Have you ever heard of the Dune Revolution at the end of the Qin Dynasty? It was a political storm that shook the empire, and it not only lifted the cruel veil of the power struggle after the death of Qin Shi Huang, but also showed the greed and betrayal of human nature. Zhao Gao, the most trusted secretary, Hu Hai, the most favored son, and Li Si, the most relied on prime minister, actually joined forces to tamper with the edict, resulting in the tragic suicide of the loyal Fusu and Meng Tian. What kind of conspiracy is this? What kind of power desire is hidden behind it? Is all this really just for the sake of power? Come with me into the fog of this history and uncover the unknown truth!
In 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang died in power, leaving behind a powerful but fragile empire as the great emperor who ruled the six kingdoms. His death, like a boulder thrown into a lake, stirred up waves of power. After the death of Qin Shi Huang, the ambitions of Hu Hai, Zhao Gao, and Li Si began to gradually surface, and they had only one goal: to control the entire empire.
The powerful ministers of the Zhao Gao Qin Dynasty have always paved the way for their ambitions. He used his influence at Qin Shi Huang's side to conspire with Hu Hai and Li Si to seize power. On that chaotic night after the death of Qin Shi Huang, Zhao Gao tampered with the edict to exclude the original crown prince Fusu and the general Meng Tian, and put Hu Hai on the throne.
Fusu and Meng Tian, the loyal brothers, were guarding the security of the Great Qin Empire on the northern frontier at the time. They built the Great Wall, resisted the Huns, made outstanding achievements, and won the love of the soldiers. But such a hero was ruthlessly sacrificed in the whirlpool of politics.
The envoys sent by Zhao Gao rushed to the northern frontier in the dust, armed with forged holy decrees, claiming that Fusu and Meng Tian were guilty. The so-called "edict" listed a number of trumped-up charges and ordered the two men to adjudicate themselves. Looking at this black-and-white edict, Fusu's heart was full of doubts and despair. He was obviously loyal to his country and his father, but how could he become a sinner overnight?
Meng Tian angrily reprimanded the envoy on the side, he knew that this must be Zhao Gao's trick, but in the face of the order of the imperial court, how could they resist? Fusu finally took the sword of death, and his heart turned a thousand times, he couldn't believe that he was going to end his life in such a conspiracy.
At the moment when Fusu was about to commit suicide, Meng Tian rushed in, snatched the sword, and said firmly: "Wait for the truth, we can't just give up so easily." "But in those days, the truth was a luxury in the hands of a few, and they couldn't wait for a turnaround. In desperation and despair, the two heroes drank hatred with tears, and their blood was sprinkled at the foot of the Great Wall and in the long history of the Great Qin Empire.
After Hu Hai ascended the throne, Zhao Gao and Li Si became the de facto controllers of the court. Although Hu Hai was nominally the emperor, he was actually a puppet of Zhao Gao and Li Si. Under Zhao Gao's control, the government became increasingly corrupt, the people suffered, and the court was full of dissatisfaction and resentment.
Zhao Gao's ambitions did not stop with a successful conspiracy. He began to plot a bigger power game, even going so far as to forge the absurd order of "pointing the deer as a horse" in an attempt to completely seize control of the imperial court. All these absurd acts eventually triggered a great backlash from both inside and outside.
In 207 BC, contradictions within the Great Qin Empire finally erupted. The uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang marked the beginning of the peasant uprising, and for a time, the world was in turmoil. The ruling power of the Qin Dynasty rapidly declined, and the countdown to the once-glorious empire began in response to the uprising.
In this turmoil, Li Si was finally framed and imprisoned for being framed by Zhao Gao, and Zhao Gao was also killed in the later power struggle. Hu Hai's incompetent emperor finally failed to escape the arrangement of fate and was killed by his own soldiers. The great empire of the Qin Dynasty, which unified the six countries, came to an end in the whirlpool of infighting and power.
From Qin Shi Huang's draconian policies to Zhao Gao's conspiracy to usurp power, to Hu Hai's incompetence in governing the country, this series of events connects the history of the rise and fall of an empire. This is not only a game of thrones, but also a distortion of human nature and the shattering of ideals.
Dune is not only about power and betrayal, it is also a deeper reflection of the complexity and contradictions of human nature. The tragedy of Fusu and Meng Tian, Zhao Gao's treachery, and Hu Hai's incompetence all tell us that when power becomes the only pursuit, the brilliance of human nature will have nowhere to be placed. The fall of the Qin Dynasty also makes us ponder deeply how the fate of a country can be left to the selfish desires of a few powerful people? This period of history deserves to be reflected on and vigilant by each and every one of us.