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1、QinShiHuangManytraditionalChinesehistorians,compelledbycustomtoeitherpraiseorcondemnhistoricalpersonages,havefoundthemselvesunabletoexercisetheoptioninthepresenceofamanofsuchgiantproportionsastheFirstEmperoroftheQin.Howcouldhisgrotesqueatrocitiesbecondoned?Yethowcouldhiscontributiontothenation's
2、unity,conceivedwithsuchmajesticvisionandcarriedoutwithsomuchskillandcourage,bepassedoverwithoutawordofappreciation,ifnotadmiration?Athoughtfulreadermaybetroubledbythesavageactscommittedbytheemperorandhisfollowers,andyet,atanotherpassage,betouchedbythemanypersonalriskstheFirstEmperortookandthedau
3、ntlessdeterminationwithwhichhesoughttofulfillapurposethatwasaboveandbeyondthescopeofanordinaryman'svision.TheaccountsintherecordedhistoryportraytheFirstEmperorasvainand,attimes,evenwhimsical.Giventhegenerallevelofunderstandinginhistime,theaccountsofhissuperstitioustendenciesmaywellbetrue.Neverth
4、eless,onceheissaidtohavedispatched3,000prisonerstodeforestamountainafterhewastoldthatthegoddessincontroloftheareahadbeenresponsibleforthestrongwindthathadimpededhisrivercrossing.Atleastonthisoccasionhewasmoredefiantthanfearfulofsupernaturalpower.Hisadaptationofblackastheimperialcolorwasepochalin
5、hisday.Theinscriptionsonthestonetabletsheerectedindicatethatnexttohisconcernfortheeternalpeaceoftherealm,hegreatlyvaluedsexualmorality,whichheregardedasessentialtothewell-beingofthepopulace.Hehadmorethantwentysonsandatleasttendaughters;butexceptforhispromiscuousmother,thechroniclesremainabsolute
6、lysilentaboutthewomeninhislife.TheFirstEmperortraveledextensively,visitingnotonlytheurbancentersbutalsothegreatmountainsandrivers,thelakesandthehighseas.Hetouredthecapitalcityincognitoatnight.Althoughproudofhismilitaryexploits,QinShiHuangisnotknowntohaveevercommandedtroopspersonally.Ontheotherha
7、nd,hewasatirelessworker.Hesetquotasfortheamountofdocuments,byweight,thathemustdisposeofdaily,notrestinguntilhisworkwasdone.Onissuesofstateaffairshealwaysconsultedhisadvisersfirst;butthefinaldecisionswerealwayshisown.Perhapst
