The emergence of every unified dynasty is attributed to the correct leadership of the supreme leader of that dynasty.
At the same time, the prosperity of the dynasty is inseparable from the people in power of the dynasty.
The end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period --- Qin Shihuang.
Regarding the origin of Qin Shihuang, "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang" records that he was the son of King Qin (Zhuang Xiang Prince Chu), but in "The Biography of Lu Buwei" it is also said that he was the son of Lu Buwei. If "Historical Records" is only regarded as a legendary literary work, this contradictory record may be to attract readers' interest: the first emperor to unify China - Qin Shihuang - did not have the blood of the Qin royal family flowing in his body. In fact, he was the son of an Eastern merchant and his beloved concubine. Such a story might be more attractive. But if "Historical Records" is regarded as historical materials, there can only be one historical fact. Although we cannot judge which one is the historical fact, we can judge which record is closer to the historical fact.
In addition, regarding the name of Qin Shihuang, "The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang" and "Chu Family" in "Historical Records" all say that he is called Zhao Zheng, but in the annotations of "Warring States Policy" which collects the early original texts of "Historical Records" and diplomatic stories from the Warring States period, it is not Call him "Zhao Zheng". Maybe people would think that it doesn't matter whether the name is "Zheng" or "Zheng". But this was a man who later became the King of Qin and even the Emperor. Since China has the habit of avoiding the taboo of the emperor's name (the name of the deceased is called "taboo", and this word should be avoided in documents and replaced with other words), it became very important which word the name of Qin Shihuang was. When Qin Shihuang was born, no one was sure that he would be the king of Qin in the future, let alone the emperor. After such a person became emperor, how did his name spread in history? If two different names are passed down, which one is his real name? This is something interesting and worth exploring.
In order to get closer to the truth about Qin Shihuang's origins, it is necessary for us to integrate and read the records scattered in various chapters of "Historical Records".
It helps us analyze Qin Shihuang’s origins more rationally.
Let the general public know more about this emperor through the ages.
