The war between the six kingdoms was shattered by the golden sword and the iron horse, and the Xianyang Palace witnessed the rise of the empire. From the flames of Shang Yang's reforms to temper the laws, to the fog of burning books and humiliating Confucians, shrouding thoughts; from the masonry of the Great Wall to the array of terracotta warriors and horses guarding secrets. The edict to unify weights and measures is still in my ears, and the sound of horse hooves on the galloping road has traveled through thousands of years. Open this book to see how Jiujiang Lao Qin created China's first empire, and decipher the era of iron blood and glory.
