In the thirty-seventh year of the First Emperor of Qin, the life of an emperor for all eternity came to an abrupt end at the Sand Dune Palace. According to historical records, a posthumous edict passing on the throne to the eldest son Fusu was tampered with by Zhao Gao, Hu Hai, and Li Si, and the Qin Empire sailed into the abyss. But is the truth really that simple?
When Prime Minister Li Si tremblingly took over the blood-stained silk, the crooked writing on it pierced his eyes: "Fusu succeeded to the throne... Zhao cannot be trusted..." - Was this the Emperor's sober instructions on his deathbed, or the confused murmurs before his death? Why did Zhao Gao, the eunuch who had served in the palace for thirty-six years and understood the emperor's thoughts best, take the risk of killing nine tribesmen and plan this shocking conspiracy? And why did Li Si, who had so much power, choose to betray at the last moment?
A game of power that begins with death, in which everyone is a pawn, including the dead emperor.
Peeling away the layers of the unsolved case:
· What happened in front of the First Emperor's bed on that rainy night at Sand Dune Palace?
· Is what is under the jade seal of Chuan Guo really the edict recorded in the history books?
· Why didn't Fusu question or resist when he received the death edict?
· Why did the 300,000 cavalrymen on the Great Wall remain silent after Meng Tian was imprisoned?
When lies become history, the only person who knows the truth must die.
On the 1,300-mile journey back from Sand Dunes to Xianyang, hidden in the convoy was a rotting corpse of an emperor and a huge lie that determined the fate of the empire. Every step is a cliff, and every night there may be a flash of sword. Li Si struggled between his conscience and his family, Zhao Gao weaved a dragnet in the shadows, and Hu Hai shivered in front of the dragon chair.
