Qin Shi Huang swallowed mountains and rivers before his death, swept through the other six kingdoms with the power of destruction and decay, and finally established the first great unified dynasty in feudal history, the Qin Dynasty, in 221 BC. However, what is unexpected is that when Qin Shi Huang died in 210 BC, the Great Qin Dynasty he established fell apart in just a few years. In the process of the demise of the Qin Dynasty, Hu Hai of Qin II and Zhao Gao, the powerful minister, were well-deserved culprits.
According to the historical records, Qin Shi Huang had a total of more than a dozen sons, but the only names that can be found in the history books are the eldest son Fu Su, the youngest son Hu Hai, the gongzi Gao, and the gongzi general Lu. So, why did Qin Shi Huang have to pass the throne to Hu Hai? Judging from the historical records, Hu Hai was not actually the designated heir of Qin Shi Huang, his throne was seized by combining Zhao Gao and Li Simou, and the original designated heir of Qin Shi Huang should be the eldest son Fu Su.
According to the "History of Qin Shi Huang Benji", in 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang died on the fifth eastern tour, "In July, the first emperor collapsed on the platform of the dunes." At this time, the eldest son Fu Su was far away at the border pass to defend against the Xiongnu, and the person who followed Qin Shi Huang's eastern tour was Hu Hai. In this case, in order to seize the throne, Hu Hai, with the help of Zhao Gao and Li Si, forged the edict of Qin Shi Huang, and then in the name of Qin Shi Huang, accused Fu Su of being unfilial as a son and a disloyal servant, and forced the two to commit suicide.
When Hu Hai received the news of Fu Su's suicide, he immediately rushed to Xianyang and ascended the throne with the support of Zhao Gao and Li Si. Although Fu Su, the eldest son of Qin Shi Huang, had committed suicide, Qin Shi Huang had more than a dozen other sons, and Hu Hai's throne was originally from the wrong way, so he was always worried that the throne would be taken away by other brothers. In order to be emperor at ease, under the advice of Zhao Gao to "destroy the chancellor and stay away from the flesh", it was decided to cut the grass and remove the roots, and the other brothers were executed together.
Another son of Qin Shi Huang, Gongzi Gao, had already discovered Hu Hai's plot and was ready to escape, but he was worried that his family would be linked, so he had to write to Hu Hai and request that Qin Shi Huang be buried. After agreeing to Gongzi Gao's request for burial, Hu Hai slaughtered the remaining brothers, and Gongzi Lu was forced to draw his sword and kill himself. After Hu Hai executed all the other brothers, he still felt uneasy and raised a butcher knife to his sister.
According to the research of historians, Qin Shi Huang had a total of 33 children. However, after Hu Hai ascended the throne and became emperor, the other 32 children of Qin Shi Huang were all slaughtered by Hu Hai, resulting in no successor to the Qin Dynasty. Although there are indeed records in the history books about Hu Hai's execution of his brothers and sisters, archaeologists have not found relevant evidence. It was not until the 1970s that the tomb of Qin Shi Huang's favorite daughter, Yin Yin, was discovered, which confirmed the records in the history books.
In October 1976, archaeologists discovered a group of funerary tombs near Shangjiao Village on the east side of the Qinling Tombs, with a total of 17 ancient tombs. According to the excavation plan at that time, archaeologists excavated 8 of the ancient tombs, and 7 of them had a skeleton, which was five men and two women. In one of the remaining tombs, there was only a bronze sword in the coffin, and there were no bones.
It is worth mentioning that the situation at the archaeological site at that time was very heart-wrenching, and even archaeologists could not help but sigh hu hai Zhao Gaozhen's fierce heart. Because the bones in these coffins are very scattered, some of the bodies are separated from the limbs, some of the skulls are separated from the trunk, and some of the skulls have arrows, all kinds of phenomena indicate that the owners of these tombs died abnormally.
In addition, archaeologists have also found two seals in the tomb, one engraved with the word "Ronglu", excavated in the male tomb, and the other engraved with the word "Yangzi", excavated in the female tomb. According to the inference of archaeologists, "Ronglu" should be the name of Qin Shi Huang's son, and "Yang Zi" should be the name of Qin Shi Huang's daughter. Yingyang Zi, also known as Yingyin Concubine, was the favorite daughter of Qin Shi Huang, and after being killed by Hu Hai, she was hastily buried next to the Qin Tomb.
The ancients often said that the most ruthless imperial family, this sentence is indeed the most reasonable quote. As the first great unified dynasty in history, the Qin Dynasty still failed to get rid of the influence of the struggle for the throne, even though Qin Shi Huang was famous in the world before his death, in the end it still fell to the end of an heir, and none of the more than 30 children died well. It can be seen from this that the feudal imperial power is so cold-blooded and cruel under the appearance of the scenery.