阎乐 / Yan Le
阎乐 / Yan Le enters the wiki through Qinji 138 as 赵高’s son-in-law and the令 of 咸阳. The episode uses his family relationship as one of the simplest checks against the inherited claim that Zhao Gao was a castrated eunuch.
His political role is more than genealogical. When 胡亥 / 秦二世 begins pressing Zhao Gao about the worsening rebellion, Zhao Gao brings Yan Le and 赵成 into a plot to move against Hu Hai. Yan Le therefore marks the transition from 危机信息封锁 and 指鹿为马 into a family-backed palace coup.
Qinji 138 part 2 makes Yan Le the visible executor at 望夷宫. His mother is hidden in Zhao Gao’s house while the coup claims thieves kidnapped her into the palace; Yan Le then arrives with more than a thousand trusted soldiers, kills the gate official, shoots at palace personnel, and forces Hu Hai toward suicide. His action is the wiki’s source case for 治安名义政变.
Key Claims
- The source identifies Yan Le as Zhao Gao’s son-in-law.
- Yan Le holds a Xianyang office, giving the plot a capital-administration connection.
- His participation shows that Zhao Gao’s late power is supported by relatives and in-laws, not only by formal chancellorship.
- The source uses Yan Le’s existence as evidence for 早期宦官词义误读 around Zhao Gao.
- Qinji 138 part 2 makes Yan Le the coup’s armed executor: the thief-catching story lets him enter Wangyi Palace and kill Hu Hai’s support network.
Connections
- 赵高 - father-in-law and chief plotter.
- 胡亥 / 秦二世 - ruler targeted after asking about the rebellion.
- 赵成 - Zhao Gao’s brother and co-conspirator.
- 咸阳 - capital office base.
- Qinji 138, 危机信息封锁, and 早期宦官词义误读 - source and interpretive function.
- Qinji 138 part 2, 望夷宫, and 治安名义政变 - armed palace attack and policing disguise.