Great Qin: Reading Makes Me a Sage, and I Take on the Confucians at Court

After transmigrating as Ying Ziye, the eighth son of Qin Shi Huang, he binds to a god-tier Reading System: reading makes him stronger, and studying can make him a sage.

He spends ten years hiding away in his residence and pretending to be a coward. The entire court considers him a useless nobody. The First Emperor falls gravely ill and prepares to tour the eastern regions. Fusu spouts benevolence and morality, Hu Hai hides murderous intent, Zhao Gao sharpens his knives, and the Six States stir restlessly. Ying Ziye closes his book. "I've pretended to be weak for ten years. Today, I'm done pretending." On his way to the palace, Zhao Gao's nephew blocks his carriage and demands a toll. Ying Ziye draws his sword and kills the watchdog with a single stroke. At court, Fusu lectures on benevolent rule, quoting, "A gentleman who is not dignified commands no respect." Ying Ziye sneers on the spot. "Dignified means hitting hard! Confucius was a six-foot-tall bruiser who toured the states with three thousand thugs. His Analects were just the rules of the street!" The Confucians fall silent as one, while the First Emperor slaps the table and laughs.

After court, Hu Hai narrows his eyes and smiles. "Eighth Brother, you've hidden your true nature well." That night, the Six Sword Slaves scale the walls to assassinate him. The Sweeping Monk raises a hand, golden light enveloping his body, then blasts half of Xianyang apart with a golden dragon palm. Zhao Gao stares at the golden light exploding on the horizon, his face black as a pot. "An Earthly Immortal... An Earthly Immortal is hiding in the Eighth Prince's residence!" Ying Ziye turns a page without looking up. "Next."

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