Introduction: In the early Qin Dynasty, although Qin Shihuang overhauled the tomb and built Afang (in fact, the Afang Palace was stopped after a short period of time), compared with the contribution of pacifying the world and stopping the war, the people would not rebel. The demise of the Qin Dynasty began with the Qin II. The state of the Qin Dynasty was very similar to that of the early Han Dynasty. It can also be said that any newly established dynasty was similar to that of the Qin Dynasty, but the Qin Dynasty made a slash when it was passed on its throne.
After Qin Shihuang's death, he originally wanted to pass the throne to Fusu, the kind-hearted young master Fusu, but Zhao Gao used a trick to instigate Li Si to support Hu Hai to succeed the throne, and forced Fusu to death. From then on, the demise of the Qin Dynasty was a foregone conclusion.
Question: How many steps are there to put an elephant in the refrigerator?
Zhao Gao answered: Three steps.
The demise of the Qin Dynasty was largely caused by Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao's steps to dismantle the Qin Dynasty were also divided into three steps.
Zhao Gao used a trick to kill Prince Fusu and support Hu Hai to take office. After Hu Hai took office, he did one thing first, killing Meng Tian and Meng Yi's brothers. This was like breaking the two arms of the Qin Dynasty. Later, Zhao Gao suggested that Qin II should strictly enforce the law, destroy the ministers who had made contributions, and kill the princes of his brothers. Not only were the twelve young men executed, but even the ten princesses were killed. From then on, no one in the court would threaten the throne of Qin II.
As the law becomes more and more stringent, everyone is in danger. Qin II began to continue to build the Afang Palace again, plundering the world's finances, and corvee labor was endless. At this time, Chen She had already revolted in the south.
At this time, Zhao Gao took the second step. He told Qin II that the reason why the emperor was noble was because he was superior to the ministers. The ministers must only hear your voice and cannot see you. They live in the palace and always maintain a sense of mystery. Only in this way can they be called the emperor. When Qin Ershi heard this, hey, he said so well. From today on, no one will be seen. So everything in the world was decided by Zhao Gao.
There are more and more rebels outside, but Qin Ershi has no idea at all. Even Prime Minister Li Si asked each other many times but could not see Qin Ershi. At this time, Zhao Gao carried out the third step of pretending to be an elephant, killing Li Si. But Li Si is the prime minister after all, and he can't be killed just by saying that Zhao Gao can kill him. So Zhao Gao used a trick to create the illusion of Li Si's family rebellion step by step for Qin II. In the end, Qin II believed it without doubt and killed the three clans of Li Si. When Li Si died, he told his son who was also about to die, "How much I want to hold a yellow dog with you to catch a rabbit at the east gate of my hometown!"
After Li Si's death, Zhao Gao finally became the prime minister who was inferior to one person and above ten thousand people.
He pointed at a deer in the hall and asked Qin Ershi: What do you think of this horse?
Qin Ershi: This is a deer!
Zhao Gao: No, this is a horse. If you don’t believe me, please ask the ministers, is this a horse or a deer? The ministers were afraid of Zhao Gao and said that this was a horse. Qin Ershi was confused.
A few days later, Zhao Gao killed Qin Ershi. Qin Shihuang's younger disciple Ziying succeeded to the throne. Ziying followed his brother, Emperor Shi, and was tough and courageous, so he killed Zhao Gao. But it was too late. Three months later, Liu Bang invaded Guanzhong and the Qin Dynasty perished.
When the Han Dynasty was first established, there were always princes and kings rebelling from Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang to Emperor Jing of Han. During the Liu Bang period alone, there were King Zang Tu of Yan, Marquis of Yingchuan, Marquis of Huaiyin, King Yingbu of Huainan, King Yingxin of Han, Prince of Han, Chen Xi of Zhao, King Peng Yue of Liang, etc., during the rebellion of Empress Lü, the rebellion of the seven kingdoms of Wu and Chu during the rebellion of Empress Lü, and during the rebellion of Emperor Jing of Han, there were also the rebellion of the seven kingdoms of Wu and Chu. Emperor Wu of Han was in a state of war and the country was on the verge of economic collapse for a long time.
It can be seen that the predecessors sow seeds and later harvests. In the early days of the establishment of the country, uneasiness is inevitable. This was true for Qin Shihuang, and in the early Han Dynasty. But different emperors have different ways of dealing with this uneasy problem. The emperors of the Han Dynasty, from Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang to Emperor Wu of Han, had many amnesty and tax cuts, even during the ruthless Empress Lu period.
If Zhao Gao hadn't made trouble. If the kind-hearted young master Fusu succeeds to the throne, Meng Tian and Meng Yi will assist. The princes have made some achievements and played a positive auxiliary role in the dynasty, so the Qin Dynasty may be able to continue as powerfully as the Han Dynasty.
