How did Zhao Gao deceive the world and send the dead Qin Shihuang back to Xianyang?

In 2 10 BC, Qin Shihuang set out from Xianyang and made his last tour. Also in this year, Qin Shihuang died in the sand dunes on his way out. At that time, Qin Shihuang was accompanied by his youngest son Hu Hai, eunuch Zhao Gao and prime minister Reese. After Qin Shihuang's death, Zhao Gao persuaded Reese and Hu Hai to block Qin Shihuang's death, and then plotted to launch a dune change, forged Qin Shihuang's testamentary edict, and granted Fu Su and Meng Huo the death penalty.

It was summer when Qin Shihuang died in the sand dunes, so if Qin Shihuang's body is not treated, it is easy to rot and stink. Since Reese Zhao Gao and others want to conceal the death of Qin Shihuang, they must be perfect, so that the followers can't see that Qin Shihuang is dead. As we all know through history, Zhao Gao finally concealed the death of Qin Shihuang and successfully transported his body back to Xianyang before announcing the death of Qin Shihuang. So what means did Zhao Gao use to conceal the death of Qin Shihuang on a hot summer day?

In order not to let the patrol attendants notice the death of Qin Shihuang, Zhao Gao created the illusion that Qin Shihuang was still alive and could live, eat, drink and handle official business. Specifically, after the death of Qin Shihuang, Zhao Gao did not let the patrol return to Xianyang immediately, but moved on. Moreover, Zhao Gao also sent meals to the first emperor every day, and then Zhao Gao himself sent the meals to Qin Shihuang's car? Eat? .

Of course, in addition to normal daily life and diet, Zhao Gao also created the illusion that Qin Shihuang handled official business. Official documents are sent to Qin Shihuang's chariot every day, including Qin Shihuang? Review? The official document read out was sent from the truck. In this way, unsuspecting people really can't see that Qin Shihuang is dead.

In addition to creating the illusion that Qin Shihuang could still eat and work, Zhao Gao also made great efforts to cover up the stink of Qin Shihuang's body. This is recorded in the biography of Qin Shihuang. According to the biography of Qin Shihuang, Qin Shihuang died in summer and the weather was hot. A few days after the death of Qin Shihuang, the car began to smell bad. So Zhao Gao ordered the accompanying officials to get a car full of abalone. This car abalone is next to Qin Shihuang's car. In this way, the smell of abalone can drown out the smell of Qin Shihuang's body, and the entourage can't smell the smell of Qin Shihuang's body.

Some people questioned that the dune where Qin Shihuang died was not on the coast, so how did Zhao Gao get a load of abalone in a short time? This point needs to be explained. The abalone ordered by Zhao Gao at that time was not the same as the abalone we eat now. The word abalone had different meanings in ancient times. Abalone refers to ancient pickled fish. It smells like a smelly fish, similar to our modern snakehead. Its smell is so strong that it can completely cover up the smell of Qin Shihuang's body.

Zhao Gao successfully blocked the death point of Qin Shihuang by the above two means, and quickly returned to Xianyang after receiving the news that Fu Su and Meng Tian were dead. After the death of Qin Shihuang, the body was transported back to Xianyang, which took more than a month. Of course, it is hard to say whether anyone else noticed that Qin Shihuang had passed away during this period.