Chapter 326: Fusu's death leads to uprisings in various places
After Ying Zheng's death, Li Si did not let Zhao Gao take out the emperor's will, which allowed Zhao Gao to see a ray of light in the dark power struggle.
He concealed the emperor's death, loaded abalone into his carriage to cover up the stench of the corpse, and returned to Xianyang.
Meng Tian, who was far away in Jiuyuan, keenly sensed that something was wrong.
His Majesty the Emperor's health is already very poor, but he is so close, there is no reason not to come to Jiuyuan to see him.
Either Ying Zheng was unconscious and had to return to Xianyang, or he was already dead, otherwise it would be impossible for him to go back at this time.
Meng Tian tried his best to persuade Fusu to go and take a look, but Fusu said that his father had ordered him not to return to Xianyang without an imperial edict. If he went, wouldn't he become a traitor?
Meng Tian finally managed to convince him, but the man left for a day and came back again. He was thinking that if Ying Zheng asked him how he knew about his illness, he would not know how to answer.
Chu Yian spent a little time describing Fusu's indecision.
It's actually quite magical. From Qin Xiaogong to Qin Shihuang Yingzheng, several Qin kings in between were confused, did not know how to make decisions on major issues, and were impulsive.
But there is no one like Fusu who is afraid of this and that, cowardly and only follows the orders of the king.
His mind has really been corrupted by the Confucian concept of the emperor's orders.
He was afraid of his father's authority and, influenced by the political environment, did not dare to act rashly.
While Fusu was still indecisive and Meng Tian was still doubtful, Zhao Gao had already joined forces with Li Si to modify the will and support the young prince Hu Hai as emperor.
Not long after, the emperor's special envoy arrived and issued an imperial edict.
Fusu was an unfilial son, so he was given a sword to commit suicide.
Meng Tian and Fusu were living outside the country, not correcting the situation, so how could they know their plans? Being disloyal as a minister should be punished with death.
Meng Tian didn't believe that Ying Zheng would issue such an edict, and wanted to meet Ying Zheng to plead his case, but Fusu was disheartened and said he would not argue.
By this time, the news of Ying Zheng's death had not yet reached Jiuyuan.
Meng Tian wrote a letter to the emperor, requesting another imperial decree.
This is Meng Tian. He puts safety first in everything he does. He is most likely to complicate simple things and take all parties into consideration.
Fusu's brain was obviously corrupted, and Meng Tian was not decisive enough. When these two people got together, it seemed that the outcome was destined to be what would happen after the big event.
Meng Tian believed that Ying Zheng would never kill the meritorious ministers stationed on the border. Since the First Emperor ascended the throne, he had never killed a meritorious minister.
Even though he was wary of Wang Jian, even though Lü Buwei had caused chaos in the palace and sparked the Lao Ai Rebellion...
Meng Tian still believed in Ying Zheng, but Fusu did not believe in his own father. How sad is that?
The eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, who was highly valued by Ying Zheng, committed suicide.
Chu Yian stopped, feeling very complicated.
People in later generations always felt sorry for Fusu and hated Hu Hai, Zhao Gao, Li Si and others for being inhumane and ruining the Qin Dynasty.
But in Chu Yian's opinion, Fusu is really incompetent.
Many people who write historical novels always assume what would happen to the Qin State if Fusu ascended the throne.
The vast land will last for thousands of years.
But in Chu Yian's view, even if Fusu ascended the throne, he would still be a waste.
He could not solve Qin's problems, and would even cause new problems.
Before annexing the six states, each of Qin's kings had his own strengths.
But after the annexation of the six kingdoms, this class had become corrupt and decadent.
The corruption of the aristocracy doomed the Qin Empire to destruction, which Fusu could not change.
This can be explained by taking a simple example. When Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty died, the crown prince Zhu Biao also died, and the crown prince Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne.
Zhu Di immediately refused and raised his army in Beijing, saying, "If you dare to reduce the power of the princes, I will fight you."
But does Fusu dare?
He didn't dare, as he treated Meng Tian's 300,000 troops as mere decorations.
If an emperor has no courage, no ambition, and no longer-term vision than others, what good will it do him even if he sits on the throne?
Especially in today's Qin State, the remnants of the six states still have the desire to destroy Qin and are causing trouble everywhere.
These problems cannot be solved by being gentle and submissive; they can only be solved by strong suppression.
A man who had 300,000 troops around him, the eldest son of the empire, chose to commit suicide after receiving an inexplicable imperial edict. Who would have any expectations of such a person?
Anyway, Chu Yian didn’t have it.
He failed to live up to Ying Zheng's expectations of him.
Whether Fusu ascended the throne or not would not affect the demise of the Qin Dynasty; it was just a matter of time.
Unless there is another person in the next generation who can take up the banner, even if he is not as good as Ying Zheng, he will not be too far behind.
But how could such a person be so easily produced? In the thousands of years of Chinese history, there have been only a few. It can only be said that it was God's will.
The news of Ying Zheng's death was kept secret for a long time, but it was finally announced.
After Fusu's death, Meng Tian was sentenced to death and imprisoned. Hu Hai ascended the throne and became the second emperor of Qin.
Some of the former ministers were transferred, some were demoted, and some suddenly gained great power...
The sudden change left the entire Chinese nation confused and at a loss.
After Hu Hai came to power, he only cared about enjoying himself and didn't want to deal with those complicated matters.
So Zhao Gao suggested to him that in order for Your Majesty to enjoy happiness sooner, you could eliminate the ministers and remove your relatives, and promote a group of people who are willing to serve Your Majesty to replace those ministers, and keep Your Majesty's confidants by your side.
In this way, Your Majesty can enjoy your life sooner.
Such a ridiculous statement would make even a child sigh at how absurd it is.
But Hu Hai was so excited that he allowed Zhao Gao to raise the butcher knife.
Looking back at the thousands of years of Chinese history, there has never been a period in which anyone dared to "eliminate ministers and separate relatives", but Zhao Gao was able to do so.
When the killing really started, it was far more brutal than Zhao Gao had imagined.
Almost all of the meritorious officials who founded the Qin Empire with Ying Zheng and the children of the First Emperor were killed, deposed, or imprisoned.
This widespread massacre severely undermined the political foundation of the Qin Empire.
The three dukes and nine ministers were annihilated, the blood and flesh of the Ying royal family flew everywhere, the power structure collapsed, and the temple was filled with treacherous villains...
When the news reached Longxi, the Ying clan was furious. Men, women, old and young gathered together to march towards Xianyang, but were stopped by Ziying.
Wouldn't it be suicide to kill them at this time?
The spiritual pillars and overall strength of the Ying royal family collapsed in this massacre.
Uprisings broke out in various places.
Cheng Sheng was the first to rise up, shouting the slogan "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers all of different races?" and attacked Daze Township, rushed to Qi County, quickly occupied the surrounding counties, and proclaimed himself king and established a country in Chencheng.
The shock brought to the world by the establishment of a country and the enthronement of a king far exceeded the riot itself.
After Chen Sheng proclaimed himself king, almost all potential anti-Qin forces in various places launched rebellions under various banners.
It was like a spark jumping into an oil barrel, completely igniting the storm of chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty.
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