Why can't Reese beat Zhao Gao?

Lead: Reese is one of the best politicians in the post-Warring States period, and his political vision will never be inferior. However, in the end, he was haunted by traitors. Let's get to know it together!

Heroes gathered under Xiang Liang's account, while Prime Minister Reese, who made indelible contributions to reunification in Xianyang and Qin Gong, was in danger.

Throughout the Warring States period, a large number of people from six countries left their prosperous and luxurious homeland and came to Qin, which was considered to be the hinterland at that time. This situation is quite similar to the California gold rush in the mid-Kloc-0/9th century. Thousands of gold prospectors came from America, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia to search for gold in isolated San Francisco. Similarly, during the Warring States period, from Shang Yang onwards, eastern wage earners represented by Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi came to Qin in an endless stream, occupying a large number of jobs from prime ministers to junior staff.

Li Si is one of many foreigners who come to Qin for gold. At the beginning, he bid farewell to his teacher Xunzi and took the last bus to Xianyang. Take the road of Lv Buwei, and finally become a high official like Qin Keqing.

But Reese was really unlucky, and it didn't take long for him to encounter the Watergate Incident. South Korean intelligence agencies sent Zheng Guo, a water conservancy engineer, to Qin State to encourage it to build a canal, with the purpose of weakening its manpower and material resources and curbing its eastward advance. As a result, it was found out by the security bureau of Qin, so the local factions of Qin took the opportunity to engage in xenophobia, so the king of Qin seized power and ordered the expulsion, and Reese was naturally expelled. But Reese doesn't intend to give up his wealth like this. He petitioned.

Li Si's petition materials are roughly as follows: "You win the government, and your winner is a poor man. Your ancestor Qin Mugong recruited employees, and all five senior managers were foreigners. Qin Xiaogong used Shang Yang, Qin Wanghui used Yi Cheung, and Qin Zhaowang got Fan Ju. They are not from Qin. These four generations of kings are all due to the appointment of foreigners, making the old winner strong. What have foreigners done to you old winners? "

Reese added, "Pearl and Baoyu, do you want it? They are not made in Qin! Besides, if all the foreigners leave, do you want those beautiful girls in the world in your harem, or do you only love girls with big faces and thick waists in Qin from now on? "

The title of this petition material is "Persuade the Guest".

The petition office reported the materials, and Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, read the materials, appreciated Reese very much, canceled the marching orders, and reinstated Reese. On the eve of reunification, Li Si's official position has always been Ting Wei, equivalent to today's Minister of Justice. So at that time, Reese enjoyed provincial and ministerial treatment. By the time he became prime minister, his position was equivalent to that of prime minister. Really rich and powerful. His eldest son, Li You, is the governor of Sanchuan County (now Henan Province), which is another position at the governor level. Several sons, all married princesses, and several daughters, all married imperial clan sons.

On Reese's birthday, hundreds of officials came to celebrate and thousands of cars ran in front of the door. The traffic department specially sent traffic police to maintain order. At this time, Reese recalled the poor days in his hometown, and he was really filled with emotion!

However, Li Si, who is proficient in officialdom philosophy and legalism, was not carried away by wealth. Qin Shihuang once went out to play and saw Reese's motorcade from the mountain, which was magnificent and expressed dissatisfaction. An insider immediately told Reese that Reese immediately reduced the size of his team. This incident fully shows that Reese is both happy and angry with the emperor and has established an effective intelligence channel, which can be clearly understood.

It's a pity that Qin Shihuang killed all the guards and eunuchs involved regardless of the willy-nilly, and the undercover Li Si planted beside the emperor was naturally eliminated. Since then, Reese has inevitably lost some eyes and ears, and his grasp of the emperor's mind has gradually declined.

But with Reese's half-life experience in officialdom, why did he lose to a eunuch, Zhao Gao?

Li Si's classmate Han Feizi once told Li Si that there are eight ways for traitors and treacherous officials, which are called eight rapes. Second, being surrounded, that is, leading the secretaries and drivers around. Third, fathers and brothers are relatives of leaders. Fourth, disaster prevention is to build large-scale projects. Five people are cute, which is to buy people's hearts. Six is popular, that is, gossip and debater lobbying. The seventh is to cultivate private forces and plot evil. Eight is the quartet, that is, the suppression of the monarch by foreign forces.

Han Feizi summed up these eight kinds of people or phenomena very accurately and vividly, and even today, they still seem to be faintly visible. And Reese's opponent this time is the "side" among the eight treacherous court officials.

Qin Shihuang, a disciple of Han Feizi, paid great attention to this aspect, so when the first emperor was around, eunuchs were favored, such as Meng Jia, who accepted the benefits of Jing Ke. But there are no eunuchs who play politics. The rise of Zhao Gao is entirely due to Emperor Hu Hai II. Thanks to Reese. If it weren't for Reese's behavior in the sand dunes, Emperor II would be Fu Su, and Zhao Gao would have been sidelined. Shoot yourself in the foot, that's you-Reese.

So how did Zhao Gao bring down the powerful prime minister Reese?

The first step is to guide you into the urn.

Zhao Gao went to see Reese, pretending to care about the country and the people, and said, "Now the situation is so chaotic that the emperor is still eating, drinking and having fun. I am humble and dare not speak. Why didn't your prime minister advise you? " Hearing this, the Reese "you this is not which pot does not open mention which pot? I also want to advise that the problem is that there is no suitable opportunity! " Zhao Gao bowed his head. "Well, leave it to me. I'll let you know when there is a suitable opportunity!" This caught Reese in a trap.

The second step is to call a moth to the fire.

This moth is Reese, and Zhao Gao wants to put this Reese on the fire of Emperor Hu Hai II! Zhao Gao saw Hu Hai, the second emperor, eat, drink and be merry. When he was in a good mood, he invited Reese. "The emperor is free, you can remonstrate!" So the prime minister went to the palace gate to pay homage. After doing this several times, the emperor was unhappy! "You Reese unless it is meant to give me a hard time! I'm idle. Why don't you persuade me? I'm having fun, and you're harassing me! You bully me young and look down on me, don't you? "

When Zhao Gao saw it, the opportunity came and added fuel to the fire: "Reese refuses to accept it!"

Xiaosan didn't understand: "What's his complaint?"

Zhao Gao said, "The Prime Minister has made great contributions to the sand dune project. Now that the emperor is enthroned, why are you dissatisfied with the prime minister? "

"The prime minister under one person, more than ten thousand people. He is not satisfied. Does he want to be an emperor? "

"This is not true. He wants to divide the land and seal the king! "

"Nonsense, when Qi Chunyuyue suggested restoring the enfeoffment system, Li Si totally opposed it and insisted on the county system. This is the fundamental system of the empire. Why can't Li Si change it for him alone? "

Therefore, Zhao Gaoliang made a fatal move. "Your Majesty, there are some situations that we have to observe!" The Prime Minister is Chu, and so is the thief Chen Sheng. Li You, the eldest son of the Prime Minister, was the county magistrate in Sanchuan, and the thief passed through Sanchuan. Li You closed the door and guarded himself, not attacking thieves. These doubts have to make people wonder what the Prime Minister has to do with thieves. "

Sure enough, the emperor began to doubt Reese and ordered an investigation.

The third step, it is called "taking a salary at the bottom of the pot"!

Reese is a veteran of officialdom and has awakened to Zhao Gao's tricks. He quickly launched a counterattack. He wrote to II, comparing Zhao Gao to a person.

Who is it?

Who is Tian Chang? Tian Chang was a very powerful minister of Qi in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He lent grain in big barrels and took it back in small ones. The people of Qi praised him and said, "The old lady picked wild vegetables (a delicious wild vegetable) and gave it to Tian Chengzi!" After winning the hearts of the people, Tian Chang killed Qi Jiangong and became the actual master of Qi since Ren Xiangguo. His descendant Tian He officially replaced the descendant of Jiang Ziya as Qi Jun in the early Warring States period.

According to Reese, Zhao Gao's power is different from that of Tian Chang. His exact words were as follows: "Today, if a minister is good, your majesty will benefit and harm him, just like your majesty. This is very inconvenient. " When he said "minister", he meant Zhao Gao.

II said, you are the prime minister, why do you want to compete with a eunuch? Worried that Reese would kill Zhao Gao, II secretly told Zhao Gao that Zhao Gao took the opportunity to be melodramatic: "Zhao Gao is the only person the Prime Minister is worried about. After Gao's death, the Prime Minister can do whatever he wants! "

Then, Zhao Gao took drastic measures and went straight to the point of Reese. "Prime Minister Reese is the real Tian Chang!"

Well, this not only eliminated Reese's counterattack, but also pushed Reese to the abyss.

The fourth step is called virtual reality.

In 208 BC, Li Si joined his two colleagues in the upper house (there were two prime ministers in the Qin Dynasty, Li Si was the right prime minister and Li Si was the left prime minister), and General Feng Jie remonstrated with Emperor II, demanding to save unnecessary expenses, reduce taxes for the people and calm people's grievances.

Emperor II reacted with great anger. "The so-called emperor is to enjoy the wealth of the world, and who wants to be a poor and hardworking son of heaven like Yao, Shun and Yu?" "You courtiers can't suppress the thieves below, and you want to stop the rules set by the first emperor. This is an apology to my late emperor and also to me. What do I want you losers to do? "

So Li Si, Qu Bing and Feng Jie were all put in prison. Qu Bing and Xi Feng did not want to be humiliated and committed suicide. Reese doesn't want to die: "I have contributed to the empire, and the emperor won't kill me."

It's not that enemies don't get together The presiding judge of the Reese case is Zhao Gao. According to the records of historians, Zhao's list has been looted for thousands of years, which is very painful and self-defeating.

Li Siqu got a confession, but he also planned to write a letter to the emperor to redress his grievances. Of course, Zhao Gao won't give him this chance. In order to completely defeat Reese, Zhao made another move, pretending to be false.

One day, Reese was glad to see several officials who looked like censors coming to the prison.

Suggest asking him: "Are you wronged?"

"Wrong, I have a feeling to report to your majesty ..."

"You are a grandmother!" Shi Yu stole Reese's love letter. What a beating! The original suggestion was made by Zhao Gao's minions.

After doing this for more than ten times, Reese was desperate. An imperial envoy came, and Reese thought it belonged to Zhao Gao.

"I deserve to die!"

"Really not wronged?"

"wronged? You don't say! The politics of Daqin Empire was clear and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. I, Reese, talk nonsense and deserve it. So don't hit me! "

Sure enough, no one hit Reese anymore, but Reese's days are over! This year, Li Si was beheaded in Xianyang, destroying the three clans. During the Yongzheng period, a cadre in charge of education in Fujian engaged in "examination corruption" and was sentenced to half. During the execution, the education officer's body was cut in two, but because the central nervous system of the brain was still active, there was still pain in the upper body, which made him roll on the ground in pain. Before he died, the education official desperately dipped his hand in blood and wrote seven words "miserable" on the ground.

Miserable miserable miserable miserable!

Reese's punishment is also the punishment of beheading.

When Reese was young, he worked as a small civil servant in Shangcai, Chu. When he saw the mice in the toilet eating dirty things, people and dogs were panicked. The mice in the warehouse, eating official food, are carefree. Reese sighed with emotion: "Life is like this!" Based on this, some critics question Reese's character. In fact, this is not fair. Reese's life is far more valuable than most officialdom in ancient and modern times. His wealth is the due reward for his diligent planning of national construction. But Reese did forget one thing, that is, the mice in the warehouse are not safe, the goal is bigger, and the ending is more tragic!

Li Si's classmate Han Feizi once told Li Si that there are eight ways for traitors and treacherous officials, which are called eight rapes. Second, being surrounded, that is, leading the secretaries and drivers around. Third, fathers and brothers are relatives of leaders. Fourth, disaster prevention is to build large-scale projects. Five people are cute, which is to buy people's hearts. Six is popular, that is, gossip and debater lobbying. The seventh is to cultivate private forces and plot evil. Eight is the quartet, that is, the suppression of the monarch by foreign forces.

The state of Qin controlled the army by military symbols.

Reese is the prime minister, but he has no sign of the army. Military symbols are in the hands of the emperor. Zhao Gao was Qin Shihuang's personal attendant, so he naturally had access to military symbols.

Political power comes out of the barrel of a gun. Grandpa Mao didn't come up with it himself.

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Comment on Reese and Zhao Gao

Reese is one of the best politicians in the post-Warring States period, and his political vision will never be inferior. In his early years, he analyzed the situation at that time and thought? Chu is weak, and all six countries are weak? Only Qin had the conditions to unify the world and establish imperial industry, so he decided to go to Qin to display his talents and ambitions. This alone is enough to prove! For example, he later participated in formulating a set of policies to destroy the six countries, and after reunification, he established a county system to strengthen centralization, which also proved his ability. I dare say that Li Si was the first to take the lead in the formation of the real feudal system in China!

As for later listening to Zhao Gao's slanderers, it was also forced by the situation at that time and had little to do with the horizon. First, Reese and Fu Su don't have a good personal relationship, so they naturally don't want to stand on Fu Su's side. Second, Fu Su and Li Si have different ruling ideas. One is legalism, and Fuxi governs the country with benevolence, so there is no room for Lisi to make great achievements under Fuxi in the future! Third, Reese ruled the country by legalism and offended many ministers in the DPRK. When Qin Shihuang died, his position would be shaken, and he had to find someone to rely on. At this moment, Zhao Gao promised him that as long as he supported Hu Hai, the Prime Minister would still be his. It is very important for a politician to continue his political life! If it were me, Zhao Gao said so, so would I! )

But Reese was later harmed by Zhao Gao, mainly because he underestimated the eunuch who had no education or political experience. Zhao Gao is a powerful character. He pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger. ) Li Si always thought that Zhao Gao just wanted to be above ten thousand people under one person, so I just gave him some power, but I didn't expect Zhao Gao to monopolize the power and want to be emperor himself. This can only be regarded as Zhao Gao's cunning and shrewd. This is not short-sighted, Reese can only say that Zhao Gao is too powerful. Even if Su Qin yi cheung is alive, he may not be able to fight this uneducated eunuch!