Let us open our minds and imagine if Qin Shihuang’s eldest son Fusu did not die, but inherited the throne, could he extend the life of the Qin dynasty and realize Qin Shihuang’s wish for victory: "I am the first emperor. Counting, the second generation and the third generation will be passed on infinitely.” Originally, Qin Shihuang intended to pass on the throne to his son Fusu, but the wise Qin Shihuang never expected that after his death, his will be favored by Zhao Gaohe. Li Si tampered with it and eventually forced the empire’s most ideal heir to death, and pushed the most unconvincing Hu Hai to the throne. As a result, Da Qin was messed up, and eventually caused a flame of fire, and Qin Yu II died.
At this time, everyone would think that if Qin Shihuang’s will be carried out smoothly at that time, Fusu, which was supported by the people, could successfully become Qin II. With his benevolent character, he would surely be able to take care of all the people and bring them back to their hearts. With the assistance of General Meng Tian, Wenzhi Wugong will surely create a more glorious new era. At least the Qin Dynasty will not die for the second generation. Naturally, there will be nothing like Liu Bang Xiang Yu with the butterfly effect. Maybe we are not called Han people now, but it is possible to call Qin people.
Now let us analyze it and see if history can really change us? First of all, let's go back to the last years of the Qin Dynasty to see how the son Fusu passed away helplessly. It is said that Qin Shihuang had passed away at that time. Hu Hai, together with Zhao Gao and Li Si, took control of the government and sent the revised will to his son Fusu. The son Fusu was surprised when he saw that he did not let him inherit the throne, but let him. Suicide immediately, the heartbroken Fusu silently walked into the inner hall and prepared to drew his sword to commit suicide. At this time, the general Meng Tian next to him said: "You are now ordered to lead a 300,000 army to guard the border. This is related to the safety of the world. The emperor has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility for your great responsibility. Now, when an envoy comes here, you are about to commit suicide. How do you know that there is no treacherous trick?” At this time, the envoy sent by Xianyang has been urging Fusu executes the emperor's order quickly without any delay. Fusu shook his head and said to Meng Tian: "It's fine, since my father ordered me to commit suicide, what else should I ask for my son?" After that, he choked himself to death. It seems that the moment when Su Fu Su cried himself, it was doomed that the Qin State inherited by Hu Hai would go to extinction.
There are friends here who are thinking that if I can travel back to the Qin Dynasty, there must be 10,000 ways to convince Fusu not to commit suicide, so that he believes that the will is a fake, so that I can pinch the source of Qin's demise and change history. It’s true to say that, but have you ever thought about it, our deep-rooted idea is that Qin Shihuang’s edict was tampered with, after all, these contents are all from Sima Qian’s "Historical Records". But is it possible that the edict has not been tampered with, but that the first emperor of Qin was going to make Hu Hai the emperor and give Fu Su to his death? At this time, according to Fusu's silly loyalty, his determination to commit suicide was really not good to be stopped, because reputation was involved, but it was more important than life. So going back to stop Fusu is not easy.
Someone has doubts. We have been watching TV and reading books since we were young. Everyone said that Qin Shihuang's will was tampered with. That's why the suicide case of Fusu suicide occurred. Where did the above assumption come from? All of this must start from "Zhao Zhengshu". We adjusted the time back to January 11, 2009. On that day, our Peking University accepted donations. Among them was a batch of Western Han bamboo slips rescued from overseas. There are 3346 bamboo slips in this batch. They are in good condition. Most of them are white, with hard texture and clear handwriting. Among them is "Zhao Zhengshu". There are 50 bamboo slips in total. Most of them are well preserved, with a total of 1,500 characters. Among them, a large number of Qin Shihuang's conversations with Li Si before his death and Li Si's speeches were recorded. These bamboo slips are very important to us. They are more useful than the concluding language of the "Historical Records", especially for the very clear description of Qin Shihuang's last will and testament, which directly subverted our previous understanding.
wrote in the article: In the past, the king of Qin Zhaozheng traveled around the world, and he was still ill from the Bairen. He was very sick, and his nose was long and Taixi. He said that he said: "Everyone also wants to set up?" It means that Emperor Qin Shihuang traveled to Bai. When I felt that I was very ill, I shed tears and said to the people around me: "Counselors around me, who do you think I should be the emperor?" At this time, the prime ministers and Yu Shichen went to death. The words said: "Today is far away and the ministers are in charge. I am afraid that the ministers have a plan. Please set up the son Hu Hai as the next generation." Wang said: "Yes." When the king died, Hu Haili would kill his brother, Fusu, and Lieutenant Mengtian. These conversationsThe historical materials we know are completely different. First, Qin Shihuang did not die in the sand dunes as recorded in the "Historical Records", but a cypress. Second, it was not only Li Si and Zhao Gao that were summoned, but many ministers collectively discussed the issue of heirs. Third, when Li Si and many historians nominated Hu Hai to inherit the throne, Qin Shihuang said yes. Therefore, it is legal to say that Hu Hai ascended the throne.
But from a historical point of view, perhaps Fusu is much better than Hu Hai, and it is estimated that he was highly regarded by his father in his early years. But when Fusu grew up, his personality was completely different from his father. You must know that the Qin Dynasty at that time believed in legalism and demanded strict laws. Both Qin Shihuang and Hu Hai were supporters of this system, and Fusu was even more Lean towards Confucianism, which made Qin Shihuang very dissatisfied. Especially when Qin Shihuang burned books and confided in Confucianism, Fusu sent letters to Qin Shihuang many times, hoping that he could be merciful under him. This caused Qin Shihuang to be very dissatisfied, thinking that this son was unworthy, so he gradually began to alienate Fusu and demoted Fusu to him. The border is guarded. On the other hand, Hu Hai always followed his father's footsteps, so Qin Shihuang might like him more.
And to the end of Qin Shihuang, the internal troubles of the Qin Dynasty were already very serious. Such a tough monarch of Qin Shihuang naturally did not want Fusu, who admired Confucianism, to inherit his throne. It's just that Qin Shihuang didn't expect that later Zhao Gao, who covered the sky with one hand, would kill Li Si, and Hu Hai was gradually killed. So from this perspective, it is indeed possible for Qin Shihuang to pass the throne to Hu Hai instead of his eldest son Fusu.
Actually, the demise of the Qin Dynasty was not caused by Hu Hai. It was related to the system inherent in Shang Yang’s reforms; it was related to the mediocre decree implemented by Qin Shihuang; it was related to the annihilation of the six countries and the nostalgia of the old country by the local people. Various reasons were the factors that led the Qin Dynasty to its demise. Under Qin Shihuang's iron-fisted regime, everything can still be suppressed. If the benevolent Fusu really becomes the emperor, can he have a stronger means than his father to suppress the crises in the empire one by one, and then solve it? This is going to be a big question.
That's all for today's sharing. Do you think Fusu's succession to the throne can change the history of the Qin Dynasty? Welcome to leave a comment below to discuss.
