釋氏稽古略 1.421

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胡亥。始皇帝少子也。元年秋陽城人陳勝（字涉）。陽夏人吳廣。起兵淮西。蘄州下相人項梁。起兵於吳。狄人田儋起兵於齊。勝廣詐稱大楚。勝自立為將軍。廣為都尉入據陳。陳中父老請立勝為楚王。九月劉季兵起於沛。是曰沛公。天下豪傑皆起爭應立六國後。項梁者楚將項燕之子也。項籍（字羽）梁兄之子。二年趙高害李斯死。二世以高為丞相。沛公還攻豐拔之。項梁召諸別將會薛計事。居巢人范增年七十。說梁立楚後。求得楚懷王之孫曰心。夏六月立心為楚王。從民望也。三年關東皆叛。趙高恐二世怒誅及其身。乃謝病不朝。陰與其婿咸陽令閻樂。謀易上更立王子嬰樂乃將吏卒千餘人。入望夷宮。二世曰。吾願得一郡為王弗許。又曰。願為萬戶侯弗許。曰願與妻子為黔首比諸公子。閻樂曰。臣受命丞相。為天下誅足下。麾其兵進。二世乃自殺。趙高乃悉召諸大臣公子曰。秦故王國。始皇君天下故稱帝。今六國復自立。秦地益小。乃以空名為帝。不可宜為王如故。乃立始皇故太子扶蘇之子嬰為秦王。令子嬰齋。當廟見受玉璽。子嬰為其二子謀曰。丞相高殺二世。恐群臣誅之。佯以義立我我稱病不行。丞相必來。來則殺之。已而果自來。子嬰遂刺殺高於齋宮。三族其家。子嬰立。在位四十六日。十月。沛公至㶚上。子嬰降。

Huhai was the youngest son of the First Emperor. In the autumn of the first year, Chen Sheng (courtesy name She) of Yangcheng and Wu Guang of Yangxia raised troops in Huaiwest. Xiang Liang of Xiazhi in Qizhou raised troops in Wu. Tian Dan of Di raised troops in Qi. Sheng and Guang falsely styled themselves the Great Chu; Sheng established himself as General, and Guang became Chief Commandant, entering and holding Chen. The elders of Chen requested to establish Sheng as King of Chu. In the ninth month, Liu Ji raised troops in Pei, and was called the Duke of Pei. The heroes throughout the realm all rose up in contention, supporting the establishment of descendants of the Six States. Xiang Liang was the son of Xiang Yan, a general of Chu. Xiang Ji (courtesy name Yu) was the son of Liang's elder brother. In the second year, Zhao Gao brought about the death of Li Si. The Second Emperor appointed Gao as Chancellor. The Duke of Pei returned to attack Feng and took it. Xiang Liang summoned his various vice-generals to gather at Xue to deliberate on affairs. Fan Zeng of Juchao, seventy years of age, persuaded Liang to establish an heir to Chu. They searched for and found the grandson of King Huai of Chu, named Xin. In the sixth month of summer, Xin was established as King of Chu, in accordance with the people's hopes. In the third year, all east of the Pass rebelled. Zhao Gao, fearing that the Second Emperor in anger would execute him personally, pleaded illness and did not attend court. He secretly conspired with his son-in-law Yan Le, the magistrate of Xianyang, to replace the sovereign and instead establish Prince Ziying. Le then led over a thousand officers and soldiers into Wangyi Palace. The Second Emperor said, 'I wish to obtain a single commandery to be king,' but was refused. He said again, 'I wish to be a marquis of ten thousand households,' but was refused. He said, 'I wish to be a commoner with my wife and children, equal to the various princes.' Yan Le said, 'Your servant has received orders from the Chancellor to execute you on behalf of the realm,' and waved his soldiers forward. The Second Emperor then committed suicide. Zhao Gao then summoned all the ministers and princes, saying, 'Qin was originally a kingdom. The First Emperor ruled all under Heaven, and thus took the title of Emperor. Now the Six States have restored their own independence, and the territory of Qin has grown smaller; to hold the empty title of Emperor is impermissible. It is proper to be a king as of old.' Thereupon he established Ziying, son of the First Emperor's late Crown Prince Fusu, as King of Qin. He ordered Ziying to fast and to appear at the ancestral temple to receive the jade seal. Ziying plotted with his two sons, saying, 'Chancellor Gao killed the Second Emperor, and fearing that the ministers would execute him, feigned righteousness to establish me. If I claim illness and do not go, the Chancellor will surely come; when he comes, we shall kill him.' Soon after, he indeed came personally. Ziying thereupon stabbed Gao to death in the Fasting Palace, and exterminated his clan to three generations. Ziying was enthroned; he was on the throne for forty-six days. In the tenth month, the Duke of Pei arrived at Ba River. Ziying surrendered.