However, the Qin bamboo slips unearthed in an ancient tomb in Hubei recorded the different faces of the Qin Dynasty and subverted the history books. Anyone who knows history of qing dynasty should know that in the first year of Qin Ershi, the court recruited the poor to defend Yuyang. At that time, Bobby Chen and Guangwu were among them. Due to heavy rain and road congestion, they have exceeded the prescribed time limit for reaching Yuyang. According to the law, they will be beheaded. So Chen Sheng and Guangwu launched an uprising.
However, in February1975 65438+,an ancient tomb of Qin Dynasty was discovered in Yunmeng County, Hubei Province. Many laws of the Qin Dynasty were recorded on bamboo slips unearthed from tombs. According to bamboo slips, at that time, the laws of the Qin Dynasty were not as terrible as everyone thought, but several death sentences were gradually mentioned. There are few cruel criminal laws, such as chopping and flogging. In addition, common punishments are confiscation of materials and forced labor. Among them, the confiscation of two pairs of armor is the heaviest. Followed by clothes and armor, if the circumstances are minor, two or one shield will be confiscated. And it is only a fine, and the lightest punishment is a warning. Therefore, judging from the records of bamboo slips, the laws of the Qing Dynasty were not more cruel than those of other dynasties. In Guangwu's case, Bobby Chen was not punished too much. But if it rains, it may be exempted from punishment, with a warning or a fine at most, and there is no mention of the death penalty at all.
Therefore, some scholars have suggested that the Guangwu Uprising in Chen Sheng may be a conspiracy at all, rather than the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty. We wronged the Qin dynasty for thousands of years.