At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang became increasingly obsessed with the art of immortality and the construction of luxurious mausoleums in his later years, and implemented strict laws and heavy corvee policies across the country. In order to build the world-famous Qin Emperor's mausoleum, the imperial court forcibly recruited people from all over the country with cruel laws such as "missing the deadline and beheading it", causing nearly half of the country's population to fall into a sea of hard labor. In the prison camp at the foot of Lishan Mountain, overseers armed with leather whips and bronze swords frequently beat, cursed, and buried prisoners alive. The death rate of prisoners remained high all year round, and almost every inch of the land was soaked in blood and tears.
At the same time, the situation among the people is undercurrent. Although the old aristocrats of the Six Kingdoms ostensibly submitted to the Qin Dynasty, they were secretly waiting for an opportunity to restore the country. They recruited dead soldiers and hid weapons in various places, waiting for the opportunity; the people at the bottom were suffering from heavy taxes and corvee for a long time, and their lives were miserable. Even tree bark and Guanyin soil became food to satisfy their hunger. Their dissatisfaction and resistance to the Qin Dynasty were like a volcano about to erupt. At this time, in the Qin court, Qin Shihuang had not returned from his eastward tour, and the political power fell into the hands of Zhao Gao, Li Si and others. The power struggle became increasingly fierce, and the entire empire was in turmoil. There are also mysterious alchemist forces that wander between the people and the court, spreading various prophecies and prophecies, exacerbating social instability.
