What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, recognized as the first emperor of the ages, inherited the throne at the age of 13, died of illness at the age of 49, and reigned for 37 years, of which the emperor reigned for 11 years. Consulting Sima Qian's "Records of History", Qin Shi Huang actually went on a tour 5 times in 11 years, and it should be known that there was no convenient transportation at that time, and it took a long time to go out on a tour.
So, why was Qin Shi Huang keen to go out on tour? Some people say that Qin Shi Huang wanted to show off his political achievements by observing the people's feelings, and some people said that Qin Shi Huang was just showing off his military strength to deter those who tried to rebel and so on. To find the answer to this question, we need to understand the route of Qin Shi Huang's 5 outings. Experts said that if you look at the tour route of Qin Shi Huang in detail, you will know that he is truly deserved to be called the First Emperor of the Ages.
The first tour: "Twenty-seven years, the First Emperor toured Longxi, the north, out of the Jitou Mountain, back to the middle." ”
The second tour: "Twenty-eight years, the first emperor went east to the county, up the Zou Yi Mountain." Standing stone, discussing with Lu Zhurusheng, carving stones to praise Qin De, discussing the matter of sealing Zen wang sacrifice mountains and rivers... So it was east of the Bohai Sea, passing through the yellow and the yellow, the poor into the mountains, the climbing of the poppy, and the standing stone to praise Qin Deyan and go away..."
The third tour: "The First Emperor traveled east to the Yangwu Wolf Sand and was shocked by the thieves." Pray for the lordship, but let the world be great for ten days. Climb the fury, carved stones, swirl the evil of lang, and enter the party on the road. ”
The fourth tour: "The Stone of the First Emperor made the Yan people Lu Sheng seek envy and swear." Carved stone doors. Bad city, broken embankment... Because of han finality, Hou Gong, Shi Sheng asked for the immortal immortal medicine. Shi Huang patrolled the north, entering from Shanggun... The First Emperor sent the general Meng Tian to send 300,000 troops north to attack Hu and take Henan province slightly. “
The fifth expedition, about the last tour, is recorded in great detail in the Chronicle of History, and finally he fell ill and died in the dunes. Looking at qin shi huang's 5 expeditions, they were completed within 11 years, far exceeding the frequency of Tianzi's "five years and one patrol" mentioned in the "Shang Shu Yao Dian". Judging from the scope of his tour, he inspected 38 counties (46 counties in the Qin Dynasty), which shows the wide range of his tour.
Four of Qin Shi Huang's 5 expeditions were eastern tours, and three of them went to the Coastal Area of Shandong. In addition, Qin Shi Huang's outings were 7 times when he carved stone odes. The "History of Gao Zu Benji" records that "Qin Shi Huang often knew that there was Tianzi qi in the southeast, so he was tired of it because of his eastward travel." That is to say, Qin Shi Huang believed that there was an imperial spirit in the southeast, which might subvert the rule, so he had to make a tour.
As for the purpose of Qin Shi Huang's frequent tour, although there is a purpose of finding the elixir of immortality, the real purpose is to stabilize the world. At that time, Qin Shi Huang declared that he was going to tour the "Eastern Fudong Soil" and "Take the Province", and the first three tours were on the original land of the Six Kingdoms.
Qin Shi Huang knew very well that the Six Kingdoms had been destroyed, but the people of the Six Kingdoms were unstable, especially the State of Qi. The economy of the State of Qi is prosperous, or it is a place of money and grain, and the consequences of instability here dare not be imagined. Therefore, the land of Qilu was the key area inspected by Qin Shi Huang, and it was necessary to come and see it so that the people here could feel the threat of the emperor.