that "the words of the second emperor are more legal." Therefore, the princes of the group were guilty, and they bowed down and ordered ju to rule. Killing the chancellor Meng Yi and others, the twelve princes died in Xianyang City, the ten princesses died in Du, the property went into the county officials, and the number of people sitting together was innumerable. ”
Theoretically, Fu Su was the eldest son of Qin Shi Huang and the only legal heir, and before his death, Qin Shi Huang ordered Fu Su to return to Xianyang to prepare for the aftermath, in other words, to let Fu Su inherit the throne.
Above_ Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), surnamed Ying
However, Qin Shi Huang died too suddenly, giving Zhao Gaoke an opportunity. Since Hu Hai became emperor, the results of Qin Shi Huang's other heirs can be imagined, although Hu Hai is not smart, but it is still clear that he cut the grass and remove the roots, so he executed twelve brothers, the prince forced the three lu brothers to commit suicide, and the other six brothers and ten princesses were also executed in Du County.
The emperor who came to power through a coup d'état was bound to carry out a great purge of the clan, which was the rule of the game of the feudal dynasty, such as Li Shimin, Zhao Guangyi, and Yang Guang.
After Hu Hai was killed, Zhao Gao originally wanted to be the emperor himself, but found that the voice of the group of ministers was too small, so he could only establish the baby as the emperor, so why did the baby survive, why did Hu Hai not kill the baby?
These questions still have to start from the identity of the child.
Above_ Zhao Gao (?) –207 BC), courtesy name Zhao
Fu Su's son?
Historical records record that "Li II's brother Gongzi Bao was the King of Qin." ”
In the history books, we can not find records of Fu Su's son, but from here it can be seen that the child may be the son of Fu Su, who was born in 241 BC and died in 210 BC, and Fu Su was about 31 years old when he died.
The 31-year-old Fu su should have children, so is it a baby? If this were the case, would Hu Hai have this child?
Hu Hai is on the throne, perhaps the people do not know the inside story, but those princes and ministers can not guess? It should have been Fu Su who was on the throne, so why was he confused and given death? Hu Hai was the eighteenth son of Qin Shi Huang, and he could not be the emperor in his turn.
Qin Shi Huang did have some opinions about Fu Su, if he really wanted to abolish Fu Su, then he could directly reduce it to a commoner, but Qin Shi Huang sent Fu Su to help Meng Tian unify the army. Meng Tian held an army of 300,000 people, stationed on the frontier, is an absolutely unsupportable force, Qin Shi Huang ordered To help Su to unify the army, it can be seen that Qin Shi Huang still attaches great importance to Fu Su, Qin Shi Huang can not issue a will to kill the heir after his death, so the murderer of Fu Su can only be Zhao Gao and Hu Hai.
Above_ Fusu (?) ~210 BC), courtesy name Fusu, was a native of Xianyang (present-day Xianyang, Shaanxi).
If the child is fu su's son, then he may still be young at that time, but he will eventually grow up, even if he himself is kept in the dark, someone may tell him that Hu Hai is your father's enemy, which leaves the seed of hatred.
Hu Hai even killed the princess, would he have overflowed with compassion and spared Fu Su's son? Therefore, we judge that the child is not fu su's son.
Historical records record that "King Zhao moved to kill Li Mu and used Yan Ju, and King Jian of Qi killed his loyal subjects in his late life and used Hou Sheng, and all the people died in the country." Meng Shi, the minister and counselor of Qin, and His Majesty wants to abandon it once it is abandoned. Those who kill loyal subjects and establish undisciplined deeds are the ones who make the group of ministers not believe and the outside make the fighters' intentions deviate! ”
When Hu Hai wanted to kill the Mengtian brothers, Zi Bao came to persuade Hu Hai, and the tone was obviously the rhythm of the minister's neglect, and it could not be the words spoken by a child.
Above_ Meng Tian (c. 259 BC – 210 BC), surname Ji, Meng Shi, name Tian
Hu Hai's brother?
Historical records record that "Zhao Gao rebelled, the second committed suicide, and Gao Li II's brother and child." Zi Bao Li, assassinate Gao, Yi Three Tribes. ”
After the baby took the throne, he began to deal with Zhao Gao, who had been in power for many years and had a long and notoriety, and both the people and the ministers scorned him, and the killing of Zhao Gao by the child was also expected.
So is Zi Bao Hu Hai's brother? Hu Hai killed more than twenty brothers and ten sisters, and with Hu Hai's cruel disposition, he would never leave a curse on himself, in other words, if the baby was Hu Hai's brother, he would have died a long time ago.
For Hu Hai, as long as someone threatens his throne, he will kill, and if the baby can survive, it means that the baby is not a big threat to him.
Above_ Qin II (230 BC – 207 BC), courtesy name Hu Hai
Son of a toad?
Historical records record that "on the fifth day of fasting, the son and his son conspired: Xiang Gao killed the second Wangyi Palace, fearing that the crowd of courtiers would condemn me, but he established me with righteousness." I heard that Zhao Gao Nai and Chu Yue destroyed the Qin Sect and Wang Guanzhong. Now I will see the temple, and this desire will kill me because of the temple. I say that the sick will not work, but the beggar will come by himself, and when he comes, he will kill him. ”
Zhao Gao wanted to make li zi and baby king, so he asked him to first worship his ancestors and accept the jade seal. After five days of fasting, he consulted with his two sons that Zhao Gao had killed Hu Hai, and fearing that the courtiers would kill him, he would make me king, but I heard that Zhao Gao and Chu Guo had an agreement to give him the King of Guanzhong after the destruction of Qin, and Zhao Gao asked me to worship my ancestors, and probably wanted to kill me at the Zongmiao Temple.
As long as I say I can't go, Zhao Gao will definitely come back, and I will kill him when he comes. From this point, we can see that in the face of Zhao Gao's support, Zi Bao's mind is very clear, and at that time, anti-Qin forces throughout the country are rising and falling, and Qin's demise is also imminent, and Zhao Gao's mercenary intentions will certainly not easily hand over power.
In this conversation, the child found two sons to discuss, in the face of such a military and national event, the child will not tell the child of several years old. So we deduce that the two sons of the child must have reached adulthood and have a certain political acumen, and only in this way can they give advice to the father.
Above_ Qin Dynasty "Chuanguo Jade Seal", on "Ordained by Heaven, Ji Shou Yongchang"
We infer that the age of the baby should be roughly over 35 years old, and the baby must not be Fu Su's son, nor can it be Hu Hai's brother, so the most likely thing is that the baby is Hu Hai's cousin.
King Xiang of Qinzhuang, also known as Yingyiren, was a hostage in the Zhao Kingdom in his early years, and later became the King of Qin under the plot of Lü Buwei. Lü Buwei also got everything he wanted, and not long ago, Lü Buwei gave Zhao Ji to Yi Yiren, which led to Qin Shi Huang.
Qin Shi Huang was not an only son, he also had several brothers, one was Chang'an Juncheng, and the other two were the sons of Zhao Ji and Yan Yi. Zhao Ji's private life was more chaotic, Lü Buwei introduced Concubine Yi to Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji mixed with Concubine Yi all day, and gave birth to two sons, Qin Shi Huang learned of this, angered, and killed Concubine Yi and the two children.
Above_ Qin Territory Map
The two sons of Zhao Ji and Concubine Yi naturally could not survive in the world, so the child could only be the son of Cheng Yu. In 239 BC, Chang'an Jun Chengyu was ordered to lead an army to attack the State of Zhao, but for some reason, Cheng Yu actually rebelled against the State of Qin at Tunliu and defected to the State of Zhao. After that, the Qin army occupied Tunliu, Cheng Yu was killed, and many soldiers were implicated and killed.
Historical records record that "in the eighth year, Wang's brother Chang'an Juncheng attacked Zhao, rebelled, died and stayed, and all the military officials were beheaded and relocated to Lintao. ”
We infer that cheng yu's son who stayed in the Qin kingdom was probably a child, and so on, the child was Hu Hai's cousin. Since the child is not a concubine clan, the threat to Hu Hai is relatively small, so that Hu Hai's life left behind by the child is also justified.
It is said that the stinky man, the dirty Tang, the Song are not clear, within the court, the relationship is complicated, the palace fragments are even more innumerable, the life of Qin Shi Huang is still debated endlessly today, the identity of the child is also confusing, perhaps only the discovery of more conclusive archaeological evidence can support this series of inferences.
Author: Nine Fish Pavilion Correction/Editor: Lilith
References: "History of the Sixth Book", "History of the Twenty-seventh Chronicle"
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