Qin Shi Huang died, Zhao Gao forged an edict, and Fusu chose to commit suicide
In 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang died of illness during a trip. At the last moment of his life, Qin Shi Huang left a dying edict: Fu Su entered Xianyang, mourned Qin Shi Huang, and seized the throne.
However, this edict was intercepted by Zhao Gao, and Zhao Gao forged one together with Prime Minister Li Si"Death edict", supported the eighteenth son of Qin Shi Huang, Hu Hai, as the emperor.
After receiving this tempting edict, Fusu was depressed and finally decided to commit suicide.
The death of Fusu Gong has always been an embarrassing topic. According to historical records, Gongzi Fusu was generous and generous, which can be said to be in stark contrast to Qin Shi Huang's youngest son, Qin II Hu Hai, who was a relatively shrewd monarch, in line with Qin Shi Huang's advocacy"Benevolence and love of things"The governing philosophy.
If he ascended to the throne and ruled the Qin state, he might not be able to ensure that the Qin dynasty achieved the same achievements as the Han dynasty as a state title.
However, it is extremely sad that all these visions have come to naught with the demise of White Silk.
We can't help but ask, when Fusu saw this"False will"Did he ever have a trace of doubt in his heart?Fusu saw this"False will"Isn't there a trace of doubt in my heart?Fusu, who has 300,000 elite soldiers in hand, will he be willing to commit suicide in such an inexplicable way?Zhao Gao's tricks were not clever, and if Fusu sent someone to see the First Emperor, he would be easily discovered. Behind all this, what factors determined Fusu's death?
If we want to think about why Fusu did not rebel, we must put ourselves in his shoes.
According to the "Historical Records", after the death of Gongzi Fusu, he was killed"Distribution"On the way, I received the following order:"Lu Sheng and others, I used to treat them well, but now they slander me, because they admit that I am not virtuous enough. He uprooted more than 460 criminals and sent them all to Xianyang for punishment. The eldest son, Fusu, quarreled with Qin Shi Huang, and Qin Shi Huang was furious and sent Fusu north to control Meng Weijun in Shangjun.
Qin Shi Huang longed for immortality, so he sent Lu Sheng and others to find the elixir of immortality. Lu Sheng thus became a Jianghu **. When he received a high reward from Qin Shi Huang, instead of taking medicine, he fled Xianyang with his wealth and spread rumors that Qin Shi Huang was cruel and wanted to get rid of him.
Qin Shi Huang was naturally very angry about this, and Lu Sheng decided to incite the Fangshi group to rebel against Qin Shi Huang, but during this period, the Duke of Fusu also came, hoping to pardon some people and give them a lenient sentence.
The Yellow Emperor was still angry at Fusu's honesty, and in a fit of rage, he sent him to Shangjun on the northern border to serve as a supervisor in the garrison of the Great Wall.
This move of Emperor Yingzheng of Han Wen can be seen as both a punishment for Fusu and a training for Fusu.
After all, there was no Qin monarch who did not hold the power of the army. Hu Hai, who later ascended to the throne, also knew that he had to get rid of Meng Weijun's family, so he promoted Wang Li to be his lover.
Although Fusu was the crown prince of Qin, he had never been the head of the army, and Qin Shi Huang thought that this move was to fill his vacancy, so he appointed the general Meng Tian as his military advisor.
Objectively speaking, Meng Tian is"The Xiongnu were more than 700 miles away, and the Hu people did not dare to go south to herd horses, and the soldiers did not dare to bend their bows and complain"The best of the day.
It was completely safe to send Fusu here, and if Qin Shi Huang really wanted to punish him, it would be better to send it directly to Baiyue in the south, which was really difficult and dangerous at that time.
However, the emperor's mind is often difficult to guess, and Fusu can also understand this matter as his father is completely detached and does not want to see him, neither of which is wrong.
From Fusu's point of view, it is difficult to judge whether his killing was his father's order or someone else's calculation.
Qin Shi Huang killed Fusu, and he must have killed Meng Tian together.
In the eyes of modern people, this is, of course, ridiculous, how can a father kill his right-hand man after killing his son?
However, from the perspective of the Qin dynasty or the Qin people, this question is not difficult to understand.
In the centuries-old history of the Qin state, it became almost the norm for rulers to kill their loyal subjects on their deathbed, whether they were mediocre or not;Even the most"Clever"of rulers, too.
On his deathbed, Qin Mugong, the founding monarch of the Qin state, killed three loyal ministers of the Ziche clan and asked them to accompany them to their burials.
After the death of Ziche Sanchen, the people of Qin were so grief-stricken that they even invented the song "Yellow Bird" to mourn them:"Yellow Bird Guanzhong, overcoming thorns and thorns. Who is Mu Gong?The car is dead. "
King Qin Zhaoxiang, who laid the foundation for Qin's domination of the world, was also ignorant in his later years, killing Wu Anjun in vain, and died blindly, which attracted countless Qin people to mourn, and even set up an ancestral shrine to worship.
Are Ziche and Wu Anjun Bai Qi loyal ministers?The answer is yes, but Qin Jun was unrelenting, and even pleaded guilty for killing them.
Therefore, when Fusu and Meng Weijun saw the suicide note, they were completely stunned, and their first reaction was not to ask why, but to feel that they were going to die. After all, who can guarantee that the current First Emperor will not be as sudden as their ancestors"Furious"What about it?
In this suicide note, Zhao Gao naturally apologized to Fusu and Meng An, saying that Qin Shi Huang had said that Fusu and Meng An had been stationed in the north for several days, without the slightest progress, but caused ** and soldiers, which was an offense.
In the process of Fusu in the north, he not only relied on his reputation and wrote many times to oppose the decision of the palace, but also offended Qin Shi Huang because he was useless to sit as the prince (at that time, Qin Shi Huang had not officially declared Fusu as the crown prince), which shows that Fusu was disloyal and unfilial, which is another mistake.
As for Meng Tian, as a high-ranking general assigned to Fusu by Qin Shi Huang, he did not play a role in correcting deviations, but allowed his son Fusu to do whatever he wanted, which was a manifestation of disloyalty, and both of them were given the right to self-destruct their future.
Many people know that Qin attaches great importance to law and ignores Confucianism, as if Qin is a country that only recognizes criminal law and not ethics, but this is completely wrong.
In the laws of the State of Qin,"Adultery"It is an extremely serious crime, and the trial is simple and severe.
If parents want to"Visiting and killing the son whom he did not recognize", just a complaint to the relevant authorities, which is immediately brought to trial, and the judiciary supports the parents almost unconditionally.
Other parts of the case can also be transferred multiple times, which is a big undertaking. But according to historical records,"Inappropriate"is an exception:"Shi Lao, do people think it's inappropriate to kill people without the three rings?If you don't have a ring, you will cut it and not lose it"。
If an old man sues his son for unfilial piety and asks the government to sentence him to death, can the government intervene and forgive him?The answer is yes: neither intervention nor condonation;The sentence must be executed immediately, without the slightest concession.
In an unfair situation: if the old man wants to be beaten, ** will hit him;If the old man wants to be killed, ** will kill him.
Ordinary people are still like this, let alone the royal family?When Qin Shi Huang said that Fusu was disloyal, Fusu could not defend himself, but could only admit it"Sin"。If we understand this, we may also be able to see one from Fusu"The Father wants the Son to die, and the Son has to die"'s helplessness and helplessness, on the verge of suicide. The father wants his son to die, but the son must die", on the verge of suicide.
Meng An is worthy of being a ** lake, seeing this death order, his reaction was much calmer than Fusu, he hurriedly persuaded Fusu to calm down, and then he decided after repeated inquiries, after all, if it is true, it will be difficult to escape death, it is better to ask to understand.
However, at this time, Fusu's psychological defense line had completely collapsed, coupled with the repeated insistence of the messenger sent by Zhao Gao, and finally committed suicide.
Now that Fusu is dead, Meng Tian has no room for maneuver, so he can only become Zhao Gao's prisoner.
After all, Fusu and Meng Tian still have an army of 300,000, what chance do they have to resist?
Yes, there is, but the effect may not be ideal, when receiving this holy decree, Fusu and Meng Tian themselves did not know the death of Qin Shi Huang, and the 300,000 army did not know, even if he pretended to be a messenger, he also had the right to kill at this time.
At the same time as forging the edict, Zhao Gao gave another order:"Give the army to General Wang Li. "Meng Weijun was stripped of his command and replaced by Wang Qian's grandson, Wang Li.
It can be said that while Zhao Gao gave the order, he also deprived the two of them of their military power, so that the 300,000 troops of Fusu and Meng Shu could no longer be used.
According to the "Historical Records", it is recorded"After Fusu's death, Meng Yanjun still refused to commit suicide, and the envoy and his party directly captured Meng Yanjun and imprisoned him in Yangzhou. "Meng Tian refused to die, so the messenger arrested him as a subordinate and tied him up in Yangzhou. "Later, Meng Tian was forced to commit suicide by the envoys of Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, and his brother Meng Yi was killed in Daijun.
Throughout the conflict, the information on both sides was not equal, which made Zhao Gao's meticulous planning almost irresistible.
If there is a break between Fusu and Meng Tian, it is because the positions of the two sides are different, and it can even be said that the positions of Fusu and Meng Tian are more dominant.
After the death of Qin Shi Huang, Zhao Gao blocked the news for the first time, it was summer, and they had to use stinky abalone to cover up the smell of Qin Shi Huang's corpse"In the summer, on the smell of the coffin, Li Si ordered the divisions to make the abalone in the car stone to mix the smell"。
But even a stinky abalone can't hide forever. Qin Shi Huang had a large entourage around him, hundreds of civil and military officials, and as long as one person found out, the game was over. Li Si and Zhao Gao can now be said to be dancing on the tip of the knife.
In contrast, the status of Fusu and Meng An in the army is extremely high, Meng An is a veteran of Northern Xinjiang, not to mention, the entire army can be said to be pulled up by him, and Fusu is the son of the emperor, with a very kind personality, such a position is very advantageous in the army, even Hu Hai chose Meng An in order to occupy Wang Li's military power, as well as Meng An's former subordinates. In addition to these two people, there were many reliable generals and soldiers, and there was no shortage of people who were willing to sacrifice their lives for them.
According to the art of war during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this is'potential'absolute advantage.
Fusu and Meng Shu can afford to drag it out, but for Zhao Gao, Li Si and Hu He, every moment means new exposure.
Qin Shi Huang died in Xingtai, Hebei Province, while Meng Tian and Fusu were stationed thousands of kilometers away in Yan'an (present-day Yan'an, Shaanxi Province), so roughly calculated, at least ten days passed between Qin Shi Huang's death and their receipt of Zhao Gao's orders.
As long as Fusu and Meng An decided to stay still after receiving the edict, even if they didn't do anything, maybe in a few days, the news of Qin Shi Huang's death would be leaked out, and the truth would naturally be revealed to the world.
The reason why Fusu and Meng An were able to hold out for a few days was because of their position in the army.
Although the Qin State has an extremely strict accomplice system, once a crime is committed, those who know about it and do not stop it will be punished for the same crime, but you must know that Fusu and Meng Yan have 300,000 troops around them.
Even if Qin Shi Huang is still alive, can he really punish 300,000 elite soldiers at the same time?
If Fusu and Meng Tian had been more active, they would have just seen the edict after the messenger arrived at the barracks"Take a bite of a sour apple", personally forged the edict and let Qin Shi Huang come down to completely control the situation.
The Qin people worship heroes, and as the new boss of the Qin ** world after Wang Qian, even if he doesn't really rebel, he can use his prestige to win over the guards and ask to meet the first emperor as he originally wanted to do.
It's a pity that Fusu, who grew up in the deep palace, obviously didn't notice the conspiracy and decided to commit suicide under the persuasion of the messenger, thus completely depriving Mengshan of all options.
The real death that Qin Shi Huang left to Fusu before his death was very simple, only ten words:"Take the soldiers of Mengshan and bury them in Xianyang"。
Let Meng An lead his soldiers, and you go back to Xianyang to preside over the funeral for me.
At this moment, his intention to recall Fusu back to Xianyang is also very obvious, he hopes to inherit the unification and carry out his own career, but everything is lost because of Fusu's thoughts, which has also become an eternal regret in history.
If Fusu does not die, will the ending of the Qin Dynasty change?This question has long been pondered by countless people.
The historical record of Fusu is quite good, he is generous and rigorous, brave to take responsibility, respects the Confucian concept of people-oriented governance, and opposes Legalist thought.
Of course, if Gongzi Fusu ascends to the throne, he may not change the general trend of history, but he will certainly not make the Qin Dynasty fall so soon.
In Chinese history, the Qin Dynasty was like a lightning bolt, and its splendor was fascinating, it completed the unification of China and established an imperial system that lasted for 2,000 years, but its short-lived demise made countless people regret it.
However, history is unpredictable, and it can be said that Hu Hai's usurpation triggered the fall of the Qin Dynasty. After the conspiracy succeeded, Zhao Gao and Hu Hai began to rule more brutally than Qin Shi Huang.
Only a year later, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang led the Daze Township Uprising, which was followed by an anti-Qin wave, and the Qin Dynasty quickly perished.