Qin Shihuang's self-report-How did I become a tyrant?

I advise you not to scold Qin Shihuang and burn books to bury Confucianism for discussion.

Let me introduce myself: My surname is Yan, Zhao, a famous politician, the founder of the Qin Dynasty, and later generations call me Qin Shihuang. At that time, I swept the six countries and unified the divided vassal States. Establish the first feudal dynasty, a centralized state. I am so powerful, I must have a unique and domineering name, which can show my achievements. Although the Three Emperors and Five Emperors are powerful, I have contributed more to the unification of the world than them. The title cannot be inferior. Simply put the two titles together, I am the first emperor in the world-"the first emperor".

Happy people use their childhood to cure their whole lives, while unhappy people use their whole lives to cure their childhood. I also think this statement is very reasonable for future generations. My childhood was also full of bitter storms. You may not believe it, but don't think that being born in the royal family is destined to enjoy all the splendor. Actually, it's not what you think. At that time, there were seven countries with a little strength in the world, namely Korea, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi, and we, Qin, could not afford to fight for three days. Countries should check and balance each other and help each other. I wonder who came up with the bad idea of exchanging protons. My father, who was not optimistic at that time, was sent to Zhao as a proton by my grandfather. Proton's life is very difficult. If there is a slight contradiction between the two countries, protons will be the first arrow and life will be threatened.

Later, my father met a man named in Zhao. He is a businessman, but he has a high political vision. He decided to invest in my father. My father had no money and no power at that time, and someone was willing to invest in him, help him return to Qin and help him ascend to the throne. Why not? There is hope for a life that dares to struggle.

In some subsequent events, we have to admire Lv Buwei's vision as a businessman. Others invest in order to make money, and his investment can jump directly into politics from a humble businessman position, which can be described as a glory ancestor.

Lv Buwei is also willing to give up his blood. After many efforts, he mainly used money to open the way and finally got my dad back to Qin. In the meantime, he even gave his girlfriend to my father. From this perspective, out of personal feelings, I am very grateful to him. If not, then this history is nothing to me. My mother and I had a hard time after my father left Zhao. We often have no food, are bullied by others and are often assassinated. In my childhood, there was no happy time, only endless humiliation and hardship. But fortunately, I survived strongly and finally until my father came to take us back to Qin.

When I was a child, my mother took me through many hardships, so I was also very sensible and filial, so that my mother became stronger and stronger. For a long time after I succeeded to the throne, my mother was in control of the state power. Although I am the king in name, many things are beyond my control. My mother and grandmother, Queen Huayang, have a bad relationship with their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They fought each other, and the harem was raging. In the shadow of their harem struggle, in order to avoid this kind of struggle, I made up my mind that I would never stand up again and avoid the important. My grandmother, Empress Huayang, is very good. If he hadn't helped my father, I wouldn't be king now, so I'm still very grateful to this grandmother.

Later, I seized power from my mother, and all state affairs were handled by me. I don't have to look my mother in the eye anymore, and I can't show my ability and ambition because of his suppression. The ultimate goal of our state of Qin is to unify the world, and it has been an ideal since my grandfather's grandfather. Our country, Qin, is in a corner of peace. After several generations of efforts and development, we have a strong situation today. All this is to prepare for the unification of the world. The world has been divided for a long time, wars between countries continue, and the Lebanese people are miserable. If the world is peaceful, only the world can be unified and surrendered to a king. If everyone in the world is from Qin dynasty, how to treat them differently? After several generations of efforts, our country, Qin, has become rich and strong, with high morale, while the six countries are a spent force. It's time to realize the great cause of ancestral reunification and unify the world.

In the process of conquering the six countries, it was not so smooth. Everyone knows that war is bloodshed and sacrifice. It's not watching the six countries fight constantly, but fighting to the death. My conquest of the war is to calm the war and unify China. People all over the world don't understand me, because our unified war is to destroy their country. It's not that I'm militant and easy to kill. Since ancient times, we Chinese people have always been one family in the world, but since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there have been many vassal States in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the world has been divided for a long time, which is really heartbreaking. The great cause of reunification is imperative. This is the ambition of my ancestors in Daqin, and it is the great cause that Qin Quanmin has been bent on accomplishing for thousands of years.

The road to reunification is very hard, and my life has always been in my hands. Too many people want my life. They simply think that as long as I die, the six countries will be peaceful and can be saved. But they overlooked one thing. Even without me, there are people in Qin who will continue to accomplish the great cause of reunification, which is inevitable.

What is more extreme is that Yan Wangdan sent a so-called samurai named Jing Ke to assassinate me under the guise of offering a picture. It was a really dangerous time. Jing Ke is a daredevil, and his dagger almost stabbed me several times. I don't care about the image of the emperor either. I'm on the run. I avoid it carefully every time. In fact, I took a long sword with me that time, but sometimes when people are nervous, I forget everything. I just want to escape and completely forget that I have a sword on me. Finally, someone reminded me to draw my sword, but because the sword was too long, the situation was tense and I didn't draw it several times. It's also my fault. In order to ensure their own safety to the greatest extent, court officials were not allowed to wear swords, and soldiers and guards were not allowed to enter the temple without orders. Seeing Jing Ke's dagger thrust at me, I thought: How can I die before the great cause is finished? At this critical moment, fortunately, a eunuch threw a wooden box at Jing Ke. I took advantage of this gap to pull out my sword and kill Jing Ke.

Because of this, Jing Ke became a hero among the people. He came to assassinate me with the hope of the whole Yan people, but unfortunately he failed to complete this task. Many people are praising Jing Ke, saying that he is loyal and brave, a righteous man and a hero in Yan people's hearts. To tell the truth, I also admire his courage and courage, but I have to say that he has no vision, his mind is too small, and his eyes are only loyal to Yan Taizi Dan, which is too narrow. But I don't know that even if I win the imperial court alone, there will still be countless people in Qin to complete the great cause of reunification.

Unified China, what do I want? If you want power, money and status, I think Qin is already stronger than the six countries. If there is a truce and all countries live in peace, I can still be the overlord. However, if we China people want to develop and survive for a long time, we must be unified and United as a family. The monarchs of other countries only want their homeland to be safe and secure, and only want their throne to be stable. No one came out to do such a bloody thing. Then I'll do it. The current war is cruel, but I believe that the interests of reunification are long-term. I will take the blame in front of me, and we Qin people will do the bloody case in front of us.

When the six countries were eliminated and the world was unified, I found a more intractable problem than war. In the past, countries were fragmented. They have their own writing, measuring methods and management methods. But now it is unified, everyone in the world is a family, and the mobility is greater. If we continue to use different words and measurement methods, it will bring great unnecessary trouble to the people and will inevitably affect the development of society. Then it is necessary to unify the writing and currency, unified measurement. When the uses of these foundations are unified, it is good for the country and the people. As a result of the enfeoffment system in the Zhou Dynasty, countless small vassal states emerged, and some people claimed to be the king in the palm of their hands. As a result, in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, some princes and monarchs with slightly stronger strength began to ignore the word Zhou Tian. Now we can't follow the old path of Zhou dynasty, so we have formulated the county system. This system of institutional measures has also been used by future generations for thousands of years.

The six countries are unified, but the crisis still exists. At that time, there was another powerful and savage nation that would harass us from time to time, that is, Xiongnu, a nomadic people who were very good at fighting. We just got together. I don't want to run around fighting anymore. I also hope that all people will have a rest and do a good job in agriculture and development. But we can't let the Huns bully us. In order to prevent their sudden attack, I plan to build a Great Wall to stop the Xiongnu attack.

I know that building the Great Wall is a huge project. After years of war, people all over the world are very tired. But we are afraid that the Huns will attack us when we are tired, so it is imperative to build the Great Wall without delay. I have to invest a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to build the Great Wall again. I know that life is only a few decades, and there are still many things I want to do for the people of the world and for future generations. I can't stand waiting and delay, so I must act at once. Building the Great Wall is a hard work, which exhausted many people. I know many people also say that I am cruel, but I can't take care of these criticisms. I just want to build the Great Wall as soon as possible to stop the Huns and ensure peace and tranquility in the world.

There is also a short story about a woman named Meng Jiangnv whose husband is also building the Great Wall. When he went to the Great Wall thousands of miles away to look for her husband, he was in tears when he heard the bad news of her husband's death, and I don't know how long she cried. Finally, he cried all the built Great Wall. The truth of this matter remains to be discussed, but anyone with a little common sense should know that this is unscientific. Did she tear down the Great Wall with the roar of a lion? But some people take this opportunity to publicize my cruelty. I understand their feelings and don't want to explain them. Because our positions are different, indeed, they are people who have lost their lives and they are also suffering. They think of themselves and their families. But I can't. I have to think about the world and future generations. I can only sacrifice the happiness of the people in front of me

I think time is really useless. After unifying the world, I still have many urgent things to do. I urgently need to consolidate political power and develop the country. I am afraid that one day, I will suddenly fail, and the hard work of my ancestors will be in vain. So I want to live longer, so that I can build my country and my world calmly in my lifetime.

Just then, a man named Xu Fu told me that there are fairy mountains outside the East China Sea, where there are immortals and pills. Said he was willing to help me find the elixir as soon as he heard it, which is exactly what I want. Even if I can't live forever, let me live for another hundred years. Let me see my country and my world and become stronger. In order to show piety, I prepared money and materials for him, set up an overseas fairy hunting team of 500 people, and watched him set off in a mighty way. I waited and waited expectantly, but in the end it became a joke. Chui fook he didn't come back, I don't know where he went.

It's also my fault. I was too impatient at that time and didn't do it according to Xu Fu's way. But I am the emperor and the master of the world. He dared to lie to me. Chui fook is a big liar in the world, and his courage is really fat. I hate him to death. I'm angry, I'm angry, but I have nowhere to vent. Looking at those alchemists, I feel that none of them are good people, and they are still making troubles behind their backs. After I was furious, I ordered all these alchemists to be buried to vent my anger.

There is one more thing I want to explain about burning books. At that time, the six countries collected a lot of books, opinions and ideas, which was not conducive to the unification of policies. In order to unify my thoughts and consolidate the political status of Qin, I must destroy those books that are contrary to my unified thoughts of Daqin. It is thoughtless that this matter is out of control. After the arrangement, most of the soldiers at the front line could not read, and some people misinterpreted the imperial edict. He is reckless, and he will be ruined as long as he reads. This led to the loss of a large number of books, which did not contain some precious cultural concepts.

Although the six countries were destroyed, there were no remnants stirring in the dark, in order to deter these restless reactionary forces and consolidate the dominant position of Daqin. I arranged a trip around the world to show my majesty and power as a ruler in this way, so as to achieve the purpose of deterring the world.

The trip to the tour is very hard, and it is not as relaxing and pleasant as you think now. I won't enjoy the scenery either. Looking at my great rivers and mountains in China all the way, I finally didn't split, and I felt infinitely proud in my heart. At the same time, I feel the burden on my shoulders is getting heavier and heavier. What I want is not only the reunification of the country, but also the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment and the prosperity of the world. It is said that it is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to rule it. I also have a deep understanding of this problem. It's not easy to walk all the way. I have to deal with countless official documents and business affairs. Being busy is more tiring than leading troops to fight. I'm like a top, too busy to stop.

You modern people have a saying: you never know which comes first, tomorrow or the accident. I've been there myself. Just as I was ambitious and ready to lead the Chinese people to create brilliant achievements, I unfortunately died suddenly on patrol. In modern medicine, I think it should be what you call karoshi. You won't believe how an emperor died of overwork. It's simple. He has too many things to worry about. Life has been rushing for decades. I want to do too many things. I'm afraid it is too late. Want to finish as soon as possible, work overtime, too much pressure, serious lack of sleep. I finally fell down and didn't stand up again. According to your age after 2000, you are still young at 49, but I fell on the threshold of 49. Alas, even if you are unwilling, there is nothing you can do.

What I said after my death was mostly tears. The two most trusted people around me, Zhao Gao and Reese, framed my eldest son Fu Su and forced him to commit suicide. And put the cowardly Hu Hai on the throne and became his puppet.

I, the ancestor of the State of Qin, unified China through the efforts of five monarchs. After I left, Hu Hai gave me this prodigal thing. Zhao Gao that son of a bitch, pit my jiangshan, also hurt my innocent children, ah ma, really want to cheat a corpse to climb out and cut Zhao Gao; And Reese, the old man, I never dreamed that he would go along with Zhao Gao and bring down the country. That prosperous time also had his contribution. I really want to find him out and ask him if he is crazy.

They say that people all over the world are suffering from Qin for a long time, perhaps because I am too eager to develop as soon as possible and want to do too many things, so the people's pressure is really a bit great. Disputes broke out again around the world for decades. One is Xiang Yu and the other is Liu Bang, fighting to the death. I heard that Liu Bang was a rogue and signed a contract to rule the river with Xiang Yu, but when he fled, he went back on his word and came to fight Xiang Yu again. I admire him very much. If he really acts according to the contract, wouldn't it be another two points? As long as the Chinese nation is unified and not divided, this is my greatest comfort.

The wheel of history has turned for more than two thousand years, and I am honored that I have not been forgotten by future generations. The rolling river of history did not drown me and my unified Qin State. We are also called Huaxia and China, which is enough. Any time in the future will be remembered by countless people. They often pin the title of tyrant on me. And my achievements are rarely mentioned, and more are accused. It is said that I am too eager for quick success and instant benefit, that I am too cruel, that I have built the Great Wall and the Imperial Tomb, and that countless people have been killed and injured, and that the people are too taxed and miserable.

There are two other things, burning books and burying Confucianism, which have been greatly exaggerated by some people with ulterior motives, saying that I burned Chinese civilization and entrapped scholars. I have already told the truth of the above two things. Since ancient times, kings have been defeated, and then Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty. Naturally, it is necessary to flaunt its political achievements and vilify the former monarch. How else can we consolidate our position? So I exaggerate my mistakes blindly, but I don't look at my great achievements. It's just, it's just that as long as China is unified and no longer divided, no matter who is in power, as long as it can lead the people to be stable and rich, I'm busy explaining and caring about these things.

Here, I hope that in the future, when studying history, people should look at problems dialectically, don't just trust books, and think more about themselves. There is no absolute difference between good people and bad people. The pressure and burden at that time were really heavy for ordinary people, but the benefits at present are short-lived, and only the benefits that are beneficial to future generations are the longest-term benefits.

Some people in later generations say that there are many small countries in Europe, such as scattered sand, because there are no people in Europe with a world mind like me. As you can see, I won't say much. I am glad that we Qin people have a world mind, and our unified China, although occasionally divided in the long river of history, is deeply rooted in the minds of future generations. Now, I am very happy to see that we Chinese people stand in the east of the world and prosper forever.

The name of the tyrant doesn't matter anymore. I have long looked down on such external things as fame. In the face of the Millennium misunderstanding of the world, I have been relieved.

Whether it is a wise monarch, a bad monarch or a tyrant, let him say that China is safe and China is unified. This is my wish!

Postscript: In the history class on the online class platform, the students all said that they would be wronged for Qin Shihuang, but they really felt that Qin Shihuang was wronged. It's a bit difficult to check what is agreed, because it involves historical events and can't be casual. After three days of thinking, it was finally released. Please forgive me if there is any ambiguity, Han Hai.