From these descriptions, we can see how majestic, magnificent and vast the Epang Palace in Du Mu's works is. In fact, when Du Mu wrote this article, Epang Palace had long since ceased to exist and was completely burned by Xiang Yu. Epang Palace is a symbol of exploiting people in Qin Dynasty. Xiang Yu burned Epang Palace. In principle, the people should applaud, but this is only the unilateral idea of some people.
When people learned that Xiang Yu burned Xianyang and Epang Palace disappeared in the fire, what was their reaction? Are the Qin people disappointed? That is, Xiang Yu's practice disappointed everyone, and Xiang Yu lost the support of the people. But Xiang Yu doesn't care about these. What he wants is to shock people and make them submit to him. Let the people know that even Qin Shihuang can ignore it. If the rest of you dare to offend me, it will be just like Epang Palace. So what? Fear, dare not disobey. ?
Therefore, Xiang Yu burned Xianyang, which actually ruined his future and handed over Jiangshan to others. In fact, Xiang Yu burned Xianyang not only to throw his weight around, but also to vent his anger. Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Liang died at the hands of Qin Jun. Xiang Yu was sentimental and wanted to avenge his uncle, so he set fire to vent his anger after he entered Xianyang.
Another reason why Xiang Yu set fire to Epang Palace was that he had long regarded himself as the master of the world, wanted to build a capital in his hometown, and was worried that Epang Palace would fall into the hands of others, so he set fire to it. Xiang Yu's behavior was really thoughtless, which laid the groundwork for future failure.