Ying Zheng was born in Handan, the capital of Zhao, and returned to Qin. In the first 247 years, 13 was king. [4] In the first 238 years, the rebellion of Lao Ai was put down, and then Lv Buwei, the powerful minister, was dismissed and began to monopolize major policies. [5] Re-use Li Si, Wang Jian and others, from 230 to 22 1 year, successively destroyed Korea, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi, completed the great cause of unifying China, and established a centralized and unified multi-ethnic country-Qin Dynasty [6].
After reunification, Qin Shihuang believed that he had contributed to the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, and adopted the titles of "Emperor" of Huang San and "Emperor" of the Five Emperors. [7] He was the first monarch to use the title of "Emperor" in the history of China, so he called himself "the first emperor". At the same time, the central government implements three public officials and nine ministers to manage state affairs; Partially abolish the enfeoffment system and replace it with the county system; At the same time, books are the same language, cars are the same track, and unified measurement. Attacking Xiongnu in the north, conquering Baiyue in the south, and building the Great Wall of Wan Li; Build a canal to connect the Yangtze River and the Pearl River system. However, in his later years, Qin Shihuang pursued immortality and dreamed of immortality. He abused the people, stifled their wisdom and shook the ruling foundation of the Qin Dynasty. Before 2 10, Qin Shihuang died in Xingtai sand dunes on his way eastward. [8]
Qin Shihuang laid the basic pattern of China's political system for more than 2,000 years [9], and was praised as "an emperor through the ages" by Li Zhi, a thinker in the Ming Dynasty [10].