When Zhao Yunxuan, a modern PhD in history, opens his eyes to find himself in a Qin prison with his life hanging by a thread, his only chance to survive is to reveal the future!
In the neighboring cell is Fusu, the crown prince who will one day be sentenced to death. To protect himself, Zhao Yunxuan poses as a “half-immortal” and tells him, in detail, how Great Qin will fall after just two generations, how Zhao Gao will seize power, and how Li Si will abet his treachery.
What he doesn’t know is that Ying Zhao, the First Emperor, an emperor of the ages troubled by the affairs of state and suffering from the effects of elixir poisoning, has come to the prison in disguise and heard every one of his “shocking revelations”!
From corrupt ministers taking over the court to accurate predictions of celestial phenomena, from foretelling the upheaval at Shaqiu to revealing the First Emperor’s own elixir poisoning and death... As each of Zhao Yunxuan’s predictions comes true, Ying Zhao’s entire worldview is turned upside down! First shocked and doubtful, then secretly testing the claims, the domineering emperor is eventually won over. He personally has Zhao Yunxuan released from prison and appoints him imperial tutor!
From then on, Zhao Yunxuan, armed with the **Database of Chinese Civilization**, begins his path to defying fate. With knowledge far beyond his time, he cures the First Emperor’s elixir poisoning and extends his life. He carefully trains Fusu into a worthy, iron-willed heir. Together with Ying Zhao, he lays a net of traps at court, capturing Zhao Gao, Li Si, and the other traitors in one sweep and crushing their usurpation plot for good!
In the end, with Zhao Yunxuan’s support, father and son reconcile. Great Qin not only avoids falling after two generations, but ushers in an unprecedented golden age and lays the foundations for an empire that will last ten thousand generations!
Combining imaginative history, political scheming, and light fantasy thrills, this standout male-oriented novel shows how modern wisdom can overturn history and build a new age of prosperity!
