In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang, a talented and general man, unified China and established the first unified feudal dynasty, the Qin Dynasty.In order to commemorate his immortal achievements, Qin Shihuang called himself the emperor. Since he was the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, he was the "First Emperor". The imperial industry can continue for thousands of years.However, Qin Shihuang did not expect that his wish would not be fulfilled. Not only did the Qin Dynasty not pass down to thousands of generations, on the contrary, after only fifteen short years, it "died for the second generation".It all starts with a mysterious prophecy.

The easiest way for Qin Shihuang to make his dynasty last forever is to live forever.So since he ascended to the throne of God, he has favored alchemists and asked them to find the elixir of life for him everywhere.One of them, Lu Sheng, went to the three islands of Penglai to search for it. In the end, he didn't find the elixir of longevity, but he found a stone tablet with four big characters "Hu who died of Qin Dynasty" engraved on it. Penglai Island has always been regarded as a place haunted by gods, so although no elixir of longevity was found, the words on the stele also meant gods, and it was about the life and death of the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shihuang naturally did not dare to neglect.Moreover, the immortal said very clearly, "Hu who died of Qin", that is to say, the Qin Dynasty will perish on this "Hu".Now, the crux of the problem is, what exactly does this "Hu" refer to.

At that time, the six countries were destroyed and the whole country was unified.The only ones who could fight against the Qin army on the battlefield were the Huns in the north.The Huns were also known as the Hu people.Therefore, Qin Shihuang took it for granted that this "Hu" must refer to the Huns.Therefore, he sent General Meng Tian to lead an army of 300,000 to attack the Huns in the north.Meng Tian led his army to recover a large area of ​​lost land and drove the Huns far away.Then, Qin Shihuang built the world-famous Great Wall as a border barrier to prevent the Huns from invading south.After doing all this, Qin Shihuang was relieved, thinking that with such double insurance, the Huns would never dare to invade the border again. The huge threat of "Death of Qin" has been lifted, and you can rest easy in the future.

The very relieved Qin Shihuang began to go on tour. During his reign, he traveled all over most of China, observing the customs of various places, proclaiming the majesty of the emperor, and also seeking immortality and visiting Taoism.Qin Shihuang didn't stop working when he was on tour, so his important ministers such as Prime Minister Li Si followed him.In 210 BC, when Qin Shihuang planned to go on a tour of the palace again, his youngest son Hu Hai asked to accompany him.Qin Shihuang has always loved this son, so he agreed.However, no one thought that this would be the last parade of the First Emperor.

The parade team marched to Pingyuanjin (near the present-day Shandong Plain), Qin Shihuang fell ill, and became more and more ill along the way, so he had to stop the parade and return to the capital Xianyang.Qin Shihuang had not established a prince yet.But because he wanted to live forever, he was very taboo about the word "death", so the officials did not dare to ask this question in front of him.However, as his condition worsened day by day, Qin Shihuang himself realized that he had not much time to come, so he left a will for his eldest son Fusu, who was stationed on the northern border, to ascend the throne.In July, the parade team marched to the sand dune platform (northwest of Guangzong, Hebei today), and Qin Shihuang passed away.When Prime Minister Li Si saw the emperor died on the parade road, he was afraid of causing chaos in the world, so he kept the funeral in secret, and still carried the body in the car. All arrangements were the same as when Qin Shihuang was alive.But because the weather was very hot at that time, Qin Shihuang's body began to emit a foul smell over time.So, in order to deceive others, Li Si ordered a lot of abalones to be placed in the car. The smell of the dead body and the smell of the abalones were mixed together so that people couldn't tell the difference.In this way, the news of Qin Shihuang's death has been concealed, and Li Si didn't announce it to the world until he arrived in Xianyang.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Dynasty "The King of Qin sweeps Liuhe, and the tiger looks at He Xiongzai", this omnipotent monarch who commanded the world during his lifetime may not have thought that he would be accompanied by a carload of stinking abalone after his death.However, what surprised him even more was that the will had been tampered with just after he passed away. After the death of Qin Shihuang, the edict had not yet been handed over to the envoy to send out, and it remained in the hands of Zhao Gao, the Minister of Shangshu.Zhao Gao read the edict and learned that Qin Shihuang wanted to pass the throne to his son Fusu, and Fusu was stationed on the northern border with his general Meng Tian at this time.The relationship between Fu Su and Meng Tian has always been good, but Meng Tian hates Zhao Gao very much. Once Zhao Gao committed a crime and almost got his younger brother Meng Yi killed.Zhao Gao thought to himself that once Fusu came to the throne as emperor, Meng Tian would be reused. At that time, he would have nothing good to eat.But Zhao Gao himself was the teacher of Qin Shihuang's youngest son Hu Hai. At this time, Hu Hai was the only son who followed Qin Shihuang.Thus, a bold plan was formed in Zhao Gao's mind.

Zhao Gao first went to see Hu Hai and said to him: "The emperor passed away, and he has not left a suicide note to establish the throne. He just left a seal for his son Fusu. As soon as Fusu arrives in Xianyang, he will be the emperor, but you can't get anything. Here we go, what should we do?" Hu Hai was only in his twenties at this time, and he was the youngest son of Qin Shihuang. He had no intention of becoming emperor, so he said, "Yes, that is the emperor's will. Since the emperor let Fusu ascend the throne, what can I do?" Woolen cloth?" Zhao Gao then persuaded him further: "That's not the same. Now the power in the world is in the hands of the three of you, Zhao Gao, me and the prime minister. Why don't you think about it carefully, my son, ruling others and being ruled by others is the most important thing." How can we speak the same language?"

Hu Hai was also a little moved, but he still had some moral concerns at this time, so he said: "It is not right to depose elder brother and let younger brother become emperor. It is also unfilial to not follow the father's will. I have no talent." , but relying on the strength of others will always make people laugh. People in the world are not convinced, and their own survival is a problem. I am afraid that the country will be in danger because of this." Therefore, Zhao Gao gave him a political lesson very solemnly: "I heard that even though a sage like Tang Wu killed their master, everyone in the world thinks they did the right thing. They are unfaithful; the king of the Wei State killed his cruel father, and the people of the Wei State are grateful for his kindness. Even Confucius praised him and did not think he was unfilial. Those who do great things should not stick to small details. It's not about modesty and courtesy. You only see small virtues but forget big responsibilities, and you will definitely suffer from it in the future. Make a quick decision, even ghosts and gods will bless you, young master, you have to think about it."

After some bewitching by Zhao Gao, Hu Hai was finally moved to usurp the throne.However, the coup d'etat could not be achieved with the strength of the two alone. They had to win the support of Prime Minister Li Si, so Zhao Gao tried to persuade Li Si again. Zhao Gao told Li Si his plan, but Li Si refused, thinking that this is not what a minister should do.Therefore, Zhao Gao said calmly: "Your Majesty, you'd better think about this matter again. In the court, can your contribution be compared with Meng Tian's? Can your prestige and strategy be compared with Meng Tian's? Can Fusu's trust in you be as deep as that of Meng Tian? If Fusu ascends the throne, the position of prime minister must belong to Meng Tian, ​​and there will be no place for you. Your best end is to hold the seal of Marquis Tong It’s all about retiring from the old age and returning to the hometown. If you don’t do it well, you will lose your head. You’d better think about it carefully, your destiny is in your own hands. Whether you will enjoy the glory forever or be decapitated depends on your own choice. "

Li Si weighed the pros and cons, and finally embarked on the same road of no return with Zhao Gao.The three reached a consensus and began to step up the pace of usurping the throne.They destroyed the original edict, falsely claiming that Qin Shihuang made Hu Hai the crown prince, and forged a fake edict to the son Fusu and general Mengtian, ordering Fusu and Mengtian to commit suicide and apologize.After Fu Subai read the edict, he was full of grief and immediately planned to commit suicide.Meng Tian felt that something was wrong, so he advised Fu Su to wait until it was confirmed that the matter was true before it was too late to die.But the envoys kept urging him, Fusu was a benevolent person, and seeing this scene, he drew his sword and killed himself.Meng Tian thought the matter was fraudulent and refused to die immediately. Seeing that Meng Tian refused to die, the envoy put him in the prison of Yangzhou (now Zichangbei, Shaanxi).Then report to Hu Hai.

After Hu Hai, Zhao Gao, and Li Si killed their son Fusu, they hurried back to Xianyang to announce the death of the first emperor.Then, Hu Hai held the enthronement ceremony and became the second emperor of Qin.The chief hero of the coup, Zhao Gaosheng, was appointed Lang Zhong Ling, who was in full charge of the palace guards. With his influence on the new emperor, he became the de facto decision maker of the Qin Dynasty. At this moment, no one would have thought of the prophecy of "Hu who died in the Qin Dynasty", but this does not mean that it will not come true.