“‘宿卫’京城,于史无证”证谬——兼记秦二世皇帝钦定的一次救世善举

根据对《史记》为主的传世文献的梳理,初步锁定了秦都咸阳大城东廓墙垣和东司马门的大致位置。考证认定了至迟从战国晚期起,秦廷就已在其都城的东司马门以外屯有＂为屯卫咸阳＂的宿卫军;直到子婴即秦王位时也未曾长期空缺过。特别是二世皇帝及时补充就位于其东司马门外的＂材士五万人为屯卫咸阳＂的宿卫军,还曾成功地延迟了秦廷灭亡的步伐,同时也保障了始皇帝陵墓得以最大限度地按照＂章程＂所进行的收尾工作。

On the False Idea of "Guards in Xiangyang, Unrecorded in History"

According to Historical Records,the locations of the East Walls and Dongsimamen Gate of the old Qin capital,Xianyang were found.From the late Warring Periods on,guards had been quartered outside Dongsimamen Gate,even after Ziying came to the throne.More guards had been supplemented,reaching as many as 50,000 guards,having slowed down the fall of the Qin dynasty and ensured the tail-in work of the Qin mausoleum.