Reese was beheaded. Why didn't anyone plead for him when he was in court?

Speaking of the state of Qin, most people first think of Qin Shihuang, but a huge country cannot be led by one person's wisdom alone, so it is very important to gather more talents to make suggestions for governing the country.

As an outstanding talent at the end of Qin Dynasty, Reese can definitely be regarded as a famous figure. Then why didn't anyone want to plead for him when he was cut? I'm afraid it can't just come down to a simple question of whether a person is popular or not. It is necessary to deeply analyze the background and process of the incident at that time and the personality characteristics of the relevant characters.

First of all, there are several key figures in this historical event: Qin Ershi Hu Hai and eunuch Zhao Gao. The reputation of Rhys I can be said to have been completely destroyed by two people. When Reese was in cahoots with the two men, it might have doomed his tragic ending. Who can say that this is not the punishment for Reese who betrayed him by the late Emperor?

Before and after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, Li Si played an important role. Qin Shihuang entrusted him with an important task and made him prime minister. One person is above ten thousand people and is called the "first prime minister" in history. Before Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, Li Si was not a noble family, but a civilian, and later became a clerk in charge of documents. Born in troubled times, everyone pursues fame and fortune and wants to get rich. Reese is unwilling to be lonely. He quit his junior official and went to study in Xunzi, Qi State. Xunzi analyzed the political situation at that time and studied how to govern the country. When Reese learned about it, he decided to go to the State of Qin to display his talents.

As a matter of fact, Reese is not from Qin, but from Chu. He went to the state of Qin because he felt that the king of Chu was fatuous and did nothing. Qin has become more and more powerful and ambitious, and he has the strength to rule the world. Going to Qin may be different. When he first arrived in the State of Qin, he was appreciated by Lv Buwei and made him a small official. So he boldly suggested to the king of Qin that the time was ripe to eliminate the six countries and complete the great cause of reunification. At this time, the king of Qin had this idea, and the two hit it off, so the king of Qin appreciated him very much, adopted his suggestions many times, and promoted and raised his salary many times.

Qin Shihuang is famous for recruiting talents from all over the world, regardless of their origins. But when the king of Qin decided to unify the six countries, an episode happened, which led him to have the idea of marching orders. Reese is not a national of A Qin. Of course, he must leave. So he wrote a letter to the king of Qin, sincere and well-founded. The king of Qin was very clever and took his advice. This is the famous admonition and expulsion book in history. The king of Qin insisted on using Ke Qing, and these foreign talents played a powerful role in the process of Qin's unification of the six countries. At the same time, it has promoted the economic, political, military and cultural development of the country. After this incident, Li Si was promoted to Ting Wei.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, the national territory expanded, and the system, law and culture were not unified, making it difficult to manage. Li Si proposed to implement the county system, formulate laws, unify writing and currency, and make contributions to the stability of Qin State. The county system he proposed went further, establishing etiquette system and strengthening autocratic and centralized rule.

Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Although the county system is good, the abolition of the entrenched enfeoffment system has also paid a painful price. Among them, burning books is well known. The book burning incident was caused by the discussion about whether to seal the book. Ministers Wang Wan and Chun supported the enfeoffment system, especially Chun. They viewed the politics of the Qin Dynasty from the standpoint of Confucianism, which was incompatible with Qin Shihuang's views. In the autocratic monarchy society at that time, it was very dangerous to ponder the divine will. Chun was puzzled and caught by Li Si, making a fuss, so he suggested.

During Qin Shihuang's period, Li Si's career was prosperous, and the major turning point in his life was "the change of sand dunes". Since Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, he has exercised cruel rule over the broad masses of people, and the whole country has complained bitterly, and the resistance has never stopped. Therefore, Qin Shihuang constantly patrolled everywhere, one to show the royal majesty and suppress the people, and the other to let his subordinates find and explore the secret of immortality since he acceded to the throne. But since ancient times, birth, aging, illness and death have been the normal state of life. We should guard against arrogance and rashness, and let nature take its course to live longer. Qin Shihuang was famous for his bad temper, busy business and poor health.

On his fifth trip, he fell seriously ill on his way back to the north and died in a sand dune. Accompanied by Prime Minister Reese, Qin Shihuang's favorite youngest son Hu Hai and eunuch Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao is Hu Hai's teacher. After Qin Shihuang died, he wanted Hu Hai to succeed him. Hu Hai is young, inexperienced and easily controlled by others. Zhao Gao can take advantage of his relationship with Hu Hai, and then he will take power.

Zhao Gao's eloquence is good, and he also captures Reese's mood at that time. Qin Shihuang's favorite heir is his eldest son Fu Su. Before he died, he left a letter for Fu Su to attend the funeral, which also reflected Qin Shihuang's decision to spread it in Fu Su, but the letter was detained by Zhao Gao and others and was not sent. Reese was afraid that there would be chaos in the world after the death of Qin Shihuang, so he didn't send out a mourning call. He sends water and meals as usual every day, creating an illusion that his eldest son, Fu Su, will return to Beijing and succeed to the throne. Fu Su is resolute, brave and good at fighting, and his thoughts are biased towards Confucianism. He once put forward an opinion against burning books and burying Confucianism, which was reprimanded by Qin Shihuang and sent to General Montaigne for experience.

Zhao Gao tried to woo Reese to plot to usurp the throne and seize power, but Reese refused at first. However, after Zhao Gao analyzed the pros and cons of Reese's career, Reese finally decided to take risks, obey Zhao Gao's command and get on this fake ship. However, when the fake ship is ready, it will be difficult to get off. This chess game is dominated by Zhao Gao, and Reese is just one of his sons. After the job is done, Reese took hold of Zhao Gao again. Over time, Zhao Gao will be afraid and get rid of it.

It's just that Reese didn't expect that Hu Hai would rather believe Zhao Gao than him. What he didn't expect was that Zhao Gao couldn't wait. It can be seen that Zhao Gao's ambition to be emperor at that time was already obvious. Unfortunately, when Reese told him about Zhao Gao's ambition, the confused Hu Hai ignored it. The most incredible thing is that he not only ignored it, but even told Zhao Gao, which made Zhao Gao determined to get rid of Reese completely.

In 208 BC, Reese was framed and rebelled by Zhao Gao, and was sentenced to three beheadings. As for why no one intercedes, to sum up, firstly, Zhao Gao is a terminating and bold man, and Hu Hai's trust in him has reached the extreme, as can be seen from his incident of referring to a deer as a horse. Second, Hu Hai is not a monarch. From his letter to Zhao Gao Reese, we can see that he is a little fatuous. As a monarch, he should try to balance the strength of both sides, instead of repeatedly suppressing one side to make the other stronger. Third, due to Hu Hai's fatuity and Zhao Gao's arrogance, courtiers pleaded for fear of being implicated. Fourthly, Reese has always been an egoist, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. Qin Shihuang was very kind to him, and finally he betrayed the first emperor under the coercion and inducement of Zhao Gao. Ministers are unwilling to intercede for such a man with a very bad personality and sacrifice themselves.

In this way, under the influence of many factors, Reese was beheaded, a generation of prime ministers, smart all his life, and finally fell to such a tragic end.