This autumn suddenly came. After the news of General Zhang Han's rebellion against Qin Chu came, the flowers and plants that were still red and green on the first day in Wangyi Palace in the northern suburb of Xianyang all withered to yellow brown overnight.
According to the eunuch's report, even the weeping willows, which were originally well-dressed and graceful, were completely bald and beautiful by the bad news.
Hu Hai, the second emperor, didn't sleep well all night. He dreamed that he was sitting in a carriage and a big white tiger rushed over. He only heard a short hiss and the horse driving on the left was bitten in the throat.
This nightmare made Hu Hai very upset. In order to eliminate filth, eliminate disasters and pray, he intends to fast for several days, then go to the water mirror to offer sacrifices and present four white horses to the river god.
The idea has been made, and when everyone is preparing, there is a loud noise at the door of the palace, followed by chaos.
In a short time, several eunuchs rushed in rolling and crawling, ignoring any etiquette and shouting at the top of their lungs: "Xianyang has turned Yan Le upside down!" "
Hu Hai limped at once, and his face was like a piece of white sheep.
Even if everyone opposes it, it is not as shocking as Xianyang's order.
Xianyang is the military and political chief of the capital. When he rebelled, the guards at Wang Yigong couldn't respond at all.
Sure enough, Yan Le pretended to be a thief. As soon as he came up, he tied the head of the guard firmly and said, "The thieves have all entered the palace. Why didn't you stop them? "
The guard leader refused to accept: "Xiaguan has always been heavily guarded. How dare thieves come here? "
Le Yan hey hey smile, hand sword fell, a head of flying. Before it landed, Yan Le took the lead and rushed into Wang Yi Palace with a knife. Followed by the doctor Zhao Cheng, and one thousand armored soldiers.
The eunuch in the palace was so scared that he fled everywhere that he was hacked to death with a knife. Only in a short time, dozens of bodies were lying on the road to the emperor's bedroom.
Hu Hai didn't run. He sat in the hall, and his face turned black and white.
With a whoosh, a sharp arrow hit the curtain beside the throne. Hu Hai was furious and pointed to the archer Zhao Cheng and said, "You are the younger brother of Prime Minister Zhao!" He pointed to the front and said, "You are the son-in-law of Prime Minister Zhao!"
Hu Hai clenched his fists: "Is it his intention that you two dare to rebel?"
Yan Le stepped forward and said, "You have always been arrogant and killed innocent people, but now you are against it all day. What else can you say? "
Hu Hai asked, "Can I meet Prime Minister Zhao?"
Yan Le answered simply: "No!"
Hu Hai pendency head slowly, begged, "can you give me a county? I am willing to be king quietly. "
Yan Le shook his head.
Hu Hai begged again: "Give me a county and seal a family."
Yan Le still shook his head.
Hu Hai shed tears: "Then let my wife and I be ordinary people."
Yan Le said, "I am carrying out the orders of the Prime Minister to kill you for the whole world. It's no use talking more. I will not report to the Prime Minister. "
Hu Hai sighed, and before Yan Le could begin, he drew his sword and committed suicide.
Yan Le returned to the Prime Minister's Office and handed the emperor's seal to Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao summoned all the princes and ministers in the spirit of heaven, claiming that Qin Ershi was ruthless and killed him for the sake of heaven.
It was so quiet in the hall that I didn't even cough.
Zhao Gao stood in front of the temple, took the emperor's seal, put it on himself, and when he looked at it again, all the ministers bowed their heads and said nothing.
Zhao Gao is a little worried. He was originally the team leader and private secretary of the first emperor, and also the teacher of Hu Hai. Because he conspired with Reese to tamper with the testamentary edict, he gave Fu Su the death penalty and made Hu Hai emperor, so he won the favor of Hu Hai. Later, all political opponents, including Reese, were eliminated, and their power was unparalleled. Even if he played a trick in front of the emperor, no one could do anything to him. Since then, other ministers have become speechless.
Now he is only one step away from the throne.
Zhao Gao crustily skin of head, with a decree in one hand, walked to the temple. At this time, he heard a strange wind coming from his ear, dust fell on his head and the hall began to collapse.
Zhao Gao stopped, feeling a little scared. With a quick thought, he turned to everyone and said, "Now the world is in chaos, and a new monarch must be appointed at once. Childe should be benevolent and diligent, and the people love him. I think we should make him king! "
Zhao Gao's voice just fell, the wind suddenly stopped, the dust dissipated, and the hall returned to a dignified and solemn state. Even the deaf childe minister looked up and the word "great" was clearly written on his face.
2
Gongziying was talking nonsense with his two sons at home when suddenly a group of people came to the door. The eunuch led by him sent a message from the Prime Minister Zhao, asking him to enter the palace to prepare for the throne.
Childe baby's expression is like being stuffed with half a papaya, and it took a long time to return to absolute being:
"I can't enter the palace now. I have to fast for five days before I can enter the ancestral temple to accept the imperial edict. "
The news came too suddenly, whether it was a blessing or a curse is unknown. Childe baby can't be careless. After all, he is not the legal heir to the throne.
Gongziying did not belong to the first emperor. He is only the grandson of the first emperor's cousin and Hu Hai's cousin, separated by more than three generations.
If it weren't for the fact that the first emperor killed his rebellious brother, and Hu Hai, in order to usurp the throne, not only cleaned more than 20 brothers, including Fu Su, but also spared his sisters, all of whom were exterminated, resulting in no successor to the first emperor, then the crown of the son of heaven could not be worn on the baby's head anyway.
Among the collateral children who are a generation younger than Hu Hai, Gongziying is the oldest. He was wrongly pushed to the forefront of history.
Before he was established as the heir to the throne, the only thing worthy of attention in Gongziying was to persuade II not to kill innocent people indiscriminately. Unfortunately, Hu Hai had been taken to the ditch by Zhao Gao and turned a deaf ear.
Knowing that there was nothing he could do, Gongziying faded out of politics and became a peaceful hermit, feeding horses, chopping wood and caring about food and vegetables.
Unexpectedly, after only three years, the world has become a pot of stew. The people of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei successively became kings. Zhang Han, the last famous player of Daqin, was defeated by Xiang Yu in the Battle of Julu, and soon surrendered to the allied governors. Now the vassal Coalition forces are advancing to the northwest, and tens of thousands of vanguard troops of Pei Gong Liu Bang have captured the border of Wuguan. The empire is at stake.
At this moment, II was killed by Zhao Gao again, another rainy night.
Without a leader, a new monarch cannot be established in the normal order. Therefore, the children of the imperial clan, who are suitable in seniority and age and have a good reputation, have become the best candidates.
During the fast in Gongziying, Hu Hai, a civilian, was casually buried in a piece of weeds in Yichun Garden in Du Nan by Zhao Gao.
The five-day deadline is up. Gongziying called Han Tan, the eunuch he had always trusted, and his two sons, and said, "Zhao Gao was afraid that his ministers would punish him for regicide and deliberately pretended to make me king. I heard that he had an appointment with the Chu people to destroy the Qin imperial clan and become the king of Guanzhong himself. If I really go to the ancestral temple to attend the seal ceremony, he will definitely kill me. I might as well pretend to be sick and wait for him to invite me, and we will seize the opportunity to get rid of him! "
Zhao Gao's emissary came and invited Gongziying to meet at the ancestral temple, with a message from the Prime Minister: "Qin was originally just a kingdom, and the first emperor annexed the world into one, so it can be called the emperor. Now that the six countries have been restored, Qin has returned to its former kingdom state. It is not appropriate to call the emperor again. You should call it the King of Qin. "
Gongziying replied: "Yes, I have no objection. But I'm not feeling well recently, so I can't go out. Let's postpone the ceremony. "
The messenger told Zhao Gao about it. Zhao Gao thought: Anyway, at this point, it's better to show you some sincerity. I really support Gongziying.
Zhao Gao took the initiative to come to Gongziyingfu and walked into his Zhai Tang. He asked him, "The ancestral temple is a serious matter, why did the King shirk it ..." Before the words were finished, Han Tan, who was standing next to Zhao Gao, took advantage of his unprepared, pulled out a short knife and stabbed him to the ground on the spot.
After killing Zhao Gao, Gongziying immediately rushed to Xianyang Palace and ascended the throne surrounded by ministers, known as Qin Sanshi in history.
The first thing I did after I acceded to the throne was to raze the three Zhao Gao families to the ground and behead them in the downtown area of Xianyang.
This one took advantage of Hu Hai's greed and stupidity, played with the politics of the Qin Dynasty, ruined the blood of the first emperor, ruined the great eunuch of the whole dynasty, and finally died in the hands of the Sheng clan.
three
Shortly after Zi Ying acceded to the throne, Liu Bang's army had crossed Wuguan and reached the shore of Bashui.
Pei Gong was in no hurry to attack Xianyang. He camped in Baqiao and sent an envoy to see Zi Ying, the king of Qin, and said to him, "Your Majesty is kind and modest, which is beyond the reach of the second generation. But the general trend of the world has returned to the western hegemony, just like a waterfall meets a big river. Even if you have 10 thousand ideas to transform the country, it is impossible to turn the waterfall back. In this case, it is better to surrender to the overlord, which can not only save the lives of oneself and the clan, but also save the people of Xianyang from war. Wouldn't it be best? "
This sentence came to Ziying's heart. He knows the current situation very well. The Qin dynasty has been divided and crumbling. Xianyang city lacks serenade food, and there are no reinforcements outside the city to look forward to. Officials are rebellious. With one hand, how can he save the day and help the building collapse?
At this time, not to mention the emperor, even God could not save the Qin Dynasty.
Ziying agreed. He only made one condition to Pei Gong: restrain the sergeant from killing indiscriminately.
The next morning, Zi Ying and his wife, who had just been in power for 46 days, dressed in plain white clothes, sat in a white car pulled by a white horse and left the city gate to the east of Dao Ji Pavilion.
He got out of the car, tied his neck with a rope, raised the imperial seal and military emblem with both hands, and knelt on the side of the road, waiting for Pei Gong's army to enter Xianyang.
Daqin Empire officially ended at the moment when Zi Ying surrendered.
Instead of disposing of Zi Ying, Liu Bang put the accompanying officials under house arrest, sealed all the treasures in the palace and forbade anyone to move. Then he withdrew from Xianyang with all the military forces and troops, continued to be stationed in Pakistan, and dedicated the results to the overlord of Chu.
A month later, Xiang Yu led an army of governors to Guanzhong and went straight to Xianyang City. Without saying anything, the advanced palace killed Ziying, swept away treasures and beautiful women, and then leveled the whole clan with the winning surname.
With the rise of Xiang Yu's murder, he simply set fire to the newly-built Epang Palace. The sergeants also drew their swords and wantonly burned and looted, killing men, women and children. Xianyang, which was once prosperous, has become a ghost town.
The wealth and talents accumulated by Daqin for hundreds of years were destroyed.
four
Zi Ying was killed and buried near the cemetery of the first emperor.
When Ying Zheng acceded to the throne, he said, "I am the first emperor. There are many descendants, and the second and third generations will last forever and spread endlessly. " The result is three times five divided by two, but after fourteen years and three generations, it is completely over.
Hu Hai didn't have the ability to be emperor, so he forced himself to be emperor. Ziying is different. He had nothing to do with these things, but he was forced into a mess. If he doesn't pick it up, he has to.
Don't pick up, can only let Zhao Gao do whatever he wants. Sooner or later, the Yuan clan will be unlucky. Answer, became a pawn of Zhao Gao, will worry about his life at any time. This is really a choice without freedom of choice.
Ziying is unwilling to accept her fate. He wants to play a bad hand. The first step is to get rid of Zhao Gao boldly. This is something that many puppet kings in history want to do but dare not do, or have never thought about.
I finally cleared the obstacles and took over the mess, only to find that it had dispersed into quicksand.
This is Ziying's tragedy. If a bad king dies for himself, it is not a tragedy; Obviously there is a generation of British lords, but it is useless. In the end, he was forced to become the last king, which was a great misfortune among misfortunes.
Finally, I use several predecessors' comments on Zi Ying as the conclusion.
Sima Qian said: Zi Ying was arranged to inherit the throne, but he was not a thief of peace. He and his son killed a traitor at home to avenge the second. It's a pity that the rice didn't reach the mouth and the wine didn't reach the lips. Chu soldiers have slaughtered Guanzhong. Just like the Yellow River burst its banks, it can't be stopped, and it's like the fish being boiled, which can't be recovered.
Ban Gu said: The evil of Qin Dynasty originated from Qin Shihuang, and Hu Hai expanded the evil to the extreme, which led to the collapse of the world. Even if the duke of Zhou is reincarnated, it will not help. Therefore, you can't be difficult for Ziying.
Sima Zhen said: Zi Ying ascended to the throne and repaid the late emperor with his actions. However, at this time, no one helped North Korea. Who can do it if you want to save the country?
Cai Dongfan said: Zi Ying quietly destroyed Zhao Gao, which shows that he is a wise master. If there was a glimmer of hope for the Qin Dynasty, and Zi Ying could be emperor for several years, get rid of the disadvantages and revive the national strength, the Qin Dynasty would not perish so soon.