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Since ancient times, how many heroes have been killed by the emperor after they have no effect, and even the hands of those Ming Emperors who have been passed down through the ages are stained with the blood of many heroes. However, today I want to talk about the legendary emperor in ancient Chinese history, who never killed a hero, but unfortunately the final outcome was tragically exterminated. Let's tell this story in detail!
He succeeded to the throne at a young age and was controlled by Lü Buwei
Qin Shi Huang's birth mother was a woman who King Xiang of Qin Zhuang had snatched from Lü Buwei, named Zhao Ji. Qin Shi Huang was not born in the Qin State, but returned to the Qin State when his father, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, was about to be made crown prince. Until his father King Xiang of Qinzhuang succeeded to the throne, King Xiang of Qinzhuang used Lü Buwei very much, not only appointing Lü Buwei as a chancellor, but also making him a marquis.
After the death of King Xiang of Qinzhuang, the young Qin Shi Huang became the king of qin under the support of his birth mother Zhao Ji and the chancellor Lü Buwei. Although Qin Shi Huang was the king of the Qin State, he could not be the master of the big and small things of the Qin State, and all of these things were controlled by the hands of Lü Buwei. Obviously, it was Lü Buwei's wolf ambitions, but he also said that it was because Qin Shi Huang was too young to take power.
And after the crown, get rid of the real power
Qin Shi Huang had a very stubborn life under Lü Buwei's hands, until after he and guan, he finally broke out. He knew very well that he was weak and was not Lü Buwei's opponent at all, plus Lü Buwei and the help of his birth mother, Empress Zhao. Therefore, instead of dealing with Lü Buwei at the beginning, he first dealt with his mother and her adulterer Concubine Yi.
After he solved the most shameful Empress Zhao and Concubine Yi, he could also be regarded as solving Lü Buwei's left arm and right arm. It was not until the first ten years of the First Emperor that Qin Shi Huang finally eliminated Lü Buwei and realized the real control of power since his succession. Although Lü Buwei exerted influence on Qin Shi Huang's rule, Qin Shi Huang did not exterminate him, but only expelled him from the Qin state.
Make good use of merit, pacify the Six Kingdoms, and treat heroes well
After Qin Shi Huang came to power, he began to plan his hegemony, appointing Li Si, Wei Ji and others. In the Qin state, the unification strategy was actively implemented, and with the efforts of a large number of civilian and military generals, the remaining six countries were eliminated successively, and the whole country was unified in one fell swoop. After he unified the country, he called himself the First Emperor. After the domestic stability, the whereabouts of the meritorious people also became a problem.
Originally, as the founding emperor of a dynasty, he should silently eliminate the meritorious ministers as much as possible so as not to affect the stability of the dynasty. However, from Qin Shi Huang's handling of Lü Buwei's affair, it can be seen that Qin Shi Huang is actually a very affectionate person, how could he possibly make a benevolent revenge on a meritorious minister?
In fact, he was very kind to the ministers who accompanied him to pacify the Six Kingdoms, including the descendants of those who had done so. However, such a Ming Emperor was confused about the matter of Li Chu, resulting in his other sons and daughters being almost killed by his son Hu Hai, and the Qin state also perished very quickly. When Xiang Yu entered the Qin Palace, Qin Shi Huang's people were wiped out, and there was no longer the surname "Win" in the world.
In this way, although Qin Shi Huang was the only emperor in ancient Chinese history who had not killed meritorious heroes, because he did not choose the next generation of emperors, he led to the disaster of extinction. I have to say that if Hu Hai had not succeeded to the throne, the history of the Qin Dynasty might not have been like this!