Ling Zheng, a major figure in the military industry, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Hu Hai, the Second Emperor of Qin, notorious in history for his debauchery and for bringing about the fall of the Qin dynasty. The First Emperor is still alive, and the realm has yet to fall into chaos. Though he occupies Hu Hai’s body, he has no thoughts of living the life of a spoiled aristocrat. Seeing the perilous future ahead for Qin, he resolves to reject the decadence of history and support the wise eldest prince, Fusu, to change the fate of the Qin dynasty.
His young body has been pampered and is too frail to lift a hammer. Zhao Gao and Li Si harbor treacherous schemes behind his back, and undercurrents churn through the court. He has neither strength nor connections, only a wealth of military-industrial knowledge and metallurgical expertise a thousand years ahead of its time.
In Zhangtai Palace, he boldly proclaims his plan to forge weapons. Taking charge of the Imperial Household Workshop and its metallurgical operations, he uses precise instructions to teach artisans to forge refined iron and make sharp weapons, tackling the entrenched problems in Qin metallurgy. He redesigns furnaces, sets production standards, and reorganizes workshops, wielding military industry as a blade to shore up Qin’s military foundations. Facing obstruction at court and schemes by treacherous officials, he uses his authority over metallurgy to establish himself and become Fusu’s staunchest ally.
He avoids the wrong turns of history, strengthening the state through military industry and supporting a worthy ruler through metallurgy. In the inner palace and at court, he clears obstacles for Fusu; in the workshops, he forges weapons for Qin, ensuring a wise ruler governs and refined iron guards the borders. In Hu Hai’s body, Ling Zheng takes on the work of governing as regent. He vows to join hands with Fusu and send Qin’s iron cavalry, armed with refined iron weapons, across the four seas, ensuring the Qin dynasty endures for thousands of generations and never again suffers the regret of falling after just two emperors!
