Qin Shihuang wanted to burn books to bury Confucianism, but others dared not say a word, but Fu Su dared to say it. He thinks it is unwise to suppress intellectuals now, because the world is uncertain and the people are not safe, and he should stop. Fu Su's remarks were later regarded by many historians as political foresight.
The ambitious and autocratic Qin Shihuang did not listen to any different opinions. No matter who it was, even his eldest son, Fu Su, put forward such a different view that he flew into a rage. In a rage, the Emperor of Qin ordered Fu Su to be sent to a distant county to supervise General Montaigne's army.
When Fu Su, the eldest son, supervised the army in the north, Hu Hai, the youngest son of Qin Shihuang, was always in the palace, accompanying his father. Perhaps parents generally adore their youngest son, including the violent Qin Shihuang. He often takes Hu Hai with him when he is out on patrol, so that he can appreciate the vastness and grandeur of Daqin.
In the end, with the joint efforts of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, Fu Su was assigned to counties and could never return to Xianyang. After Ying Zheng's death, Hu Hai and Zhao Gao jointly tampered with the imperial edict and gave Fu the death penalty.
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Historically, Fu Su was honest and dared to tell the truth. Later generations built Fu Shu's tomb and Fu Su Hall in memory of him.
1, Fu Shu's tomb
Located in the east of Suide County, Shaanxi Province. Its tomb is a rectangular mound with a bottom of 30m, a width of 6m and a height of 8m. The tomb area covers an area of 6,800 square meters and is known as the "No.1 Prince's Tomb in the World". 1956, the people's government of Shaanxi Province listed Fushu Tomb as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit.
2. Fusu Temple
Located in Yuanping City, Shanxi Province, it is said that Fu Su and General Meng Tian led troops to build a city here to resist the Huns, but they were framed by treacherous court officials and died unjustly. After Fu Su's death, the local people built Fu Su Temple here to commemorate him.
After Justin, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin conferred the title of "White King" and ordered Weichi Gong to expand the temple. During the Jianlong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, because there were thousands of years of ancient cypresses, Fusu Temple was renamed "White Temple", which was repaired many times in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
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