There is a saying in Wu Zhu: "Confucianism confuses the law with literature, and chivalrous people use force to prohibit it."
Speaking of Qin Shihuang, everyone may be familiar with it. Although the Qin Dynasty was the first unified dynasty in the history of our country, in the eyes of many people, Qin Shihuang was an out-and-out tyrant. Under this violent rule, the Qin Dynasty was quickly submerged in the historical trend.
However, through the excavation of a Qin tomb in Hubei Province, we can realize that Qin Shihuang was not as cruel as recorded in many historical books. After analyzing and understanding the cultural relics in this ancient tomb, experts also believe that before this, we should have misjudged Qin Shihuang. So, what kind of cultural relics have been unearthed from this special ancient tomb? What is the description of Qin Shihuang in these cultural relics?
1975, on a construction site in Yunmeng County, Hubei Province, workers stumbled upon the trace of an ancient tomb. After reporting this situation to the relevant departments, archaeologists also came here to excavate the ancient tomb here. After cleaning up the area, experts also found that the tomb should have come from the Qin Dynasty, and there were a large number of bamboo slips in the Qin Dynasty next to the owner of the tomb. Because this tomb was unearthed in Yunmeng County, it is also called the Qin Tomb of Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger Land.
It is reported that there are 55 bamboo slips1/kloc-0 unearthed from the Qin tomb in Shuihudi, Yunmeng County, among which the number of fragments is about 80. After sorting out these bamboo slips, experts found that they included the laws of the Qin Dynasty, the year number of the Qin Dynasty and the imperial edicts of officials. By analyzing the bamboo slips of Qin tomb in Shuihudi, we can also find that during the Qin Dynasty, the laws of the whole country were very strict, and under the provisions of this law, the development of Qin society was also in good order.
Compared with the harsh laws recorded in other historical books, we can also feel from the descriptions of these bamboo slips that in fact, during the reign of Qin Shihuang, he was not a tyrant, on the contrary, Qin Shihuang was a monarch with outstanding ruling ability.
It is understood that in these bamboo slips, there are very clear provisions on official laws, conscription regulations and corvee tax regulations. At that time, the tax pressure of the people was not very great, and Qin Shihuang also deeply realized the special relationship between the monarch and the people. Different from many historical records, through the analysis of these bamboo slips, we can also feel that the people in Qin Dynasty lived a very happy and stable life.
In addition, many aspects of medical treatment, environmental protection and culture in Qin Dynasty are recorded in these bamboo slips. From this record, we can also feel that the reason why Qin Shihuang was able to unify the whole country and establish the first feudal dynasty in China history was also based on his own special political talents.
After analyzing this situation, experts also think that Qin Shihuang should be wrongly blamed. After all, he was not a fatuous tyrant, and his contribution to the development of feudal history in China was indelible. Without his help, the perfection and development of laws in China will be hindered to some extent.
Although many historical books say that the laws formulated by Qin Shihuang are very strict, we can also feel that these laws can fully adapt to the social development situation at that time through the excavation of bamboo slips in Qin Tomb in Sleeping Tiger Land, Yunmeng County. It is precisely because of these laws that Qin Shihuang was able to unify the Central Plains and promote the further development of Chinese culture.
Perhaps for the rulers of other dynasties, it is precisely because of Qin Shihuang's extraordinary political ruling ability that they hope to obliterate Qin Shihuang's achievements through the way of wrong description in history books. It can be seen that in the process of studying history, if you want to explore the true historical features, then you can't rely too much on those cultural relics. After all, the writing of history can be beautified or changed.
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By understanding the bamboo slips of Qin Tomb in Sleeping Tiger Land, we can also find that in fact, in real history, the Qin Dynasty was not as harsh as we thought, and the reason why Qin Shihuang was able to establish such a powerful unified dynasty was also based on his own strength. If Qin Shihuang was a cruel tyrant from the beginning, then the people would not support such a monarch.
Through this archaeological experience, we can feel that in the process of studying history, we cannot rely entirely on the records of ancient books. After all, when writing history, the emergence of subjective factors will also make historical records biased. It can be seen from this point that the reason why the relevant departments in China attach so much importance to cultural relics is also based on their special historical value.