Qin Shi Huang, the first unified emperor in Chinese history, swept through the Six Kingdoms in accordance with the heavens, but died against the will of the people. The life, growth, death, and even the majestic mausoleum he left behind have left countless speculations and imaginations for future generations for thousands of years...
It is undeniable that Qin Shi Huang unified the world and achieved success that has never been seen in ancient times, which can be described as unprecedented. The unified Qin Empire also laid the institutional foundation for the history of the Chinese nation for more than two thousand years, standardized the blueprint for continuation, and can be described as a successor, but the impression cast by such an ancient emperor who has never come after the ancients has cast in the minds of Chinese seems to have always been dark and cold, and Qin Shi Huang's life achievements and personal comments have always been a topic of endless debate in the historical circles, and even in the hearts of every ordinary person, there is a standard answer of its own.
The mystery of the death of Qin Shi Huang seems to have received little attention.
For Qin Shi Huang, who was just over half a hundred years old and was still in good health, all his efforts to live forever were in vain in July 210 BC. His sudden death not only seriously injured the newly established Qin Empire, but also left a series of mysteries for future generations.
Regarding the cause of Death of Qin Shi Huang, there have always been two very different voices in the mainstream historical circles, and some experts believe that Qin Shi Huang died of congenital diseases and belonged to a normal death. Another part of the historians, represented by Guo Moruo, believe that Qin Shi Huang died a very strange death, most likely murdered by someone, which is a very normal death.
Experts who hold the first theory, based on historical materials such as the "Records of History", believe that Qin Shi Huang had a history of tuberculous meningitis when he was young, and that congenital epilepsy accompanied him for life. These two stubborn diseases made Qin Shi Huang suffer in his later years, according to historical records, Qin Shi Huang during the parade, because of the hot climate, coupled with the bumps in the road, induced epilepsy, Qin Shi Huang fell on the head heavy on the bronze ice book used to cool off the heat, suddenly blood flowed, unconscious, although after the full rescue of the accompanying imperial doctor, it was still powerless to return to heaven, this generation of overlords who swept through the six unification of the world, so unwilling to die in the sand dunes.
Guo Moruo and others believe that although Qin Shi Huang was seriously ill at that time, his brain was still clear, and he realized that he might die soon, so he wrote a handwritten suicide note, which was transmitted to Prince Fusu. After sealing the will, zhao Gao was ordered to send eight hundred li to rush to Fu Su at the northwest border pass.
However, Zhao Gaoren was afraid that Fu Su would not be good for him after he ascended the throne, so he did not issue the edict according to the instructions of Qin Shi Huang. In the end, Hu Hai, who was still traveling together, was worried about the long night and dreams, so he did not stop killing his father, and Hu Hai was likely to use a three-inch long iron nail to nail into the head of Qin Shi Huang, causing him to die instantly. Another theory is that Qin Shi Huang died of a poison that Zhao Gao had prepared long ago. However, no matter which one theory is, it is only the inference and speculation of modern scholars, and has no historical basis, and cannot be regarded as the final answer to the cause of Death of Qin Shi Huang.
However, the only certainty is that, according to the "Records of History", after the death of Qin Shi Huang, Zhao Gao also disguised himself as Qin Shi Huang to correct official documents, and issued an edict for Hu Hai to inherit the throne, and corrected the charge of "disloyalty and filial piety" for Fu Su and Meng Tian to judge themselves.
It was not until the news of Fu Su and Meng Tian's death came that Zhao Gao, Li Si and Hu Hai rushed back to Xianyang, in order to continue to deceive the people, they also pretended to continue to parade, in order to cover up the smell of qin shi huang's corpse rotting, Zhao Gao even bought a lot of dead fish and shrimp, and threw them on the car to confuse the people. They do this, some say, to stabilize people's minds. But in the end, these people did get the status and power they wanted, which made people doubt their motives for doing so.
I don't know how Qin Shi Huang quanxia knows, how will he feel? Dear readers, what do you think?