Chapter 48 Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, rare in history
"If it weren't for the king's favor and trust in Zhao Gao, how could Zhao Gao have climbed to such a position and have the opportunity to plan and falsely pass on the king's edict?"
"If it weren't for the king's favor and trust, how could Zhao Gao have climbed to such a position?" The king did not establish the crown prince early, but also took Prince Hu Hai with him on his third tour of the world. How could he give Prince Hu Hai a chance?"
Li Nian continued to output: "Later generations may think that there is no Zhao Gao? , Young Master Hu Hai, there will also be Cheng Gao, Han Gao, Young Master Wu, Young Master Ru... It is unreasonable to attribute the main reason for the demise of the Qin Dynasty to them."
"But I think Young Master Hu Hai and Zhao Gao. They are one of the main reasons for the demise of the Qin Dynasty! There are few treacherous kings like Zhao Gao and Master Hu Hai in history. Apart from them, it is really not easy to find a pair from the Qin Dynasty."
"And the things they did are also rare in history. If they had made fewer mistakes, the Qin Dynasty would not have perished."
Li Nian simply meant that disasters like Hu Hai and Zhao Gao would It's rare in the world. If it hadn't been for the series of operations carried out by the two of them, even if Da Qin had many problems, it might not have been over.
In fact, Hu Hai and Zhao Gao are not human beings. For example, when Zhang Han asked for support on the front line, these two anthropomorphic guys eliminated dissidents in the court. Zhang Han was even afraid of being dealt with by Zhao Gao and Hu Hai, so he took the initiative to make an appointment with Xiang Yu. drop.
History creates people, but people also create history. If some important people were changed, the direction of history would really be different.
These people had a great impact on history.
Although Hu Hai and Zhao Gao are two scourges, they also fall into this category. With a little bit of personnel work, Da Qin's chariot will not be headed for a dead end in just a dozen years, at least it can last a few more years.
If Zhao Gao and Hu Hai were completely replaced, maybe even Great Qin would not die.
That’s what Li Nian thinks.
“The king has a great influence on the dynasty. If the king is wise, a dynasty can often prosper. If the king is fatuous and cruel, a dynasty will gradually decline. If the dynasty has already declined, the process of decline will be accelerated.”< br>
“Throughout history, the collapse of a dynasty is often closely related to the king’s incompetence, but it is rare in history for someone like Mr. Hu Hai to bring himself and the Qin Dynasty to a dead end within a few years.”
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Even if the Sui Dynasty also died in the second generation, Renguangshen Shao could still survive for more than ten years, and Hu Hai only struggled for how many years?
Li Nian felt that if Hu Hai and Zhao Gao were replaced by two dogs, Da Qin would be able to stand up for a while. At least the dogs would not hold back and push Da Qin into the abyss.
After talking about what he thought were the main reasons for the demise of the Qin Dynasty, Li Nian began to elaborate on the specific reasons for the demise of the Qin Dynasty.
“Although the main reason is the fundamental reason for the death of the Second Emperor of Qin, the specific reasons are the actual manifestation of the demise of the Qin Dynasty.”
“Qin’s laws are too strict and the military merit and title system is ineffective. , I will not go into details, I have already mentioned it to the king before; the problems of not establishing the crown prince early, Prince Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, and the troubles of the nobles of the six countries have also been mentioned to the king."
"What I want to talk about now is to destroy the six countries and unify the world. The king failed to understand the situation of Da Qin and the six countries clearly, and did not formulate national policies based on the actual situation."
"Have you ever considered controlling such a huge country? How many officials does a country need now? So many officials went to enforce Qin's laws and spread the king's voice to all parts of the world?"
"I have said before that the king may have thought about it, but he didn't care. But the king is confident that he can control the whole world. Just because you don't care doesn't mean the problem and impact have been solved! "Because there are not enough officials in Da Qin, Da Qin cannot control the original land of the Six Kingdoms, so that the nobles of the Six Kingdoms can hide there safely, or even without the need to hide. Those who commit crimes cannot be captured and punished in time, and there is no way to report the injustices of the people." Deal with it in a timely manner.”
“Because there are not enough suitable officials, some unsuitable people must be appointed in many places. This results in a mixed bag of local officials, leading to various problems. Officials govern corruption and enforce Qin laws more harshly and cruelly. .”
"For example, when the Qin Dynasty levied taxes, it was stipulated that one bushel of millet should be collected per mu of land. However, in some places, the officials who collected the tax might collect three bushels of millet." Local officials are resentful and resentful, but in the end, this resentment will fall on Da Qin because Da Qin appointed these officials. ”
"With insufficient control over the land of the Six Kingdoms, as long as you wait for an opportunity, the nobles of the Six Kingdoms with evil intentions will take advantage of the opportunity to rebel."
"These are the effects of the lack of officials in the Qin Dynasty!"
Ying Zheng didn't say anything. There were many servants on the side who were writing down Li Nianzhi's words on bamboo slips with pens.
Li Nian continued: "After the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, it did not establish a unified idea. What reason did the Qin Dynasty have to destroy the other six countries and unify the world? This 'reason' is the idea. In short, how could the Qin Dynasty be established? Six Kingdoms. Why is the country destroyed? How can the people of the six countries be convinced if there is insufficient justice?"
"Of course, the king can rely on the powerful Qin army, but the Qin army can only frighten for a while, but not for a lifetime. Unless the king's army can lead others across the ages, otherwise in this era where people will ultimately have to compete, Sooner or later someone will rebel.”
"Furthermore, after the king destroyed the six kingdoms, he stationed a large number of troops on the border. For example, Meng Tian led an army of 300,000 to defend the Huns in the north, and Zhao Tuo led an army of 500,000 to pacify South Vietnam."
"Your Majesty is like this. Doing this is helpful to resist foreign enemies, but it will also lead to the result that so many troops are stationed in Guarding the border, the internal military strength is empty. If there is internal chaos, can the army be mobilized in time to quell the rebellion?"
At this point, in order to deepen Ying Zheng's understanding, Li Nian asked: "Does the king know what Zhang Han did when he was ordered to face danger? Where did the army come from?”
Since this kid asked this, he must not be a serious Qin Jun.
Ying Zheng thought quickly and quickly thought of the answer. He said: "Could it be a prisoner?"
Li Nian nodded: "Exactly! Chen Sheng's army had arrived in Xi County at that time , it was too late to mobilize the approaching army, so Zhang Han proposed to pardon the prisoners in Lishan. Give them weapons to attack the bandits."
Ying Zheng was silent. He knew why Li Nian said that he in history would place a large number of Qin troops on the border. It was not only because there were enemies on the border, but also because of the enemy. He felt that there were no enemies inside and there was no need for so many troops to be stationed.
“In the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth years of the First Emperor’s reign, two things happened respectively, one was the ‘burning of books’ and the other was the ‘trading of Confucians’. The two events were merged in later generations. It’s called ‘burning books and entrapping Confucians’”
"The cause of 'burning books and entrapping Confucianism' was that in the thirty-fourth year of Chun Yue's reign as the First Emperor, the king held a banquet in Xianyang Palace. All the doctors congratulated the king, but Chun Yuyue accused Zhou Qingchen, the servant who congratulated the king, of being a treacherous minister, and told The king proposed to restore the enfeoffment of Zhou Dynasty "
This time Ying Zheng finally knew why Li Nian wrote Chun Yuyue's name on the bamboo slip. Unexpectedly, it was not because Li Nian didn't want to see Confucianism, but because Chun Yue Yue has done this kind of thing in history.
(End of this chapter)