Zhao Gao asked Ziying to inherit the throne of King Qin, and discussed in Xianyang Palace for a few days. And the eunuch Han Tan who accompanied him was a loyal and righteous man, this person hated Zhao Gao to the bone, one day he saw the jade seal worn by Zhao Gao, and said righteously: "The jade seal of the country is the important weapon of the country, and now since the prime minister has decided to want the prince to inherit the throne, he should hand over the jade seal to the prince for safekeeping." Zhao Gao sneered: "The jade seal of the country is temporarily kept by me, it's not for you to worry about!" When the king ascends the throne, I will naturally return the jade seal to the king! Ziying said yes repeatedly. Han Tan held back his anger and said: "Since the prime minister has already determined the candidate, the body of the second emperor must be buried, which is also a comfort to the new king!" ”

In order to win people's hearts, Zhao Gao had to agree to bury the second. He sent a sergeant to Wangyi Palace, packed the body of the second emperor, and drove it to Dunan's Yichun Garden for burial. Because after the second emperor ascended the throne, the mausoleum was selected to be built there, although the place is not very large, but there is still a certain scale, but it is buried according to the specifications of ordinary people, and there are not many burial goods. The tomb is still next to Qujiang Pond in Xi'an City, and the tombstone reads: Mausoleum of Emperor Qin II. When he arrived in the Han Wu Dynasty, there was a great resignation of the family Sima Xiangru came to the cemetery to pay his respects, and also wrote a poem "Mourning Qin II Fu", which was intended to warn future emperors not to repeat its mistakes, and the text was:

登陂 (pō) 阤 (tuó) of Chang Han Xi, 坌 (bèn) into the Saga. Linqu River (qì) Zhouxi, looking at the unevenness of the South Mountain. Rock Rock Deep Mountain Zhi 谾 (lòng) 谾兮, Tonggu Valley Harm 兮兮谽 (hān) 谺 (xiā). 汩 (gǔ) 淢 (yù) 噏 (xī) is accustomed to eternal death, and the vast spread of Pinggao is noteworthy. The audience tree of the 蓊薆 (ài) 兮, the bamboo forest of the hazel (zhēn) hazel. Gallop to the east and mountains, and expose the stone in the north. Mi Jierong and Xi, the second of the calendar.

Holding on to one's own carelessness, losing the country and losing power; The faith is not bad, and the temple is extinct. Alas! The conduct is not bad, the grave is filthy and not cultivated, and the soul has no return and does not eat. 夐 (xiòng) 邈 is absolutely not Qi Xi, and it is long and more 佅 (mài). Spirited and flying, picking up nine days and passing away forever. Alas!

Fuwen is not easy to read, for the sake of today's readers, the translation is:

I climbed the rugged slopes, the mountains that were cascading and tall. In front of you is the bank of the Qujiang River and the islands, and then you can see the undulating and winding Zhongnan Mountain. It was all high and continuous mountains, and the long valleys were deep and far. The rushing river flowed far into the distance, until it reached the wide, flat beach. Look at the dense woods, and then browse the bamboo forests and grow into a piece. I traveled eastward over the dirt hills, and then to the north and crossed the stream. When I saw the tomb of the second king, I lingered, so I came here to pay my respects:

Thinking that this person was not strict enough in his actions, which led to the destruction of the country and the loss of political power; He listened to the slanderous rumors of bad people and didn't know how to wake up, and in the end, all he did was the destruction of a temple. It's sad to think about it! It's just that your conduct is not in line with the requirements of being a human being, and now the tomb is barren and no one has repaired it. Thy soul shall have nowhere to rest, nor shall thy offspring be sacrificed. It has been a long time since there was no one to offer sacrifices, and the longer it goes, the more desolate and silent your mausoleum becomes. Your soul wanders around helplessly, forgotten by the passage of time. Finally, I wish you to go to the heavens beyond the clouds, alas, what is left to people is always lamentation and sorrow!

The officials hastily buried the second and came to report. Zhao Gao ordered Ziying to fast in the palace where he lived for five days, and after the expiration of the period, he went to the Taimiao Temple to say goodbye to his ancestors, and then inherited the throne. The child chose a palace in the palace and began to fast. One night, Ziying stood in the courtyard looking at the dark night sky, but her heart was full of waves. He has to make a difference, he has to stand up, maybe this is an opportunity given by God, and he must seize it firmly. Whether the Qin State can be revived or not depends on this move. After Ziying thought about it, she called Han Tan over, and then led her two sons to a secret room. Ziying looked at the three of them, suddenly became serious, and asked the two sons to kneel down to meet Han Tan first.

It turned out that Ziying's two sons had grown up, and the eldest was called Yingwen, seventeen years old; The second child is called Yingkui, fifteen years old. The second son is noble and handsome. The two of them have been practicing martial arts and archery in their back garden since they were children, so they have practiced good martial arts. Han Tan is more than half a hundred years old, and he is an elderly eunuch who has read the rise and fall of the Qin State with a cold eye, so he has served Ziying for a long time and is loyal to him. He already knew that Ziying was going to act, and now when he saw that Ziying asked the two little sons to worship him, he would definitely tell him about big things, so he understood and said: "If the son can use the old decay, the old decay will never give up!" Ziying was indignant and said: "The national thief Zhao Gao disturbed the dynasty and brought disaster to the country and the people, which is really a thief of the country." Now Shandong has rebelled, the land is about to be lost, the Huns have also invaded the frontier, and the Qin State is facing the disaster of national destruction! At the time of this survival, Zhao Gao killed the emperor again, which is really a heinous crime. Although he now nominally asked me to inherit the throne, his heart was only to stabilize the situation. I heard that he had agreed with Liu Bang to divide Guanzhong equally, and if the thief's goal was achieved, he would definitely kill me. Therefore, I want to strike first, if I can get rid of the national thief, Sheji may still be saved! What should I do? The two little sons preemptively said: "Father, we are fully capable of killing the national thief, so please make a decision, see what to do?" ”

Han Tan was overjoyed and said: "Since Gongzi is determined to get rid of the national thief, I have a way." Ziying asked what the solution was. Han Tan said: "Now that Zhao Thief has asked Gongzi to fast at home, this is an excellent time. Ziying said: "I think so too." Han Tan said: "Okay! When the fasting period of the son is over, you will pretend to be scared and stay at home and not go to the temple to tell your ancestors. If the thief Zhao sends someone to urge, you will say that you are not competent, and you just don't go to the ancestral temple. In this way, the thief will send someone to urge, and you will spill the tea soup on your clothes and pants, pretending to be very afraid. Zhao Thief urged again and again, seeing that Gongzi still didn't go, he would definitely come here to greet you personally. Let's start in the Zhai Palace, so that a big thing can be accomplished, and the Qin State will be saved! Ziying was overjoyed, but still hesitated: "I'm afraid that there will be a lot of people when Zhao Thief comes, and it will be difficult for us to start." Han Tan said: "This is the Zhai Palace, and then I will say that this place is a quiet place, and I will stop the servants outside." If Zhao Thief leaves the minions, we will definitely succeed! After listening to Han Tan's words, Ziying made up her mind to kill Zhao Gao, eliminate the disadvantages and promote the benefits as soon as possible, put things in order, and revitalize the Qin State. The matter was finalized in this way, and the predecessors had a poem:

The prime minister roared with his sword, and the thousands of officials were silent.

How far is it to cultivate external troubles, and it is not good to be loyal and good to do evil.

Relatives and even the feudal screen, private hidden minions.

Pity the third Qin Tianzi, looking at the peace in vain.

The fasting period is five days and ends quickly. On this day, Zhao Gao really led the hundred officials to the Zhai Palace, ready to invite the children and babies to the Taimiao Temple to congratulate. Ziying said to Zhao Gao: "The Prime Minister should go and prepare first, and I will arrive after bathing and changing." Zhao Gaozhi was full of arrogance and grinning, and he didn't take the child to heart at all, so he went to the ancestral temple of the Qin State. The ancestral temple is in Shanglin Yuan, more than ten miles away from Xianyang Palace, Zhao Gao first made preparations for the ceremony, and then waited for the arrival of the child. But he waited for a long time, but did not see the child coming, so he sent someone to urge. The man sent back and said, "Childe is trembling and does not dare to move forward. Zhao Gao was very angry, so he sent someone to invite him again. After a while, the person sent came back and said, "Childe does not dare to leave the palace, and he does not dare to come here." Zhao Gao was furious, so he sent someone to invite Ziying again. The person who came back still said: "When the prince saw that the envoy was incontinent, he also said that he was willing to give up the throne to the prime minister!" Zhao Gao laughed when he heard this: "I didn't expect the descendants of the Ying family to be so cowardly!" Yes? Haha...... "Let Yan Le, Zhao Gui and others lead the hundred officials to wait, and he will personally go to pick up the child and come to the ancestral temple to hold a ceremony." took Zhao Cheng and Zhao Pan with them, only took a car, and only dozens of riders followed, and went straight to the place where Ziying lived.

Zhao Gao's car had just stopped at the gate of the palace, and Han Tan had already come forward to greet him warmly. Zhao Gao asked, "Where is the son?" Han Tan replied: "He is crying in the palace, he is indeed a little bold." Zhao Gao scolded with a big grin: "Useless thing! He walked straight inside with his entourage. Han Tan suddenly stopped Zhao Gao and said, "Prime Minister, this is not good!" Zhao Gao didn't know what he meant, and scolded: "Bold! Han Tan put his mouth to Zhao Gao's ear and whispered: "Gongzi is going to be the king anyway, today he is very embarrassed, he urins his crotch, and he doesn't have time to change his pants." Now that you are here, Prime Minister, I don't know if he will pull ...... It doesn't matter if you see it, it's too shameful for others to see it! When Zhao Gao heard this, he raised his head and laughed wildly, and then ordered Zhao Cheng and Zhao Pan: "You guys are waiting outside!" With that, he walked straight in.

Zhao Gao walked quickly into the palace gate, came to the courtyard, bypassed the wall, and saw someone in the hall comforting Ziying, but Ziying was lying on several cases and crying and said: "I won't go, I won't go, I'm willing to give up the throne to the Prime Minister!" Spare me. Zhao Gao said loudly: "Gongzi is about to become the commander of the Qin State, why is he so cowardly?" As he spoke, he walked straight inside, and as soon as he stepped into the temple gate, he saw Ziying Huo Di standing up and said sharply: "The national thief is here!" Where is my son? Yingwen and Yingkui suddenly poured out from both sides, stabbing Zhao Gao with their swords. Zhao Gao was wearing soft armor, and he didn't hurt the vital point, so he hurriedly turned around and fled. But he was stopped by a person from behind, it was Han Tan, who had already stabbed the dagger into Zhao Gao's lower abdomen. Zhao Gao hurriedly shouted: "Where is Zhao Cheng?" At this time, Yingwen and Yingkui stabbed from behind again. Zhao Gao's body was fat and tall, and he suddenly fell down like a mountain of meat. The three of them quickly cut off Zhao Gao's head. Ziying stepped forward to remove the heirloom jade seal from Zhao Gao's body.

A generation of power traitors, Zhao Gao, ended his life of crime in this way and killed the palace on the spot. Seeing that Zhao Gao was dead, Ziying burst into tears and said, "God! I finally ......" Han Tan hurriedly covered Ziying's mouth and said: "Childe cried too early, Zhao Cheng and other thieves are still at the door, they should be tricked in together and killed!" Ziying said to the left and right: "Quickly announce the two thieves, just say that the prime minister has an order, let them come in and escort them!" ”

Zhao Cheng and Zhao Pan saw that the prime minister didn't come out for a long time, and were about to step forward to ask, when suddenly someone inside came out and said, "The prime minister ordered the two of you to enter the palace to escort!" And the two thieves went inside. Zhao Pan was puzzled and followed behind. As soon as Zhao Cheng entered the inner hall, he was cut down on the spot. Zhao Pan turned around and ran, someone had already closed the palace gate. Zhao Pan ran to the door and shouted: "Cheng is in danger, go and notify Xianyang Ling to come to the rescue!" Come on! Everyone stepped forward together and surrounded Zhao Pan and chopped him into meat puree. The sergeant outside heard that something had happened inside and was about to report the news, but he was shot dead by all the crossbowmen arranged by Han Tan in advance. Seeing that Zhao Gao, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Pan were all dead, Ziying opened the palace gate, led Han Tan, Yingwen, Yingkui, and more than a dozen armor soldiers, and got into Zhao Gao's car and hurried to Shanglin Yuan.

Yan Le, Zhao Gui, Zhao An, and Zhao Ping saw the prime minister's car coming from a distance, thinking that the prime minister was sitting in the car, and stepped forward to greet them together. As soon as the car stopped, Ziying came out and shouted, "Take down all the thieves!" As soon as the armor soldier behind the car rushed forward, he used his sword to control the four people. Yan Le was shocked: "Prime Minister, what crime have we committed?" Ziying raised Zhao Gao's head and shouted: "Zhao Gao rebelled, the head is here!" Yan Le and the others were shocked. As soon as the ministers saw that Zhao Gao was dead, they knelt down together and shouted: "Long live the king!" Banzai! Hooray! At this time, Yingwen and Yingkui were fully armed, both of them were holding Jin Ge, each carrying a bloody human head and slapping the horse forward, Yingwen roared loudly: "Zhao Cheng's dog head is here!" Ying Kui also roared: "This is Zhao Pan's dog head!" All the armor soldiers who were coerced by Yan Le were shocked, so they knelt down together and shouted in unison: "Long live the king!" Banzai! Han Tan snatched Yan Le's seals, arrested them all, and locked them in the prison car.

When the hundred officials saw that Zhao Gao was really dead, they cried bitterly, and everyone counted Zhao Gao's sins and angrily sued Zhao Gao. Ziying ordered Han Tan to immediately lead the soldiers to the Prime Minister's Mansion to arrest Zhao Gao's family, and not to let one go. Then led the hundred officials into the Taimiao, Ziying put Zhao Gao's head on the sacrificial table, and cried to the ancestors and ancestors: "Rank ancestors! The head of the national thief is here, and I have already killed the national thief! If you know, please bless me to revive the foundation and revive the Great Qin Kingdom! The ministers wept as well. After the memorial service, the hundred officials embraced the child in the Taimiao to ascend the throne, and then the second son escorted him to the Xianyang Palace to receive the congratulations of the hundred officials. Ziying is Qin III.

As soon as Chaohe was finished, Han Tan came to report that he had arrested Zhao Gao's entire clan, and also captured Liu Bang's envoy Ning Chang. The third emperor led hundreds of civil and military officials to Xianyang City to execute Zhao Gao's clansmen. When the people of Xianyang heard that the new king had killed Zhao Gao, they took to the streets to celebrate. On this day, the people, officials, ministers, princes and nobles who were brutalized by Zhao Gao in the whole city all walked out of their homes together like a festival, and they angrily claimed Zhao Gao's crimes, threw all kinds of X objects at Zhao Gao's family, and some people even stepped forward to beat them. The third generation used the punishment of car splitting to re-divide Zhao Gao's dead body once. Yan Le, Zhao Gui, Zhao An, and Zhao Ping also died in a split car, and then killed Zhao Gao's father, mother, and wife. Pei Gong's envoy Ning Chang was also killed.

After the execution of Zhao Gao's entire clan, the people went out into the streets, towards the center of Xianyang, to express their joy in various forms. The soldiers and civilians sang and danced, praising the wisdom and greatness of the Third Emperor, and there was jubilation in the crowd from time to time. Some people also replaced Zhao Gao with portraits of various animals, and wrote the words "national thief Zhao Gao" and "giant anvil Zhao Gao" on them, burning, spitting, and trampling on them in the crowd, cheers came and went, the city was boiling, and the monarchs, ministers, soldiers and civilians seemed to have returned to the world from hell, and the high-pressure rule and extreme X politics of the Qin State came to an end.

Ziying got rid of the heinous Zhao Gao in less than ten days, and the Tang people have a poem:

Liu Bangxi came to Bingbai, and the Ziying Sect Temple Committee was turbulent.

Whoever has the ability to turn over and kill Zhao Gao to the Qin Palace.

The Song people also had poems scolding Zhao Gaodao:

The eunuchs have been usurping for a long time, and the deer and horses are also hot.

Looking to Wangyi and rebelling, this body is lawless if he does not kill.

That night, the unfinished Prince of Qin and the ministers of the Qin State who had been suppressed for too long held a grand palace banquet in Xianyang Palace, and everyone poured wine again and again and raised their glasses to celebrate. Yes, it's been three years, and everyone hasn't been so happy again. In the past three years, I don't know how many righteous people have suffered from the top and bottom of the Qin State, all of them have suffered injustice, and the entire Qin State is in a bloody storm, and people will accidentally touch the law and die, and there are dangers everywhere, and it has become a ghost gate everywhere. Although Xianyang is full of splendid palaces and palace annexes, as well as those scenic spots, these places have never belonged to the people of the Qin palace, even the concubines of the first emperor, the clansmen and palace people of the Qin family, as well as those ministers and their families, errand servants, and even ordinary people, are really "afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the height is unbearable"! In the past three years, people's ignorance of the second and Zhao Gao's tyranny, in addition to the pain of gnashing teeth, are more helpless.

Thinking that after the second emperor ascended the throne, the mausoleum of Lishan had not yet been completed, so he ordered the construction of the Afang Palace, and said that this was to fulfill the last wish of the first emperor, saying that those who have the world should enjoy themselves as they like. If he had such thoughts, it would be impossible for him to listen to the advice of the virtuous ministers. However, a country must have loyal ministers and good generals, and how can these loyal and good generals not desperately advise the Lord? As a result, more and more loyal ministers and good generals were dismissed or executed, so that some virtuous and respected ministers died. Especially after the implementation of the imperial court's supervision technique, the second specially appointed Zhao Gaoda to engage in terrorist activities, and anyone who wants to discuss the government in vain is a serious crime. Later, it was especially serious, so that people didn't dare to say hello when they met acquaintances while walking, so they could only give a look, just like King Zhou Li's "road to eye". Zhao Gao was originally an insidious person who was extremely keen on power, plus he was also a psychologically unsound psychopath. During these three years, he instigated the second emperor to do all kinds of bad things, messed up the Qin dynasty, and crumbled a great Eastern dynasty that had just been established. Therefore, people describe Zhao Gao and II as: although they have a human head, they make a sound like a howl of livestock. Everyone also said that although there is a sun in the sky above Xianyang, the sun is not warm this time. Therefore, the people quoted the words of the Book of Books and sang: "Time will be lost, and you will be destroyed!" In short, in these three years, none of the good people have ever been happy, on the contrary, those who have been happy in these three years are not happy at this time, they have all become the dirt of history and disappeared, and they have become a turbid wave in the long river of history. This is what people say that dark clouds can cover the sun for a while, but not for a lifetime. The reign of darkness and the forces of evil may be rampant for a short time, but they will not be able to stand for long.