In the winter of 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang died of illness, a news that shocked the entire Qin state. After unifying the Six Kingdoms, Qin Shi Huang had always envisioned passing the throne to his eldest son, Fusu, but he did not have time to officially make the crown prince. However, when Qin Shi Huang was dying, Prime Minister Li Si and his youngest son Hu Hai took the opportunity to tamper with the edict and made Hu Hai the crown prince and inherited the throne.
Fusu, as the eldest son of Qin Shi Huang, was sent to the frontier overseer Meng Tian to exercise. Qin Shi Huang hoped that through such an arrangement, Fusu would hone himself in a harsh environment and become a person capable of inheriting the throne. However, just two years later, Qin Shi Huang died suddenly during the parade at the age of 49. When he died, he didn't have time to train Fusu to be the heir in his mind.
When Qin Shi Huang was dying, he ordered Fusu to rush back to Xianyang to inherit the throne. However, Li Si and Hu Hai conspired to usurp the throne and tampered with the edict to make Hu Hai the crown prince. When Fusu learned of this while defending his territory at the border pass, he was deeply disappointed and angry.
In fact, Fusu wrote to Qin Shi Huang on several occasions to oppose the extreme act of burning books and Confucianism, and feared that doing so would lead to instability in the world. He thought it was his father's heart and hoped to change Qin Shi Huang's decision-making and protect the foundations of ancient culture. However, Qin Shi Huang ignored it and instead demoted Fusu to the Shangjun Supervisor Meng Tian's army to guard the north. Fusu's opinions were ignored, and he was forced to stay away from the political arena and could not participate in the struggle for succession to the throne.
After the death of Qin Shi Huang, Hu Hai usurped the throne as the new emperor, Qin II. Fusu was relegated to the frontier, far away from the political power, and could not participate in the struggle for the throne, which doomed his fate. This series of events ultimately led to the short life of the Qin Dynasty.
Fusu's plight raises questions about why Qin Shi Huang did not make him crown prince. However, there is no definitive answer in history. Whether Qin Shi Huang's intentions changed, whether Hu Hai and Li Si's conspiracy was successful, and whether Fusu had the ability to inherit the throne are still debated and speculated.
In any case, the death of Qin Shi Huang and Fusu's failure to inherit the throne had a profound impact on the future of the Qin dynasty. The fate of Fusu has become a topic worth thinking about in history, and it has also made people pay more attention to and think about the inheritance of power and the impact of political struggles on the country.
Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms and established a powerful centralized system, but his death revealed the fragility of this system. The issue of the inheritance of power became a flashpoint of internal contradictions in the Qin Dynasty, which eventually led to the fall of the Qin Dynasty.
Fusu's encounter has also become a microcosm of the historical struggle for power. In the struggle for power, Hu Hai and Li Si's conspiracy succeeded, and Fusu, as the degraded party, was powerless to change his fate. It also reminds us that the cruelty and ruthlessness of political struggles often hurt those who have justice and conscience.
After the death of Qin Shi Huang, the Qin Dynasty entered a period of turmoil, with constant internal strife and social unrest. This period is also known as the Beacon Years at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Eventually, the rule of the Qin Dynasty was overthrown, and the descendants of Yingzheng were unable to inherit power, and the Qin Dynasty perished.
Although Fusu's fate was tragic, as the eldest son of Qin Shi Huang, he made his own contribution to the Qin Dynasty. His persistence and efforts have left a piece of history for future generations, and also make us reflect on the nature of power and the importance of inheritance.
The wheel of history rolls forward, and the story of Qin Shi Huang and Fusu has become a fragment in the long river of history. Through reviewing and thinking about history, we can better understand the past and face the future better. The story of Qin Shi Huang and Fusu is not only the rise and fall of a dynasty, but also the exploration of human nature and the reflection of power.
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