Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the two pioneers of the first large-scale peasant uprising, were they really farmers?
A princely order inspired Chen Sheng and Wu Guang to launch China's first peasant revolution and enshrined them as pioneers of that era.
But after research, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are not poor families, which may be a wrong understanding.
Sima Qian gave a brief introduction to Chen Sheng's "Historical Records", arguing that he was a domestic servant in his early years, indicating that he was not a poor farmer without land.
What is even more puzzling is that when Chen Sheng launched the peasant uprising, he put up the slogan "Wealth and nobility do not forget each other", which was more for his own interests, and ignored the consideration of the interests of the peasants.
In ancient times, the right side represented nobility and the right side represented lowness. Chen Sheng led 900 people to camp in Daze Township, and Chen Sheng was demoted to "guarding the town in Yuyang", which shows that he was not a poor farmer.
Chen Sheng's "tun chief" is the saying in the law of the Qin Dynasty that "an official must have a knighthood". Chen Sheng was born into an aristocratic family, or was quite famous in the region, or quite famous in the local area.
The tun chief was a minor official in the Qin Dynasty army, with a monthly income of 200 stones, and his position was similar to that of the county order.
Before the incident, Chen Sheng had issued a stern warning, saying that according to the laws of the Qin state, if he did not reach the border on time due to heavy rain, he would be executed. He didn't, but it was a testament to his extraordinaryness.
Chen Sheng, the leader of the largest peasant uprising in China's history, was not a poor peasant, which may be a misconception. Although the uprising ended in failure, it had a huge impact on the rule of Great Qin and had a good reference for later peasant uprisings.
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