How Zhao Gao died: Zi Ying had heard about and witnessed Zhao Gao's crimes as early as when he was a son. When I was promoted to the throne by Zhao Gao, I knew I was just a puppet. Zi Ying didn't want to make the same mistake as Hu Hai, so he consulted his personal eunuch, Han, and agreed on a plan to cut off Zhao Gao. It turned out that Zhao Gao wanted Ziying to fast for five days before he officially began to reign. When the deadline came, Zhao Gao sent someone to ask Zi Ying to accept Wang Yin and formally become king. But Ziying said he was ill and refused to go. Zhao Gao helpless, had to go to please. When Zhao Gao arrived, Han Tan, the eunuch, hacked to death. Zi Ying immediately called ministers into the palace, recounted Zhao Gao's sins, and killed his family of three (father, mother and wife). . . . . . . . .
Evaluation of Zhao Gao:
Positive: There are many poems praising Zhao Gao's service to the country. Modern scholar Li Kaiyuan also praised Zhao Gao as a "first-rate calligrapher, linguist and legal expert". He is tall and strong, with superb riding and driving skills and extraordinary martial arts. He is a rare talent in the Qin court. ”。 . . . .
Negative: Zhao Gao made many palace coups in the Qin Dynasty, which aggravated the internal turmoil of the Qin Dynasty; Zhao Gao repeatedly slandered and killed innocent people, which led to the loss of a large number of civil servants and military commanders in the Qin Dynasty and accelerated the demise of the Qin Dynasty. Historically, Zhao Gao's character and behavior have been denied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .