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Qin Shihuang destroyed six kingdoms

Praise highly for Qin Shihuang’s great talent and strategy and his achievements in unifying China. Throughout history, Qin Shihuang has been praised by later generations as the first emperor of the ages, and is listed as one of the four famous emperors of ancient Chinese feudal dynasties: "Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Zong of Tang, and Ancestor of Song." Qin Shihuang, surnamed Ying Mingzheng, was born in the State of Zhao. He spent his childhood in Handan, returned to the State of Qin at the age of nine, and ascended the throne of the State of Qin at the age of 13. Because he was still young, his government affairs were handled by his mother, Queen Mother Zhao, and Prime Minister Lu Buwei. He was crowned as pro-in-charge at the age of 22. From 230 BC to 221 BC, in just 17 years, they successively destroyed Han, Zhao (228 BC), Wei (225 AD), Chu (223 BC), and Yan (225 BC). The six kingdoms including Qi (221 BC) and Qi (222 BC) ended the centuries of feudal separatism in the Central Plains. Then they drove the Xiongnu to the north and opened the Five Ridges to the south, establishing a unified feudal empire and achieving an unprecedented great cause. At this time, Qin Shihuang was so proud that he told his officials at a court meeting: "Now that the world is settled and the four seas are unified, if I don't change my name and am still called King of Qin, will it be commensurate with my achievements?" So a big discussion about Emperor Yi's name started in the court. Tingwei Li Si said: "Although the five emperors had territories thousands of miles away in the past, they could not unify them. Now your majesty has raised armies to pacify the world. The country is divided into counties and counties. The laws and regulations are unified, and the writing, currency, weights and measures are also unified. This is an unprecedented feat. , the five emperors are not as good as your Majesty”! Another person said: "In ancient times, there were emperors of heaven, emperors of earth, and emperors of human beings, the most noble ones. His Majesty can be called the Emperor of Qin." Some people also say: "In ancient times, there was a saying of the Five Emperors. Now only gods can be called emperors, and Your Majesty can be called Emperor Qin." Seeing the ministers rushing to praise him, Yingzheng felt indescribable joy in his heart. He also believed that his virtues were better than those of the three emperors, and his merits were higher than those of the five emperors. In the end, he made the final decision to be called emperor. He also imagined that Qin's rule could continue for generations, calling himself the First Emperor, and his descendants would be the second, third, or even tens of millions of generations. This is the origin of "Qin Shihuang".

Therefore, the greatest contribution of Qin Shihuang is probably that he passed on the mantle of "divine right of kings" to the later feudal dynasties. He stipulated that all major affairs of the country should be decided by the emperor alone, and major officials should be appointed and dismissed by the emperor. In the central government, there are prime ministers, prefects, and censors below the emperor. The county system is implemented locally, and the country is divided into 36 counties, with counties under the counties. A set of centralized institutions was established that facilitated the emperor's rule over the world. Subsequent feudal dynasties used this as a blueprint, developed and improved it, making China's feudal centralized autocracy the most complete feudal system in world history. Therefore, all subsequent kings praised Qin Shi Huang, and Qin Shi Huang became the most famous emperor among the ancient Chinese feudal dynasties.