King Qin Ying Zheng lasted 13 years from 233 BC to 221 BC. He successively destroyed the six kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi, and finally completed the common goal of Qin Kingdom generations of monarchs to unify the world. Since then, the long period of melee between princes on the land of China has finally ended. There is no longer the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was replaced by the Qin Dynasty.
Qin King Yingzheng worked hard to govern after unifying the six kingdoms, which made Qin's national power reach a higher level and the country was unprecedentedly powerful. Politically, establish a centralized system of power and government agencies; establish a local system of counties and counties; culturally, unify characters, weights and measures, unify ethics and behavioral norms, and unify road standards; and economically unify the currency system.
I originally thought that as long as the well-equipped cart of Qin State followed the established track, it would leave long ruts on the track of history. However, I did not expect that in just 14 years, Qin State would overturn. It is really embarrassing!
For this reason, I researched this period of history and put forward some personal insights to explain why the Qin Kingdom perished so quickly.
1. Qin Shihuang did not determine his successor early, which led to Zhao Gao taking advantage of the loophole.
In the 37th year of the First Emperor of Qin, the First Emperor died on the way to his fifth Eastern Tour, at the age of 49. Qin Shihuang ascended the throne at the age of 13 and became emperor at the age of 39. He reigned for 37 years. It stands to reason that during this period, Qin Shihuang had many opportunities to establish the crown prince and avoid subsequent disputes over the throne. However, because Qin Shihuang was blindly confident in his health and believed that he could live a long life, he unexpectedly died in a hurry at the age of 49, and was taken advantage of by villains. Fusu was wise and humble, knew people well, and had the talents of an emperor. If Qin Shihuang could confirm Fusu as the prince earlier, and after the death of the first emperor, Fusu succeeded to the throne smoothly, I believe The history of the Qin Dynasty may be rewritten.
2. Qin Shihuang’s heavy corvee harmed the interests of the people and made it impossible for the people to survive.
After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, the people experienced successive years of war and were miserable. The most important thing at this time was to recuperate and restore the people's strength as soon as possible. However, Qin Shihuang did not change his policy after unifying the six countries. He still promoted corvee work, was enthusiastic about war, and built large-scale projects. As a result, most young and middle-aged men in the country were either joining the army or building Afang Palace , Lishan Imperial Tomb, etc. A large number of farmers were out of production, and large fields were deserted, making it increasingly difficult for the people to bear the heavy corvee work.
3. Harsh punishments no longer apply to the unified Qin State.
Qin's economic reforms Shang Yang's reforms made the country strong and prosperous, which was very applicable during the war, but after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, it seemed criminal law a bit harsh. Qin Law There are many names and harsh punishments. If one person breaks the law, his relatives and neighbors will all be punished. The main reason for the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising that triggered the demise of the Qin State was because of the harsh laws of Qin . Because of heavy rain, Chen Sheng 900 people led by Wu Guang were delayed in arriving at Yuyang. According to Qin law, these 900 people who delayed the time must be punished, and this punishment was beheading. In other words, the 900 people led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were certain to die. In order to survive, they had no choice but to give it a go and fight the violent Qin to the death.
4. The stupidity of Qin II accelerated the demise of the Qin Dynasty.
After Qin II ascended the throne, he ignored the government affairs and favored Zhao Gao, which resulted in the Qin Dynasty being completely controlled by Zhao Gao. After Zhao Gao came to power, he successively eliminated the Meng brothers, Li Si, Qin Shihuang's children, and dissident officials, and truly gained power. How can people like Zhao Gao and Hu Hai govern the country? One of them is dissolute and the other is fighting for power and profit, completely ignoring the Great Qin empire. Eventually, officials became increasingly dissatisfied and people's lives became increasingly difficult. Soon the fire of civil resistance began to burn like a prairie fire.
In the first year of Qin II, the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty finally aroused the people's resistance. As the first uprising, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had launched a loud cry in the land of Qin Dynasty. People were woken up one after another, including Xiang Liang, a man who hated the country and his family, and Liu Bang, a man who revolted in Peixian County. From then on, the Qin Dynasty's big car began to be in tatters and was getting closer and closer to overturning. . . .
