King Zhaoxiang of Qin was the monarch of Qin during the Warring States Period and one of the most important monarchs of Qin during the Warring States Period. After entering the Warring States Period, Qin Xiaogong appointed Shang Yang to carry out reform of the law, so that Qin had the ability to compete with the other six countries. is undoubtedly the most important monarch of Qin during the Warring States Period, but apart from him, I am afraid that no monarch of Qin can be compared to King Zhaoxiang of Qin.
As for why he is so important, there are two reasons. The first is that he has been in power for the longest time, and how long? As long as fifty-six years, fifty-six years of reign, it can also be said to be among the best among the monarchs of the world. Secondly, it is precisely because of his long reign that he has accomplished many great things during his reign. So what did he do during his reign?
The first was to solve the Yiqu that had long plagued the rear of the Qin State, and secondly, he successively defeated the Chu State, the Qi State, and the Zhao State, so that no country in the six Kwantung States had the ability to compete with the Qin State. Therefore, historians often say that although the Qin State swept the Six Kingdoms during the Qin Shi Huang period, when King Qin Zhaoxiang died, the Qin State had already laid the foundation for unifying the world, and there was no suspense that the Six Kingdoms would be annexed.
It's just a matter of time, and one of my fans has made an interesting point around this argument, which is that if King Qin Zhaoxiang had lived a few more years, Qin would have been able to dominate the world earlier. I think this point of view is very interesting, so today I will use this article to analyze this issue for you. To analyze this question, two factors must be considered.
The first is whether it is possible? The second is how long did King Qin Zhaoxiang reign to dominate the world? As for the first point, I think it is indeed possible that King Qin Zhaoxiang will reign for a longer period of time. Because he was seventy-six years old when he died, although at that time this life expectancy was considered a long life. But in terms of the limit of the life span of a monarch, it is not for nothing that a monarch who lives to the age of eighty is not absent.
There are three monarchs in Chinese history who lived more than 80 years old, namely Emperor Qianlong at the age of 89, Emperor Wu of Liang at the age of 86, and Wu Zetian at the age of 82. But even so, I wouldn't set the lifespan of King Qin Zhaoxiang to be too long, but I think it should be possible for him to live for ten more years. So in the past ten years, is it enough for the Qin State to sweep the six countries and dominate the world?
Those who are familiar with the history of the late Warring States period may think that ten years is far from enough. Because twenty-nine years after the death of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the state of Qin dominated the world. Ten years is not even half of the time, how can it be possible to dominate the world? This statement is indeed very reasonable, but in fact, the so-called twenty-nine years are not twenty-nine years of doing things, why do you say that?
Because King Xiang of Qin Zhuang reigned for three years, three years was too short, and it was difficult to do anything he wanted. Plus he has a more playful personality, and probably doesn't want to do anything. Qin Shi Huang was only thirteen years old when he ascended the throne, and he could only be said to really control the Qin State when he was twenty-three. In other words, the so-called twenty-nine years is actually only sixteen years, and sixteen years is compared with ten years.
The time is relatively close, and King Qin Zhaoxiang is a veteran, and he is far more skilled in controlling the entire country than Qin Shi Huang. It is not impossible for him to unify the world in ten years. However, there must be a premise, that is, he will not have the symptoms of old age. What do netizens think about this? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area and communicate with me.