Life and Death of Qin Shihuang
by Xin Deyong
About This Novel
"Zhao Zhengshu", a bamboo book of the Western Han Dynasty, begins with the death of Qin Shihuang and tells the story of Hu Hai's disobedience to Ziying and Li Si's advice, which led to his own death and the country's demise. It has received widespread attention because of its content involving the arrangements for the succession of Emperor Qin Shihuang when he was dying, the legitimacy of the second Emperor Qin's accession to the throne, and even the direct reasons for the overthrow of the Qin Empire. When Professor Xin Deyong read this bamboo book, he took the rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty as the general background and raised a series of questions that ordinary people are not aware of. Does the "Zhao Zheng" in "Zhao Zhengshu" refer to Qin Shihuang? "Zhao Zheng", "Zhao Zheng", "Qin Zheng", "Qin Zheng", "Ying Zheng", "First Emperor"... Which one was the name he used when he was alive? Why is it said that the title of the book "Zhao Zhengshu" (or the title of the chapter) is somewhat unrealistic? What is its origin and what are its characteristics? Although they clearly record the same historical event, why is it different between "Zhao Zhengshu" and "Historical Records"? Which of the two is more trustworthy? Did Qin Shihuang, who was infamous for his "burning books and entrapping Confucianism" throughout the ages, really hate all Confucian scholars and Confucianism in the world? And to some extent, the famous eunuch Zhao Gao, who determined the fate of the Qin Dynasty, was a "castrated person"?
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