Meng Tian is from Qi. His grandfather, Meng Ao, fled from the State of Qi to take refuge in Zhao Haoqi, where he became an official. He led troops to attack vassal States many times: cutting Korea, seizing the elevation and Xingyang, and setting up Sanchuan County; Attack Zhao, accounting for 37 cities of Zhao; The second crusade against South Korea captured South Korea 13 city; Attack Wei and seize twenty cities of Wei. Meng Ao fought for Qin all the year round, attacked the city slightly, and made outstanding achievements. Meng Ao's son, Wu Meng, was once a general of Qin Shihuang. Together with the general Wang Jian, he defeated the Chu army and killed the general Xiang Yan. Later, Wu Meng crusaded against Chu and captured the king of Chu. Meng Tian's grandfather and father both made meritorious military service and won the trust of Qin Shihuang.

When Meng Tian was young, he studied prison law, worked as a prison officer and was in charge of paperwork. In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (22 1 BC), Meng Tian was appointed General Qin for his outstanding military exploits. Meng Tian led the army to attack Qi, defeated Qi, and worshipped officials as literature and history. After Qin annexed six countries to unify the world, the civil war was reduced and it was possible to deal with the Xiongnu in the north with all its strength. So Qin Shihuang sent Meng Tian to lead 300,000 troops to attack Xiongnu in the north, occupied a large area south of Hetao, set up 44 counties, and moved mainland residents to settle down to defend the border. At the same time, in order to prevent the invasion of Xiongnu, Meng Tian connected the Great Wall originally built by Qin, Zhao, Yan and other countries in the north, and added some walls and fortresses according to the ups and downs of the terrain. In this way, a Great Wall stretching from Lintao in the west to Liaodong in the east and as long as Wan Li was built. This is the famous "Great Wall of Wan Li" in China history. After that, Meng Tian crossed the Yellow River with a great army, occupied Yangshan and gradually developed the northern territory.

Meng Tian led troops stationed in Shang Jun (now Suide County, Shaanxi Province), which dealt a great blow to the Huns. Meng Tian's younger brother Meng Yi served as Shangqing, beside Qin Shihuang. The Montessori family is in full swing. Meng Tian led the troops outside, and Meng Yi strategized. No one dared to compete with him at that time.

Fu Su, the eldest son of Qin Shihuang, was virtuous, gentle and compassionate. When Qin Shihuang began to kill people and "burn books to bury Confucianism", Fu Su stepped forward and remonstrated with his father, saying, "The world has just been settled, and the people in the distance are still in chaos. Confucian scholars all follow the example of Confucius, and now they are going to be executed. I'm afraid people can't accept it, and the world will become more and more uneasy. Please ask your father to think it over! "

Hearing this, Qin Shihuang was furious and rebuked: "reactionary Confucian scholars have always advertised private learning, revived the past and confused the present, and invaded the world." Why don't you intercede for them? " Therefore, Qin Shihuang punished Fu Su and told him to leave Xianyang and go to Shang Jun to be the supervisor of Meng Tian. Fu Su defected to Mengtian Army in Shang Jun and conspired with Meng Tian for military aircraft. He is friendly, close and has a deep friendship.

In July of the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang (2 10 BC), Qin Shihuang died of heatstroke on his way eastward (now northeast of Pingxiang County, Hebei Province). On his deathbed, he ordered Prime Minister Reese, the official in charge of imperial chariots and horses, and Zhao Gao, the official in charge of imperial edict, to say, "Write to Fu Su quickly and tell him to leave for Xianyang at once. If I can't get well, please ask him to preside over the funeral. " After the imperial edict was written, Qin Shihuang undertook it himself before sending it out.

Only Reese, Hu Hai (the youngest son of Qin Shihuang) and Zhao Gao knew the death of Qin Shihuang. Reese and others don't send out obituaries, and even ministers don't know the outside situation. It turned out that Meng Tian's younger brother, Meng Yi, accompanied Qin Shihuang on patrol, along with him. It happened that when Qin Shihuang was seriously ill, Meng Qian was ordered to pray for the mountains and rivers and temporarily left Qin Shihuang. At this juncture, a "time bomb" buried deep inside the Qin Dynasty had a vicious attack, that is, Zhao Gao mixed with Qin Shihuang and lurked in the heart of the Qin Dynasty.

Zhao Gao was originally a descendant of the Zhao family. In order to repay Zhao's hatred for Qin's demise, he castrated himself, mixed with Qin Gong and became a eunuch. Because he is good at camouflage, he often appears as an illusion, opportunistic, wins the favor of the king of Qin, and gradually defrauds the trust of Qin Shihuang, so he is promoted to a higher position and makes a fortune. In addition to being instructed and instructed by Fu, he also served as the teacher of Hu Hai, the son, and won the favor of Hu Hai. Because Zhao Gao's younger brother Zhao Cheng executed two domestic slaves privately, Zhao Gao was involved. In order to save his brother Zhao Cheng's life, Zhao Gao let Zhao Cheng go without permission. This incident was reported, and Qin Shihuang ordered the arrest of Zhao Gao, and let Meng Qian try Zhao Gao's case. Meng Yi was tried according to law and Zhao Gao was beheaded. Because Hu Hai begged Qin Shihuang for help, Qin Shihuang left a legacy, but Zhao Gao was not executed in the end, but he was quickly reinstated, which laid the groundwork for the demise of the Qin Empire and made Zhao Gao and Meng Tian brothers have a great hatred.

When Qin Shihuang died, the "Mount Tai" on Zhao Gao's head was removed. He felt that the time was ripe to change the dynasty and "rise and fall the country, follow the peerless world" to avenge Zhao, and he could do whatever he wanted and show his talents. So with hatred, he launched a crazy counterattack.

First of all, he took advantage of Qin Shihuang's decree and imperial edict to provoke his youngest son, Hu Hai, to say, "Before the funeral, the emperor didn't give letters to his ministers, but only gave books to his eldest son, Fu Su. What if Fu Su takes the throne and you don't even have the size of the fief? "

Hu Hai said, "The enfeoffment system was abolished when my father was alive. What does Mr. Wang mean? "

"no!" Zhao Gao said: "I mean to tell you that now is the opportunity to seize power. With authority in hand, you can command the world. Without opportunities, you are subordinate to and controlled by others. Recalling that Shang Tang killed Jie Li in those years, it was not unjust; King Wu's cutting is not unkind; Wei Jun killed his father and ruled the country by virtue. Even Confucius applauded. If you can take the place of your father before Fu Su today, implement "benevolent government" and restore "rule by courtesy", who will not say hello! "

Hu Hai was persuaded by Zhao Gao and asked him for advice on how to seize power.

Zhao Gao said, "We can't do this without Reese. I will persuade him for you. "

So Zhao Gao found Reese and said, "Your majesty gave his eldest son Fu Su an imperial edict before his death, but it has not been issued yet. Hu Hai has it all now. No one knows about it. It's up to the Prime Minister and me to decide the prince. What do you say? "

Reese asked strangely, "since your majesty gave your eldest son a book, as courtiers, we have to obey orders." Why are we talking about this? "

Zhao Gao touched a nail, but the thief didn't die. His eyes turned "bone" and he came up with a "deadly trap". He pretended to care about Reese's safety and said, "Think about it calmly. Are you comparable to Meng Tian in ability? Is the credit comparable to that of Meng Tian? Is foresight comparable to that of Meng Tian? If you don't hate the world, wouldn't it be better than Meng Tian? Is it better than Meng Tian to win the trust of his eldest son Fu Su? "

Reese said, "I can't compare with Meng Tian in these five aspects. But what do you mean by this? "

Zhao Gao said with all his eggs in one basket: "The intention is clear. If Fu Su succeeds to the throne, he will take Meng Tian as the phase. Excuse me, where will you be then? " Since I was taught by a letter from Hu Hai, I know that he has both "virtue" and "talent", which is unparalleled in Qin Dynasty. So, in order to make you wait for the important task, I'd like to take this opportunity to make Hu Hai the Prince and let Hu Hai succeed him. I hope you think twice! "

Reese said firmly, "I used to be a common people in Shangcai. Thanks to the trust of the emperor, I was promoted all the way to the prime minister, and my descendants were all senior officials. " How can I betray your majesty and tell me his life and death on his deathbed? Please stop talking or I will offend you! "

Zhao Gao couldn't help shivering, so he had to make a last move and threatened Reese: "You can not only keep your title as I wish, but also keep it from generation to generation;" If you stick to your guns, disaster will come soon, not only for yourself, but also for your children and grandchildren. Please think about it again! "

Zhao Gao this threat, really saw the effect. Although Reese used to be Qin Shihuang's right-hand man, he had a strong selfish mentality and betrayed Qin Shihuang at a critical moment, which eventually led to his own destruction and death, and also led to the demise of the Daqin Empire.

Under the intimidation and inducement of Zhao Gao, the schemer, careerist and the general representative of the reactionary restoration forces, Reese finally gave in. Originally, he had real power and the ability to control the situation, but considering his own interests, he gave up the struggle and succumbed to evil. As a result, he colluded with Zhao Gao, Hu Hai and others and staged the worst, meanest, dirtiest and most regrettable tragedy in history. It's really "a small step, it's too late to regret." Zhao Gao's plot was successful because Reese tolerated traitors. Then he forged the imperial edict of Qin Shihuang, made Hu Hai a prince, made it known to the world, and then made him the second emperor. He also privately wrote a false imperial edict to send envoys to Shang Jun on charges of "disloyalty", "unfilial" and "dereliction of duty", forcing Fu Su and Meng Tian to commit suicide. Subsequently, Meng Yi was also framed and killed by Zhao Gao. This is the infamous "Dune Project". This is a jaw-dropping coup directed by Zhao Gao to overthrow the regime of Qin Shihuang.

After Meng Tian's death, his subordinates followed Liu Yin closely and witnessed the tragedy with their own eyes. I have followed Meng Tian for many years and know that Meng Tian is an outstanding, aboveboard, intimate and friendly official and relative. Liu Yin felt extremely indignant and painful about Meng Tian's wrongful death. So Liu Yin contacted Meng Tian's cronies, Chen Wu and Zhang Xian of Yangcheng (now Shangshui County, Henan Province), and buried the bodies of Meng Tian and Fu Su. In the second year, in 209 BC, the bones of Meng Tian and Fuxi were moved to Yangcheng for burial, which is the hometown of Liu Yin, Chen Wu and Zhang Xian. These are the tombs of Mengtian Tomb and Fushu, which still exist in Shuzhuang Township, Shangshui County, Henan Province. After returning to Tian, Liu Yin kept the tomb for Montaigne, inherited Montaigne's pen-making skills, and continued to complete Montaigne's unfinished pen-making career, so that the brush culture could be carried forward and passed down from generation to generation.

In July of the first year of Qin Ershi (209 BC), 900 poor peasants in Yangcheng were transferred to Yuyang (now Miyun County, Beijing) for garrison. In this team of 900 people, one is called Bobby Chen, and Chen is from Zhuangcun. There is also a man named Guangwu, a native of Yang Xia (now Taikang County, Henan Province). They were all appointed captains of the 900-member team. Bobby Chen and Guangwu became bosom friends.

900 of them, escorted by two officers with swords, marched in the direction of Yuyang day and night. It was a rainy summer in the Central Plains. When traveling to osawa Township, Qixian County (now Liucun Town, southeast of Suxian County, Anhui Province), the road was flooded and muddy everywhere. They had to stop until it cleared up. According to the law of the Qin dynasty, if you miss the date, you will all be beheaded. Chen Sheng and Guangwu calculated the time, and it would be too late no matter how hard they hurried. All 900 of them were in danger of being beheaded. So, the two quietly discussed countermeasures. Chen Sheng said: "Go now and die when you arrive; If you try to escape, you will die if you are caught; If you stand up, even if you can't win the world, you will be dead if you fail. It is better to stand up and die for the world than to wait for death. So dead, dead vigorously, dead well! " Guangwu also thinks this is a fact. Chen Sheng added: "Since the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, people all over the world have been tortured to death. This Qin Ershi Hu Hai was originally the youngest son of Qin Shihuang, but he didn't officially set it. Fu Su, the eldest son of Qin Shihuang, should inherit the throne. Childe Fu Su has been killed by Hu Hai, Zhao Gao and general Meng Tian. Their bones were brought back from Shang Jun by Chen Wu, Liu Yin and Zhang Xian from Chenzhuang Village and buried in the east of our village. People all heard that Fu Su was a clever man, but they didn't know that he had been killed by Hu Hai. Now, if we stand up in the name of our son Fu Su and call on the whole world to oppose the cruel Qin Ershi, many people will certainly stand up and respond. "

Chen Sheng's claim, Guangwu fully agrees, and is willing to fight for life and carry it out to the end. They firmly believe that 900 able-bodied men are suffering people like them. As long as they say hello, they will follow when they are cornered. Then, under the call of Chen Sheng and Guangwu, 900 defenders rose up and set off the first peasant uprising in history. With overwhelming strength and thunderous strength, the insurgents broke the old and established the new, and staged colorful and magnificent dramas on the historical stage. Chen Sheng's team developed rapidly, quickly captured Qixian with lightning speed, and then pushed forward. In about ten days, Luo (now southwest of Su County, Anhui Province), Luo (now west of Yongcheng County, Henan Province), Qiao (now Bo County, Anhui Province), (now Luyi County, Henan Province) and Zhejiang Province were successively conquered. By Chen County (now Huaiyang County, Henan Province), the insurgents had developed into a huge army with 700 chariots, 1000 cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry. Chen County, which boasts Chen as king, takes "Zhang Chu" as its title. A vigorous and magnificent peasant uprising fire quickly burned in the graves of Meng Tian and Fu Su and became a prairie fire. The rebel army was unstoppable, reaching Xiting (now Lintong County, Shaanxi Province) only 65,438+000 miles away from Xianyang (then Qin Dou), putting Qin Ershi's reactionary rule in jeopardy. Later, under the continuous blows of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, Qin Ershi's tyranny was overthrown in Qin Ershi for three years, that is, in 207 BC, the Qin Dynasty perished. Qin Ershi and Hu Hai only survived for three short years from succession to extinction, and the Daqin Empire established by Qin Shihuang was destroyed by the short-lived Hu Hai II.