#22 - Qin 3: Web Of Deception

The History of China

Chris Stewart

History

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🗓️ 18 May 2014

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Following the First Emperor's "Weekend At Bernie's"-esque death, the Qin Dynasty is thrown into turmoil over who will succeed the Emperor who sought to live forever. But at the heart of this web of intrigue sits the eunuch Zhao Gao, pulling the threads of the dynasty itself toward his own mysterious ends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.0	Hello. Hello and welcome to the history of China.
1:07.0	Episode 20, Web of Deception.
1:15.0	Last episode, we discussed Chins Chihuan, the first emperor of Chins, life, Rain, and Death.
1:23.8	And we ended at the Weekend at Bernie's-esque conspiracy between Prince Huhi, Chancellor
1:28.5	Lee-Sse and the eunuch Jau-Gau to suppress the news of of the Emperor's death for the more than two months it would
1:34.7	take to get his body back to the capital, Shenyang.
1:39.4	This time, the aftermath of the first Emperor's death, the brief reign of the second emperor,
1:44.9	and one of the most infamous eunuchs to ever occupy the imperial court.
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