In 247 BC, King Zhuangxiang of Qin died, and the thirteen-year-old Ying Zheng became the monarch of the Qin State.
9 years later, King of Qin took power. After the crown ceremony, he decided to first eliminate the two major obstacles that pose a threat to him.
A is a fake eunuch who has an affair with the Queen Mother Lao Ai . He attempted to replace Qin Wang Zheng with his illegitimate son with the Queen Mother.
Another one is Prime Minister Lu Bushu, who valued power and had three thousand guests under his sect.
When the Qin King took power, Lao Ai brazenly launched a rebellion. The Qin King was prepared and immediately captured it and destroyed the three clans.
Then, the King of Qin used the excuse of Lu Buwei and to commit suicide by drinking poisonous wine. After
eliminated the two major groups, the King of Qin began to plan to merge with the six countries and realize the great cause of unification.
He used the strong national strength created by the ancestors of Qin to strengthen his offensive posture against the six countries.
He adopted the strategies of breaking vertical and horizontal lines, distance and attacking near and disintegrating, to disagree and weaken the power of the six countries.
In 221 BC, all six kingdoms were annexed by Qin, and the great achievements of unification were finally completed. King Qin called himself "Emperor". After annexing the six kingdoms, he ordered Meng Tian to lead an army of 300,000 to attack the north of the Xiongnu, expand his territory, and build an army to unify Lingnan.
He deeply felt that the feudal division of princes was the root cause of war, so he decided to implement the county system nationwide, control it at all levels, and strengthen centralization.
Qin Shihuang also unifies the legal system, currency, weights and measures, vehicle wheelbase and text.
He also ordered the demolition of the barriers and embankments built by various countries during the Warring States Period and opened a well-connected road network centered on Xianyang .
He "takes punishment and killing as his power" and uses severe punishment and severe laws to suppress the people's freedom of words and deeds.
In 213 BC, he ordered the burning of books nationwide, banning the private learning of , Confucianism, causing many ancient books to be lost from then on.
Someone scolded Qin Shihuang for being autocratic and cruel. Qin Shihuang was furious and found out that more than 460 students from Xianyang were killed.
He built it one after another? There are seventy palaces, and a huge palace complex began to be built in 212 BC.
Afang Palace is three thousand feet wide from east to west and fifty feet long from northwest. There are tens of thousands of people sitting in the hall.
In order to satisfy selfish desires, Qin Shihuang strengthened his autocracy and imposed heavy taxes, causing public resentment.
In 210 BC, Qin Shihuang died during a tour at the age of 49.
