How did the old Qin people create the Daqin Empire when the mountains and rivers were swallowed to unify the six countries?
To understand the history of Qin, we must first start with the ancestors of the Qin monarch. In Zhou Wangxiao, Qin Feizi, the ancestor of Qin Dynasty, was granted a piece of land by Zhou Wang in present-day eastern Gansu. In 77 1 BC, Zhou Youwang was attacked and killed by Xirong, and Qin Xianggong was appreciated by Zhou Pingwang for leading the troops to save Zhou Yougong. In 770 BC, Qin Xianggong sent troops to escort his drought-striken fields eastward, was made a vassal, and was given land to the west of Qishan. From then on, Qin officially became a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty.
During the period, Qin destroyed 12 countries established by western military, and expanded its territory for more than 1000 miles. After stabilizing the rear area, it laid the foundation for the four major countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the early Warring States period, Wei, a great power in the Central Plains, attacked Qin in succession and seized the land of Hexi under the Wuqi Reform. In order to protect himself, Qin was forced to retreat to the west of Luoshui. Arrived, Wei Yang was appointed to carry out political reform, so Qin became stronger and stronger, other countries fought against each other, and their national strength gradually declined. In the middle and late Warring States period, Qin gradually became the most powerful country. In 325 BC, Qin Huiwen became king, and in 3 16 BC, Qin destroyed Bashu, and Qin gained a treasure trove of Bashu, which greatly increased its national strength. The management of the later Qin kings made Bashu a huge resource supply for Qin. Dujiangyan, our historic site today, has stood for thousands of years since it was founded in the Qin Dynasty, and it is a miracle of world architectural engineering.
In 246 BC, Ying Zheng, king of Qin, ascended the throne. During the ten years from 230 BC to 22 BC1year, he destroyed the six countries and established the first unified dynasty in the history of China-the Qin Dynasty. We have to admire the courage of Qin Shihuang, who was able to unify this divided country. This is a miracle in itself. This is different from the unification of the later dynasties, but the end of the vassal enfeoffment system for thousands of years and the achievements of successive emperors, with the first emperor taking the lead.
A long time ago, I read the book Daqin Empire. The author Sun Haohui is an out-and-out old Qin native. He really brought readers into the Qin Dynasty more than two thousand years ago. The story mainly tells the story after Qin Xiaogong. Although the sense of substitution is too strong and the monarch of other countries is too mediocre, the characters are full of pen and ink, and the main characters are vividly portrayed. It is the most successful work describing the Qin Dynasty in recent years.
Throughout the Qin Dynasty, the figures that impressed me the most were the first emperors Ying Zheng and Lv Buwei, and Lv Buwei, who started as a humble businessman and finally executed the first powerful country. This kind of revenge and strategy in their hearts is by no means comparable to that of ordinary people. And Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, from the initial stability and patience to the later period.
The monarchical demeanor that respects me alone and the broad mind that embraces all rivers are impressive.