Chapter 284 The Greatest Emperor
When these words were spoken, all the people of Daqi under the sky were stunned.
Immediately afterwards, someone started cursing loudly.
"The greatest emperor in history? Ridiculous, absolutely too ridiculous. Are people in later generations blind to such a tyrant?"
Emperor Jingxuan frowned. The First Emperor, is his reputation so high in the future? He felt a little jealous. He worked so diligently for the people, and he didn't know how the future would evaluate him.
Why is there no Great Qi in the history of later generations? Why did the history go astray in the previous dynasties? Now, I don’t even know whether I have received the same evaluation as Qin Shihuang.
But the commentator followed up by saying, "There is a very popular saying about Qin Shi Huang on the Internet now, which is 'My charming ancestor just wanted an elixir of immortality, why not give it to him?'" Then he laughed, "Of course, this is a joke, there is no elixir of immortality. But it is enough to show how high the status of Qin Shi Huang is in everyone's mind."
The great man under the sky, "..."
What the hell?
They couldn’t understand why people in later generations would say that Qin Shi Huang was a charming ancestor?
Is he related to Charming?
You even hope that he will live forever. You actually hope that the tyrant will live forever? ? ?
The common people who didn't know much about Qin Shi Huang looked at each other in bewilderment, "Is Qin Shi Huang really a tyrant?"
The scholar at the side said with certainty, "Of course it is! It is recorded in history books."
Then, they heard the narrator say, "But for thousands of years, most people's impression of the First Emperor is that he was a tyrant. History books also record that he was tyrannical, brutal and bloodthirsty. The records of the Han Dynasty in particular attributed the demise of the Qin Dynasty entirely to his tyranny. But an interesting point is that the Han Dynasty continued the rules established by Qin Shihuang, such as the county system, which has continued for more than two thousand years until now. Therefore, Qin Shihuang's vision was very advanced."
"After unifying the six kingdoms, he also implemented a series of reform measures. He unified the writing system, the wheel gauge, the customs, the measurement system, etc. Each of his reforms was very important and laid the foundation for the basic pattern of China's political system for more than 2,000 years. This means that many dynasties in history that criticized him were using his system."
Da Qiren under the sky, "..." This is very embarrassing.
Especially those scholars who had previously sworn to despise him, their faces instantly turned red.
But they still refused to give up, and whispered, "Even so, even so, it doesn't prove that he is not a tyrant."
Chao Chao tilted his head, "Amazing."
The narrator said, "Yes, as for his tyranny. For example, he conscripted civilians to build the Great Wall, Lingqu Canal, Chidao and other projects, which resulted in the deaths of many civilians. But if the Great Wall was not built, foreign enemies would have marched straight in, and more people would have died. These projects were all beneficial to the people, but he was too impatient, exceeded the tolerance of the times, and overdrawn the people's hearts. For the people at that time, it was a disaster. But those who enjoyed the convenience of these projects in later generations really have no right to scold him."
"Moreover, we unearthed more than 1,000 bamboo slips from the Qin Dynasty in the Shuihudi Qin Tomb in Hubei in 1975, which recorded many contents related to Qin Dynasty laws, medicine, etc. When they were discovered, many people could not believe their eyes, because what was recorded in the bamboo slips was completely different from what was written in history. Among them were regulations on corvée labor. For example, if you were late for corvée labor, at most you would be scolded or punished to make armor."
"The Qin bamboo slips also stipulated that when soldiers were recruited, each household must leave a male at home to support the elderly. Those who were less than 1.3 meters tall were exempt from criminal law, and in February of each year, they were not allowed to cut trees or kill young birds in the mountains, and a forest rest policy was implemented. Even criminals who participated in labor could be paid eight coins a day, while the grain coupons issued by the Qin government at that time could buy four kilograms of corn for one or two coins."
The great man under the sky, "..." Is this true?
The laws of the Qin Dynasty were like this, why were they different from what they learned?
Emperor Jingxuan suddenly stood up from the dragon throne and looked at the records of the Qin bamboo slips unearthed from the Qin tomb?
This is true history. It turns out that this was part of the laws of the Qin Dynasty.
He suddenly said to the recorder beside him, "Write it all down, write it down."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Many officials were quite excited, especially those who compiled history books. They wished that the commentator could show the Qin bamboo slips to them all.
Even the Grand Master couldn't help but tremble, "The bamboo slips from the Qin Dynasty, those are the bamboo slips from the Qin Dynasty..."
He just exclaimed repeatedly but couldn't speak for a while.
Yes, in fact, they all know that history books are biased to a certain extent. Especially the later dynasties, after overthrowing the previous dynasty, in order to win the support of the people, they will always discredit the previous emperor to some extent.
People like Qin Shihuang had many enemies and outstanding achievements, and the Qin Dynasty was too short, so there were many things that could be made a fuss about.
Oh, and he also had the truly cruel and ruthless Qin II who held him back.
Emperor Jingxuan closed his eyes slightly. Cemetery, it seems that some of their laws and real events of Daqi should also be engraved and buried in the cemetery.
In this way, even if later dynasties continue to discredit him, as long as these things are dug out by later generations, he can be cleared of all charges. Who knows, he might even be the next emperor of all ages.
Thinking of this, Emperor Jingxuan was actually somewhat excited and looked up at the sky again.
The guide smiled gently and continued to explain as he walked. "There is also the burning of books and burying of scholars that Qin Shihuang has always been criticized for. That was even more unfair. He only burned the history books of some of the vassal states at the time. Qin Shihuang wanted to unify the writing system, strengthen national management, and achieve unification. This was a necessary measure. As for the collections of other philosophers, as well as practical books on medicine and agronomy, they were all preserved. Burying of scholars is even more ridiculous. He buried and killed those alchemists, who were simply liars. These alchemists lied to him that they had elixirs of immortality. It is not uncommon in history for people to be beheaded for deceiving the emperor."
The people of Daqi said, "I see."
"In that case, Qin Shi Huang is not really a tyrant."
"By this calculation, the emperor of the previous dynasty was even more cruel than him."
Those scholars who had been criticizing Qin Shi Huang became angry and looked unhappy.
But what they read were history books and they had not really verified them, whereas what later generations produced were actual records of Qin Dynasty laws, which he could not refute.
Yuanyuan looked up and asked, "Does Meng Jiangnu's crying at the Great Wall have anything to do with Qin Shihuang?"
The scholar's eyes lit up, "Yes, there is also Meng Jiangnu."
Other people were also curious, "I know the story of Meng Jiangnu, too."
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