Chapter 26 026. Qin II

"In 247 BC, the 13-year-old Ying Zheng ascended the throne. He had long had the idea of ​​unifying the world. The previous generations of Qin kings had already laid a solid foundation for him.

At this time, after Shang Yang's reforms and under the management of successive Qin kings, Qin's comprehensive national strength had long surpassed the other six countries. However, although Ying Zheng became the 37th monarch of Qin, he was unable to exercise power and realize his grand wish of unifying the world.

Because at that time, all national affairs were decided by a man named Lu Buwei, and the young Ying Zheng even had to respectfully address him as "Zhongfu."

After hearing the above introduction, Ying Zheng clenched his palms, and some bad memories came to his mind.

He didn't want to hear this, but he was more curious about what happened next?
"Lü Buwei, who was born as a businessman, became a powerful official who controlled the whole country. The reason why he could reach his current position was closely related to the poor prince of Qin State whom he sponsored in Zhao State. During the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Qin and Zhao had a fierce conflict. In order to ease the relationship between the two countries, the Qin court planned to select one of the royal children to go to Zhao State as a hostage.

As the crown prince of Qin died early, there was no suitable candidate among his descendants. So after the second son of King Zhao, Ying Zhu, the Lord of Anguo, was made the crown prince, one of his descendants, named Ying Yiren, was not favored by the crown prince because his mother, Xia Ji, was of humble birth. So, under the arrangement of other clan members, the task of going to Zhao as a hostage fell on Ying Yiren.

The relationship between Qin and Zhao was not friendly. Although he was nominally a prince of the Qin royal family, his life was very difficult and he was looked down upon everywhere.

At this time, the businessman Lu Buwei, who had already achieved financial freedom, turned his attention to him. He not only gave him money and gifts, but also gave him Zhao Ji, who was good at dancing. Zhao Ji gave birth to a baby boy soon after. Because he was born in the first month of the year, he was named Ying Zheng. "

The guards beside him lowered their heads. Could they hear what was said?
Yun Tutu scratched his head. It seemed inappropriate that the past was going to be dug up again. He ignored his previous fear and moved closer to Ying Zheng. "We don't need to listen to what happened before. Let's wait and see."

Ying Zheng: “…” If it wasn’t useful to keep him, he would have been dragged out and torn to pieces.

He handed the item in his hand to Yun Tutu, "But..."

Yuntutu quickly pulled the progress bar,

"From 230 BC to 221 BC, he successively destroyed the six kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi, completed the great cause of unifying China, established the Qin Dynasty, and proclaimed himself "the First Emperor".

The system of three dukes and nine ministers was implemented at the central level, and the feudal system was abolished and replaced by the county system at the local level.

At the same time, the currency, weights and measures were unified, and the "same track for vehicles, same writing system, same ethics" and legal system were implemented.

Externally, he attacked the Huns in the north and conquered the Baiyue in the south. He built the Great Wall and the Lingqu Canal to connect the Yangtze and Pearl River water systems.

In his later years, he carried out many large-scale projects during his reign, including the construction of the Great Wall, the Afang Palace, and the Lishan Mausoleum; in 210 BC, he died in the sand dunes of Xingtai on his way to the east.

Qin Shi Huang established the autocratic political structure that lasted for more than 2,000 years in Chinese political history, and was praised by Ming Dynasty thinker Li Zhi as "the greatest emperor of all time."

When Ying Zheng saw what happened next, his pupils shrank slightly. He could only say that it was good news and bad news. He had accomplished the great unification and unified the six kingdoms, but he only had seventeen years left to live?
But he soon got over it. He had finally fulfilled the wishes of his ancestors, and he was content to receive such evaluation from future generations.

"...It is enough for my Great Qin to last for thousands of years..."

"There is also a short video here," Yun Tutu mustered up the courage and clicked on another video.

"Qin Ershi (230-207 BC), surnamed Ying, named Hu Hai, was born in Xianyang (now Xianyang, Shaanxi). He was the eighteenth son of Qin Shihuang and the younger brother of Prince Fusu. He was known as the Second Emperor.

Qin II learned from Zhao Gao, the Minister of the Imperial Chariots. Qin Shi Huang died of illness on the platform of Shaqiu Palace during his trip to the south. The death was kept secret. With the help of Zhao Gao and Li Si, the will was tampered with and Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, killing more than 207 brothers and sisters. After ascending the throne, Zhao Gao took real power and implemented a brutal rule, which finally aroused the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang and the restoration movement of the old nobles of the six kingdoms. In 24 BC, Hu Hai was forced to commit suicide in Wangyi Palace by Yan Le, Zhao Gao's confidant, at the age of .

At this point, the second emperor of Qin died. "

"What about Fusu? Where is Fusu?"

Ying Zheng gritted his teeth. He had always placed high hopes on Fusu and had been teaching him all these years.

"Because I opposed the killing of more than 460 people who violated the ban, which angered you, I was sent to Shangjun to supervise the army and assist General Meng Tian in building the Great Wall and resisting the Xiongnu."

Yun Tutu looked at Ying Zheng cautiously and found that he seemed to be relatively stable, but he also quietly took two steps back. "You died of illness, and before your death, you ordered Prince Fusu to ascend the throne. The Minister of the Imperial Chariots Zhao Gao and Prime Minister Li Si were afraid that Fusu's ascension to the throne would be detrimental to them, so they helped Hu Hai ascend the throne and forged an imperial edict to execute Prince Fusu in the name of the First Emperor.

Prince Fusu believed it to be true and did not dare to disobey his father's wishes, so he committed suicide.

"Stupid, stupid..." Ying Zheng was filled with all kinds of emotions at this moment. How could he have such a stupid son?
And Zhao Gao and Li Si, they both deserved to die for daring to forge an imperial edict.

Regarding the Eighteenth Son Hu Hai, "The government was controlled by Zhao Gao, so Hu Hai had no choice?"

"Heh," Yun Tutu could only sneer. It seemed that all parents in the world were the same, even the First Emperor was no exception to his beloved Eighteenth Son. The first person he thought of was someone else who was wrong.

Unfortunately, I came in a hurry and didn’t download many.

Hesitantly, he still said based on his memory, "Zhao Gao was Hu Hai's teacher. When Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, Zhao Gao's power naturally increased.

The reason why Zhao Gao chose Hu Hai was because Hu Hai was a pure playboy and easy to control.

Granting Fusu the crime of disloyalty and unfilial piety and allowing him to commit suicide like Meng Tian was just the beginning.

Then, with Hu Hai's tacit approval, Zhao Gao massacred all the royal children, leaving only him alone, with such cruel methods..."

Ying Zheng did not ask any further questions, as he was afraid that he could not bear it or endure it, but he had already made a decision about Hu Hai.

Yun Tutu looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Hu Hai lives a dissolute life, only caring about his own pleasure. The government is controlled by Zhao Gao, and he wants to imitate you and travel around the world. Wherever he goes, he makes people suffer.

At the instigation of Zhao Gao, he indiscriminately executed a number of officials. The officials became increasingly resentful, and the lives of the people became increasingly difficult. The two men continued their power game, and the people's resentment soon reached a boiling point, and popular resistance broke out..."

Yun Tutu heard Songsong's urging again, and hurriedly took out the small seal diagram, "You can look up the words on it, so you can read these books without any obstacles."

Next, Ying Zheng saw Yun Tutu constantly taking out books from the box.

(End of this chapter)