In my opinion, the demise of the Qin Dynasty has nothing to do with Qin Shihuang's search for elixir of life. The Qin Dynasty was mainly destroyed by the heavy taxes imposed by the state and the brutal rule of Qin Ershi. Under such circumstances, the people at the bottom rose up in succession and eventually overthrew the rule of the Qin Dynasty. Throughout our feudal history, it seems that the demise of a dynasty originated from the people at the bottom living in dire straits; Moreover, only rebellion is their only way out, and they will rebel under such circumstances. Therefore, the Qin Dynasty did not die looking for the elixir of life for Qin Shihuang, but for the following important reasons:

The first important reason: since Qin Shihuang, the real feelings and thoughts of the bottom people have been ignored. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, large-scale construction began. On the one hand, it is to build a unique palace, Epang Palace, to show their eternal achievements and to accommodate the beautiful women and jewels they collected from six countries; On the other hand, the famous Great Wall was built. Although it is used to resist foreign aggression, it consumes a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. Under such a heavy expenditure, Qin's taxes are very heavy, which makes the people still miserable.

The second important reason: Qin Ershi's brutal rule completely angered the working people at the bottom. After Qin Shihuang, his son Hu Hai stepped onto the historical stage; However, he did not inherit his father's great talent, but his enjoyment. During Qin Ershi's tenure, he spent a lot of money; Not only that, but also hired traitors and villains, which caused chaos in the court. What's the famous idiom story? Call a deer a horse? It comes from here. Later, Qin Ershi also increased taxes and requisitioned a large number of migrant workers to build palaces. For those migrant workers who broke their contracts, they were severely punished and beheaded directly.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, people did not live a stable life. On the contrary, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many people lived more tired than before. In this case, can they not resist? Therefore, the Qin Dynasty did not perish because Qin Shihuang pursued the elixir of life, but because of heavy taxes and cruel rule.