The First Emperor dies. A plot unfolds at Shaqiu. A decree ordering his death arrives without warning.
Prince Fusu does not take his own life. He fakes his death to escape, assumes the name Su Yi, and disappears among the common people in a realm tossed by wind and rain.
From the palaces of Xianyang to the docks of Sishui, for the first time he truly feels the pulse of this empire: not its strict laws or glorious military might, but the struggles and groans of ordinary people under harsh rule.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang raise the standard of rebellion. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang vie for the Central Plains. The old nobility dreams of restoration, while ambitious men dream of the throne.
But Su Yi takes a completely different path.
He gathers artisans, promotes craftsmanship, and establishes a guild of workers, hoping to use knowledge and cooperation to carve out a haven in this chaotic age and find a sustainable way forward for its despairing people.
But a world in chaos has no place for ideals. The authorities grow suspicious, rebel armies try to recruit him, and old grudges bring pursuers to his door, one after another...
See how a very different Fusu, relying not on the machinations of an emperor but on an artisan’s heart and a benevolent spirit, forges an unprecedented new world in this age of upheaval.
