Author: Shi Yuchun
In the 37th year of Qin Shihuang (210 BC), Ying Zheng suddenly died during his tour. This monarch who hoped to be immortal did not reverse the natural law of birth, old age, sickness and death. Not only did he die, but he also stinked because he died at a bad time and died too suddenly.
Although Qin Shihuang died suddenly, judging from historical records, his arrangements for the funeral were not so messy that they had no rules.
In fact, Qin Shihuang knew very early that he would die, so he started to build his own blessed land for thousands of years. His tomb project has been in progress for many years, which is one of his arrangements for funerals. Secondly, before his death, he did not ask the entourage of Hu Hai, who was parade to inherit the throne, but wrote a secret letter to Fusu, a son of good-known , hoping that he would come to Xianyang to attend his funeral. According to the court's practice, because there are too many descendants, in order not to cause internal strife and power struggle, and to avoid bloody massacres for the throne, the emperor did not have a lasting order or a clear conscript from the court during his funeral, and the princes were not allowed to attend the funeral of the late emperor without authorization. Judging from the above two points, Qin Shihuang was not completely confused until his death, and he maintained a relatively clear mind until his death.
There are also regrets in Qin Shihuang's death. This regret is not because he did not find the medicine for immortality, but because they did not leave the upright and loyal ministers to the Qin Empire.
After Qin Shihuang's death, Zhao Gao, , Li Si, and Hu Hai conspired to destroy Qin Shihuang's suicide note to Prince Fusu. Together, they helped Prince Hu Hai to the throne of the Great Qin Dynasty.
The second year after Qin Shihuang's death, that is, the first year of Qin II (209 BC), Hu Hai, the second king of the Great Qin Empire, officially took the stage of history.
This clumsy arrangement caused all participants to die in the end and could not die in a good life.
The Prime Minister Li Si, who saw the rat in the toilet and the rat in the official warehouse, sighed and eventually became the "big rat in the official warehouse", was smart and confused for a lifetime. In the second year of Qin II (208 BC), he was framed by Zhao Gao and was tortured in public in the downtown area - beheading the law in the blue sky and the sun. The other one died on the same day was his son, and the three innocent tribes were implicated.
Immediately afterwards, in August of the third year of Qin II (207 BC), Hu Hai also committed suicide helplessly under the pressure of Zhao Gao and others, and was only 24 years old. This short-lived monarch, for the sake of power, would not have thought that he would soon follow them.
After killing Qin Ershi, Zhao Gao and others once again used their power to support Hu Hai's brother's son Gongziying to the throne. What Zhao Gao did not expect was that this time was very unfortunate. In September of the third year of Qin Ershi (207 BC), less than a month after Hu Hai's death, he was killed by Gongziying whom he used all his tricks to support. I wonder if Zhao Gao had ever thought that one day he would have the same fate as Li Si when he was slaughtering the three tribes of Li Si.
Perhaps, it is sometimes difficult for history to distinguish the right and wrong between things, but there are too many signs of similar karma among the remains of history.
Let’s talk about Qin Ershi’s various things before his death and his strange dreams recorded in history.
Although Qin Ershi had many things to criticize, from a certain perspective, in that society, he was still a filial child. According to his father's plan for his tomb, he sent manpower to fulfill his father's last wish and buried his father in a grand manner without leaving any slightest breath. His viciousness and conscience can be regarded as his "talent".
The demise of the Qin Empire cannot be counted on Hu Hai's head. The new master is young, and his ability to manage governance needs to be strengthened and his experience in governing the country needs to be accumulated; ministers abusing power and committing counter-intentions; this is one of the reasons for the political instability of the Qin Empire. The treasury caused by the Unification War was empty and the country's vitality was damaged, and it took a certain amount of time to recover. This is one of the reasons for the unstable economic foundation of the empire.Parades, large-scale court projects, pleasure projects, face projects and even dead projects require too much taxes and human service. The decline of people's livelihood and lack of livelihood caused by many projects is one of the reasons for the instability of the Great Qin Empire. There is no one who serves the country and the people, no one can recuperate and no hope of living. The demise of the country just takes a day and a night.
When the general trend of the world had already predicted the tendency of the Qin Empire to collapse, Qin II could not fully participate in political affairs, and Qin II could not fully understand the chaotic situation.
That year, Xiang Yu captured Jin Jin Li, the general of the Qin Dynasty, in Julu, and continued to advance the army.
That year, the army of Chapter Handan retreated step by step and wrote a letter to request support from the court, but was scolded by the court. Because he knew that Zhao Gao was in power and had any contributions or failure, he might be in danger of his life, he eventually surrendered to the army that rebeled the princes.
In that year, descendants of Yan, Zhao, Qi, Chu, Han and Wei who had been destroyed more than ten years ago all made themselves kings and confronted the Qin court.
That year, people with some strength east of Hangu Pass , whether they were regular soldiers or civilian organizations, joined the ranks of rebel princes.
That year, Liu Bang led tens of thousands of people to sweep the Wu Pass and kill the resisters who hindered his progress. He also sent people privately to bribe Zhao Gao, the favorite minister of Qin Ershi.
Zhao Gao saw that the situation was so critical, and when Hu Hai knew the truth, he might have to die without a place to bury him. So he pretended to be sick and refused to go to see the emperor. In private, Zhao Gao planned a new palace coup.
At this moment, Hu Hai's death limit was approaching, and he also heard some rumors, knowing that the general trend of the world is irreversible and uncontrollable. At this time, he had a dream:
Qin Ershi Hu Hai dreamed of a white tiger biting a horse on the left of his car, and he killed the white tiger.
After having this dream, Hu Hai felt depressed. He felt that this strange dream was a little strange. He summoned Dr. Zhanmeng , hoping to find a reasonable explanation and a metaphor implicitly in the dream.
Doctor Zhan Meng digs a lesson about Qin Ershi's dream. The result of the divination is that there is something unknown in the Jing River. After listening to Dr. Zhan Meng's explanation, Qin II fasted in Wangyi Palace, hoping to worship the Jingshui God and sank four white horses into the Jingshui River.
Although he dealt with the bad dream afterwards, the misfortune still came as scheduled. Hu Hai had to commit suicide under the conspiracy of Zhao Gao and others.
Qin Ershi's dream is very connotative and metaphor for too many things.
When you do not have the ability to control power, possessing power is a very dangerous thing, and the final result is death.
Qin Ershi's dream is a nightmare.
