Confucianhistorians condemned the emperorQin Shi Huangin theTen Crimes of Qin,a list that was compiled to highlight his tyrannical actions. The famous Han poet and statesmanJia Yiconcluded his essayThe Faults of Qin(zh: Quá Tần Luận) with what was to become the standard Confucian judgment of the reasons for Qin's collapse. Jia Yi's essay, admired as a masterpiece ofrhetoricandreasoning,was copied into two great Han histories and has had a far-reaching influence on Chinese political thought as a classic illustration of Confucian theory. He explained the ultimate weakness of Qin as a result of its ruler's ruthless pursuit of power, the precise factor which had made it so powerful; for asConfuciushad taught, the strength of a government ultimately is based on the support of the people and virtuous conduct of the ruler.[1]
| Ten Crimes of Qin | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | Quá Tần Luận | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Quá Tần Luận | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Disquisition Finding Fault with Qin | ||||||||||
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