After the fall of Qin II, Ziying was only 46 days as the king of Qin, why?
Qin Shi Huang ended the great cause of destroying the six kingdoms and unifying the world in 221 BC, so he ascended the throne and became the emperor, and established the first great unified dynasty in history, but the Qin Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty, after the death of Qin in 207 BC, it only existed for 14 years before and after, which can be said to be short-lived, but this short-lived history is the most special existence.
But some people will ask: There are obviously three kings in the history of the Qin Dynasty, why is it said that Qin Shi Huang, Hu Hai and Ziying are all dead? This is a very interesting question.
The answer to this question can actually be seen from the titles of these three people: Yingzheng is the first emperor, Hu Hai is the second emperor, and Ziying is the king of Qin; The difference between the emperor and the king of Qin is the difference between the Qin dynasty, a unified dynasty, and the Qin state, one of the vassal states.
We note that the Qin Dynasty existed for a very short time, but the history of the Qin State was very long, and the Qin people existed for a longer time, and they competed with the Indians in the west for a long time for residence and resources, so that when the Zhou Dynasty's Shen Dynasty's alliance army besieged the Qin State, Qin Xianggong led the Qin army to support the Zhou royal family, and when the allied forces of Luoyang, Zeng, and Yin moved east with King Zhou Ping to besiege the Qin State, Qin Xianggong led the Qin army to support the Zhou royal family, and moved east to Luoyang with the King of Zhou Ping, and the Qin State was finally officially recognized as a vassal state, and the history of the Qin State also appeared.
King Zhou Ping asked Qin Xianggong to print the first people by himself, and if he could fight, it was the business of the Qin State, but if he couldn't beat it, it was the business of the Qin State.
Therefore, several generations of rulers of the Qin state led the Qin people to fight against the dog Rong, which enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Qin state. At the same time, the Qin state began to advance eastward, and its territory continued to expand. In particular, Qin Mugong's eastward advance, although he could only control Xirong in the end, laid a solid foundation for Qin's eastward advance.
Subsequently, the people of Qin ushered in a very important monarch in the history of Qin, Qin Xiaowen Gong, who entrusted Shang Ying to carry out the most extensive reform of Qin, enrich the country and strengthen the army, consolidate the power, and promote the eastward expansion of Qin. After Qin Xiaogong, King Huiwen of Qin, King Wu of Qin, King Zhaoxiang of Qin and others all made great achievements, making Qin more powerful in the process of eastward expansion.
When Qin Zhaoxiang was king, the Qin State was still a behemoth. In the later years of King Qin Zhaoxiang, there were no vassal states in the Eastern Six Kingdoms that could compete with Qin, and King Qin Zhaoxiang destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the destruction of the Six Kingdoms became an unstoppable trend of Qin.
After the death of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, his son King Qin Xiaowen and grandson King Qin Zhuang Xiang reigned for a short time, only four years, and in 247 BC, Ying Zheng, who was only 13 years old, ascended the throne and became the new King of Qin.
At that time, Qin Wangzheng was too young to be the monarch, and the government was in the hands of Lü Buwei, but this did not put much pressure on Qin Wangzheng, he secretly strengthened himself, and about ten years later, he successfully became the monarch and retained the royal power.
Therefore, on the eve of and after the reform of the law, he quickly got rid of Chang Yu, quickly supported Lü Buwei, completely controlled the political situation of the Qin State, and then began to use the deception, bribery, and killing between countries with the help of Li Si to plan to destroy the Six Kingdoms and stabilize the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, it took him ten years to destroy the Six Nations, and he achieved unprecedented success.
Of course, such a feat cannot continue to use the name of the past, and must be changed to a name that can not only highlight the merits of Qin Wangzheng, but also pass on to future generations, so after some discussion, Qin Wangzheng decided to call himself"Emperor", system said"Emperor"：
I am the first emperor, and there are several descendants, the second and third, and the eternal generations"。
In other words, according to Qin Shi Huang's vision, the Qin dynasty would continue for eternity, and the emperors would be called the First Emperor, the Second Emperor, the Third Emperor, and the Fourth Emperor...
I have to say that Qin Shi Huang's idea is good, but his ideal is 108,000 miles away from reality, Qin Shi Huang wants to pass on to all generations, but in fact he died in the second generation, which Qin Shi Huang did not expect and regret.
After Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne as emperor, he began to exert himself and traveled around the world, but eventually died of illness on the way around the world. In 210 BCE, when Qin Shi Huang became ill and died on the sand dunes while he traveled to the dunes, Zhao Gao was urging Qin Shi Huang's youngest son, Hu Hai, to ascend to the throne and persuade Prime Minister Li Si to side with them. They blocked the news of Qin Shi Huang's death, returned to Xianyang, pretended to get rid of the Duke of Fusu, and then proclaimed Hu Hai as emperor, the second emperor.
Hu Hai can ascend to the throne, Zhao Gao respects this little person very much, the relationship between the two was good back then, Hu Hai ascended the throne, Zhao Gao's confidence is of course different, even Li Si is difficult to face Hu Hai, Hu Hai is even more difficult to convince the public.
Zhao Gao toyed with the palace in the palm of his hand. He not only persuaded Hu Hai to kill the ministers and princes of the Qin Dynasty and punish them severely, but also instigated Zhao Gao and his ministers, and Zhao Gao became the messenger, and finally when Hu Hai closed his eyes and listened, Zhao Gao became the de facto ruler, so much so that he pointed to the deer as a horse.
When Hu Hai accused Zhao Gao of participating in the campaign, Zhao Gao directly plotted to get rid of Hu Hai, and in 207 BC, Hu Hai was forced to commit suicide. After Hu Hai's death, Zhao Gao wanted to be the emperor himself, but he was unpopular, so he had to retreat to the next best thing and try to execute the puppet of Prince Qin. In order to better control Ziying and better usurp the throne in the future, Zhao Gao actually said:"The child is my puppet :
In the ancient Qin State, the first emperor ruled the world, so he was called the emperor. Now that the Six Kingdoms have been restored, the territory of Qin is getting smaller and smaller, so he can no longer be called the Emperor of the Void. It's better to be king as before. "
In other words, Zhao Gao no longer regarded the Qin Dynasty as a unified dynasty, but retreated to the ancient Qin state, which was only a vassal state, and Ziying was the king of Qin, so he could only call himself the king of Qin.
This also means that Hu Hai's death is the end of the Qin Dynasty. Of course, there are exceptions, if Ziying can control the situation and ascend to the throne of the emperor, he can still be crowned the third emperor, but the situation at that time no longer allows Ziying to do so.
Although Ziying wanted to kill Zhao Gao before he became the king of Qin, because he wanted to revive the glory of the Qin Shi Huang era and continue the Qin dynasty, he easily became the king of Qin. However, by the time Ziying became the king of Qin, the world was already in turmoil. Only 46 days later, Liu Bang invaded the state of Qin and demanded the surrender of Ziying on the Ba.
The child saw that there was no room for maneuver, so he took it"Tie the neck, take the white horse pseudo-car, with the seal of the Son of Heaven, and go down the road"。A month later, Xiang Yu led the army of princes into Xianyang. Xiang Yu showed no mercy to Ziying"Infanticide and Qin Zhugongzi"。He killed Ziying and all the princes of Qin, burned their palaces, took their children, took their property, and distributed it among the princes.
The Qin Dynasty was completely destroyed. Although Ziying inherited the throne of Hu Hai, he was only the king of Qin and was killed before he could become the third emperor. Thus, with the suicide of Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, the Qin dynasty was effectively extinct. The existence of Ziying turned the Qin Dynasty into a mere vassal state.