Ying Zhao felt a trance in front of his eyes, and terrifying pictures emerged in his mind: Qin's cavalry crushed the six countries, and the people were displaced; in Xianyang City, Qin Shihuang ordered books to be burned, and Confucian scholars were brutally killed; and he himself, after Qin Shihuang's death, was designed to be executed by Hu Hai, and died miserably. These images kept flashing through his mind like a nightmare, making him sweat.
When Ying Zhao woke up from his trance, he knew that he had to change everything. He decided to start by understanding Qin's bad governance and prepare for reform. As a result, Ying Zhao began to secretly make friends with some knowledgeable people in the palace, including some minor officials and guards who were not under Lu Buwei's control.