After Qin Shihuang established the unified Qin Dynasty, he wanted to establish the foundation of feudal empires in previous dynasties, and implemented the powerful measures of "writing books on the same track", unified measurement and literature. In order to accomplish this great cause, many old academic books that were not conducive to the new feudal empire were definitely banned by the rulers at that time. Perhaps Qin Shihuang at that time went too far, failed to "take its essence and discard its dross" and was too unified, so he was disgusted by scholars at that time and later generations and fabricated a story of "burning books to bury Confucianism"
After Qin Shihuang established the unified Qin Dynasty, it was certain that some theories were banned, but as serious as the story of "burning books to bury Confucianism", I am afraid there are many empty elements.
After the Qin dynasty unified the whole country, it only lasted for fifteen years. The reason is definitely not because of the so-called "burning books to bury Confucianism". Mainly, the idea that "heroes can rise together" had a far-reaching impact on the society at that time. Even Chen Sheng and Guangwu could shout "There are seeds in generals". In other words, the feudal monarchy was established, but the idea of maintaining the feudal monarchy has not been established. For example, the Confucian idea of "loyalty to the monarch" has not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. What we should understand here is that Confucianism was later established in the Han Dynasty to govern the country, but it does not mean that any theory is allowed to be established. Don't forget the proposal of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone". During the feudal dynasty, only the ideological and academic development conducive to feudal rule was allowed.
Although the demise of the Qin Dynasty was not due to the so-called "burning books to bury Confucianism", later scholars always blamed it on "burning books to bury Confucianism".
Zhang Jie, a scholar in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem: "Bamboo and silk cigarettes are sold for nothing, and the ancestral home is locked in the river." Liu Xiang didn't study until the ashes were cold and Shandong was chaotic. "This means that hundreds of books were burned, and the imperial industry of the Qin Dynasty lost its theory of maintenance. Natural disasters such as Hanguguan and the Yellow River cannot maintain the Longxing inheritance of the Qin Dynasty for nearly 500 years. The ashes of burning books and burying Confucianism have not cooled down in Shandong, and the reason why Liu Bang and Xiang Yu dare to rebel is because they don't study. This poem satirizes Qin Shihuang's so-called "burning books to bury Confucianism", which is obviously biased by scholars.
Not to mention whether Liu Bang and Xiang Yu really stopped studying. If Liu Bang and Xiang Yu really didn't study, their uprising was also assisted by Sean and Xiang Liang who were studying. If Liu Bang and Xiang Yu study, it depends on what books they read, such as how to "oppose" them, which not only encourages their rebellious ambitions.