In the third year of Qin II (207 BC), Zhao Gao, his brother Zhao Cheng, and son-in-law Xianyang ordered Yan Le to launch a coup in Wangyi Palace and killed Qin II Hu Hai. But Zhao Gao did not dare to proclaim himself emperor, so he recruited the more virtuous and respected Ziying from the Qin clan. But Ziying knew that he was just a pawn of Zhao Gao, but he did not want to be a puppet, so he discussed with his two sons at home and decided to launch a coup. They killed Zhao Gao unexpectedly and announced Zhao Gao's crime in front of the court ministers. Afterwards, they eliminated Zhao Gao's party members and Zhao Gao's family was wiped out. Prince Ying of Qin did not sit on the throne for long. Liu Bang led his army into the pass. Prince Ying of Qin surrendered to Liu Bang, and the Qin Dynasty was destroyed. Soon Xiang Yu also entered the pass, killed Prince Ying of Qin and burned Xianyang. Fortunately, after Liu Bang entered Xianyang, Xiao He went straight into the Qin Dynasty's place in charge of books and the prime minister's office, and took away a large number of books, etc. Otherwise, Chinese culture was burned down by Xiang Yu, a warrior. Of course, a considerable number of books must have been burned by Xiang Yu. As for some people saying that Zhao Gao was a eunuch, I disagree. If Zhao Gao was a eunuch, where did his children come from? Besides, no one from Sima Qian or other contemporaries said that he was a eunuch. If he was a eunuch, he was called a eunuch. According to the system of Qin and Han Dynasties, eunuchs could not hold official positions such as Lang Zhongling, Zhongshu Ling or Zhongche Fuling. These were official positions held by normal people. Especially for an official position such as CRRC, the first requirement is a heroic appearance, the second is physical fitness, and the third is superb driving skills. The three are indispensable, so this represents the majesty and safety of the emperor. Zhao Gao's real image is actually the opposite of what we see in literary works. First of all, he is a normal person, but his background is very bad. Sima Qian's "Historical Records: Biography of Meng Tian" said: "Zhao Gao is the sparse kinsman of all Zhaos. Several of Zhao Gao and Kun's brothers were all born in hidden palaces. Their mothers were tortured and killed, and they have been humble all the time." ." The status of Hidden Palace is very low, only higher than that of a slave. But Zhao Gao's family had a good cultural level, so he had to learn the law. The Qin State pays attention to family inheritance, which means that a profession is passed down from father to son, and from son to grandson. Zhao Gao was a strong man, so he became the first-class calligrapher and legal expert in Qin State and Qin Dynasty at that time. Qin Shihuang liked those legal talents, so Zhao Gao gained Qin Shihuang's favor and gave him his favorite son Hu Hai to educate. Zhao Gao died badly in the end because of his personality. In addition, Zhao Gao was also a famous calligrapher, philologist and jurist at that time. Zhao Gao (? ~ 207 BC) was a eunuch and powerful official in the Qin Dynasty. Originally a distant branch of the Zhao family. His mother was serving a sentence in the Qin State, so all his brothers lived in seclusion. Zhao Gao was a servant of the internal officials. Because he was shrewd, capable and knowledgeable about the law, he was promoted by the King of Qin to the rank of Zhongche Mansion Order. He had private affairs with his son Hu Hai and taught him law. Later, because of the crime, King Qin ordered Meng Yi to interrogate him, and he was sentenced to death by Meng Yi according to law. The King of Qin cherished his talent and ordered him to be pardoned and restored to his original title. Later, the CRRC government order also carried out Fuxi affairs. In the thirty-seventh year of the First Emperor (210 BC), Zhao Gao and Hu Hai accompanied the First Emperor of Qin on a trip to Kuaiji. Returning to Pingyuanjin, the First Emperor was critically ill, so he gave the seal to his eldest son Fusu, ordering him to hand over military power to Meng Tian and return to Xianyang to preside over the funeral. Zhao Gao was lucky to have Hu Hai, but also considered that the Meng brothers' taking power would be detrimental to him, so he conspired with Qin II's Hu Hai and Li Si to keep the funeral secret, and falsely accepted the First Emperor's imperial edict, making Hu Hai the prince, and also wrote to Fusu and Meng Tian. die. Hu Hai returned to Xianyang and was established as the second emperor. Zhao Gao was appointed as Lang Zhongling and lived in the palace to participate in decision-making. He instructed Hu Hai to change the law and kill clan members and ministers. All ministers and princes who violated the will of Qin II were handed over to Zhao Gao for trial. Meng Tian, ??Meng Yi brothers and other ministers, princes and princesses who were close to Qin Shihuang were all executed, and countless people were sitting next to each other. Zhao Gao was afraid that the ministers would come to the court to report him, so he advised the second generation to stay in seclusion and not see the ministers in court, so as to further dominate the government affairs. After the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in July of the first year of Qin II (209 BC), the internal conflicts within the Qin Dynasty's ruling group further intensified. The right prime minister Feng Quji and the general Feng Jie were forced to commit suicide after admonishing the emperor to stop the construction of Afang Palace and reduce the corvee tax. Li Si, the prime minister of the left, was falsely accused of treason by Zhao Gao and was executed in Xianyang City. Zhang Han was also jealous and surrendered to Xiang Yu after his defeat in the battle of Julu. After that, Zhao Gao became the Prime Minister, and all matters, big or small, depended on his will. In order to consolidate his power, he deliberately turned a deer into a horse in front of the Second Emperor, and persecuted ministers who did not agree with him on fabricated charges. In August of the third year of the Second Qin Dynasty, after Liu Bang captured Wuguan, Zhao Gao, fearing that he would be punished, conspired with his son-in-law Yan Le and others. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Second Emperor to fast in Wangyi Palace, Zhao Gao sent troops to surround the palace and forced the Second Emperor to Suicide. Zhao Gao attempted to usurp the throne and establish himself, but due to the disobedience of the officials on the left and right, he had no choice but to make his second brother Ziying the King of Qin. In September, Zhao Gao was killed by Zi Ying in Zhai Palace, and the Yi tribe was killed.