Old Master Sima Qian pressed it on!
Furthermore, it was a tyrant created by Sima Qian in order to avenge his personal grudge of being castrated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Didn't you, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, rule the world with martial arts? Since you castrated me, of course I wouldn't dare to point fingers at you in the historical records. However, I'll vent my anger on Qin Shihuang!
He's similar to you. I've made him into a tyrant, criticizing him in all sorts of ways to vent the hatred in my heart. You can't say anything about me, right?
Thus, Sima Qian combined the ruthless tyranny of Qin II with Xiang Yu's killing of Confucian scholars to give Qin Shi Huang a brutal evaluation.
However, Sima Qian was also conflicted…
After all, he was a historian. He had to record the facts and be worthy of history and future generations.
Therefore, he recorded most of Qin Shihuang's deeds in his life and commented that he was a tyrant.
As a result, it resulted in a strange phenomenon in the historical records.
Although Qin Shihuang was tyrannical and tyrannical, he was very lenient to his meritorious officials and ministers.
They said that he had swept through the six countries and unified the world. He was ruthless, but he did not massacre any of the descendants of the royal family.
Therefore, the six dynasties were able to retain so many descendants of the royal family and nobles. However, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, it happened in an instant.
Other than that, he was also too lenient to his children and servants like Zhao Gao. His children could enjoy the happiness of their family and did not need to work hard.
Zhao Gao was sentenced to death by Meng Yi, but Qin Shihuang pardoned him and appointed him as the commander of the Zhongche Mansion.
It could be said that Qin Shi Huang's violence was not the reason for Qin's demise.
Qin Shi Huang's benevolence was!
If he was heartless, he should have killed the descendants of the various countries. He should have been strict with all his children. He should have killed Zhao Gao, who had made a mistake!
If that was the case, would Great Qin still die?
It was almost impossible!
"Reporting to Imperial Father, your son believes that killing or not killing should not be judged by whether it is benevolent or bloody, nor should it be judged by whether it is right or not.”
"Oh?"
Hearing Zhao Long's words, Ying Zheng's expression changed. He immediately smiled kindly and asked," Why do you say that?”
"Imperial Father, the most important thing in this world is the benefits of Great Qin.”
Zhao Long slowly smiled as he said," Your son believes that anything that is beneficial to Great Qin and is beneficial to the long-term stability of Great Qin is the most important! On this basis, it was right and benevolent.
Whether it was right or wrong, whether it was benevolent or tyrannical, those were the words of the world. How many people in the world were extremely intelligent? And could more people think things through?
Imperial Father, think about it, if something happened and they harmed Great Qin in favor of others, no matter how benevolent they were, Great Qin was gone. What was the use of just being praised?
If it was a matter of harming Great Qin and raising trouble, even if others said it was right, should they do it? Could he do it? Your son believes that it shouldn't be impossible!
Moreover, your son believes that a little benevolence is not benevolence, and a little righteousness is not righteousness! "Great Qin unified the six countries through war, and many people say that Great Qin's army is heartless. However, when the six countries were still around, were there not many wars? Why did they only belittle the good deeds of Great Qin and ignore the evil deeds of the six countries? Was this good? This was very bad!
After Great Qin swept away the six countries and unified the world, would there still be wars in the Central Plains in the future? Wasn't this abandoning short-sighted benevolence and achieving long-term benevolence?
Also, for the sake of loyalty, the people of the six states did not give up on rebelling against Qin and restoring the country. Regardless of whether they succeeded or failed, there were many people with different intentions. In the end, the world would once again be drawn into the flames of war! Was their loyalty right?
Your son will guard against the root of the problem, killing two hundred to protect the lives of thousands. Even if others say that I am cruel and heartless, your son will do it! This matter was beneficial to Great Qin and the world! Your son believes that your son's ruthlessness is true loyalty! Even if you bear the infamy, what is there to fear?!”
Hiss?
After hearing Zhao Long's words, Ying Zheng suddenly felt as if he had been awakened from his stupor!
These words didn't sound like the words of his young son, but rather, it sounded like the words of a strategist and strategist who was no weaker than Zhang Yi and Su Qin, who was sitting in front of Ying Zheng!
Every word was like a pearl, and every word was like gold. Hearing this, Ying Zheng felt a wave of pleasure in his heart!
"Then…"
Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Long with a loving face and asked softly," How did you know all this?”
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