How Did Shi Huangdi Gain Power
History has a pattern of gaining power but also losing it, as the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Shi Huangdi, used his power to unify the state of the Qin Dynasty in China. Shi Huangdi first gained his power after he defeated the last of the Warring States, a period in which states were at war. Yet, Li Si, Shi Huangdi’s Legalist counselor, advises Shi Huangdi in Document 1 about his concern that “the feudal lords will revive their strength and organize themselves into an anti-Qin alliance”. Li si fears that if he doesn’t take action, the feudal lords will be capable of rising up against him and stripping him of his power. But, through an imperial structure, Li Si believes that Shi Huangdi will be able to maintain his power by using his sovereignty