Da Qin: One Posthumous Edict, the Fate of Two Generations of Qin

Yingzheng died suddenly while on tour. Zhao Gao withheld the imperial edict of passing the throne to Fusu and lobbied Prime Minister Li Si in the secret room. Li Si was afraid of losing his power, position and wealth. He knew that tampering with the imperial edict would be a major crime against the nine clans, but he still could not resist the temptation of power and agreed to conspire with Zhao Gao to overthrow the foundation of the Qin Dynasty.