Guo Moruo The cause of Qin Shi Huang's death was not illness, but iron nails
Qin Shi Huang, an emperor who pioneered history, although his life was short, but his achievements were outstanding. Since he was born in the royal bloodline, he has experienced a childhood of evading pursuit and wandering around, and finally with his own efforts and intelligence, he has become the king of Qin who unified the six kingdoms from a teenager who died at the end of the world.
However, at the peak of his life, he collapsed on the road to the sixth eastern tour at the age of 49, which is regrettable.
The cause of Qin Shi Huang's death seems simple, but in fact it hides many doubts and complicated follow-up operations. For 2,000 years, there have been different opinions about the cause of his death. Mr. Guo Moruo, a well-known historian and archaeologist in China, is inclined to "** say", he believes that Qin Shi Huang was nailed to death with iron nails.
Qin Shi Huang, as the first brother in Chinese history, his great achievements can be said to be unprecedented, and in less than 10 years, he swept the six countries and unified the country.
However, in the huge imperial land where road traffic construction was almost zero at that time, in order to better protect the centralization of power, Qin Shi Huang went out on five trips during his reign.
In 210 B.C., Qin Shi Huang left Xianyang for the sixth time to set out on a cruise. However, in July, he died suddenly on a dune platform, and the cause of death attracted widespread attention and speculation.
There are different theories about the cause of death, and people generally believe that there are two kinds: one is the disease theory, and the other is the ** theory. This time, let's talk about illness. According to the Records of the Historians, Qin Shi Huang's physical condition is worrying.
He has a "bird's chest" on his chest, which may be due to rickets caused by malnutrition as a child. This may have something to do with the fact that he spent six years on the run from his mother who abandoned his wife and children.
In addition, Qin Shi Huang had a variety of diseases such as bronchitis, meningitis and epilepsy. He suffered from meningitis and epilepsy at a young age, and these diseases have always been with him.
According to Guo Moruo's article, Qin Shi Huang had a sudden seizure on a hot day, and his dizzy head hit the bronze ice jian, and he fainted on the spot. These illnesses eventually led to his death.
After knowing that he was in poor health, Qin Shi Huang began a frenzied pursuit of immortality. The whole country began to search for wizards and Taoists to refine the so-called elixir.
However, the ancient pills were not like modern health products, and their purification and refining techniques were very immature. Therefore, the metal elements contained in the pill often exceed the consumption standard, and long-term use may lead to internal organ poisoning or debilitation.
Although Qin Shi Huang was in poor health, he still maintained a high degree of professionalism after the success of the great cause of unifying the world, and did not think about living a leisurely life, but worked "996" every day.
His daily workload is equivalent to reviewing nearly 120 catties of music, and he is self-disciplined to the point that he does not rest after work. However, under the tremendous pressure of work, his body gradually moved towards a sub-healthy state.
In a tired physical condition, he toured all the way east, and finally died of illness under the condition of hot weather and physical exertion.
There are two sayings among the people, one is the ** theory, and the other is the disease theory. **It is believed that the traitor Zhao Gao colluded with Qin II Hu Hai** the first emperor, and adulterously established Li Si Kuang Fu II on the throne.
Mr. Guo Moruo, a literary master, is more inclined to ** say, and mentioned in his article "The First Emperor Will Die" that the real cause of Qin Shihuang's death was nailed to death with a three-inch iron nail.
According to the Historical Records, Qin Shi Huang had a symptom description during his tour: "He was very ill and bedridden; It means that he had symptoms of dizziness, weakness, and sweating profusely before he died, and he was bedridden for three days.
The illness said that Qin Shi Huang's health was already poor, and someone took the opportunity to do it at this time, and Qin Shi Huang was only by his own son Hu Hai and the "loyal minister" Zhao Gao at that time.
Although there is some basis for both theories, there are still different opinions about the truth.
Guo Moruo speculated that when Hu Hai was weak in King Yingzheng's body, he took advantage of his unpreparedness and directly stabbed Ying Zheng's brain with a spike, and King Yingzheng of Qin died suddenly. After Yingzheng's death, Li Si did not announce the news immediately, he used a trick called "fish and dragon smell", taking advantage of the hot summer, to order people to buy a large amount of abalone to cover up the stench of rotting corpses.
At this time, Fusu was undergoing training in Meng Tian's military camp. Zhao Gao persuaded Li Si, and they conspired to tamper with the edict entrusted to Fusu, and gave Fusu a sword, causing him and Meng Tian to commit suicide.
Behind all this, there is a conflict between brothers and eunuchs monopolizing power.
Li Si and Zhao Gao are the ministers around the First Emperor Yingzheng, Li Si has a bottom line and no principles, while Zhao Gao has no bottom line and no principles. Zhao Gao was castrated into the palace since he was a child, he was good at observing words and feelings, proficient in laws and regulations, and became a celebrity in the eyes of the emperor a few years later.
He was good at calligraphy, so he was appointed as the teacher of Hu Hai, the second son of Qin. Under Zhao Gao's careful teaching, Hu Hai listened to him very much, like a living puppet raised by Zhao Gao.
Hu Hai also learned from Zhao Gao's set of popularity, and compared with other princes, Hu Hai was particularly good at pleasing his father. Before the last tour of the First Emperor Yingzheng, Hu Hai learned about the style of the Great Qin Empire with increased knowledge, and asked several times and constantly pestered to participate in the tour.
The first emperor Yingzheng especially favored Hu Hai's son, and allowed him under the soft grinding and hard bubbles. And Zhao Gao drove for Yingzheng and served his food and daily life. Thus, a parade that seemed to happen was actually the beginning of a long-planned conspiracy theory.
It turned out that according to feudal tradition, the eldest son Fusu should directly inherit the throne. However, due to a disagreement with the flattering villain Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao colluded with Hu Hai to plot to usurp the throne.
Hu Hai seized the opportunity to seize the right to inherit the throne under the guise of his illness, and finally realized the plan of "usurping the country". And Zhao Gao naturally became the manipulator behind the puppet throne, the real monopoly of real power, and achieved a qualitative leap from a coachman to the pinnacle of power.
In addition, the cause of Qin Shi Huang's death has been one of the hot topics for a hundred years, and many people are curious about it. In order to find out the truth, Qin Shi Huang spent a lot of money to build an underground palace for himself - the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, located in Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.
What secrets are hidden in this underground palace?
The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, like an above-ground palace upside down in the water, is stunning in its grandeur and intricate construction. The mausoleum is home to countless treasures, with hundreds of official positions and thousands of mercenaries, and even a lifelike "river" scene.
According to historical records, the mausoleum is full of mercury, forming a spectacular scene of "hundreds of rivers and seas". However, mercury volatilizes at room temperature, forming toxic mercury vapor, which will cause serious harm to the surrounding residents and the ecological environment if excavated in large quantities.
Fortunately, technological developments in recent years have allowed experts to use detection instruments to detect excessive mercury levels in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, reminding us to be cautious about this historic site.
The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is located in the treasure land of Feng Shui, Li Mountain, like a sleeping dragon, clearly outlined by satellite cloud images. The ancients' belief in Feng Shui discouraged a large number of tomb robbers. The mausoleum is large in scale, with complex mechanisms and crossbows inside, and is a great threat, "making the craftsmen make the arrows of the machine, and those who penetrate it will shoot at them".
As the founder of the cohesion of the Chinese nation, his contributions spanned thousands of years of history and closely connected us to this day. Under the emotion of the Chinese nation and the admiration for the ancestors, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang has been able to stand for thousands of years without being stolen.
The death of Qin Shi Huang is full of unsolved mysteries, the most known of which is whether he was crucified by a spike. This statement originated from Guo Moruo's ** collection "Pig Hoof", and in the mysterious atmosphere of **, this statement spread quickly.
Although we are not yet able to confirm the authenticity of this claim through specific research, with the continuous advancement of archaeological technology, perhaps one day, we will be able to unravel this mystery by digging deep into the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.
With the joint efforts of archaeology and medicine, we may be able to find an answer that is closer to the historical truth.