After a famous lute player tried to assassinate this ruler, this ruler had his eyes gouged out and then ordered him (15[1])to proceed with a performance. Another would-be assassin tried to kill this ruler by throwing a metal cone at his carriage during one of this ruler’s “imperial tours.” (-5[1])Lao Ai tried to stage (15[1])a coup against this ruler and was (-5[1])consequently torn to pieces by five horses. This ruler issued the Ban Liang currency system and began the construction (10[2])of the (*) Lingqu canal. This man's (10[1])minister (10[2])Li Si helped organize a number of book burnings, and orchestrated the live burial of 460 Confucian scholars. The beginning of the construction of the Great Wall of China was initiated (10[1])by, for 10 points, what first emperor of a unified China who founded a namesake dynasty? ■END■