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'''Wei Yu''' was a male Chinese assassin living in during the [[wikipedia:Qin Dynasty|Qin Dynasty]]. He was responsible for the death of Emperor [[wikipedia:Qin Shi Huang|Shi Huangdi]], who was supposedly a [[Knights Templar|Templar]]. | '''Wei Yu''' was a male Chinese assassin living in during the [[wikipedia:Qin Dynasty|Qin Dynasty]]. He was responsible for the death of Emperor [[wikipedia:Qin Shi Huang|Shi Huangdi]], who was supposedly a [[Knights Templar|Templar]]. In 211 BCE a large [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor meteor] is said to have fallen in Dongjun in the lower reaches of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_River Yellow River]. On it an unknown person inscribed the words The emperor died during one of his tours of Eastern China, on September 10, 210 BCE ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Calendar Julian Calendar]) at the palace in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaqiu&action=edit&redlink=1 Shaqiu] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefecture prefecture] (沙丘平台), about two months away by road from the capital [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianyang Xianyang].Reportedly, he died of swallowing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element) mercury] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison poison]) pills, made by his court scientists and doctors, which contained too much mercury. Ironically, these pills were meant to make Qin Shi Huang immortal. '''Wei Yu '''was said to had re-modified the pills. It was also said, he was resposible for the death of Emperor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang Shi Huangdi]'s son (<u>Ying Huhai</u>) | ||
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Wei Yu was a male Chinese assassin living in during the Qin Dynasty. He was responsible for the death of Emperor Shi Huangdi, who was supposedly a Templar. In 211 BCE a large meteor is said to have fallen in Dongjun in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. On it an unknown person inscribed the words The emperor died during one of his tours of Eastern China, on September 10, 210 BCE (Julian Calendar) at the palace in Shaqiu prefecture (沙丘平台), about two months away by road from the capital Xianyang.Reportedly, he died of swallowing mercury (poison) pills, made by his court scientists and doctors, which contained too much mercury. Ironically, these pills were meant to make Qin Shi Huang immortal. Wei Yu was said to had re-modified the pills. It was also said, he was resposible for the death of Emperor Shi Huangdi's son (Ying Huhai)