Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, was beheaded in the downtown area of Xianyang in the second year of Qin Ershi (28 BC), and three tribes were annexed.
When analyzing the death of Reese, people are used to looking for answers from palace secrets. The content is nothing more than how Zhao Gao plays politics and how Reese is calculated. In fact, this is by no means the main reason for Reese's death.
On the one hand, the authenticity of this palace secret itself is suspicious; On the other hand, if Reese can control the situation, Zhao Gao's politics is useless.
The funny thing about history books is that the author is often uncertain about some simple historical facts (such as how old Hu Hai really is), but he describes some secret conversations in the secret room and the palace as if he were listening.
regarding the death of Reese, we must not just stay in the small circle of palace secrets. I don't deny that the court struggle was indeed one of the causes of death of Reese. But the more important reason is that Reese lost power in the political competition, which led to his disappearance from the historical stage.
what did Reese die of? In my opinion, when Zhou Wen led hundreds of thousands of rebels to appear near Xianyang City, Reese's death was a foregone conclusion.
Hundreds of thousands of rebels suddenly appeared near Xianyang City. As an official, Reese knew nothing. More importantly, Reese didn't report it. Either way, Reese must come forward to give Hu Hai a decent statement and the Qin Dynasty a decent statement.
Reese died because he couldn't give a decent statement.
of course, Reese can say: all this is because Qin Shihuang was overjoyed, extravagant and abused the people's power, which forced the people to live no longer and led to such a large-scale rebellion.
But this statement is definitely not on the table, because it will lead to chaos in the empire. It is a crime of irreverence to directly blame the late emperor. And think about it carefully, the main responsibility of this matter can't actually be left to Qin Shihuang.
most of the empire has been in a mess, hundreds of thousands of rebels have broken into Hangu Pass, and the imperial government has been saying all day that the situation is good. It was not until hundreds of thousands of rebels suddenly appeared in a place less than a hundred miles away from Xianyang City that you said to the emperor, big things are not good!
The emperor and the people in Guanzhong are very eager to know: How did all this happen? Isn't it wrong to blame Qin Shihuang at this time?
Such a huge rebellion can never happen without warning, nor can it be formed overnight. It is even more impossible for hundreds of thousands of rebels to fall from the sky. The Hangu Pass is not paper, and the imperial civil servants and military commanders are all alive.
Against this background, it was said a few days ago that the situation was excellent, and now dozens of rebels have reached the gates of Xianyang. Blaming the first emperor just wants to get rid of accountability? Don't you think things are too simple?
Of course, Reese can also say: All this is because Hu Hai is afraid of medical treatment, so the following people can only report good news instead of bad news. If things get worse, Hu Hai will take full responsibility.
the same answer. First of all, it is disrespectful to blame the emperor. Secondly, hundreds of thousands of rebels can fall from the sky because the emperor is afraid of medical treatment? Does the person who talks like this have logic?
hundreds of thousands of rebels marched on Hangu Pass with great fanfare, which is a military secret that can never be strictly observed. Is it because the emperor is afraid of medical treatment that you, Reese, as the head of the hundred officials, can do nothing and let the rebels March in? Don't just because the emperor taboo, Reese as the head of the baiguan can do nothing, you know that the rebels hit near Xianyang city and then report?
So anyway, Reese can't blame Qin Shihuang's father and son for this. To get to the bottom of it, we have to catch up with Reese himself.
But since Li Siquan is in power, no one dares to mention it. But there is one key point that no one will ignore.
if you want to enter Hangu Pass, you must go through Sanchuan County. Why didn't Chief Sanchuan actively intercept the rebels when they passed by? Why not report to the central government in time? From this point of view, the chief of Sanchuan is a serious dereliction of duty and even suspected of collaborating with the enemy!
The name of Sanchuan County Chief is Li You, the eldest son of Lisi.
When Zhou Wen advanced on Xianyang, Reese's power was gradually weakened, so people began to find fault with Li You. And this kind of accusation also made Reese fall into perdition.
the responsibilities are clearly defined, and Reese and his son bear the primary responsibility. But at this point, even if we kill Reese and his son, we can't retreat from the enemy. And if Reese and his son can find a way to solve this crisis, there may not be no chance of getting away with it.
But the problem is: Reese can't come up with an effective solution to related problems.
Hu Hai at this time, the Qin dynasty at this time must be desperate to the extreme. As the head of the hundred officials, Reese is so incompetent, how can you blame everyone for hitting people when they are down?
Xianyang, as the imperial capital, must have a large number of elite troops in the city. But Reese, as the head of a hundred officials, didn't have the courage to order and sent this elite army to fight the enemy.
if this elite army is annihilated by the rebels, the Qin dynasty has no choice but to hang a white flag and surrender. This kind of historical responsibility, Reese is unwilling to bear. But if we don't send this elite army camp, isn't the central government just sitting ducks?
there must be quite a few regular troops in Guanzhong area, but they are scattered in various military places in Guanzhong, and it is difficult to put out a fire from afar. Even if the regular troops from all parts of Guanzhong gather in Xianyang, how do you know that the rebels on the other side will not harass and fight guerrillas everywhere? By then, the whole Guanzhong area will be full of smoke.
Facing this situation, Reese was dumbfounded. We can fully imagine how embarrassed Reese was at that time. But we can be dumbfounded, but Reese can't Because he is the head of a hundred officials, he seeks his own government in his position. Reese's death lies in his powerlessness in the face of crisis.
But there were still capable people in the Qin Dynasty. At this critical moment, Shaofu Zhang Han stepped forward and said, "There are hundreds of thousands of torturers near the imperial capital. Let's distribute weapons to these hundreds of thousands of torturers and immediately have hundreds of thousands of troops. As long as I lead, I can definitely defeat the rebels! "
Real talents only appear in times of crisis. At the moment when the Qin Dynasty was at stake, Zhang Han appeared, which injected a shot in the arm for this soon-to-collapse empire.
Many later readers think that Zhang Han's suggestion is daydreaming. The reason is: people lack understanding of the criminals in Qin State.
When many people talk about the large-scale projects in Qin State, they always think of a picture: many people in chains are doing heavy work with miserable faces; Next to him was a supervisor with a whip in his hand, waving a whip with a straight face. Changing pictures, not eating enough, not wearing warm clothes, starving to death, freezing to death, dying of illness, and being exhausted are all routine.
obviously, this is an excessive brain tonic. If the work scene of the torturers is really like this. Even if Zhang Han dared to do so, the etiquette of the Qin Dynasty did not dare to adopt this opinion. Because criminals living in such an environment are likely to kill Qin Jun first after they get their weapons, criminals living in such an environment must be worse than ordinary people, and it is impossible to become an army quickly.
So, of course, the life of prisoners in the Qin Dynasty will not be happy, but it will not be too bitter. The so-called "the world is suffering from Ku Jin" and "the Qin Dynasty was violently attacked" are not objective.
hearing Zhang Han's suggestion, Hu Hai immediately approved it. This also confirms one thing from the side: the Qin Dynasty believed from top to bottom that criminals were available, and the empire was not good to them, but it was definitely not bad.
At this time, there is another problem: Zhang Han's official position is too low, so it is impossible for him to command hundreds of thousands of torturers alone. Who will be appointed as the leader of Zhang Han?
Supposedly, Lise's status is absolutely qualified, but Lise has already been in completely discredited in a series of previous events. Don't say it's a political opponent of Reese. Even his own clique doesn't trust him at this moment.
So Hu Hai and Zhao Gao personally endorsed Zhang Han. Zhang Han, who had no worries, was very competitive and drove hundreds of thousands of rebels out of Hangu Pass directly.
Now that things have come to this, what face does Reese have to stand on the court? Don't say that Qin Shihuang did something wrong, and don't say that Hu Hai did something wrong. It's all your Reese's fault!
Hundreds of thousands of rebels have arrived in Xianyang, and you, Reese, can't do anything about it. All you know is to complain like a dissatisfied housewife. Look at Zhang Han, who wiped out all the rebels with hundreds of thousands of torturers.
naturally, it's time to settle accounts after the autumn. Li You was settled after the autumn, and his dereliction of duty in Sanchuan County was strictly investigated.
Reese was very anxious after hearing the news. He knew that if he didn't fight back, there would be only a dead end waiting for him. Then, Reese met Hu Hai: If you let Zhao Gao's power develop like this, Zhao Gao will kill you one day! Because, Han Fei's theory has already discussed all this in great detail.
When Zhao Gao saw that Reese dared to attack himself in this way, he also met the emperor: Reese is more powerful outside than you. Now, because of me, he dare not act recklessly. If I die, Reese will definitely usurp the throne.
Reese said that Zhao Gao had ulterior motives, and Zhao Gao said that Reese was extremely powerful. Which one of them said it was true?
other people's opinions are not important, but Hu Hai's opinions are very important. Hu Hai's decision is: arrest Reese.
Reese thought that she could work hard and avoid death, but she still failed to escape the fate of being killed.
When he was dying, Reese said to his son, "I really want to join you again and take rhubarb dog to the outskirts of Chu to catch rabbits. Can there be such a life again?"
In those days, that penniless poor scholar, unwilling to be poor, went to Qin from Chu and climbed to the peak of power step by step. Now, when he fell from the peak of power, he suddenly remembered his old life.
yes, if he didn't go to the state of Qin in those days, but stayed in the state of Chu to live a small life, how could it be today's disaster? If Reese stayed in Chu peacefully, what would be the end? I'm afraid only God knows.