What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
In October 210 BC, a convoy marched on the road from Plain Tsu to the Dune Palace. This was Qin Shi Huang's fifth and last parade. After arriving in the plains of Dezhou, Qin Shi Huang suddenly fell seriously ill, and in order to make the sick body recover as soon as possible, he sent Meng Yi to return to Huiji Mountain on his behalf, and along the way, he once again sacrificed the gods of the mountains and rivers to pray for god to bless him to recover as soon as possible. Continue on your own path. Arriving at the Dune Platform (northeast of present-day Pingxiang County, Hebei Province), Qin Shi Huang felt that he was really unable to do it and was going to die. So he dictated it himself, and instructed Zhao Gao, who was next to him, to write an edict to his eldest son Fu Su, which read: "If you are a soldier, you will be buried in Xianyang." In this edict, Qin Shi Huang asked his eldest son Fu Su to hand over military power to Meng Tian and rush to Xianyang to preside over his funeral ceremony. That is to say, fu su was designated as his heir to the throne. However, after this edict was written, before he could stamp the emperor's seal, Qin Shi Huang returned to the west with his life and died.
Looking at Qin Shi Huang, who had swallowed his breath, holding the will and testament that had not had time to send out, Zhao Gao's heart churned. Zhao Gao, at that time, was both the order of the CRRC Government and the act of the Seal of the Seal. The "CRRC Fu Ling" is the captain of the emperor's special convoy, who is in charge of the emperor's carriages and horses, and can enter and leave the palace. The emperor must accompany him when he travels. "Xingfu Seal Matter", "Fu" is the emperor's military dispatch, "seal" is the emperor's jade seal stamped on the emperor's edict, and "Xingfu Seal Matter" is the official in charge of the emperor's military transfer festival and jade seal. Without explanation, everyone knows how important these two positions are as soon as they hear them, and Zhao Gao alone holds such two important positions, indicating that Qin Shi Huang was very fond of Zhao Gao.
Now, looking at Qin Shi Huang, who died suddenly, holding the edict that Qin Shi Huang instructed him to write, Zhao Gao quickly turned his abacus in his heart: At present, the First Emperor has passed away, and no one knows. This edict establishing Fu Su as the heir to the throne was in his own hands. Let him take effect or void, he now has a chance. This opportunity was a great temptation for him. If Fu Su succeeds to the throne, then he is just a teacher of An unpowered prince Hu Hai. Obviously, Fu Su will reuse the MengTian and Mengyi brothers. He would not necessarily reuse himself like Qin Shi Huang, and his own Zhongche Fu Order and Xingfu Seal would definitely not be able to keep it. What's more, he had once broken the law and was handed over to Meng Yi for disposal, and this Meng Yi actually disregarded his feelings and impartially handled himself and sentenced himself to death, if it were not for the first emperor's forgiveness of himself, at this time he might have turned to ashes long ago! Thinking of this, he said to himself, No! This opportunity cannot be missed! On one side is one person below ten thousand people, and on the other side is unpredictable, being squeezed out from a high position. Of course he had to choose the former: he could not let this edict be carried out! Moreover, the only stumbling block, Meng Yi, just happened to be sent out by the First Emperor of Qin and was not around, is this not a godsend? "A godsend!" Zhao Gao couldn't help but speak out loud. He wanted to seize this opportunity. At present, he has to convince two people, Hu Hai and Li Si. Zhao Gao is convinced that where the interests lie, it is the choice of life. So is he, hu hai is like this, and so is Li Si. He was convinced that he could convince Hu Hai and Xiang Lisi.
In the hazy moonlight, Zhao Gao walked toward Hu Hai's car.
As Hu Hai's teacher, Zhao Gao knows Hu Hai well. Hu Hai's heart is to have fun. As long as he is satisfied with this, nothing else is indispensable. Moreover, Hu Hai has always respected Zhao Gao and treated him as a father. Upon seeing Hu Hai, Zhao Gao said to Hu Hai: "The emperor has died, and there is no edict to crown the princes as kings, but only an edict to the eldest son FuSu. Fu Su ascended the throne as emperor, and you did not even have a fief of size, what should you do? ”
Hu Hai listened and replied, "That's it." I have heard that the monarch of Shengming knows his subjects best, and the father of Shengming knows his sons best. When my father was dying, he did not give the order to divide the sons, so what can I say? ”
Zhao Gao persuaded, "Now that the power of today is in the hands of you, me, and Li Si, no matter whose life and death it is, it is in your hands!" You have to think about it. Controlling the crowd and being subordinate to others, dominating others and being ruled by others, it is absolutely different. ”
Hu Hai replied: "It is unrighteous to abolish the elder brother and establish a younger brother; it is unfilial to fear death by disobeying the father's commandment; it is incompetent to be shallow in one's own ability and to rely on the help of others to reluctantly ascend to the throne: these three things are all rebellious, and the people of the world will not obey, which will not only bring disaster to myself, but also cause the destruction of the country." It seems that Hu Hai was still quite clear at that time.
Zhao Gao also gave the examples of Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou and said: "Those who become big things cannot be confined to small sections, and those who practice great virtue do not have to be humble again and again, and when they continue to break, they will definitely regret it in the future." Do it decisively and boldly, and you will succeed. I hope you do what I say. ”
Hu Hai finally sighed and said, "Now that the emperor has passed away and has not yet been mourned, how can he use this matter to ask for a chancellor?" ”
Zhao Gao listened, and Hu Hai agreed, but he was only worried about Li Si. So he volunteered to persuade Lisi.
Seeing Li Si, Zhao Gao opened the door and said, "When the emperor died, the edict gave the eldest son Fu Su and ordered him to preside over the funeral in Xianyang and inherit the throne." Now the edict and the seal are in The hands of Hu Hai, and the emperor has died, and no one knows. Whoever is set up as the prince is only in you and me. What do you think about this? ”
Lis said, "How can you say that!" This is not something that a human being should talk about! ”
Zhao Gao said, "Let me ask Xiang Xiang, you weigh it in your own heart, compared with Meng Tian, who is more capable?" Who has more credit? Who has a better relationship with their eldest son, Fusu? ”
Lisi said: "I am not as good as Monty. ”
Zhao Gao said, "Ah." After Fu Su succeeded to the throne, he must use Meng Tian as his chancellor. Your position as prime minister will certainly not be preserved. That means that you can't retire and return to your hometown for the elderly in the end. Zhao Gao said many good things about Hu Hai. Finally, he said, "If you obey my plan, you will be enfeoffed for a long time and passed on to you forever." If you give up this opportunity, it will definitely harm your children and grandchildren. ”
Li Si listened to his heart and also fifteen buckets of water churning up and down, struggling in every way. In the end, he was still intimidated by the "benefit (harm) benefit", looked up at the sky and sighed, and obeyed Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao won the first battle and was proud of his heart. He said happily, "Then please ask The Minister to go with me to see Prince Hu Hai, and we will discuss what to do next." ”
So the three men consulted together and forged the edict of Qin Shi Huang to Li Si, the chancellor, and made Hu Hai the crown prince. And the brothers Fu Su and Meng Tian absolutely could not stay, so they forged an edict to Fu Su and said: "Fu Su is a son of man and not filial piety, and gives the sword to commit suicide!" "The generals Meng Tian and Fu Su were out together, and as human subjects, they were not loyal, and together they gave orders to commit suicide, and handed over the army to the deputy general Wang Li." After writing it, he sealed the edict with the emperor's jade seal, and asked Hu Hai's disciples to go to Shangjun to read the false edict to Fusu and Mengtian.
This is the "Dune Conspiracy". These three people began the first step of destroying the Qin Empire, and also began the first step of destroying themselves.
One day, Gongzi Fusu and the great general Meng Tian were sitting in the tent of the Chinese army when they suddenly heard the news that the holy will had arrived.
The two hurriedly dressed up to receive the order. When Fu Su heard the edict, he began to cry, stood up and entered the inner chamber to commit suicide. Meng Tian stopped Fu Su from the side and said, "Gongzi don't do this." Yi Weichen wanted to come, and the emperor sent me to lead an army of 300,000 to guard the frontier, and the prince served as the overseer of the army, which was a heavy responsibility in the world. The emperor is on patrol, and now there is only one messenger coming, and you will commit suicide at once, how can you know that there is no mystery in it? I hope you will ask the emperor again, and it is not too late to die after you have an answer. The Messenger urged one after another. Fu Su was loyal and benevolent, and said to Meng Tian: "The father wants his son to die, please show me something!" "Killed himself immediately." Meng Tian refused to commit suicide, so the emissary handed him over to the officials and imprisoned him in Yangzhou.
Some people in later generations commented that Fu Su was too pedantic, how could he be so stupid and commit suicide? Meng Tian's words are very reasonable, why not consider it? If Fu Su did not die, then perhaps the history of the future would be very different.
Hu Hai, Li Si, and Zhao Gao were all very happy to know that Fu Su was dead, and felt that this could be said to be a big thing. Therefore, after returning to Xianyang, the funeral was announced, and the crown prince Hu Hai was made the second emperor. Zhao Gao remained the Commander of Lang Zhongling, at the side of Emperor II, and held actual power.
The coup d'état proceeded smoothly, and the civil and military officials of the imperial court continued to perform their duties and continue as usual every day. This Qin II Hu Hai was idle in the palace and bored, and called Zhao Gao to say: "When a person lives for a lifetime, time is as short as driving six horses through the gap, and since I already have the world, I want to be able to satisfy all my desires and enjoy all the pleasures I can think of, and also make the country peaceful, the people rejoice, and forever protect the country and the mountains, so as to enjoy the years of heaven, how can I do it?" ”
Zhao Gao said, "The monarch can do it wisely. He told Hu Hai that at present, the ministers and Hu Hai's brothers were still unconvinced, that the brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi were still there, that his throne had not yet been secured, and that it was too early to enjoy themselves. Zhao Gao advised Hu Hai: "Implement severe laws and cruel punishments, kill all the offenders and those implicated, until the clan is exterminated, kill the ministers of the dynasty, alienate your own flesh and blood brothers, eliminate all the former emperor's former ministers, appoint people you trust, so that no one in the group of ministers does not appreciate your kindness, you can sit back and relax, indulge in indulgence." ”
Therefore, according to Zhao Gao's suggestion, the second emperor revised the law and established many harsh laws. He handed over the former emperor's former ministers and Hu Hai's brothers and sisters to the princes and princesses to Zhao Gao, and ordered him to interrogate and bring them to justice. The minister Meng Tian and others were executed. Hu Hai's ten older brothers were all beheaded in the streets of Xianyang for public display, twelve princesses were also executed in Du County, their property was confiscated and returned to the emperor, and countless people were punished together. A moment of resentment is full of anger, and there are wronged souls everywhere.
Hu Hai had an older brother named Gongzi Gao, who originally wanted to secretly go out to escape for his life, and was afraid that his family would be be beheaded by the door, so in desperation, he wrote to Hu Hai and took the initiative to ask for the martyrdom of Emperor Qin Shi Huang > Emperor. Seeing this book, Hu Hai was very happy, showed the book to Zhao Gao, and said: "This can be said to be embarrassing and helpless, right?" ”
Zhao Gao said, "That's right. When the courtiers were worried all day long, and they couldn't even take care of their own life and death, where could they still try to rebel? Hu Hai agreed to his brother Gongzi Gao's request for burial and gave him 100,000 yuan for burial.
At that time, the punishment of the law became more and more cruel, and everyone in the group of subjects was at risk. There are many people who want to rebel. The second did not know, and thought that like Zhao Gao said, everyone was in danger, but everyone asked for self-protection, and no one dared to resist. So he ordered the restart of the construction of the Afang Palace, coupled with the simultaneous construction of the tomb of the first emperor of Lishan, the two projects were huge, various taxes were getting heavier, and the military service was endless. As a result, a rebellion broke out in Dazexiang, a soldier recruited by Chu Di to come to Shubian. From the east of The KunShan Mountains, the army was raised in response. Heroes of all walks of life, Hao Jie, descendants of the Six Kingdoms, swarming up, under the banner of anti-Qin restoration, established themselves as kings. The Qin Dynasty was in jeopardy.
Li Si repeatedly looked for opportunities to consult, and instead of listening, the second emperor not only did not listen, but instead wrote a letter to rebuke Li Si, saying: "I heard that Yao ruled the world, but Yao's life was even colder than the life of a janitor. Xia Yu chiseled open the dragon gate and opened the Great Xia Waterway, suffered all the hardships, and finally died of exhaustion, buried on the Huiji Mountain, even the slaves did not have such labor as him. I think this is all done by talented people with low talents, and the wise people rule the world, but they just use everything under the world to satisfy their own desires, if they can't even get benefits for themselves, how can they rule the world! That's why I want to be broad-minded and enjoy the world forever without any harm. Your duty should be to tell me how to do that. Hu Hai also blamed Li Si for being in the position of the Third Duke, why did he let thieves run rampant to such a point. Lisi received the reprimand letter from the SECOND and wondered in his heart what the Second meant. He had always attached great importance to the title of Feng Lu, and when he saw the second's reproach, his heart was afraid, so he put aside the state and the community, and bent his intention to meet the will of the second in order to save himself.
Lis wrote to the Second Emperor: "A wise monarch will be a monarch who can fully grasp the way of the king and exercise supervision over the subordinates." Strict supervision of the subordinates, then the courtiers do not dare not do their best to serve the monarch.............. Only after the strict implementation of the supervision and responsibility can the monarch's desires be satisfied, and only after the satisfaction of the country can it be rich and strong,............"
After this answer was played, the second was very happy to read it. Therefore, they grasped the medicine according to the prescription and practiced supervision more severely, that is, the more officials who collected taxes from the people, the more wise officials they were. At that time, half of the pedestrians on the road were prisoners, and the corpses of the newly killed people were piled up every day in the street market, and the more people killed, the more loyal the officials became. The Second said, "It is only in this way that the Superior exercises the supervision." ”
Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, Zhao Gao monopolized power, and Zhao Gao framed and killed many people in order to avenge his personal revenge. He was worried that the ministers would reveal him to the second when they entered the court, so he pretended to persuade the second to say: "The son of heaven is young, and it is inevitable that sometimes he will not think it through, which will make the courtiers look down on him." In order to maintain the dignity of the Son of Heaven, the emperor had better live deep in the palace. Stay away from the chancellor. Don't go up to the court again. "The ministers have something to declare to Zhao Gao, and Zhao Gao and the attendants will settle the matter." Hu Hai was reluctant to work hard, and as soon as he heard that he was in the middle, he no longer went to the court to receive the minister. Zhao Gao was always at the emperor's side, and the ministers had to tell Zhao Gao first, and all official affairs were decided by Zhao Gao.
The ministers were quite critical of this, and Li Si also said that he would persuade the emperor to go to the court, but he could not see the emperor. Zhao Gao heard about it and felt that Li Si had now become his own obstacle. So he came up with a plan to frame Lisi. One day he found Li Si and said, "There are many thieves in the area east of Hangu Pass, but the emperor has stepped up the conscription of labor to build the Afang Palace, collecting useless toys such as dogs and horses." I want to advise, but my position is low. This should really be your business, why don't you advise? ”
Li Si said: "Indeed, I have long had this intention. But now the emperor does not come to the court to listen to the government, and I want to see the emperor but I have no chance. ”
Zhao Gao immediately said, "I'll help you inquire, and pay attention to the fact that as soon as I see that the emperor has free time, I will notify you immediately." So every time Zhao Gao took advantage of the fact that the second was idle and entertaining, he sent someone to tell Li Si: "The emperor is free now, you can enter the palace to play things." Li Si went to the palace gate to ask for a meeting, which made Hu Hai very angry, and it was like this three times in a row.
Hu Hai said to Zhao Gao very angrily, "I have a lot of free time on weekdays, and the prime minister does not come. Whenever I was resting in the dormitory, the prime minister would come. Does the Prime Minister look down on me? Or do you think I'm despicable? ”
Zhao Gao took the opportunity to say: "Li Si participated in the dune plot, felt that he was highly successful, and resented that he had not been crowned king. Lis's son also colluded with the anti-thief. ”
The second sent someone to investigate the Lisi father and son. Liz knew the news. He wrote to Hu Hai that Zhao Gao had attempted to usurp power.
Hu Hai did not believe it, and also showed Li Si's letter to Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao said: "The only thing that The prime minister is afraid of now is me Zhao Gao, and after I die, the prime minister can do things that oppose and usurp power." Hu Hai obeyed Zhao Gao and believed it 200 percent, so the second said, "Just hand over Li Si to you to investigate!" ”
Zhao Gao investigated Li Si. Li Si was arrested and put on torture equipment and imprisoned. Also arrested and punished were the right minister Feng Qi, the general Feng Hao, who later committed suicide in prison. Almost all of the old ministers left over from the time of Qin Shi Huang were killed. Li Si was tortured and tortured in prison, but he also fantasized that with his merits to the Qin state and his loyalty to the imperial court, he would be able to write to the court for pardon.
He wrote to the Second Emperor several times, but was detained by Zhao Gao. In July of the second year of the second century (208 BC), Li Si was sentenced to five sentences and beheaded in the Xianyang street market. At that time, Li Si's eldest son, Li You, had already sacrificed his life for the country and was killed by the rebels. Li Si and his youngest son were escorted to the execution ground with the whole clan, and he said to the younger son, "Alas, now I just want to be a commoner and you and you lead the yellow dog out of Cai Dongmen to hunt and chase the cunning rabbit, it is impossible!" The father and son wept relatively bitterly, and the people of the three tribes were executed. Lisi was beheaded by the waist.
Did Lisi regret it before he died? It turned out that he only wanted to keep his glory and wealth, and in the end it was all empty.
After Li Si's death, the Second Emperor appointed Zhao Gao as the chancellor of the middle, and it was up to Zhao Gao to decide on major and minor matters. Zhao Gao had the intention of usurping the throne, but he did not know the intentions of the chancellor. So I thought of a trick to explore the bottom line. One day he told the Second That someone had given a BMW to the Emperor and ordered someone to bring it to the Emperor. As a result, he ordered a deer to be brought. Say that's the horse. The second looked at it, did not feel confused, turned back to the left and right attendants and said, "Is this a deer?" Both sides followed Zhao Gao and said, "It's a horse." This is the famous "referring to deer as horses" in history, and later generations have become an idiom, specifically referring to those who have ulterior motives to engage in conspiracies. The Manchu Dynasty ministers Wen Wu all knew what medicine Zhao Gao was selling in the gourd, but this Hu Hai still couldn't see it. Isn't that the Destiny! When Hu Hai saw that everyone else said it was a horse, he couldn't help but panic, thinking that there was something wrong with the evil among him. That night, the nightmare continued, dreaming that the car was attacked by a white tiger, and the left horse was bitten to death. This series of strange things made the second world's heart unable to settle down for a long time. Then he summoned Taibu and told him to count him. Taibu said that he had developed such symptoms because he was not religious during his fasting, and asked him to fast again. Zhao Gao also took the opportunity to say to the second: Ghosts and gods do not enjoy, and the heavens are falling, and they should stay away from the Xianyang Palace to avoid disasters. So the Second Emperor left the Xianyang Palace and moved to the Wangyi Palace on the northern outskirts of Xianyang, close to Jingshui, and prepared to sink four white horses to worship the god of Jingshui.
At this time, the anti-Qin battlefield outside Xianyang City was surging with wind and clouds, and wars were in full swing in various places. In the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu led his troops to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and decided to die in a battle, completely annihilating the Qin soldiers and the king's troops in one fell swoop, reversing the situation on this anti-Qin battlefield. The Qin general Zhang Handan, at this time, lost Wang's troops, only left to fight alone, there was no reinforcement outside, the only support li si inside, and he was forced to be framed by Zhao Gao; at the same time, various rebels besieged and had to surrender to Xiang Yu. At this time, the Qin Dynasty was completely finished. Originally, if the Qin Dynasty had not caused infighting and did not fall in love with each other, if Hu Hai, Zhao Gao, and Li Si could understand the intentions of the First Emperor, feed the people, sympathize with the people, implement benevolent government, and reuse Zhang Handan, the defeat would not be irreparable. But each of them, only for their own selfish interests, has repeatedly acted perversely and come to the present. It's already powerless. Liu Bang had also led the soldiers straight to Xianyang. Qin Chao's eyes were like a building about to fall, and it was in danger. The situation is critical, everyone knows, only Hu Hai is still in the dark.
Hu Hai stayed in Wangyi Palace for three days.
Xiang Yu and Zhang Handan descended on Yin Ruins in July of the third year of the Second Dynasty, and it was probably at this time that I don't know who finally transmitted the unfavorable situation ahead to the ears of the Second Emperor. The second was uneasy and sent emissaries to Xianyang to inquire about Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao felt that the matter was urgent and decided to immediately launch a coup d'état and kill the second.
Zhao Gao summoned his younger brother Zhao Cheng and son-in-law Yan Le and said: The emperor does not listen to advice, and now that the situation is urgent, he wants to surrender to me, and I am ready to set up a more prince and a baby. Zhao Cheng was Lang Zhongling,in charge of the emperor's attendants, Zhao Gao arranged for Zhao Cheng to be the internal response, and his son-in-law Yan Le was the Xianyang County Commandery, who controlled the Xianyang County soldiers, and wangyi Palace was under the jurisdiction of Xianyang County. Zhao Gao ordered Yan Le to pretend to be a thief and lead the xianyang county soldiers under his jurisdiction to the Wangyi Palace, forcibly invaded the palace to join Zhao Cheng, occupied the Wangyi Palace in one fell swoop, and killed the second.
Yan Le led his troops to wangyi palace, and without saying a word, ordered the beheading of the guards and led the troops to forcibly attack the palace. When the incident happened suddenly, the eunuchs were greatly surprised and ran away in a panic, but all those who resisted were killed.
Yan Le rendezvoused with Zhao Cheng and attacked the residence of the Second Emperor with a bow and arrow. Enraged, the Second Emperor gathered resistance left and right, and fled in panic on both sides. Niji escaped into the forbidden inner chamber, and there was always a eunuch around him who did not leave, and NIji said helplessly, "Why didn't you tell me the truth earlier, so that the situation changed so much?" The eunuch replied, "It is precisely because the subordinates dare not speak that they can survive until now." If his subordinates had made any progress, they would have been killed long ago and would not have lived today. Hu Hai couldn't help but look up at the sky and sigh at this time. At this time, Yan Le led the soldiers to the second, and the second one said: "The foot is arrogant and lascivious, indulgent, innocent, tyrannical, if there is a rebellion today, you still have to break it yourself." ”
Hu Hai still held out a glimmer of hope and asked if he could meet the prime minister? Yan Le replied: No. The Second king also said, "I hope to have a county as king." Yan Le replied no. The Second Emperor also said, "I request the fiefdom of 10,000 households as a marquis." Again, he was rejected. At last, there was a glimmer of hope in the second life: "I am willing to work with my wife to be a commoner, according to the treatment of your sons." Yan Le did not intend to listen any longer, and said, "I accept the order of the Prime Minister to exterminate you for the whole world." Whatever you say, I don't dare say yes. So Yan Le approached the second with a sword, and the second committed suicide. By this point, two of the three dune plots had died.
Hu Hai of Qin II took the throne at the age of twenty, from August of the thirty-seventh year of the first emperor to August of the third year of the second emperor, a whole three years, and died at the age of twenty-three. After the death of the second, he was buried with the ritual of a Shuren, hastily buried in Yichun Garden in the south of Du County, and the tomb still exists in Jiangchi Village, Qujiang Township, Yanta District, Xi'an City.
After forcing the death of Emperor II, Yan Le returned to Xianyang to report to Zhao Gaoyu. Zhao Gao originally wanted to claim the title of king himself, but as soon as he ascended to the court, the hall of the court shook several times, as if it was going to collapse by earthquake, and Zhao Gao knew that providence would not allow it. I had to give up. Therefore, he summoned the ministers and officials and the royal clan at the Xianyang Palace to inform them of the reason for the murder of the second emperor, announced that Qin had given up the title of emperor, recognized the restoration of the Six Kingdoms, and established the prince as the king of Qin, and he still assisted the state for the chancellor.
Eun Seol is the cousin of The Second Hu Hai, who took the throne to kill his brothers and sisters, and Eun Seol was spared death because he was not a brother of the concubine. When Zhao Gao instigated the murder of the Mengtian and Mengyi brothers and their families, YingNian once stepped forward and advised the SECOND, although he was not able to save the Mengshi, but among the ministers and clans, he had already won considerable respect and prestige for this move. Zhao Gao only had to set up a baby for the King of Qin to respond to the situation and stabilize the situation.
Zhao Gao asked the baby to fast at home for five days according to the etiquette, and then went to the Zongmiao Temple to pay homage to the ancestors and take the throne. Ying Bao is a man who understands, and he does not trust Zhao Gao. He conspired with his two sons and his close attendant Han Tan to say: Zhao Gao killed the second emperor in Wangyi Palace, and now he is confined to the situation and pretends to make me king. Now when I go to the temple after fasting, I want to kill me in the temple. I said that if he was sick and did not go to the Zongmiao Temple, he would definitely come to inquire personally, and if he came, he would kill him. Five days later, When Baby Ying said that she was sick in the Palace, Zhao Gao sent people to ask questions several times, and Baby Yin said that she could not go. Zhao Gao had no choice but to personally go to the Zhai Palace to invite the baby and said, "The great event of the Zongmiao Temple, why didn't the king come?" As soon as he finished speaking, he was stabbed to death by Han Tan, who had been prepared earlier.
In August of the third year of the second dynasty, Yingnian destroyed the Zhao Gao clan and became the King of Qin. After the infant took the throne, he purged Zhao Gao's henchmen, re-established the government, told the people everywhere to stabilize the people's feelings, and urgently ordered the front line to hold out against the enemy, trying to save the Qin state from the fate of extinction. However, it was too late. I was powerless.
In October, Liu Bang's army arrived in the Bashang area on the southwestern outskirts of Xianyang, and the Qin king had no soldiers to use and no danger to defend, and in order to save the Xianyang soldiers and civilians, Kaesong surrendered unconditionally. Riding on a mourning cart by a white horse, with the ribbon of the Son of Heaven around her neck and holding the sealed Emperor's Seal In her hand, She led hundreds of officials out of the city to surrender at the Xuandao Pavilion on the west bank of the Bahe River to welcome Liu Bang's army into the city, and at this point, the Qin state had continued its history of 571 years since the founding of the country in the eighth year of Xianggong, and this ended. The last King of Qin reigned for a total of forty-six days.
After Liu Bang entered the city, he did not kill the winning baby, and he handed over the win baby and others to the custody of his subordinate officials. Later, Xiang Yu arrived in Xianyang and killed them, and Qin was completely destroyed.
The Qin Empire existed for only fifteen short years. Why did the Qin Dynasty perish after only fifteen years? Historians have always had various views on the rapid demise of the Qin Empire. We ourselves might as well sum up the reasons from historical facts.