I believe that many people have heard such a sentence: "Birds are exhausted, good bows are hidden; cunning rabbits die, lackeys cook; enemy countries are destroyed, and plotters die." "Many founding emperors will aim their butcher knives at their former brothers after they have conquered the country. The Yue King Gou Jian was like this, Han Gao Zu Liu Bang was like this, and the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was still like this. In the face of power, no matter how deep the feelings, they will disappear. In history, there was an emperor who never killed heroes, but as a result, he was tragically exterminated. Who is this person? He is the First Emperor of Qin.
When it comes to Qin Shi Huang, many people may think that he is very cruel. But in fact, in order to end the situation of successive years of conquest at the end of the Warring States period, some of Qin Shi Huang's means were unavoidable. As the saying goes: "To rule the chaotic world, use heavy codes." It was precisely by using thunderous means that he was able to establish the first great unified dynasty in the history of our country and promote national exchanges and national integration. Although Qin Shi Huang was cruel to outsiders, he never attacked his own people.
In the process of Qin Shi Huang's unification of the world, there were three people who could be said to have made great contributions. The first person was the Qin general Wang Qi .e. Wang Qi was a famous general of the Warring States and a famous military figure. He once led an army to attack Handan, the capital of the Zhao state, and let the tiger and wolf division of the Qin state sweep through the land of the Three Jins. Later, Qin Shi Huang wanted to destroy the Chu state, and Wang Qi wanted 600,000 troops as soon as he opened his mouth. These armies can be said to be the family foundation of the Qin State, and if Wang Qi leads the army to rebel, then Qin Shi Huang will die without a place to bury. But Qin Shi Huang chose to believe Wang Qi. In the end, Wang Qi led an army to destroy the famous general Xiang Yan of the Chu State, and together with his son Wang Ben became the greatest contributor to Qin Shi Huang's unification of the world and the expansion of territory. After Qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, Wang Qi, who had achieved great merit, was not killed, but received a good death. Of course, this also has something to do with Wang Qi's rapid retreat.
The second person was The Minister Lis. The chancellor Li Si also played an important role in the process of Qin Shi Huang's unification of the world, and it was precisely because of his encouragement that Qin Shi Huang made up his mind to annex the Six Kingdoms. After helping Qin Shi Huang unify the world, Li Si assisted Qin Shi Huang in compiling a set of regulations applicable to the Great Unification Dynasty. Including the same track of the car, the same text of the book, the abolition of the division of seals, the establishment of counties, and the strengthening of centralized power. And Li Si was so capable of judging that before Qin Shi Huang died, he did not think of killing him.
The third was the Monty who fought against the Huns. In the war of the unification of the six kingdoms of the Qin state, Meng Tian led an army to attack the state of Qi, which was regarded as the internal history. After Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, Meng Tian was ordered to build the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Miles and at the same time lead 300,000 north to attack the Xiongnu. After the Xiongnu were beaten to the north and fled, Meng Tian led a large army to defend the border. It was an army of hundreds of thousands, but Qin Shi Huang did not suspect Meng Tian at all, but still trusted him. During the reign of Qin Shi Huang, these heroes lived freely.
But after the death of Qin Shi Huang, Hu Hai of Qin II ascended the throne. At the instigation of Zhao Gao of the Zhongche Government, Hu Hai not only poisoned Meng Tian but also forced Li Si to die. He also engaged in fratricide, killing many of his brothers and sisters. Fortunately, Fu Su's son Zi Bao pretended to be crazy and stupid to escape the disaster, but at this time, the Qin Dynasty had reached the eve of its demise. Later, Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, entered Guanzhong and massacred the Yin clan. Since then, the surname has rarely appeared in front of the world. Of course, Qin Shi Huang may still have some descendants, but he has long changed his name and surname, not the previous royal family.