Information of historical celebrities

In my opinion, whether a monarch is a tyrant or a wise monarch depends on what he has done, whether his merits are greater than his faults, or his faults are greater than his merits.

The era when Ying Zheng lived was the end of the Warring States Period. At that time, the seven heroes of the Warring States Period attacked each other without restraint, and the people in the countries suffered the most. During the 800 years since the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, the vassal states frequently attacked each other, from hundreds of vassal states at the beginning to seven vassal states attacking each other in the end.

The people of the world have suffered for hundreds of years and are in urgent need of unity and stability. At this critical point in history, Ying Zheng stood up, ended the war and established the world. The unified Qin Empire.

This achievement can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented. Judging from this achievement alone, it is enough to shock the past and the present. In terms of the governance of the country in the later period, Yingzheng unified writing, unified the wheel, unified weights and measures, and established the system of counties and counties. We are still benefiting from these achievements even now. The Chinese nation is a multi-ethnic family. Although the dialects are different, the characters are the same, which to a certain extent facilitates the communication and inheritance of culture. From this aspect, Ying Zheng has made great contributions to the ages.

In addition, he sent Meng Tian to lead the army to expel the Huns from the north. Therefore, the Huns did not dare to go south to herd horses, and then built the Great Wall, which was equivalent to building a support for the Central Plains region and protected it to a great extent. National tranquility. Although later generations criticized Yingzheng for his excessive use of the people, the reality is that he had too many things to do, and God left him too little time.

In the southern expedition to Baiyue, even if there were difficulties in the Central Plains, the Baiyue army could not return to defend. This gave Liu Bang, Xiang Yu and others the slightest chance. A group of Lishan prisoners could beat them like that. , if the Great Qin warriors attack, the miscellaneous army of Xiang Yu and others will have no chance.

From this perspective, Qin Shihuang’s contributions definitely outweigh his faults. In my opinion, building the Emperor’s Mausoleum was indeed a bit extravagant, but because of this, he left us with a legacy that is enough to shock the world. The Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

In short, I think Qin Shi Huang was a wise king.