What strange things scared Qin Shihuang to death?

The first thing is "Mars stays in Antares".

Emperors in the history of China attached great importance to astronomical phenomena, because they all believed that astronomical phenomena expressed providence. Among the numerous astronomical phenomena, there are two kinds that have attracted much attention: one is the five-star alignment, and the other is that Mars stays in Antares.

What is five-star gobang? It is regarded as the most auspicious astronomical phenomenon that the five planets of gold, wood, water, fire and earth are in a straight line. History records show that Liu Bang had a five-star phenomenon when he ascended the throne. Modern astronomers use computer deduction to prove that five-star gobang happened in the second year of Liu Bang's succession-it is incredible that historians also created good luck for Liu Bang.

According to computer deduction, there are two times in the history of China that Gobang is not recorded, one is Lv Hou proclaimed himself and the other is Wu Zetian proclaimed himself. Because historians don't want the five-star gobang to prove that the hostess also complied with the destiny, even if there is a five-star gobang, it is not recorded.

What is the most unlucky astronomical phenomenon? Mars stays in antares. What is "Mars stays in Antares"? In ancient China, "Mars" was called "Fudge", and "Xin Su" in the 28 th Hotel was called "Xin" for short. "Heart" is the "Scorpio" in modern astronomy, which is mainly composed of three stars. When Mars moves to the vicinity of the three stars in Scorpio and stays there for a period of time, the astronomical phenomenon of "Mars stays in Antares" as the ancients often said in China appeared. This astronomical interpretation of imperial power is that the brightest of the three stars in Scorpio represents the emperor, and there are two beside it, one representing the prince and the other representing the illegitimate child.

Why is this astronomical phenomenon considered unlucky? Ancient astronomy in China was called astrology. The most important task of astrology is to serve the imperial power, and the emperor set up astrology officials to serve the emperor only. The appearance of "Mars stays in Antares" in the eyes of the ancients means that the emperor will lose his position, and in serious cases, the emperor will die.

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Mars stays in Antares Tian Xiang (data map source network)

We can look at an example recorded in the history books at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. In the second year of He Sui (the first seven years), someone reported to Prime Minister Han Chengdi that there was a celestial phenomenon that Mars stayed in Antares. The Prime Minister was embarrassed to see the book and didn't know what to do. The astrologer played Emperor Han Cheng, saying that the astronomical phenomena had changed and the country was in trouble. If the minister is not injured, I am afraid that the country will be in danger. Emperor Han Chengdi really believed it. After seeing the report, he was very panicked and decided to blame the Prime Minister without much thought.

The emperor always does whatever it takes to save himself. Besides, the prime minister is the first choice to avoid disaster. So Emperor Hancheng immediately called the Prime Minister to the imperial court and reprimanded him for being a relative for many years, failing to adjust Yin and Yang well, which led to the variation of astronomical phenomena. When the Prime Minister came home, he was in a state of panic. Although he knew that he was doomed this time, he still had a little luck. But Emperor Han Chengdi had already made up his mind to take him as a scapegoat.

Early the next morning, Emperor Han Chengdi sent someone to send letters to the Prime Minister. At first, he thought you were clear and brave, and hoped you could manage the country well, but your ten-year friendship brought disaster to the country. How can a prime minister like you help me run the world? I can't bear to dismiss your years of dedication to the country. I hope you can be concerned about your country and people and feel at home. Emperor Han Chengdi also gave him good wine and scalpers. According to the practice of the Han dynasty, the emperor gave the minister cattle and wine as a death gift. Knowing the emperor's intention, the Prime Minister had no way to solve it, so he had to kill himself by drinking poison to quench his thirst.

After the prime minister committed suicide, Emperor Hancheng was relieved, and soon announced that the prime minister had died of sudden illness and ordered a generous pension. Emperor Han Chengdi also personally visited the Prime Minister's home for many times. He believes that the country will prosper and its fate will last forever. But in less than a year, Han Chengdi, who framed others, also died suddenly.

Blaming the fact that the prime minister could not avoid the death of the emperor made the emperors feel that "Mars stayed in Antares" was extremely terrible. This is of course after Qin Shihuang, who doesn't know. However, the change of astronomical phenomena had a great influence on the emperor and was also a great concern of the whole country. In the thirty-sixth year of Qin Shihuang (2 1 1 BC), three things happened in succession that made Qin Shihuang very depressed. The first thing is "Mars stays in Antares". The Historical Records of the First Qin Emperor records that "Mars stayed in Antares for thirty-six years". How disgusting Qin Shihuang was when he heard the news!

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Qin Shihuang (data map source network)

The second thing is the meteorite incident.

In the thirty-sixth year of Qin Shihuang, a meteor fell to Dong Jun. At the beginning of Qin Shihuang's accession to the throne, when Lv Buwei was in charge, Dongjun was attacked. At that time, this county was the border of Chyi Chin. Now it is the eastern county of Daqin Empire. Meteorite landing is not terrible. What is terrible is that the words "the first emperor died and fell apart" are engraved on the meteorite. These seven words are serious! It represents God's will, heralds the demise of Qin Shihuang, and also heralds the demise of the Daqin Empire.

How dare local officials ignore such things? The news spread to Qin Shihuang like wings. When Qin Shihuang was shocked, he immediately sent someone to suggest going door-to-door to check the letterman at the meteorite landing site, but found nothing.

The angry Qin Shihuang ordered that all the family members next to this meteorite should be put to death and the carved meteorite should be burned immediately. When the first emperor heard this, he sent suggestions and asked them one by one, but he refused to accept them. He tried to take the stone and live next to it because it was burned. People died and the stone burned, but the shadow in Qin Shihuang's heart did not go with it.

The third thing is the Shen Bi incident.

Another incredible thing happened this autumn. An emissary walking at night passed Huayin from the east, and suddenly a man stopped him with a Yu Pei. He said to the messenger, please help me give this jade to Hao Chijun, and also said to the messenger, "Zulong died this year." The messenger was puzzled and asked him urgently what he meant. However, this strange man left Yuyu and disappeared into the night without any explanation.

The messenger, who was in the fog but also felt guilty, returned to Xianyang with Yuyu and immediately reported to Qin Shihuang. Hearing this, Qin Shihuang's first reaction was that the "Zulong" in this sentence refers to himself. He was silent for a long time, and then said that Shan Gui knew for a year at most. After Qin Shihuang retired from the DPRK, he told others that "Zulong" refers to people's ancestors. It sounds hard, but in fact there is a sense of helplessness. Then, he sent someone to send the jade jade brought back by the messenger to the imperial palace for inspection. As a result of identification, this jadeite jade turned out to be the one that was thrown into the river while cruising across the river in the 28th year of Qin Shihuang (2 19 BC). How was the jadeite jade sacrificed to the water god ten years ago sent back by unidentified people?

The biggest fear is that it never rains but it pours. Three strange things happened in a year, which made Qin Shihuang very depressed. He specializes in divination for these things, and as a result, only those who patrol and migrate can avoid evil spirits and make money. Therefore, Qin Shihuang ordered 30,000 households to move to Beihe and Yuzhong areas, and gave titles to each relocated household. These three things are clearly recorded in Historical Records of the First Qin Emperor.