As a matter of common sense, everyone must know that the first unified dynasty in China's feudal history was the Qin Dynasty. The emperor who established the Qin Dynasty was Qin Shi Huang. Qin Shi Huang was a very thoughtful monarch, he took the throne at the age of 13, first solving the two hidden crises around him, Yan Yi and Lü Buwei. Then, starting from 230 BC, Qin Shi Huang spent 10 years destroying the other six kingdoms and completing the great cause of unification. The hundreds of years of history of the Spring and Autumn Warring States ended in the hands of Qin Shi Huang, which is enough to show that Qin Shi Huang was absolutely extraordinary.
However, in 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang fell ill and died in the Dune Palace during his fifth eastern tour. It can be said that the death of Qin Shi Huang was a signal of the great chaos in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, and the peasant uprisings that broke out in various places opened the curtain against Qin. What people never expected was that qin shi huang had worked hard to unify the world on the basis of the efforts of successive Qin kings, and it only existed for 14 years before it perished, just like the meteor that flashed in the night sky, although dazzling but short-lived. So let's assume that if Qin Shi Huang hadn't died, would the Qin Dynasty have perished?
The author believes that if Qin Shi Huang had not died, the Qin Dynasty would not have perished, for two reasons. First of all, the first point is that the Qin Dynasty ended at the hands of Qin II. After Qin Shi Huang died of illness, Zhao Gao and Hu Hai, after some conspiracy, forged an edict, and Hu Hai succeeded to the throne. Hu Hai, who became emperor, carried out a massacre. Including the eldest son Fu Su and the general Meng Tian, all committed suicide. The Qin Dynasty collapsed little by little at the hands of Qin II. If Qin Shi Huang had not died, he would have passed the throne to Fu Su, whose ability was incomparable to That of Hu Hai. Under the administration of Fu Su, the Qin Dynasty may also have some problems, but it is impossible to reach the point of extinction.
Secondly, Qin Shi Huang can be regarded as the spiritual pillar of the Qin Army. As early as the time when the Qin army swept through the Six Kingdoms, the Qin army showed great strength. Even the strongest State of Chu was not able to survive the encirclement of the Qin army. What's more, Qin Shi Huang also had hundreds of thousands of troops to defend against the Xiongnu in the north. Under such a strong military guarantee, even if a peasant uprising broke out, presumably Qin Shi Huang could easily suppress it.
Of course, we are only a hypothesis today. Although the existence of the Qin Dynasty was short, it did not prevent future generations from developing infinite reverie about its former glory and strength. So what do you think about this? Feel free to leave a comment below.