The Legend of Qin: The Han-Era Healer

The First Emperor of Qin stared at him for a long time, then slowly closed his eyes. “Very well. I’ll let you treat me. But understand this, ”

He opened his eyes, a cruel glint flashing in them. “If you cure me, I’ll reward you with a thousand taels of gold and a fief of ten thousand households. If you fail, I’ll make sure you and your entire clan wish you were dead.”

Zhuge Ming lowered his head. “This humble commoner understands.”

From that day on, Zhuge Ming became the First Emperor of Qin’s personal physician.

But he faces more than the emperor’s illness. The palace is rife with schemes, suspicion, and murderous intent.

Zhao Gao sharpens his knife in the shadows. Li Si wavers. Prince Fusu is far away in Shangjun, while Prince Huhai is right here in the palace, like a vulture waiting for carrion.

Zhuge Ming knows that the scalpel in his hand concerns more than one patient’s life or death. It may determine the fate of an empire.