Qin Shi Huang

This film (drama)Also known as秦始皇，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2007Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating7.6(For reference only)。

In the mid-3rd century BC, Chinese history entered the late Warring States period. The state of Qin, renowned throughout the land, saw the death of the famous King Zhaoxiang. The sickly crown prince, An Guojun, ascended the throne and appointed the illegitimate son, Yi Ren, as crown prince. The queen, Lady Huayang, from the royal family of Chu, took control of the state’s power. She was also the biological mother of Yi Ren. Crown Prince Fu Lü Buwei secretly returned to Zhao's capital Handan, seeking out Zhao Ji and her son Zhao Zheng, who were staying as hostages in the Zhao state, preparing to secretly bring them back to Qin to restore their identities as the princess and crown prince of Qin, identities forgotten by many. Upon entering Handan, Lü Buwei was closely monitored by Zhao state. First, his residence was besieged, and then Master Zhao Zheng mysteriously disappeared. Lü Buwei remained calm under pressure, persuading the powerful minister Guo Kai with benefits, and after heavy bribery, managed to leave Handan safely under the escort of Zhao's army. However, midway, they were suddenly attacked by Qin state warriors sent by Lady Huayang. Fortunately, Lü Buwei had prepared for such contingencies, and the sudden appearance of the hero Sikong Ma helped Zhao Ji and her son escape the peril once again. Just as Lü Buwei escorted Zhao Ji and her son to the Hangu Pass, he received the terrible news that An Guojun (King Xiaowen) had died of illness just three days after ascending the throne. Lü Buwei and others hurried back to Xianyang, but were stopped outside the palace by General Fan Yuqi, sent by Lady Huayang. Lady Huayang, citing the state mourning, forbade Zhao Ji and her son from entering the palace to pay their respects. Stuck in the inn, Zhao Ji and her son faced successive dangers. Lü Buwei painstakingly invited the old noble Shanggong to advocate for Zhao Zheng’s entry into the palace. Just when the new king Yi Ren was caught between Lady Huayang’s words and expressions of difficulty, the young Zhao Zheng boldly entered the palace to plead for recognizing his ancestry and fulfilling his filial duty. Faced with the ancestral family law, Lady Huayang had no choice but to step back to reconsider. Under Lady Huayang's pressure, the new king, Yi Ren, had no choice but to make the Chu concubine his queen, and her son Chengjiao became the first choice for the future crown prince. Lü Buwei, with foresight, hinted to Zhao Ji to win Yi Ren's favor, while diligently teaching Zhao Zheng, ensuring that the Qin state thrived under his exceptional governance. After defeating the Eastern Zhou, the military and political power fell entirely to Lü Buwei. Lady Huayang's faction, unwilling to accept Lü Buwei's power, conspired against him. They planned to establish Chengjiao as crown prince while Yi Ren was gravely ill. Lü Buwei allied with Shanggong, utilizing the royal family’s ancestral court system to undermine Lady Huayang’s faction. Just when Yi Ren was about to announce Zhao Zheng as crown prince, Lady Huayang suddenly intervened and publicly halted Yi Ren, declaring: Zhao Zheng cannot be established as the crown prince of Qin! Deep within the inner palace, Lady Huayang revealed the truth to Yi Ren: Zhao Zheng is not your son. Yi Ren was shocked and spat blood upon hearing this. That night, Yi Ren went to see his biological mother, Empress Dowager Xia. Having long been in a cold palace, she had already seen through the ways of the world. In the dark of night inside the Qin palace, Yi Ren confronted Lü Buwei, who remained calm in the face of the palace guards' swords. As Yi Ren neared death, a sudden moment of clarity compelled him to issue orders to summon Zhao Zheng. When Lady Huayang, Shanggong, and other key figures from the Qin court arrived at the palace, they found Zhao Zheng sitting on the throne, holding the royal seal, while the late King Yi Ren lay lifeless at his feet. Under the direction of Lü Buwei and (Empress Dowager) Zhao Ji, the thirteen-year-old Ying (Zhao) Zheng ascended the throne as king. Meanwhile, his young attendant Zhao Gao was undergoing castration in the palace, and his brother Chengjiao was attending the funeral of his mother, who had committed suicide out of grief, accompanied by Lady Huayang. Seven years later, twenty-year-old King Ying Zheng began to feel increasingly uneasy, as his uncle Lü Buwei, who was administering state affairs on his behalf, had yet to mention when he would hold the crowning ceremony (note: in pre-Qin times, the crowning ceremony symbolized a man coming of age, allowing the king to independently wield power and administer governance). Stubborn, Ying Zheng, despite being frustrated, never mentioned the crowning ceremony in front of Lü Buwei, channeling his anger into troublemaking. King Ying's brother Chengjiao had also matured, yearning to lead troops in battles and become a great general, while his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Lady Huayang, had other plans for him. The two brothers met in the martial arts arena, masked, engaging in a fierce and indecisive duel... At this time, Lü Buwei, acting as both prime minister and uncle, was entangled with Queen Zhao Ji, watching as King Ying grew day by day. Lü Buwei knew maintaining such a relationship with Zhao Ji was akin to playing with fire, yet he was helpless against Zhao Ji’s intensified desire for a commoner's life and emotions. At that point, a former acquaintance of Handan, a man named Lao Ai, who had once had a romantic relationship with Zhao Ji when she was a dancer, appeared at Lü Buwei's residence. Lü Buwei was forced to come up with a plan to send Lao Ai disguised as a eunuch into the palace to rid himself of Zhao Ji’s entanglements. Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji discussed it was time to select a consort for the king. Princesses from various states were summoned, and the enormous political benefits involved in the marriage made the consort selection a stage where various factions schemed against each other. Young Chengjiao encountered the Chu princess A Zhuo at Huayang Palace, instantly captivated by her beauty and fell in love at first sight, but was opposed by Lady Huayang. The troublemaking king barged into the Zhao state’s main camp, unexpectedly meeting his childhood friend Li Jiang, who was now the maid of Princess Min Dai of Zhao. During the consort selection ceremony, the king unexpectedly placed a golden hairpin on the maid Li Jiang’s head, causing an uproar in the audience. Lü Buwei moved with passion, persuading Li Jiang that sacrificing love was the only way to accomplish a great king, leading her to plead with the king to marry Princess Min Dai. Inspired by Lü Buwei and Li Si, the king realized that he must sacrifice what he did not wish to sacrifice and endure what others could not, exceeding what ordinary people could not, to become a true king. The king chased after Princess Min Dai that night to propose marriage, but was unexpectedly rejected, giving the king a new understanding of this noble lady. The king married Zhao state’s Princess Min Dai, shocking Lady Huayang, while Princess A Zhuo took it lightly. In the royal hunting ground, King Ying met A Zhuo again, enthralled by her beauty, and was about to engage in conversation when Chengjiao suddenly appeared, and A Zhuo left on horseback with Chengjiao, leaving the king in a daze. The king entered Huayang Palace to see A Zhuo; Lady Huayang felt secretly pleased, but A Zhuo rejected the king’s advances logically. Chengjiao, hearing the news, rushed over, and the two brothers secretly started competing again. A coalition army attacked Qin, and General Meng Tian was killed in battle. Young Chengjiao requested to lead troops; in court debates, various factions had their own agendas. Lü Buwei ultimately approved Chengjiao to lead the troops, surprising the king. Lady Huayang gifted Chengjiao the sword of the late king; Lü Buwei guided the king, who resolved to send his only brother to battle. Chengjiao bid farewell to A Zhuo, who earnestly instructed him to return safely. Chengjiao’s campaign did not go well, and he was besieged at the front line. Lü Buwei issued a reprimand in the name of the king, but Chengjiao was disobedient. Changping Jun Mi Ling, escorting supplies to the front line, uncovered the trap; it turned out that Lü Buwei and the king had conspired to eliminate Chengjiao. In a mix of shock and anger, Chengjiao finally realized he was the true and legitimate heir to the Qin throne. Chengjiao issued a document of indictment against the king and Lü Buwei, raising an army to revolt against them, which caused an uproar in the Qin court. After reading the document, the king was left blank, while Lü Buwei remained unperturbed. The king traveled hundreds of miles to seek clarity from his mother Zhao Ji in Yongcheng about who he really was. However, he was shocked to find Zhao Ji in bed with Lao Ai. In a fit of rage, the king raised his sword to strike Lao Ai... On his way back, the king was ambushed by Fan Yuqi, but once again, Sikong Ma appeared, averting a life-and-death crisis. Late at night, the king entered Lü’s residence to meet Lü Buwei alone. The two faced each other, flooded with emotions, and after a dramatic emotional and rational clash, Lü Buwei calmly told the king: The noblest bloodline in the world will start with you. The king respectfully paid respect to Lü Buwei in gratitude. In a single night, the king matured, effortlessly quelled internal chaos within the Qin court, then went to the ancestral temple to expel Chengjiao from the family register and dispatched troops to quell the unrest. A Zhuo, disguised, arrived at the front line, coincidentally encountering the Daoist Liaozi. Under his guidance, she witnessed a fierce battle between the brothers, and in the end, the king's overwhelming momentum spiritually defeated Chengjiao, earning A Zhuo's admiration for him. After successfully quelling the rebellion, King Ying’s prestige grew significantly. When discussing merits and rewards, the anxiously apprehensive Changping Jun unexpectedly received the title of Left Prime Minister; Lady Huayang fell ill and, before her death, summoned the king. The two opened their hearts for a final candid confrontation, and the king gave her a grand burial with state honors. No one could stop the king from holding the crowning ceremony anymore, yet strangely, the king himself no longer brought it up. Zhao Ji, for the former minister Lao Ai, gave birth to a son. Lao Ai amassed an army and formed alliances, determined to fight for his son against the king. The king pretended to bait Lao Ai, leaving Xianyang to allow Lao Ai to demonstrate his capabilities while he secretly returned to Handan, searching for the long-lost Li Jiang, disguising himself as a merchant to visit General Li Mu. After a series of risky adventures, upon returning to Xianyang, the rebellion led by the former minister Lao Ai was on the verge of exploding. To fulfill his commitment to Lü Buwei, Li Jiang desperately tried to evade the king but accidentally fell into Lao Ai's hands. In a martial arts competition, Lao Ai’s newly recruited warrior San Geng won Li Jiang as a prize. San Geng wished to marry Li Jiang, who initially resisted, but later agreed on the condition that he would assist the king in defeating Lao Ai for her loyal love. San Geng readily accepted, unbeknownst to her that San Geng was actually a warrior under the king, secretly sent by him as an undercover agent. The king went to Yongcheng to celebrate the crowning ceremony, but Lao Ai used Empress Dowager Zhao Ji to imprison Minister Lü Buwei, bribing the royal general Ying Cheng to impersonate orders from the empress dowager and seizing the opportunity to gather troops for rebellion. The crowning ceremony proceeded as scheduled, but as Minister Lü Buwei failed to appear, the king ascended the sacrificial platform himself and ordered an old noble to hand him the king's sword. At that moment, Lü Buwei arrived. Lao Ai finally launched his attack, splitting his forces into two. One group attacked Yongcheng, while the other occupied the royal palace, with the force attacking Yongcheng facing fierce resistance from the elite guards under Meng Tian. Meanwhile, the group ordered to take the palace encountered Princess Min Dai going into labor... General Ying Cheng's sudden backstab caused Lao Ai’s miscellaneous army to collapse instantly. With the crown and sword, the king returned to Xianyang surrounded by a crowd. Upon entering the palace, he was drawn in by the sound of a baby crying, only to find Li Jiang holding the child, surrounded by the bloodied San Geng. Princess Min Dai had already passed, leaving behind the last wish for Li Jiang to raise the child. At this moment, San Geng finally realized he had fallen in love with the king's beloved woman. The king executed Lao Ai, bringing down two brothers still in infancy and exiled Empress Dowager Zhao Ji. He rewarded those who served him, while Lü Buwei was coldly sidelined. The son of Princess Min Dai was named Fusu by the king. The king exiled the empress dowager, but the ministers opposed. The king ordered Zhao Gao to ignite an oil cauldron in front of the grand hall; anyone who dared to present a memorial would be thrown into the cauldron. Twenty-seven officials met their end, and no one expected the twenty-eighth to step forth to sacrifice himself was actually Minister Lü Buwei... The king followed Lady Huayang's wishes and married Chu princess A Zhuo. On their wedding night, A Zhuo requested to meet her mother-in-law (Zhao Ji). Han’s strategy to exhaust Qin was exposed. In front of the envoys from six nations, the king interrogated the spy Zheng Guo sent by Han, sparking a large-scale expulsion movement against the six foreign ministers (scholars). Even Li Si, who was favored by the king, could not escape. Disheartened, Li Si left Qin, reflecting on his fate at Hangu Pass when Liaozi appeared. Lü Buwei, realizing the expulsion movement ultimately targeted him, secretly visited the king at night, requesting to be relieved of his position and leave Xianyang. At the same time, Liaozi brought Li Si's carefully crafted "Memorial Against the Expulsion of Foreign Ministers" to the king. The king resolutely rescinded the expulsion order and appointed Zheng Guo as Shaosigong, devoting efforts to excavating the Zheng Guo Canal. Minister Lü Buwei of Wenxin Hou established a political center in Henan; the king ordered Ying Cheng to lead troops against Han, specifically requesting the Han king to send over the prince Han Fei. While leading the army into battle, the king's true target was the exiled Lü Buwei in Henan. In Lü Buwei's residence in Luoyang, he generously entertained guests. His lifelong friend Sikong Ma insisted on staying with Lü Buwei to share life and death, yet Lü Buwei made his last request: that he promise to continue assisting the king after his death. The moment for the king to bid farewell to Lü Buwei arrived; this was the last lesson given by Lü Buwei. Lü Buwei paved the way for his son to become a great king through his death. When the king asked if he had any last requests, Lü Buwei replied only: Bring back the empress dowager. On the road to migrating to Bashu, Lü Buwei encountered Zhao Ji returning to Xianyang, where she sang the song they loved when they first met... Han Fei entered Qin, receiving a grand welcome from the king. Li Si used his wit to make the king understand that Han Fei's writings could be utilized, but Han Fei, as a person, could not be kept. The king mobilized forces to eliminate Han, opening the curtain on a decade-long war of unification, fueled by national grievances and family enmities. Young Cheng Liang embarked on a long and arduous path of revenge. The second target of the king's unification war was the long-standing enemy, Zhao state. Before departing, Li Jiang requested to accompany the king on the campaign but was rejected. As the army set out, the king eagerly awaited reports from the front. At that moment, Liaozi disappeared without notice. The king abandoned the battle to chase after Liaozi, only to find him engaged in a game of Go. The Qin forces faced repeated setbacks against the Zhao troops led by Li Mu. The king, considering Liaozi's advice, approached the Zhao power broker Guo Kai. Li Mu and the king met as scheduled on the battlefield; Li Mu firmly rejected the king yet did not realize he had fallen into a trap. The elderly Empress Dowager Zhao Ji insisted on returning to Handan. Li Jiang, under the guise of taking care of the empress dowager and Fusu, finally embarked on the journey back home. The foolish Zhao king sought accountability from Li Mu and executed him. The Qin army decimated the Zhao troops and once again besieged Handan. Upon reaching the front lines, Empress Dowager Zhao Ji eagerly wanted to enter Handan. The king, despite his subordinates' objections, drove his chariot toward the heavily contested city of Handan. The Qin army occupied Handan at an unprecedented and heavy cost. Under the large locust tree of her ancestral home, Empress Dowager Zhao Ji passed away during the king's emotional inquiries. With Handan captured, Zhao king was taken prisoner, but resistance from Zhao did not cease. The king’s plans for counties and commanderies faced fierce resistance, leading to brutal massacres that loyal subjects like Li Jiang and San Geng were forced to personally confront. The hostage Prince Dan of Yan, confined by the king, seized the opportunity to escape back to Yan, gathering assassins and heroes, determined to end the king's unification war through assassination. Recommended by Tian Guang, Dan met Jing Ke. After promising, Jing Ke took the Yan maiden Lvnian, who was prepared as tribute to the king, and spent his last moments in a unique way. By the riverside of Yishui, Prince Dan and his party in white attire accompanied by the mournful music of Gao Jianli bid farewell to the irreversible Jing Ke. Jing Ke's assassination failed. The king mobilized troops to pursue him, Prince Dan committed suicide in apology, and Yan king fled to Liaodong, turning yet another state within the six nations into a commandery of Qin. Within Huayang Palace, Queen A Zhuo and Changping Jun Mi Ling sighed together, both aware that the Qin army's iron hooves would soon trample over Chu state. Regarding status, they were the queen and minister of state of Qin; regarding birth, both bore the blood of the Chu royal family (Mi clan), rendering them unable to decide, yet they had to make a final choice. The king sought to attack both Chu and Wei simultaneously, but veteran general Wang Jian proposed that at least 600,000 troops were needed to attack Chu. The king mocked Wang Jian, saying that the older he got, the more timid he became, and thus entrusted the command of the attack on Chu to the younger general Li Xin. Changping Jun abandoned his title and returned to Chu. Queen A Zhuo's friendship with Liaozi caused the king to grow suspicious, leading to the sealing of Huayang Palace. The Qin army led by Li Xin was defeated by Chu general Xiang Yan, who had superior forces. Upon hearing the news, the king visited the reclusive Wang Jian in the countryside. The king candidly admitted his mistakes, persuading Wang Jian to take command again, promising him all the elite soldiers of the state. In order to eliminate the king’s concerns, Wang Jian made grand demands for land and silver. The king betrothed his daughter to Wang Jian and commanded marriage at the front line. Distressed by the internal palace turmoil, Chu commander Xiang Yan decided to launch a desperate surprise attack on the Qin army, only to be countered successfully by Wang Jian. The Chu state was utterly defeated, and the Chu king was captured, while Changping Jun threw himself off the city wall in loyalty. Upon hearing the news, Queen A Zhuo requested Liaozi to escort her back to Chu. The king ordered that no one could obstruct this. By the riverside, Liaozi prepared to cast off, but the king arrived for a last-minute plea. A Zhuo entrusted the king with taking care of their child Hu Hai as she followed her Chu kin ancestors, and the enchanting melodies of Chu Ci drifted over the vast Yunmengze... In 221 BC, during the 26th year of King Ying Zheng's reign, he launched a massive attack on Qi. The state of Qi, which had adopted a policy of peaceful concession towards Qin, was caught off guard; their swords rusted and armor decayed, as the Qin army swiftly captured Linzi, taking Qi king Jian captive. With this, the entire world was united under Qin. King Ying Zheng held a grand memorial ceremony in the ancestral temple, then left everyone behind, riding alone through the desolate plains under the western winds of the Weishui River... In the Qin palace hall, officials gathered as the king sought opinions on the imperial title. General Ying Cheng, eyeing the opportunity, suggested the division of fiefs for the king's relatives and achievements, winning a responsive acclaim. The king grew alert at once. Likewise eager to receive fiefs, Li Si was authorized by the others to draft the "Memorial Advocating for Enfeoffment" to present to the king. Before heading to the court, the cunning Li Si had a whimsical thought and visited the Chancellor Zhao Gao. Both were renowned calligraphers; Li Si presented the memorial to Zhao Gao for critique, and a single comment from Zhao Gao caused him to break out in cold sweat. Ying Cheng and others visited Fusu, now an adult, seeking his support, but Fusu's attitude was ambiguous. The king soon expressed dissatisfaction with Fusu's ambivalence. The king met Li Si at night, proposing a marriage alliance. Yet, he faced rejection from Fusu. During the court session, Ying Cheng presented himself as the leader of the royal family and confronted the king directly, arguing the necessity of enfeoffment. The king remained silent, but Ying Cheng and his cohorts pushed Li Si to further pressurize the king. Li Si presented the memorial, loudly reading its title: "Memorial Against Enfeoffment." The enfeoffment system was harshly rejected by the king. He commanded Li Si to issue a decree: to establish the world into thirty-six commanderies, with counties beneath them; all officials of the commanderies and counties would be directly appointed by himself; to repair roads, unify the script, and standardize measurements. From now on, the people of the world would have only one leader and obey one person's command: him—Qin Shi Huang! Forever never halting in his pursuits, Qin Shi Huang began expanding his dream of an unprecedented massive empire. The wealth, beauties, and treasures of the six states were funneled into Xianyang. General Li Han encountered the Yan maiden Lvnian during transportation. Meanwhile, Zhao Gao's brother Zhao Cheng unexpectedly captured the escaped Gao Jianli. Zhao Gao blinded Gao Jianli and presented him to the emperor. During an orchestra performance, Gao Jianli attempted to assassinate the emperor but failed, and smiled to death. The emperor’s wrath turned towards Zhao Gao. Li Si was appointed to investigate Zhao Gao, whose student Prince Hu Hai interceded for him, allowing Zhao Gao to escape from death. The Gao Jianli incident deeply triggered the emperor's awareness of the undercurrents swirling beneath the imperial edifice, leading him to embark on an uninterrupted series of tours during his eleven years as emperor. In Qin Mountain, Qin Shi Huang summoned the most learned Confucian scholars and doctors to stay in Xianyang. During his eastern tour to the sea, he welcomed any sorcerer and rogue to send out overseas in search of the immortal elixirs, while also expecting them to carry the grand civilization of the Qin empire overseas. Exhaustively working, Qin Shi Huang eventually fell ill during his royal tours. Fusu and Li Jiang rushed to tend to him with medicine. Just as the three were enjoying a cheerful moment together, an assassin purchased by Zhang Liang made a fatal strike against the emperor. Having failed to assassinate, a tormented Zhang Liang fled into the wild mountains. At that point, Liaozi appeared. Having narrowly escaped numerous life-and-death situations, Qin Shi Huang grew increasing obstinate. Witnessing the tragic ends of many advisers who dared to speak out, Li Si and Zhao Gao adopted an even more cautious and flattering approach, causing Prince Fusu to grow increasingly discontent with these two. Qin Shi Huang dispatched Meng Tian to pursue the Hu people north to erect the Great Wall, abolishing the border threats. He ordered Wang Wan and others to conquer the southern territories, reaching Lingnan while also conscripting 700,000 laborers and convicts to construct the Epang Palace and build the mausoleum in Lishan. The overburdened empire groaned in agony, yet those sounds were consistently shielded from the emperor's ears by Li Si and Zhao Gao. The largest expedition team searching for immortals authorized directly by the emperor was about to set off when someone reported that the team leader Xu Fu harbored ill-willed intentions. Upon hearing the news, the emperor rushed to the coast, where the imperial guards surrounded Xu Fu’s party... The emperor personally wielded the axe to cut the ropes sending Xu Fu off. After this incident, Li Si and Zhao Gao once again witnessed the emperor's keen perceptiveness. General Ying Cheng, stripped of his real power by the emperor, grew discontent and allied with disgruntled scholars to challenge Li Si, Zhao Gao, and the official clique, escalating the power struggle, drawing Prince Fusu deeply involved. During a grand birthday celebration for the emperor, the scholar Chunyu Yue submitted his criticisms of national governance. The emperor began to sense the latent dangers within the empire. In order to protect their vested interests, Li Si and Zhao Gao intentionally muddied the emperor's ears, causing rumors to swirl within Xianyang. Due to her education by Fusu, Li Jiang argued with the emperor, returning to her father's kiln where she crafted the terracotta warriors. The emperor, inspecting the terracotta warriors, seized the opportunity to admonish Fusu, who countered with Confucian theory. The feud between Confucian scholars and the official clique grew more intense. The emperor, who regarded legalists heavily and dismissed Confucians, unequivocally ordered the burning of books. However, this move did not quell the Confucian backlash; rather, it incited even more vigorous resistance. Li Si's daughter passed on the news of the planned execution of the Confucians to Fusu. Fusu approached the emperor to passionately advise against it, provoking the emperor's extreme anger, who threatened to kill Fusu. Li Jiang sheltered him, falling beneath the emperor's sword. Fusu was sent by the emperor to the northern frontier to oversee military affairs, accompanied resolutely by Li Si's daughter. At the foot of the Great Wall, Fusu encountered the weeping Meng Jiangnu, who had traversed the wall in search of her husband. While Qin Shi Huang toured Lishan, he saw Liaozi, Zhang Liang, and San Geng, who he had exiled for a long time, sitting together enjoying the same beef bone stew he had relished in his childhood days with Li Jiang. In the 37th year of Emperor Shi Huang, at the age of fifty, he began his final tour of the vast territory he had created. After covering thousands of miles, at the ruins of the old palace where the great Zhao Wuling Wang had been buried, the exhausted emperor could walk no further. The emperor gazed with his final dignity as Zhao Gao stamped the royal seal on his will and then passed away with eyes wide open. Zhao Gao did not dare to lift his head for a long time, unable to believe the emperor would truly die. In the military camp of Shangjun, a meteor streaked across the sky, thunder rattled the earth, Fusu performed the Eight Trigrams... In the military camp of Shaqiu, Zhao Gao propped up the dazed Hu Hai onto the emperor's bed, and Li Si tampered with the will, writing his life's worst handwriting as a renowned calligrapher. In the military camp of Shangjun, the fateful Fusu and Liaozi exchanged heartfelt conversations, waiting for Li Si’s arrival. The funeral of Qin Shi Huang was earth-shaking. Zhang Liang stood atop a solitary mountain, overlooking the grand mausoleum, overwhelmed with emotion as he sincerely exclaimed, "Great is Qin Shi Huang!" The subtitles rose: The first year of Emperor Er Shi (Hu Hai), the farmer-born Chen Sheng and Wu Guang raised the banner of rebellion, rallying the world in response. The following year, Li Si and Zhao Gao fought for power, executed for conspiracy, and their families were exterminated. Another year later, Zhao Gao murdered Emperor Er Shi in Wangyi Palace. In the same year, Liu Bang led an army to invade Xianyang, resulting in the fall of Qin. Fantasizing about enduring empires for centuries, Qin Shi Huang's grand Qin empire existed for less than fifteen years, reduced to ashes in the flames of peasant uprisings. However, the feudal emperor system he established continued in Chinese history for over two thousand one hundred years.