The Deadly Attempt to Assassinate Qin Shi Huang

In 230 BC, the armies of the powerful Qin Shi Huang looked set to conquer all before them. But one neighboring kingdom, Yan, had other ideas and hatched a devious plan to assassinate him.

[Alan_Skywalker]

Here's what actually happened, according to an old article in China:

 When Jing Ke pulled out the dagger, Qin Shi Huang was surprised but evaded the strike, then he tried to pull out the sword but sword is stuck in the scabbard, so he took cover around a pole while Jing Ke was chasing him. Nobody in the palace except the emperor himself was allowed to carry weapons so reinforcements can't arrive in time.

 All the ministers were trying to escape except the imperial medic Xia Wu Ju, who throwed the med pack at Jing Ke and delayed his movement. During that moment Qing Shi Huang was able to pull out his sword and chopped down Jing Ke's left leg. Jing Ke tried to throw the dagger at him but missed only to hit the pole. After this failed last attempt Qing Shi Huang stroke him 8 times. Then the bodyguard finally came and killed Jing Ke.

 Jing Ke's claimed that his failure was because he wanted to capture Qing Shi Huang alive so they can negotiate a new treaty, just before he died.

[GregoryTheGrster]

I LOVE how his crown has decorative strings of beads hanging from it. Very, very stylish!

[senticlaus]

Someone just edited the Wiki and put "This tactic was used by Technoblade agaisnt Dream".

[rachell]

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge how handsome the emperor actor is! Wow!

[Emeowy]

he actually survived because he ran in circles around a pillar giving him time to take out his sword lmao

[neillefrancis]

This is the guy who thought eating mercury would cure death. Knowledge is power people. Knowledge is power.

[JohnSmith-zflq]

Didn't the assassin absurdly chase the king around a column in his throne room until the king managed to draw his inconveniently-long sword and stab him a bunch of times? Guess that wasn't as cinematic.


Beautiful costuming though.

[strykef]

Man never knew running around a pillar could be used to win 100, 000$ in a Minecraft competition.

[受命于天既寿永昌-hp]

In the eyes of the Chinese people, Qin Shi Huang was regarded as the father of the dragon. Without him, China would be like Europe now. He completed the first great unification of China and set the goal for the emperors of successive dynasties.

[Allenryan]

Thats not how it happened emperor Qin was actually running around A pillar in fear evading Jin ke and screaming for his guards, it wasn’t until Qin Royal physician Xia Wuju threw something at jin ke that slow him down giving emperor Qin the opportunity to unsheathe his sword and stab Jin ke. This program also forgot to mention Jin ke Accomplice Qin Wuyang who was initially supposed too attack emperor Qin but was too nervous to commit the attack.

[junyingo]

This was the catalyst for my QSH in FGO. Two single rolls later and mothman showed up

[SaltyIndeed]

Centuries later, a pig will use knowledge of the king’s great pillar strategy to defeat a green maniac in Minecraft

[josephliao]

The Chinese culture is by far the most underrated culture/history

[kymmzej]

I knew I saw his name before... this bastard is in Civ6.

[phanquan]

Remember kid :
“ if you want to win, you must absorb knowledge of ancient China “

[oiboi]

That assasin was close to change the whole course of chinese history...

[trapsarenotgay]

You literally skipped the best part. Zheng running around a pillar. Shame on you.

[nurseaarai]

I love Chinese history, as well as Japanese & especially Korean history even if I'm Filipino. I want to travel back in time, if the emperors are really gwapo 😂😂

[plussum]

Woah, epic recreation, amazing production value, props to the guys who had a hand in filming

[feelsgoodman]

WHERE CAN WE WATCH A FULL EPISODE OF QIN?