Great Qin: From a Lowly Liyang Clerk to the Strategist Behind the Unification of the Six States

From a minor clerk in Liyang to the mastermind behind the unification of the Six States.

Summer nights in Liyang always carried the dusty scent of the earth, mingled with the dampness of the Wei River. It clung to people and would not go away. In a guesthouse south of the city, a dim oil lamp flickered, stretching a shadow long across the window paper.

Chen Yan jerked his eyes open. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead and slid down his cheek, dripping onto the rough wooden table. He stared blankly at the faded linen robe he wore, rubbing the frayed edge of its sleeve with his fingertips. His Adam's apple bobbed twice.