With a population loss of two thirds, how miserable was the demise of Qin?

The central government of Qin Dynasty, represented by Zi Ying, King of Qin, surrendered to Liu Bang, while Qin Jun's main force was defeated by Xiang Yu.

The demise of the Qin Dynasty was in the hands of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, a kind of violence, a kind of peace and a kind of tragic.

Liu Bangjin entered Xianyang and made three chapters, not disturbing the people, not setting fire, not killing the people and not killing the surrenders.

Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, stabbed Xianyang, killed Zi Ying, king of Qin, and set fire to Qin king Palace. It took three months to put out the fire. Xiang Yu plundered treasures and beautiful women and left. The accumulation of Qin state for hundreds of years since Shang Yang's political reform was instantly reduced to ashes.

In the earlier Battle of Julu, 400,000 troops were wiped out and surrendered more than half, while Xiang Yu killed nearly 200,000 Qin soldiers.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, the nobles of the six countries moved to Xianyang for monitoring and control. After that, 500,000 troops marched to the south, a large number of immigrants moved from Guanzhong to Lingnan, and 300,000 people marched to the Xiongnu in the north, while the number of Qin soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong was greatly reduced.

The brutal war has greatly reduced the population and halved it. At the end of Qin dynasty, the population of the whole country was still 30 million. By the time Liu Bang unified the world and established the Western Han Dynasty, the population was only160,000. In just seven years of war, the population has been reduced by nearly half, which shows the tragic war!

There are two kinds of demise of ancient dynasties in China. One is the post-war demise, and it has always been the peaceful demise. The scene of peaceful abdication is generally not particularly tragic, and the hostile forces have basically been eliminated before the new emperor usurped the throne. Of course, there may also be an imperial clan massacre, and basically the whole country is relatively stable. The scene of a dynasty being overthrown by violence is much more tragic.

The Qin Dynasty was the first unified multi-ethnic dynasty in the history of China and the first feudal dynasty overthrown by violence in ancient times. The picture of the demise of the Qin Dynasty is also very tragic.

The seeds of the demise of the Qin Dynasty were actually planted by Qin Shihuang, and the demise of the Qin Dynasty began with the death of Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang's death in the sand dunes actually kicked off the demise of the Qin Dynasty. Before his death, Qin Shihuang left an imperial edict for Fu Su to preside over the funeral. Many people think this is a symbol of Qin Shihuang's spread in Fu Su. Finally, Zhao Gao, Li Si and Hu Hai joined hands to tamper with the imperial edict of Qin Shihuang, and then proclaimed himself Hu Hai. Sun Fu Su committed suicide, General Meng Tian was killed, and Hu Hai became Qin Ershi as he wished. After Hu Hai became Qin Ershi, he began to attack his enemies, including potential enemies. Hu Hai killed his twenty brothers and ten sisters in one breath, and basically all the children of Qin Shihuang were killed.

The scene of Qin Shihuang's child being killed was extremely tragic. After the death of Qin Shihuang, Hu Hai buried all his childless concubines. In order to prevent the secrets of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum from leaking out, Hu Hai locked all the craftsmen who participated in the construction of the mausoleum in the tomb.

The brutal rule of the Qin Dynasty made the people unbearable, and a peasant uprising broke out at the end of the Qin Dynasty in 209 BC. After the peasant uprising broke out at the end of Qin dynasty, the descendants of the six countries revived the country and fell into chaos again. The Qin dynasty also sent the most elite troops to suppress the peasant uprising. Zhang Han led 300,000 troops to sweep the peasant army all the way until the Battle of Julu hit a hard nail. In the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu led the Chu army to win nine wars and defeat Qin Jun, and the 200,000 Great Wall Corps was completely annihilated. Su Jiao and Li died and committed suicide. Zhang Han led the remnants to flee, followed by Xiang Yu, and Zhang Han led two hundred thousand remnants to surrender. Xiang Yu killed all 200,000 Qin Jun in Xin 'an. In the first world war of Julu, Xiang Yu annihilated 500,000 Qin Jun, and the Qin Dynasty basically collapsed.

Liu bang led the Chu army to the west in the marked army and finally entered Guanzhong from Wuguan. Because Qin Jun's main force was in the Julu area, Liu Bang hardly encountered any decent resistance all the way. After Liu Bang defeated Qin Jun in Lantian, Xianyang was in front of the Chu army. Zi Ying, king of Qin, was forced to surrender to Liu Bang. "Zi Ying, King of Qin, riding a white horse, tying his neck in groups, sealing the emperor Jeff, and getting off."

In fact, before Zi Ying surrendered to Liu Bang, there were several power struggles within the Qin Dynasty. Reese was beheaded by Zhao Gao on charges of rebellion, and was wiped out by the three clans. In order to cover up his crimes, Zhao Gao decided to get rid of Qin Ershi and ordered Qin Ershi to be killed. Qin Shihuang's sons have been killed so far. Zhao Gao Ma De Zi Ying was the king of Qin, and Zi Ying cheated Zhao Gao. After Zhao Gao was killed, Zi Ying wiped out Zhao Gaoyi. After these upheavals, many people died in the Central Committee of the Qin Dynasty.

When Zi Ying surrendered to Liu Bang, it was suggested that Liu Bang kill Zi Ying. But Liu Bang refused their suggestion, and Zi Ying was saved. If Ziying surrendered to Liu Bang, it would be over. Perhaps it was the blessing of the descendants of Qin that won. Unfortunately, Liu Bang did not have the power of life and death in the world at that time. Xiang Yu was the master of the world at that time, not Liu Bang.

Soon Xiang Yu entered the Guanzhong area. After Xiang Yu entered the customs, Liu Bang could die at any time, not to mention Zi Ying, the king of Qin who surrendered. Xiang Yu and Zi Ying can be said to be at odds. Qin Shihuang destroyed Chu, which was Xiang Yu's national enemy. When Qin Shihuang destroyed Chu, he killed Chu general Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan is Xiang Yu's grandfather and his family feud. Xiang Yu is a man who has a grudge. He can kill if he can. God gave him an opportunity to liquidate the descendants of Qin Shihuang, and he wouldn't miss it.

After Xiang Yu killed Zi Ying, the king of Qin, he began to slaughter the descendants who won on a large scale. For hundreds of years, all the famous families won by Xiang Yu were basically killed. Although some descendants of the Yuan family escaped from the world, they also changed their names and surnames. At that time, there was no winning home in the world. Xiang Yu did not stop after killing yuanshi county's descendants. Xiang Yu was killed in Xianyang city again, and the whole Xianyang city became a purgatory on earth. The streets and alleys of Xianyang are full of killings, and the bodies of Xianyang are everywhere. It's terrible. Xiang Yu had no intention of making its capital in Guanzhong, so a big fire burned Xianyang City, including the Epang Palace, which was not completely built. It is said that the fire lasted for more than three months without being put out.

After the fire, Epang Palace only existed in historical books and works of literati, which became the eternal regret of the world. The palaces of various countries imitated by Qin Shihuang also went up in smoke, and there was a certain degree of blank in the study of ancient buildings. After the fire was put out, Xianyang lost its former glory. It is no longer the center of the world, nor is it suitable to be the capital of the country. After the Qin Dynasty, no dynasty made Xianyang its capital. After Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty, Chang 'an, a small town around Xianyang, was upgraded to the capital. The original Xianyang City was designated as a royal cemetery by Liu Bang.

Before Xiang Yu set fire to Xianyang, all the beautiful women in Epang Palace were robbed, and the gold, silver and jewels in Xianyang were also robbed and distributed to various governors. Xiang Yu also divided the land of Guanzhong and Qin into Wang Yong, Wangsai and Zhaiwang, known as Sanqin in history. When Xiang Yu left Guanzhong, the land of Guanzhong was already in ruins. When the Qin Dynasty perished, it was much more tragic than when the Six Kingdoms perished.