秦始皇一直以“暴君”和“暴政”形象闻名于历史和后人,之所以称他为“暴君”的主要原因是因为他实行了一系列非常严苛的法律。但是如果仔细研读《史记》就会发现秦始皇的所谓“暴政”是由于特定背景和特定环境形成的“暴”而并非是他自身性格的“暴”。甚至可以说只是借助“暴”的手段进行社会变革,因此,秦始皇并非是我们印象中的“暴君”。 Emperor Qin Shihuang, famous for his history of “despotism” and “tyranny” and his descendants, has called him the “tyrant” because he practiced a series of very harsh laws. However, a careful study of the Records of the Historians reveals that the so-called “tyranny” of the Qin Shi Huang is due to the “violence” formed by the specific context and the specific environment rather than the “violence” of his own character. It can even be said that social revolutions are only made through the means of “violence.” Therefore, the First Emperor is not the “tyrant” in our mind.