I Became a Hostage in the Qin Dynasty

After failing the graduate school entrance exam, Lin Jiahe gets drunk and transmigrates to the Warring States period, where he becomes Zirong, an unfavored illegitimate son of the King of Han, and is sent to Qin as a hostage. As a newcomer, he's bullied by hostages from other states because Han is weak. Even minor Qin officials dare to kick him around. But as a modern man, Zirong uses his knowledge of economics and history to stage a spectacular comeback: he uses game theory to fool Qin's ministers, psychology to outmaneuver the other hostages, and even brewing skills to earn his first fortune. Before long, he's thriving in Xianyang.

With Qin on the verge of attacking Han, Zirong unleashes one wild scheme after another: spreading rumors to sow discord within Qin, using a trade war to bring down his opponents, and even teaching Han to "surround the cities from the countryside"... In the end, this good-for-nothing hostage becomes the most dazzling figure among the Seven States, and under his "survival strategy," Han manages to cling to life.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.