Li Si was a famous politician, writer and calligrapher in Qin Dynasty. Reese was a county petty official in his early years, and later came to Xunzi to learn the art of emperors and enter the Qin Dynasty. At first, he was appointed as Lang. Li Si helped Qin Shihuang unify the six countries, made great contributions to the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, and rose to the position of prime minister below one person and above ten thousand people. Finally, he was beheaded. Why?
After the death of Qin Shihuang, he conspired with Zhao Gao to forge a will, forcing Fu Su, the eldest son of the first emperor, to commit suicide, and made Hu Hai, the youngest son, the second emperor. In order to repair Epang Palace, Qin Ershi and Hu Hai levied corvee, pushing the people into the abyss of suffering. At that time, China people's anti-Qin uprising was surging. For the common interests of the ruling class, Reese went to the hospital with the right prime minister and general jie feng to persuade Hu Hai to stop building Epang Palace and reduce some corvees.
At that time, Qin Ershi was feasting with the ladies-in-waiting. When he saw Reese and others writing, he was very angry and ordered them to be arrested and imprisoned. Reese wrote many letters in prison and was detained by Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao took the opportunity to say that Reese and his son Li You conspired to torture Reese and extort a confession by torture. Reese was forced to admit rebellion and was killed in July of the second year of Qin Ershi (208 BC), killing three tribes.
Li Si was tattooed on his face, then his nose and toes were cut off, then he was beheaded, and finally he was cut off from his waist. His whole family and relatives were beheaded immediately. As early as before Li Si went to the State of Qin, he said to his teacher Xunzi, "Therefore, shame is greater than meanness, and sorrow is greater than poverty." This is an expression of his outlook on life.
Later, Sima Qian wrote in Historical Records? In Biography of Li Si, he once denounced: "Holding a high position, keeping sexual intercourse, torturing, listening to heresy and abolishing shackles." Pointed out the root cause of his above ending.