Qin Shihuang is ruthless. Why did such a tyrant choose the Terracotta Warriors and Horses instead of the living to be buried with him?

According to historical records, Ying Zheng 13, king of Qin, ascended the throne, which started the unification of China for 230 years. Ying Zheng, king of Qin, used 10 for many years before and after the unification of China.

This is also related to the accumulation of his ancestors for many years, and some famous soldiers in this period pushed the great cause of Ying Zheng, the king of Qin and the Qin Dynasty to a brilliant climax. At that time, there were four Warring States, namely, Bai Qi of Qin State, Wang Jian, Lian Po of Zhao State and Li Mu.

At that time, the strength of Zhao was not weak, but the king at that time was too poor, which led to the bravery of the generals and only a desperate end. The most important thing to say here is Li Mu. At that time, Li Mu had the common name of "Li Mu died and Zhao died". He hit Qin Jun hard in the battle of Yi 'an, which became the battle of Wu Fan. Qin Jun lost more than ten thousand people 10, and General Huan Kun of Qin Jun fled to Yan.

So in Ying Zheng's view at that time, if you want to destroy Zhao, you must first get rid of Li Mu. So Ying Zheng adopted a deviant plan. Sadly, Li Mu met a bad king, was relieved of the military power, and even lost his life.

According to the era of attacking the camp, it is still necessary to establish hegemony by force and expand the territory. Just after Ying Zheng unified China, he gradually became unwilling to give up his rights and was bent on living forever and ruling the world forever. For the sake of his longevity, Ying Zheng listened to the alchemist many times and went to the East China Sea to seek immortality, but all without result. Perhaps according to his idea at that time, even if he went to another world, the army was indispensable. So Li Si, the prime minister, speculated on the emperor's thoughts and began to plan the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, so as to reproduce the appearance of the Terracotta Warriors in people's eyes after more than two thousand years.

In fact, there has always been the custom of being buried with the army in ancient China. From Shang Dynasty to Warring States and then to Qin Dynasty, the custom of being buried with the army became more and more fierce. In Shang dynasty, soldiers were found in some tombs, but the proportion was reduced at that time. Life-size terracotta warriors and horses like the Qin Dynasty did not exist before, but only existed in the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. Perhaps it was Prime Minister Reese or a skillful craftsman who was responsible for building the mausoleum.

Perhaps Ying Zheng's idea at that time was to use Terracotta Warriors to forbid burying some people, but Ying Zheng could not be buried with real people. It's just that Ying Zheng died so suddenly that there was no time for Ying Zheng to prepare. In addition, Hu Hai, the later son, was promoted by Zhao Gao as Qin Ershi's puppet. At that time, Zhao Gao was only buried with his eldest sons, Fu Su and General Montaigne, who were not right with him. There was no need for more people to be buried with the rest who were not threatened.

Although Ying Zheng did not create the Terracotta Warriors, he made a typical funeral system in that period, which also brought visual shock to future generations, mainly because its scale and fidelity had won an era at that time.

Looking at these silent terracotta warriors and horses, apart from the lack of body language and expression, it seems that people are in a trance and returned to the battlefield more than 2,000 years ago. In Qin Shihuang's view, only this magnificent scene can set off his imperial domineering. He must always command this army and conquer the battlefields one by one. Even if he went to another world, he was still a king.