Great Qin Empire, Burning Books and Burying Scholars Xiang Yu

Emperor Shi·Ying Zheng: "To conquer by strategy... I learned about human nature here... The School of Military, the Legalists, the School of Diplomacy... stirring up people's hearts... Truly worthy of being the Human Emperor of ancient times. A ruler like Di Xin can be called a Human Emperor!"

Hu Yifei: "We've checked the data, and combined with human nature, it seems to be like this."

Zhuge Dali: "But the historical records are different. This could explain why King Wu of Zhou slandered Di Xin and portrayed himself as a great sage. This action is indeed very similar to Liu Bang!"

All the group members, after finally seeing the memory dungeon uploaded by Chen Tian, finally understood why Chen Tian said Di Xin was the true Human Emperor.

And Di Xin also understood why he would ultimately lose.

Tian Chen: "After Liu Bang obtained the empire, he naturally had to slander Qin Shi Huang. Otherwise, he would be a rebel. It's a simple matter of fact: history books... are always written by the victors!"

Tian Chen: "As for Qin Shi Huang, there's no need to say more, right? Qin Shi Huang has had two names since ancient times: one is the tyrant that Teacher Hu mentioned, and the other is the Emperor of All Ages! I just said that history books are written by the victors. If Liu Bang wanted to slander Qin Shi Huang, he could only find the bad things Qin Shi Huang had done. Even the slightest thing, he would magnify it!"

Hu Yifei: "Magnify it? Could it be that Burning Books and Burying Scholars wasn't real?"

Emperor Shi·Ying Zheng: "I burned books and buried scholars, but I buried the alchemists!"

Tian Chen: "Don't worry, Emperor Shi. I will explain slowly."

Tian Chen: "Teacher Hu, it's true that Burning Books and Burying Scholars happened, but they weren't true Confucian scholars! They were those alchemists, the ones the Qin people called alchemists! Because those people lied to Qin Shi Huang, saying they could make him immortal, that's why he buried them!"

Tian Chen: "These events have already been confirmed by history. I vaguely remember in a certain world, Qin Shi Huang, who was cursed for over two thousand years, had his tyrannical title overthrown by a teacher surnamed Zhou!"

Ordinary world.

Qin Shi Huang, within Xianyang Palace, smiled. He had already realized that he would be cursed by later generations for over two thousand years... and after two thousand years, someone finally understood him...

Chat group.

Tian Chen: "This teacher surnamed Zhou read a book! It was called 'The Great Qin Empire.' After reading it, Teacher Zhou searched everywhere for the deeds of Qin Shi Huang and finally discovered that these things were indeed true! He then decided to vindicate the Emperor of All Ages with his own efforts! And do you know who wrote the book 'The Great Qin Empire'? He was an Old Qin person!!"

Tian Chen: "Because he was an Old Qin person, he wanted to help his ancestor and not let his ancestor bear such infamy!!"

Everyone fell into an eerie silence again after listening. Yes, if their ancestor suffered infamy, how could they not care? Originally the Emperor of All Ages, yet branded with the title of tyrant...

Tian Chen: "And do you know who truly burned books and buried scholars?"

Hu Yifei: "Truly burned books and buried scholars? What does that mean?"

Centenarian: "Group leader, didn't you say that Burning Books and Burying Scholars wasn't real? That it was alchemists who were buried, not true Confucian scholars."

Richest Man in America Tony: "Indeed. If, according to the group leader, Burning Books and Burying Scholars wasn't real, then why is there a 'truly' burning books and burying scholars?"

Tian Chen: "Let's not talk about that for now. I'll ask you, have you all read history?"

Angel Yan: "I just arrived on Earth and have reviewed all historical data."

Richest Man in America Tony: "J.A.R.V.I.S. also found all the information related to Qin Shi Huang, and I've read it all."

Hu Yifei: "Nonsense, we're currently in the academy library looking up information with Dali."

Tian Chen: "Alright then, tell me, what kind of person was the Western Chu Overlord?"

Angel Yan: "The Western Chu Overlord, Xiang Yu? He was a true hero. He'd rather commit suicide at Wujiang than return to Guandong in defeat."

Hu Yifei: "That's right. And he and Yu Ji were deeply in love. When Yu Ji died, he didn't want to live on alone and return to Guandong. He was truly a hero, and a true man."

Tian Chen: "Hahahaha, true hero? True man? Not bad, not bad. According to what you said, he was indeed a true hero and a true man. What if I told you that he was the one who truly burned books and buried scholars?"

Richest Man in America Tony: "How is that possible??"

Baili Tusu: "According to what Sister Yan and Sister Yifei said, the Western Chu Overlord Xiang Yu was a man of integrity. How could he have done something like burning books and burying scholars?"

Zi Yin: "We don't have those records or that history here. (Helplessly)"

Tian Chen: "Xiang Yu was indeed the one who truly burned books and buried scholars! After Emperor Shi died, Xiang Yu led his troops straight to Xianyang. After winning battles in the cities he passed through, guess what he did? He directly massacred the cities!!! No one was spared, not the soldiers, not the civilians, not even the chickens, ducks, or sheep! All were killed!"

Tian Chen: "Qin Shi Huang's million-strong army conquered the six states, but he never massacred cities! He didn't even kill the nobles of the former six states. But Xiang Yu massacred over ten cities! Do you know how many civilians were killed? Tens of thousands!"

Ordinary world.

Qin Shi Huang, seeing what Chen Tian posted, could no longer suppress his killing intent!

"Guards!!" Qin Shi Huang roared. Before anyone could respond, he commanded, "From this moment on, search the entire empire for Xiang Yu! If you find this person, you may execute him first and report later! The Xiang clan will cease to exist!!"

The eunuch trembled and said, "Yes..."

The eunuch didn't know why Qin Shi Huang was so enraged. After all, Qin Shi Huang had never exterminated a clan before, but now...

After the eunuch left, Qin Shi Huang felt a little calmer and continued to watch the chat group.

Tian Chen: "And when Xiang Yu reached Xianyang and fought the Qin army, do you know what kind of army that was? It was a Prisoner Army! All of them were prisoners from the six states, conscripted by Qin Shi Huang to build his tomb. That's why Xiang Yu directly attacked Xianyang Palace!"

Tian Chen: "And when he reached Xianyang Palace, Xiang Yu did something else, which was to set fire to Xianyang Palace!!!"

Hu Yifei: "Xianyang Palace? Not Afang Palace?"

Zhuge Dali: "It's recorded in history that Xiang Yu burned Afang Palace. Why did it become Xianyang Palace?"

Richest Man in America Tony: "No, no... I actually found that archaeological experts have discovered no traces of Afang Palace being burned!"

Tian Chen: "Perhaps the development timeline of Dali's world is shorter. Back to the topic, it was precisely because Xiang Yu burned Xianyang Palace that all the books from various states, which Qin Shi Huang had stored, were destroyed! You must know that Qin Shi Huang, in order to unify the written language of the empire, had collected books from the common people, allowing them to only learn the Qin script. This was also to unify weights and measures, the so-called 'one script, one measure, one track'!"

Tian Chen: "But Qin Shi Huang did not burn those collected books; instead, he stored them in Xianyang Palace. It wasn't until Xiang Yu arrived and set fire to it, burning everything. This is why I say that the one who truly burned books and buried scholars was Xiang Yu, not Qin Shi Huang!"

Tian Chen: "Qin Shi Huang built a million-strong army and unified the six states. What was it all for? It was for the unification of the entire Huaxia, to stop the fighting in Huaxia. The 'fighting' here means 'peace'!"

Tian Chen: "I think everyone must be wondering why Qin Shi Huang, if he was so powerful, was called a tyrannical Qin. You must know that throughout history, if a dynasty is short-lived, it will inevitably be portrayed as a tyrannical dynasty by later generations!"

Hu Yifei: "So that's why you said history books are always written by the victors..."

Zhuge Dali: "Definitely. For example, the Shang Dynasty, a good Human Emperor, became the tyrant King Zhou of Shang. The Emperor of All Ages, Qin Shi Huang, became the tyrannical Qin. For every short-lived dynasty, a prosperous era follows! For instance, after the Shang Dynasty fell, the Great Zhou lasted for eight hundred years. And the dynasties that make us most proud in history are those that followed short-lived ones. One is the Great Han! After the Great Qin fell, the Great Han flourished. Another is the Great Tang; after the Sui Dynasty fell, the Great Tang entered its golden age."