"The Wind and Clouds of the Great Qin" takes the long journey of the Qin State from being a small vassal country to dominating the world as its context, looking back at the epic rise of the Qin State that was tempered in the loess and blood and fire of the western frontier.
From the time when Feizi was granted the title of Qin for raising horses, the Ying clan struggled to take root in the cracks surrounded by Rong and Di, to when Duke Xianggong of Qin protected King Ping as he moved eastward and was granted the title of a prince, taking the first step in the pursuit of the Central Plains; The soil laid the foundation, and when Xian Gong moved the capital to Pingyang, it set off the prelude of change... Generations of Qin kings held the belief of "let Qin stand in the world", expanding the land and opening up territories amidst the light of swords, and looking for ways to strengthen the country in the collision of rituals, music and barbarians.
Here are the centuries-old struggle with Xirong, the power games inside and outside the palace, the pain and determination of reform to become stronger, and the hope that countless Qin people have watered with their flesh and blood. From the simple rammed-earth city walls to the Xianyang Palace that loomed large over the Six Kingdoms, from the nomadic vassals to the empire that swept across Liuhe, the novel uses delicate brushstrokes to restore the portraits of the characters in the folds of history - the ambition and struggle of the hero, the wisdom and perseverance of the advisers, the blood and sacrifice of the soldiers, and the suffering and tenacity of the people.
This is not only a history of the rise and fall of the Qin State, but also a magnificent scroll of a nation forging ahead in troubled times and eventually becoming a legend. In the dust and flames, we can glimpse the majestic trajectory of an empire from the glimmer of light to the prairie fire.
