He was the second emperor of the Qin Dynasty and the youngest son of the first emperor. Hu Hai obeyed his father's orders and studied law from Zhao Gao. Soon Qin Shihuang went on patrol, followed by Prime Minister Reese. Hu Hai clamored to go out, and the emperor promised him. When the emperor arrived in Pingyuan Tianjin, he was very ill. He wrote a letter to Fu Su, asking him to go back to Xianyang to arrange the funeral. This letter is given to Zhao Gao for safekeeping.
Reese was worried that the sudden death of the emperor would lead to changes in the country and decided not to send him to the funeral in secret. The officials didn't notice the news of the emperor's death and played as usual. The eunuch sat in the car and signed it. Hu Hai is a disciple of Zhao Gao, and they are very close friends. Together with Reese, they opened the envelope that the emperor gave to Fu Su, and made a testamentary edict to let Hu Hai succeed to the throne as emperor. After returning to Xianyang, they sent the news of the death of the first emperor to the whole country.
When Hu Hai officially ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to kill his brother Fu Su. Hu Hai listened to Zhao Gao's advice, forged an imperial edict, and rebuked Fu Su for guarding the border for more than ten years. Not only did he not make meritorious military service, but he also arrogantly criticized state affairs. Fu Su has always been worried about losing the throne, and not only committed suicide. Hu Hai was cruel to other brothers, too, and once executed his twelve brothers at the same time. Hu Hai even spared his sisters who were not a threat to him, running around on them. Hu Hai couldn't find out the charges of his remaining three brothers, so he had to let Zhao Gao force them to commit suicide. It was Gao Gongzi who didn't die so badly. Knowing that he was born to die, in order to save his family, he simply wrote a letter saying that he would make a sacrifice for his father.
In addition to his brothers and sisters, Hu Hai even refused to let go of North Korea's minister of civil and military affairs. Hu Hai listened to Zhao Gao's slanderers and killed the Mongols. Zhao Gao placed relatives in the imperial court, and Hu Hai gradually handed over power to Zhao Gao who only cared about pleasure. A vigorous uprising broke out in the state of Qin. Hu Hai was forced by Zhao Gao and committed suicide in the imperial court. He was only 24 years old at that time. Who's Hu Hai? Let's see.
How did Qin Ershi ascend to the throne?
Qin Ershi, the second emperor after Qin Shihuang, reigned for only three years at the age of 24. Hu Hai ascended the throne because of Zhao Gao, and finally ended his life because of Zhao Gao. It can be said that success lies in Zhao Gao and failure lies in Zhao Gao.
Qin Ershi was the first18th son of Qin Shihuang and his favorite son. His eldest brother is Fu Su, a famous son in history. In order to inherit the throne of Qin Shihuang, he killed more than a dozen brothers and sisters, and designed and forced his eldest brother and son Fu Su, who was the most qualified and promising to inherit the throne. It can be said that Hu Hai became Qin Ershi with the blood of his brothers and sisters.
When Hu Hai was young, he was ordered by his father Qin Shihuang to study law under Zhao Gao. Therefore, his relationship with Zhao Gao is very close. Because of this, after Qin Shihuang died in the military parade, Hu Hai got the help of Zhao Gao and Li Si and stepped on the lives of many people to ascend to the throne.
After Qin Ershi acceded to the throne, he was highly valued by Zhao Gao. Because he listened to Zhao Gao's slanderers, he killed many loyal court officials. Zhao Gao also used Qin Ershi and Hu Hai as a tool of his own interests to expand his power, and used Hu Hai's trust in him to run amok in North Korea and exclude dissidents. During the period of Qin Ershi, the rule of Qin Dynasty was even more cruel than when Qin Shihuang was alive. The people were miserable because of the tyranny of the imperial court, and there were cries everywhere. Therefore, in the later period of Qin Ershi, a peasant uprising war led by Chen Sheng and Guangwu broke out, which was supported by many people. At the same time, the only nobles in the six countries of the world also launched the Zionist movement one after another.
Where is Qin Ershi's tomb?
In his third year in office, Qin Ershi was threatened by Yan Le, Zhao Gao's favorite confidant, and finally committed suicide. After his death, Hu Hai was buried in Nanqin, Qujiang Village, Qujiang Township, Yanta District.
Although Hu Hai was an emperor before his death, his mausoleum was not as magnificent as that of emperors since Qin and Han Dynasties. Even compared with Ling Du and Shaoling nearby, his mausoleum is inferior. Hu Hai's tomb is located in the original slope area, and the surrounding environment is extremely quiet and remote.
The whole cemetery of Hu Hai Mausoleum covers an area of 20 mu, and the south of the cemetery is a mountain gate, which is in the form of a red column shed in Zhumen. In the middle of the gate hung a large plaque with gold on a black background, on which were written the six Chinese characters "Qin Ershi Mausoleum". Outside the mountain gate, there is a temple with architectural characteristics of the Qin Dynasty, with a total area of about 1.84 square kilometers. There are five colorful three-dimensional statues of Hu Hai, Zhao Gao and Zi Ying in the hall. Legend has it that deer is a horse in history. These statues are very lifelike, very similar to real people.
Hu Hai's mausoleum is located behind the main hall. Graves are mainly round and made of earth. This mound is 25 meters in diameter and 5 meters in height. In the north of the tomb, there is a stone tablet, 3 meters high, 98 centimeters wide and 28 centimeters thick. The surface of the stone tablet is engraved with six Chinese characters "Qin Ershi Mausoleum". It is said that this stone tablet was erected by a Shaanxi governor in the Qing Dynasty, and a sentence about night clothes was engraved on the back of the stone tablet.
At present, Hu Hai Tomb has been listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit, and it is open to the public as the Qin Ershi Mausoleum Ruins Park for people to visit.