Ying Zheng: I inherited the throne as a member of the imperial clan and served the ancestral temple for thirty-six years. I have reflected deeply on my long reign, which has lasted longer than any previous dynasty. Now that I will not rise again, what have I left to regret!
But I remember that I followed the teachings of the former sages from afar, and received the personal instruction of an immortal up close. With a heart full of trepidation, I resolved to honor Heaven and serve the people. Thus I sought and obtained an immortal's secret to longevity and the heavenly book left by the lost Shang, gaining a profound understanding of the Great Way of the world.
Therefore, I cultivated the Way of Heaven in a mortal body.
From this day onward, my son Ying Lixiang shall inherit Qin's great ambition.
From the First Emperor to the Second Emperor and through the countless generations to come, the Qin state shall never fall.
Thus, Ying Lixiang became the Second Emperor of the Great Qin Empire.
