Zhao Gao, the eunuch of the Qin Dynasty, forged the edict of Qin Shihuang, "referring to the deer as the horse" in order to seize the throne

Zhao Gao, born unknown, died in 207 BC, and was born in Zhao country. In Qin, from official to prime minister, he murdered Li Si and Qin II, and was later killed by Ziying. Zhao Gaoyuan was the eunuch of Qin. Qin Shihuang was the emperor's official official at the time when Qin Shihuang was the commander of the CRRC Mansion and the official of the seal. In 210 BC, Qin Shihuang died of illness, Zhao Gao and Li Si conspired to destroy the first emperor’s last words, forged the will, forced the first emperor’s eldest son to suicide, and made the first emperor’s youngest son Hu Hai the second emperor. Zhao Gao was appointed as the chief executive, centered and used affairs, controlled the affairs of the government, and held great power.

Qin II thought he was a young man, but the minister refused to accept it, so he discussed countermeasures with Zhao Gao. Zhao Gaojin said: "Today's court ministers are all first emperors and nobles. I came from Fortunately, your majesty reused it. The ministers were obedient on the surface and dissatisfied. Now we need to use force to eliminate those who are not united with us before they can rebel in the future, so as to invigorate the world and improve the imperial power. Achieve safety.” From what the Second King said, he ordered the killing of ministers and princes who thought they should be killed. There were so many innocent victims that even ordinary people were terrified.

Qin II continued to build the Lishan Emperor’s Mausoleum and Afang Palace, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources and increased the burden on the people. Even the people within hundreds of miles around Chengyang couldn’t food. The prime minister on the right Quji, the prime minister on the left, Li Si, and the general Feng Jiejin admonish: the people are in distress, robbers are everywhere, and they will only be used as a house to reduce taxation. Qin II not only refused to accept loyal advice, but instead asked them about their crimes, forcing them to go to disease and Feng Jie to commit suicide. The following year, Zhao Gao killed Li Si and became the prime minister.

From then on, Zhao Gao had greater ambitions to seize the throne, but he was afraid that his officials would oppose him, so he staged a wonderful demonstration of force. One day he pointed to the deer and asked Qin II. "Horse?" The second king replied with a smile: "The prime minister misunderstood evil, saying that the deer is a horse." Then he asked the left and right, left and right or speechless, or said it was a horse or a deer, and those who said deer were often murdered, so Officials, large and small, are even more afraid of power and power, daring to be angry but not speaking. When the peasant uprising in Qin Dynasty flourished, Zhao Gao still concealed the truth.

When Liu Bang's army entered Wuguan, he believed that the time to seize the throne was ripe, so he conspired with his brother Zhao Cheng and sent Yan Le and led thousands of people into Wangyi Palace. Qin Ershi helplessly, pleaded for the people. Zhao Gao refused to force the Second to commit suicide, and set Ziying, the son of Su, to be the king of Qin. After five days of fasting, Ziying received the seal of the king in the ancestral temple. Ziying was extremely disturbed by this sudden event. At night, she dreamed of an old man with blue hair and blue beard saying to him: "I am the messenger of the emperor of heaven. I came from the sand dunes. When the chaos is going on today, I have the same surname as you. Conspiracy against you, you have to be very careful.” After he said that, he turned and left. Ziying woke up and thought to himself: The first emperor (the first emperor) once wore the jade boots given to him by the immortal. He died of illness in the sand dunes. , Said that the person with the same surname as me is Zhao Gao, because the original emperor Zhao Mingzheng.

Thus Ziying made up his mind to kill Zhao Gao. He said to his son: "Zhao Gao is sinister and vicious. It is fake to ask me to go to the ancestral temple to receive a seal. If I want to take the opportunity to harm me, it is true. We have to deal with him." On the fifth day, Zifan said that he would not go out. Send someone to remind, but Ziying still doesn't move Ping. Chao Gao was anxious to come to Wangyi Palace in person to ask, Ziying carried out Zhao Gao and beheaded and destroyed his three clans as planned.