Original title: Revealing the Secret: Zhao Gao's True Identity Is Zhao Gao chasing Qin for revenge?
Zhao Gao is the famous eunuch in the Qin Dynasty, the first unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history. After Qin Shihuang's death, Zhao Gao and the Prime Minister Li Si falsely passed on the edict, killed the son Fusu, and the general Meng Tian, and then helped the puppet emperor Hu Hai. Afterwards, Zhao Gao gradually took control of the Qin Dynasty's power, and then killed Zhongliang, causing chaos between the ruling and the opposition. When the rebels were uprising, the Qin Dynasty launched a mutiny to kill Qin II, which directly led to Qin's demise. That's why it was said that Zhao Gao chaos Qin.
What is the mystery of Zhao Gao's chaos and Qin? What secrets are hidden in it?
Zhao Gao is a powerful minister favored by Emperor Qin Shihuang and Emperor II. He is prominent and has power in the court for a while. Many historians hold this view: The fall of the Qin Dynasty has something to do with the usurpation of power by this character and the mistake of the country.
Why did Zhao Gao enter the central government organs of the Qin Dynasty smoothly? This is because he "understands the prison law", which coincides with Qin Shihuang of "Xingxing Mingzhi", so he became Qin Shihuang's confidant. Qin Shihuang was seriously ill during the tour, so Zhao Gao sent an edict to his son Fusu, "As the soldier belongs to Meng Tian, he will be buried in Xianyang at the funeral", that is, let Fusu inherit the throne. But the edict had not been issued yet. Qin Shihuang was dead. Under Zhao Gao's coercion and lure, Li Si forged the will with him, helped Hu Hai become the second emperor, and gave his son Fu Su suicide. Then, he did everything possible to frame and kill the generals Meng Tian and Meng Yi, who held military power. After Hu Hai succeeded to the emperor, Zhao Gao urged him to "remove all the old officials of the first emperor". As a result, Zhao Gao helped Hu Hai remove many of Qin's clan ministers, and even Li Si would inevitably die. From then on, the central authority of the Qin Dynasty was completely controlled by Zhao Gao.
There have been divergent opinions about Zhao Gao's life experience. Zhao Yi from the Qing Dynasty said in Volume 41 of "Zhao Gaozhi in Revenge" of "Chu Yu Cong Kao": "The sons of Gao Ben Zhao, who pained his country for being destroyed by Qin, vowed to avenge... It perishes the world. Then Gao uses Gou Jian to matter Wu’s heart and reports to Zhang Liang for Han’s deeds. This is another world theory." He claimed that this concept came from "History Index" and was recognized by many people, edited by Guo Moruo. In the second volume of "Chinese History Manuscripts," the chapter "Intensification of Social Contradictions in the Late Qin" pointed out: "Zhao Gaoyuan is a descendant of the clan of Zhao Guoyuan. He was sentenced to court for his father’s crimes and became an eunuch... Trust.” In fact, this view does not make a good understanding of the "Sheng Yin Gong" in "Historical Records". In the current edition of "Historical Records", there is an "index" record that "covered his father committed imperial punishment", pointing out that it was not "advance from the palace" that Zhao Yi believed, and revenge was based on bitterness. In addition, there is a newer saying that Zhao Gao is not a "person of the palace", because Zhao Gao forced his daughter to marry the second in the traditional Peking Opera play "Universe Peak".
Therefore, some people think that Zhao Yi's point of view is just for pretending to be astonishing, because the "index" part of the three notes in the current "Historical Records" does not contain such content. Even if Zhao Yi really sees some "orphan secret book", this statement is difficult to convince, because this statement is very different from the original text of "Historical Records", and the "index" was written by Tang Simazhen, and its historical value cannot be compared with "Historical Records". The original text of "Historical Records of Mengtian Biography" said that Zhao Gao was "Zhu Zhao's alienation", not "Zhao Zhu Gongzi". Because the term "Zhu Zhao" is still commonly used in "Historical Records" and "Han Shu", "Zhu Lu" and "Zhu Dou", "Zhao" is a surname, not a country name. And "Zhu Zhao" actually refers to the Qin royal family. The record in the "Historical Records" is very clear: "Tai Shigong said:'Qin Zhixian is the Ying surname... But Qin named Zhao City by his first father, and he is the Zhao family.'" "Historical Records of Qin Shi Huang Benji" also pointed out: " The first emperor of Qin was born and named Zheng, and his surname was Zhao.” It can be seen that the transferred "Zhu Yuan Shuyuan" refers to Zhao Gao as the clan of the Qin royal family. Therefore, the so-called "Zhao Gao is the son of Zhao Zhu, and his country was destroyed by Qin." The theory of "swearing revenge" cannot be established.
To sum up, Zhao Gao did not "pain his country to be destroyed by Qin, and vowed to avenge" Qin politics. In fact, the story of Zhao Gao's rebellion against Qin Zheng is for reference only. For example, there is a story written by Wangjia of Qin (a story of Liang Xiaoqi) in "Supplementary Notes": "Prince Qin Yingli, every hundred days, the doctor ordered Zhao Gao to murder him." Qin Shihuang's ghost confronted Ziying in a dream. Said: "I am an angel, who comes with sand dunes. The world willIn chaos, when there are people with the same surname, they want to punish each other. "Ziying therefore "the prisoner is higher than the Xianyang Prison." This story is based on the reincarnation of heaven and made up indiscriminately, which is of course unbelievable.
Actually, even if Zhao Gao is the son of Zhao Guo, he was once a "palace man". He and Qin Ershi Hu Hai stepped up to exploit the people, and arbitrarily banned dissidents, abused torture, and rapidly intensified social conflicts, which will soon be established. The Qin Dynasty was pushed to the brink of collapse, and this felony also made him to blame. In this form, as long as there is a single spark, it will form a prairie fire. The once prominent Qin Dynasty was overthrown by a peasant uprising led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang with the force of overwhelming thunder. Return to Sohu, see more
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