Ying Zichen, a modern graduate student in history, transmigrates one day into the body of a young Ying Zheng, held hostage in Handan, Zhao. Before he can figure out what is happening, dozens of mysterious black-clad horsemen launch a frenzied assassination attempt against him, sending history off its destined course.
In this turbulent and treacherous Great Qin, he is no longer an all-knowing god. Every choice he makes could mean life or death. At court, Lü Buwei, Lady Huayang, and Cheng Jiao watch him like hawks. Beyond the court, the mysterious organization known as the Azure Dragon Society manipulates the powers of the Six Kingdoms, and its leader has a surprisingly deep connection to him...
From hostage to emperor, he makes paper, trains troops, and improves farming tools, bringing modern ideas into collision with ancient civilization as he vows to build a different kind of Great Qin Empire! Yet the Xiongnu threaten from the north, the Baiyue from the south, Fusu is too softhearted, Hu Hai too weak, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms lie in wait for a chance to restore their rule. Meanwhile, the Azure Dragon Society’s thousand-year conspiracy begins to surface...
See how young Ying Zheng navigates the clashing factions, makes choices between love and hatred, and between personal ties and the realm, forging a bloody and fiery path to the throne and uncovering the ultimate truth buried by history!