In 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang died in the Xingtai sand dunes on his eastern tour. After the death of the first emperor, known as the "First Emperor of the Ages", the throne was inherited by his son Hu Hai of Qin II. However, at that time, the state of Qin was held in the hands of the powerful minister Zhao Gao, and after Zhao Gao forced qin II to die, the infant became the king of Qin in September 207 BC. More than a month later, Xiang Yu led his army into Xianyang, and Zi Bao was also killed by Xiang Jun. However, the baby, who had only reigned for 46 days, could design to kill Zhao Gao. Why is it that a seemingly unarmed child can easily defeat Zhao Gao, who has fallen in power? The author believes that perhaps there are two anti-thieves who indirectly helped him a lot.
After Qin Shi Huang pacified the Six Kingdoms, his rule was not very stable. However, the Qin state was helpless to practice tyranny, the First Emperor was stubborn and self-conscious, and Wherever Great Qin went, the troops were strong and crossbows, and there was no disadvantage. The State of Qin was a strict system of the Jurists, which had forcefully suppressed the nobles of the Six Kingdoms and established a unified dynasty, which was already unstable. Before the death of Qin Shi Huang, although there was no major rebellion, it could be called wolf smoke everywhere. In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang launched an uprising in Daze Township, which made the princes of the Six Kingdoms, who had been suppressed for many years, flock to the uprising.
The reason why the author said that there were two anti-thieves who helped Zi Bao kill Zhao Gao, these two people were Chen Sheng Wu Guang. Who is Zhao Gao? He was the most trusted minister around Qin Shi Huang and Qin II, and even the chancellor Li Si was toyed with by Zhao Gao. After the death of Qin Shi Huang, the most powerful minister in the dprk was Zhao Gao, who referred to the deer as a horse. Zhao Gao was able to easily let Li Si be beheaded by Hu Hai of Qin II, and at the same time he could persuade Hu Hai of Qin II to kill more than 20 of his brothers and sisters, and easily forced the death of Fu Su, the prince who held military power in his hands. Under zhao gao's influence, the second Hu Hai was a puppet, including the last Prince of Qin. However, zi bao's ability to kill Zhao Gao was not how capable he was, nor was there any secret magic weapon. The key was influenced by the general trend at that time. I would like to ask you: "After the Uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, what was the situation in the whole of China at that time?" ”
The author is very clear that after the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, although the Qin state sent the general Zhang Handan to defeat it, such as Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, and other veteran forces of the Six Kingdoms rose up one after another. That is to say, Chen Sheng's Wuguang uprising was only the fuse, and after Qin Shi Huang left the world, Zhao Gao, Li Si, Qin II, and Zi Bao, the back and forth disputes between these 4 people fought back and forth, making the internal loss of the Qin state serious. At this time, the other six countries thought of repeating the flames and wolf smoke of the Warring States period again. At this time, although Zhao Gao was still the most powerful person in the hands of the Qin Dynasty, due to the influence of the general trend, the clear-eyed people knew that no one who became emperor could stop the rebels of the other six countries. To put it more bluntly, even if Qin Shi Huang were to come back to the world, I am afraid that he would not be able to continue to lead the remnants of the Qin army to conquer the Six Kingdoms and set the world. Then whether it is Zi Bao, Zhao Gao, or even The Resurrected Yingzheng, whoever becomes the King of Qin, the result will be disintegration. Therefore, those ministers in the court did not trust Zhao Gao too much.
On the contrary, the killing of Zhao Gao by the child was also a dispensable thing for those ministers in the court. Zi Bao was after the orthodoxy of the King of Qin, and although Zhao Gao was a vassal in the dynasty, he had formed many enemies over the years. Those ministers saw that there was no hope of restoration, and Great Qin seemed to be in a situation where the house collapsed at any time, so Zi Bao killed Zhao Gao and did not get opposition from the qin state's court forces. Point 2, after the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, civilian rebel armies rose up in various places, and the Qin Dynasty had no troops in its hands at that time, and the remnants of the force were all scattered everywhere to suppress it. In the Battle of Julu, the Qin general Zhang Handan had been defeated by Xiang Yu, and the Qin Dynasty did not have any decent generals. The land laid down by Qin Shi Huang had long since fallen apart. At this time, Zhao Gao's status may still be relatively noble, but he is no longer a powerful courtier who can call the wind and rain during the Qin Shi Huang and Qin II periods.
Therefore, whether Zhao Gao died or not died, there was no fundamental impact on Zi Bao and other Qing Dynasty ministers. To put it bluntly, Prince Qin wanted to kill Zhao Gao, or in order to take a breath of evil. After all, 70% of the excellent situation in the Qin State was because zhao Gao's misdeeds fell into the sea of fire. The killing of Zhao Gao by Zi Bao was in the interest of most people in the Qin Dynasty. The Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising was fueled from the outside, and civilian rebel armies rose up all over the world, allowing the Qin Dynasty to patronize and suppress the rebel army, and it was unable to carry out internal struggle. Finally, Zi Bao stabbed Zhao Gao to death in a short period of time by means of assassination. At that time, after Zhao Gao's death, coupled with the views mentioned by the author above, the previous henchmen would not have any revenge for their old masters, after all, everyone in the Qin Dynasty was in danger at that time. Therefore, Zhao Gao was killed, not that the child was stronger than Fu Su and Li Si. It was only at a specific time, and in specific links, as well as Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, and other rebels, that the general situation was created outside, so that Zhao Gao and other Qin courtiers needed to overcome the difficulties of the times, and there was no other backhand to continue the struggle.
At this time, Zi Bao just hit a time difference and killed the traitor Zhao Gao. And whether Zhao Gao dies or not has no impact on the general trend of the world. Ask, "Can Zhao Gao single-handedly defeat Xiang Yu, Liu Bang?" Even if Zhao Gao became emperor, he would not recreate the glory of the Shi Huang period. Therefore, Chen Sheng's wuguang uprising prompted the swarming of civil resistance forces at the end of Qin, and also indirectly helped the prince of Qin to come out of this evil breath.
References: History