"Myth" Zhao Gao stills
When Qin Shihuang saw that Zhao Gao was hard-working, he let him be the commander in chief, in charge of the emperor's chariots and horses, and let Zhao Higher Education finalize the case in Hu Hai. Zhao Gaoben was a master of sense and ingratiation, and soon made Qin Shihuang and his son Hu Hai sit up and take notice of him. Even if Zhao Gao committed another felony, Meng Qian wanted to deal with it with integrity, but Zhao Gao coaxed Qin Shihuang. He was not convicted, but was reinstated.
In 2 10 BC, Qin Shihuang fell ill on his fifth tour. Although he is afraid of death, he also knows that the most important thing at present is to set up a bank. Qin Shihuang compared all his grandchildren and thought that Sun Zifu Su was worthy of a big post, so he called Zhao Gao, asked him to send an imperial edict to Fu Su, asked Fu Su to hand over Shang Jun's affairs to Meng Tian, and then returned to Xianyang to preside over the funeral of the first emperor, which to some extent affirmed Sun Zifu Su's qualification to inherit him.
But Zhao Gao secretly hid the imperial edict, and joined forces with Reese to suppress the news of the death of the first emperor. Zhao Gao saw Hu Hai holding a letter and urged Hu Hai to usurp the throne. Zhao Gao took advantage of Reese's weakness, forced Reese to usurp the throne with Hu Hai, and fabricated an imperial edict, and executed Fu Su and Meng Tian on charges of disloyalty and unfilial.
After Hu Hai ascended the throne as Qin Ershi, he became dissolute in the harem with the encouragement of Zhao Gao. After Reese was killed, Zhao Gao was the real emperor of Qin. Until Liu Bang attacked Qin, Zhao Gao was suspected by Hu Hai. But forcing Hu Hai to die and supporting Zi Ying, but he died at the hands of Zi Ying, which implicated three families.
Is Zhao Gao a eunuch? Qin Gui's Prime Minister Zhao Gao was the first famous eunuch in the history of China. He is good at reading words and feelings, and won the favor of the first emperor. In fact, he is ambitious. After the death of the first emperor, he hid the testamentary edict, granted the death of Fu Su and Meng Tian, supported Hu Hai to ascend to the throne, and became the prime minister in one's hand and one's hand.
Statue of Zhao Gao
Many people mention Zhao Gao, the first reaction is eunuch, but there is another saying that Zhao Gao is a noble and has a daughter, so Zhao Gao is not a eunuch. So, is Zhao Gao a eunuch?
Many people say that Zhao Gao is a eunuch, mostly from two aspects. One is that the Zhao Gao brothers were born in a secluded palace, and the other is that Zhao is a eunuch. In fact, the understanding of these two aspects is mostly a misinterpretation of the literal meaning.
The hidden palace is a place where the Qin Dynasty specially holds released prisoners, not castrated. Zhao Gao was born in a secluded place because her mother violated the criminal law and her body parts were missing. She was taken in here after serving her sentence. As for the eunuch, it is not the name of the man who was sentenced to castration, but the name of the emperor who worked in the palace. Official history refers to the pamphlets of people who went in and out of the palace when they ascended the throne, so in the Qin Dynasty, eunuchs, official history and officials did not refer to eunuchs. As for the eunuchs at that time, they were called bureaucrats. So, on the one hand, Zhao Gao was not a eunuch, but a servant of the emperor.
But another way of saying it is that Zhao Gao was born in humble origins and bullied by others, and his position did not allow him to be an official in the DPRK. But Zhao Gao wanted revenge, so he would rather be castrated and be a eunuch in the palace. Of course, this statement has not been confirmed.