It was winter and the weather was cold, but Linghu Gui was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. Linghu Gui said to others: "I have been the prime minister for ten years, and I am most favored by the emperor. But every time I go to the palace to discuss matters, I am extremely cautious.

Not once did he break a sweat." It can be seen from this that Li Chen used the method of controlling his ministers to perfection, and all the civil and military officials were submissive and obedient.

At the end of Xuanzong's reign, there were neither eunuchs to cause trouble nor powerful ministers to be arrogant. In the troubled years of the late Tang Dynasty, he not only made the country stable and prosperous, but also recovered Hexi and other places, achieving great governance. He can truly be called a sage king.

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Qin Shihuang unified the great cause of unification. Unfortunately, he was afraid of death when he was in his thirties or forties, so he focused on developing the elixir of immortality. Especially later, he favored the eunuch Zhao Gao, which led to plots on the throne. Fusu, who was supposed to be the throne, was

Zhao Gao and his unmotivated brother Hu Hai forced him to death, which ultimately led to the rapid decline of the empire. On the 46th day after Ziying ascended the throne, he was pulled down by Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's rebel army and declared destroyed.

Ziying, who served as emperor for 46 days, has a low sense of existence, but the written records about him are full of praise. He is a completely different emperor from Hu Hai. It is a pity that the Qin Dynasty has exhausted its power, and Ziying has no way to recover.

But Ziying's life experience is an unsolvable mystery. Since Zhao Gao can choose him as emperor, whose son is Ziying?

The most direct evaluation of Ziying in history is: smart. His understanding of the political situation has made many historians lament that with the support of Zhao Gao, Hu Hai killed Fusu and his other brothers and sisters, and ascended to the throne.

However, Zhao Gao's ambitions were far more than just controlling Hu Hai. Zhao Gao did not want to let go of anyone in the court who had objections to him.

It can be said that Zhao Gao actually wanted to be the emperor at this time. Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of Hu Hai's easy control to clean out all those in the court who disagreed with his political views. The first to bear the brunt were the two brothers Meng Yi and Meng Tian.

At this time, only Ziying went to remonstrate with him, hoping that Hu Hai could save people. This is recorded in "Historical Records: Biography of Meng Tian".

Ziying said to Hu Hai: I heard that the former King of Zhao Qian killed his loyal minister Li Mu and later used Yan Ju. As a result, the State of Zhao collapsed; King Yan liked to use Jing Ke's strategy, abandoned so many of his own advisers, and disobeyed Qin.

The end of the treaty between the two countries was not much better; and King Jian of Qi listened to the slander, killed the loyal ministers who were loyal to Qi, and used the plan of later victory, and Qi declined.

These three examples are all those who listened to the slander and gave up their loyal ministers, which resulted in disaster for the country and the people. General Meng Tian and his family are the heroes of the Qin Dynasty. They are loyal to the Qin Dynasty, but now, your Majesty, you want to kill them all. Such an approach will make the world

I am heartbroken. I hope your Majesty will think twice. Killing the Meng clan now will alienate all the ministers in the dynasty and dissipate the fighting spirit of the soldiers who are fighting abroad. This will be a disaster for our country.

Even when analyzed now, Ziying's words are reasonable and well-founded, and boldly pointed out the true side of Hu Hai being controlled by Zhao Gao. However, it is a pity that Hu Hai had no interest in government affairs at the time and was very cruel.

Zhao Gaoyan, who ascended the throne of God, followed his advice. In this way, after Fusu, the Meng family became the victims of Zhao Gao's sword.

But Ziying was not killed by Zhao Gao after he said this. He was also a mystery. According to Zhao Gao's temperament, he must have controlled every bit of Hu Hai. What Ziying said will soon be killed by Zhao Gao.

Knowing that there was someone who clearly provoked Hu Hai to resist him, why didn't Zhao Gao kill Ziying? Who is Ziying's true identity?

Regarding Ziying's life experience, historians throughout the ages have also been in constant dispute. Ziying must be a member of the Ying clan. Otherwise, according to the current social situation of strict etiquette at that time, even if Zhao Gao could cover the sky with one hand, he would not be able to legitimately ascend the throne.

Since he is a member of the Ying family, which branch does Ziying come from? Strangely, there are very few records of Ziying's life experience in the history books, and they are vague. We can only guess from some details. Now

There are probably three theories that are more reliable.

1. He is the grandson of Qin Shihuang

As the grandson of Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, this is the view that everyone can accept. If it is the grandson, then whose son is Ziying?

First: Ziying is Hu Hai’s son

This statement is a bit unreliable. As the second emperor of Qin, Hu Hai's birth date and death time are recorded in detail, from 207 BC to 230 BC. In other words, Hu Hai was only 23 years old when he died, which was quite young.

, but when Hu Hai wanted to kill the Meng clan according to Zhao Gao's wishes, Ziying was able to remonstrate, and he was completely inappropriate in terms of age.

Even if Hu Hai married early and had children at an early age, it would be impossible for him to have a son with such insights at the age of 23. Therefore, Ziying is definitely not Hu Hai's son.

Second: Ziying is Fusu’s son

"Historical Records, Volume 6, The Sixth Annals of the First Emperor of Qin": "The second generation's elder brother, Gongzi Ying, was made King of Qin."

Because this sentence appears in historical records, the statement that Ziying is Fusu's son has always been considered more orthodox, but if analyzed carefully, it is not very credible. Zhao Gao killed Fusu, as well as Hu Hai's other brothers

Sister, let Hu Hai become a loner just to control Hu Hai.

Ziying was close to adulthood at the time and was very smart. If Ziying was Fusu's son, Zhao Gao would definitely not leave him alive. This was equivalent to making enemies for himself. Zhao Gao would definitely eradicate Fusu.

Leave heirs behind.

Furthermore, the reason why Zhao Gao chose Qin Shihuang's seventeenth son Hu Hai as emperor was because Hu Hai was still young and easy to control. The appearance of Zi Ying at this time was very contradictory, because Zi Ying was obviously more sensible than Hu Hai and saw through Zhao Gao's

The ultimate goal is, how could Zhao Gao let such a threatening person go? Therefore, since Ziying can survive, he must not have direct contact with Fusu.

2. Ziying is Hu Hai’s brother

"Historical Records, Volume 6, The Sixth Annals of the First Emperor of Qin": "The second generation's brother, son Gongzi Ying, was made King of Qin." There is another explanation for this sentence: "The second son's brother, son Gongzi Ying, was made King of Qin."

But this theory was quickly ruled out, because Zhao Gao had already asked Hu Hai to kill all his brothers and sisters, leaving him alone. Why would there still be fish that slipped through the net dangling in front of Zhao Gao?

Moreover, the seniority was also messed up. After Ziying ascended the throne, he discussed the assassination of Zhao Gao with his two sons. Both sons were able to discuss such an important matter with their father. They must have reached adulthood. Ziying should be close to forty. This
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