Chapter 20: Six Kingdoms Rumors Against Qin
[From the perspective of historical development, Qin Shihuang and his Qin Empire were undoubtedly great.

However, Qin's oppression and exploitation of the people was also cruel, and the overthrown old nobles of the six kingdoms were also full of resentment, so political rumors gradually spread. 】

[The aristocrats of the six kingdoms will surely resent Qin now that their comfortable lives are gone.]
[I feel that Zheng Ge is very lonely and pitiful. He had a miserable childhood, his father didn't love him, and after he became the ruler of Qin, there was only one person around him, Li Si, who understood his ambitions the most, but in the end, Li Si also betrayed him. He is a perfect example of a beautiful, strong and miserable man.]
[Zhao Gao was not a human being, he had evil ambitions. It was the First Emperor who pardoned his death sentence, but he still trusted him so much. In the end, he forged an imperial edict to execute Fusu and supported Hu Hai. He was shameless.]
[Fusu also didn't understand the First Emperor. Only Li Si understood him the best. It was obvious that the two of them could have accomplished each other and become the greatest emperor and prime minister of all time. However, in the end, Li Si was blinded by the desire for power and actually helped Zhao Gao and Hu Hai.]
Li Si and Zhao Gao fell to their knees, quickly and efficiently.

Both of them knew the Emperor's temper, and dared not say a word, only saying: "I am guilty."

Fusu was shocked. He had always thought that he committed suicide because his father was dissatisfied with him, but it turned out to be a forged imperial edict?
And Prime Minister Li Si and Zhongshu Ling Zhao Gao actually betrayed my father!

Ying Zheng was originally furious at the betrayal of these two people, especially Li Si. He was about to speak, but when he caught a glimpse of the expression on his eldest son's face, his anger grew even greater.

Fusu was young and honest, and his face showed what he was thinking. Ying Zheng could easily see the confusion and shock in his eyes.

He used to think that the child knew that he would commit suicide in the future and would definitely have some doubts, but it turned out that this stupid son really had no doubts at all.

Now that I see the forged imperial edict ordering the death penalty, I finally realize what’s going on and I’m still shocked. What a shock!
Ying Zheng was so angry that he wanted to curse.

Tianmu had said before that he would be buried in salted fish after his death, and his eighteenth son Hu Hai ascended the throne, and then killed his brothers and sisters on a large scale. There was such a big problem, but Fusu didn't see it?

He gritted his teeth and said, "Fusu, are you brainless?"

Not only now, but also in the future. If you commit suicide when I say you are sentenced to death, you are really filial.

Fusu was suddenly scolded and was a little confused: "Father?"

Ying Zheng looked at his son, who was as gentlemanly as jade, and suddenly felt powerless.

This son was good in every way: intelligent, kind, upright, and a gentleman. He grew up to be what he had hoped he would be.

But his son can be a gentleman, but the heir to the Qin Dynasty cannot.

Fusu's greatest strength is also his greatest weakness.

Ying Zheng himself suffered a lot since childhood, so his children grew up in luxury and had never experienced the evil of human nature. So after his death, they all died at the hands of Hu Hai.

They still need some experience, especially Fusu.

The First Emperor had a vague idea in his mind.

Li Si and Zhao Gao knelt on the ground with their heads bowed. Ying Zheng ignored them for the time being, and other court officials moved away one after another.

Some sharp-eyed people also noticed the highlights: beautiful, strong and miserable?
Liu Che compared himself with the First Emperor carefully.

The First Emperor was abandoned by his father, betrayed by his mother, his brother rebelled, his son talked back to him, his ministers forged imperial edicts, and his life was still short. It's a bit pitiful.

He was loved by his father and mother, and he ascended the throne smoothly. When he wanted to rule the country himself, Empress Dowager Dou passed away. When he wanted to fight the Huns, his general came. He had a long life in the future. Except for some anxiety about the issue of offspring in his early years, he seemed to have a good life.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that the First Emperor really cannot compare to him.

Hahahahahaha~~~Liu Che was proud.

……

[In the 215nd year of Emperor Qin Shihuang's reign ( BC), Lu Sheng presented a seal engraving.]

The seal script says: The one who destroyed Qin was Hu. 】

[Lu Sheng: Just tell me whether it is accurate or not?]
[In a sense, he is amazing. He made up a lie and it turned out to be true.]
Lu Sheng, who had been controlled for a long time, said: Am I so powerful?
The alchemist next to him looked at him with admiration.

There is actually an expert among them!

Ying Zheng looked at Hu Hai, who was lying half-dead on the ground, with a grim expression, "The one who will destroy Qin is Hu", haha.

In the 213th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang ( BC), a meteorite fell from the sky. On it was written: The land will be divided when the First Emperor dies.

Obviously, the person who carved the words was taking advantage of the superstitious mentality of the people to spread rumors.

[This kind of supernatural thing was very useful in ancient times.]
[Not to mention ancient times, people still believe in it now.]
The word "superstition" has appeared many times. In the eyes of later generations, things about gods and ghosts seem to be false.

But the sky curtain is so magical, what else could it be but the work of gods?

It was not even the 36th year of Emperor Qin Shihuang's reign yet. Once it was revealed, Ying Zheng understood it. It must have been a small trick done by the old nobles of the six countries in private. They saw the meteorite falling from the sky and engraved words on it to increase its credibility.

The people of Qian were a little angry that the future would use fake things to take advantage of them. Although they were illiterate, they were not fools. The feeling of being fooled made them very angry.

The old nobles of the six nations: Tianmu is really evil, revealing all their plans.

[These political rumors reflected that the foundation of the Qin Dynasty was not stable at that time.

The old aristocratic forces of the six kingdoms fabricated these rumors out of hatred for Qin Shihuang and wanted to overthrow the rule of the Qin Dynasty.

Why were they the old aristocratic forces of the Six Kingdoms? The main reason was that there were probably very few literate people in the Qin Dynasty, and they would not have engraved words on meteorites.

As for the common people, they took another simple and unpretentious path - rising up in rebellion.

We will save this for later. 】

[At that time, the policy was to keep the people ignorant, and the probability of the common people being able to read and write was very small.]
[It was only after Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty invented paper that ordinary people became able to learn to read.]
[Not necessarily. Even if there was paper, knowledge was in the hands of the aristocratic families, and it was still difficult for the lower classes to learn to read.]
[Although the eight-legged essay system in the Ming and Qing dynasties restricted people’s thoughts, the imperial examination system was really good at first, giving poor people a chance to rise.]
Paper! Imperial examination system!
These two things appeared again, and the Qin Dynasty's rulers and ministers understood that these two things could provide channels for the lower-class people to rise.

Some court officials were originally from the old slave-owning aristocracy, and their faces changed when they heard this. Isn't this just another form of military merit system?
Ying Zheng laughed: "Colorful!"

After the unification of the six kingdoms, Qin's most important system of military merit and titles had gradually become ineffective. The only channel for the upward mobility of the lower-class people was cut off, and Qin was likely to lose its enterprising spirit.

Now that he knew that future generations would rely on paper and the imperial examination system to select talents, how could Ying Zheng not be happy?
The anger at being betrayed by Li Si had gradually subsided.

Li Si is a man of great talent and still has his uses.

As for Zhao Gao, Ying Zheng would ignore him for the time being and it would not be too late to deal with him after the curtain fell.

[In addition to using public opinion, the most direct method used by the old nobles of the six countries is assassination.

Well-known case: Zhang Liang assassinated Qin Shi Huang at Bolangsha.

I won’t talk about it here for now. The host will talk about it when he talks about Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang.

Anyway, everyone knows it, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t tell it. 】

During the Qin Dynasty, the Bolangsha incident happened a long time ago, but the mastermind behind it has never been caught. I was hoping that Tianmu would explain it in detail, but he didn't.

Ying Zheng raised his eyes and said coldly: "Go check."

Zhang Liang, a former noble of the Six Kingdoms.

We already knew that he was an old noble of the Six Kingdoms. Now that we have more accurate information, we are really useless if we still can't find him.

After the initial excitement had passed, Zhang Liang dared to come out to relax, and was gathering with some common people to watch the sky curtain.

As a result, Tianmu caught him off guard and gave him a critical hit, directly exposing his name.

The smile on the corner of his mouth froze for a moment, then returned to normal after a few breaths. He then slowly left the crowd and walked towards his residence leisurely.

Get ready to run for your life. Have to hide for a while.

(End of this chapter)