In Chinese history, Qin Shi Huang is known as the great monarch who unified the six kingdoms and established the first centralized feudal dynasty in Chinese history. However, there is an interesting and thought-provoking question: why did Qin Shi Huang not form a climate of rebellion during his lifetime, and immediately after his death, the world fell into chaos?
In 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang had unified the six kingdoms and established the Qin Dynasty. He was a strategic and courageous ruler, and his unification plan fulfilled its historical mission since the rise of the Qin state. However, just as Qin Shi Huang was basking in the joy of victory, he suddenly fell ill and died.
The death of Qin Shi Huang was a huge blow to the entire country. After his death, he was succeeded by the crown prince Hu Hai, but his ruling ability and leadership skills were far inferior to those of Qin Shi Huang. At the same time, the death of Qin Shi Huang sparked a struggle and competition for power, plunging the entire court into chaos.
In less than three years, everyone from the bureaucratic elite down to the peasant common people felt the chaos and instability of the imperial court. ** Centralization was weakened, local forces and elites rose rapidly, and many oppressed people took the opportunity to rebel.
At the same time, the ruling measures of the Qin Dynasty were also an important factor. After the unification of the Six Kingdoms, Qin Shi Huang implemented many powerful measures, such as burning books and building the Great Wall, which seriously damaged the interests and feelings of the people. After the death of Qin Shi Huang, there was a lot of dissatisfaction and anger at these measures, so large-scale rebellions and uprisings broke out in various places.
However, we cannot ignore that the internal contradictions of the Qin Dynasty itself were also an important reason for the chaos in the world. During his lifetime, Qin Shi Huang relied on strict rule and strong measures.
Temporarily suppressed internal strife and hostile forces. However, this repression was only temporary, and various internal contradictions and destabilizing factors were not really resolved.
On the one hand, in the process of unification, Qin Shi Huang carried out large-scale expropriation and plundering of land, property and people in various places, which led to social instability and the accumulation of discontent. On the other hand, after the unification of the Qin Dynasty, many of the original nobles and local forces were weakened and suppressed, and they were already dissatisfied with the rule of the Qin Dynasty, but they just did not find a suitable opportunity to vent.
Therefore, after the death of Qin Shi Huang, all these internal contradictions and discontents burst out, forming a situation of great chaos in the world. Rebel armies arose, and countless peasants and nobles united against the rule of the Qin dynasty. Large-scale wars broke out in various places, and the people suffered greatly.
There are three main reasons why the rebellion did not come to fruition when Qin Shi Huang was alive, Qin Shi Huang was a strong and capable ruler, and he suppressed many potential rebel forces through strict rule and forceful measures.
He implemented a series of policies of centralization, weakened the influence of local forces and aristocracy, and made the whole country relatively stable. Finally, Qin Shi Huang's position as ruler, as well as his personal prestige and prestige, provided a stable support for the entire dynasty.
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