In the thirty-seventh year of the First Emperor’s reign, the winds howled across Shaqiu, and the dragon throne stood on the brink of collapse. A modern researcher of Qin and Han history transmigrates into Zhao Gao, the infamous traitor of history, just as the Great Qin is caught in a gathering storm. The First Emperor is on his deathbed, his final edict concealing a deadly edge; Hu Hai covets the throne, while Li Si wavers between sides; Fusu is exiled to the northern frontier, unaware of the turmoil brewing in the palace.
In his previous life, he had lamented that the Great Qin fell after only two generations and grieved that Zhao Gao’s treachery brought the empire to ruin. Now caught up in those events himself, with the imperial seals in his hands and the emperor close at his side, he is both the key to the succession and the only hope of defying fate. Knowing how Zhao Gao will be reviled for all eternity and that the Great Qin is destined to fall, he resolves to break free of the shackles of treachery and use the wisdom of another world to turn the tables at Shaqiu.
He hides thunder behind flattery and uses the imperial seals to lay plans for the empire’s security: protect Fusu, elevate Meng Tian, keep Li Si in check, abolish harsh policies, and root out lingering threats. The Qin court is a maze of shifting loyalties, suspicion between ruler and ministers, and factional strife. He must tread carefully at every turn, yet under the name of a traitor, he serves as a loyal subject, advancing cautiously through the vortex of fate to rewrite his destiny against all odds.
Watch as a soul from another world inhabits Zhao Gao, secures the empire with wit, and breaks through political traps to overturn the Great Qin’s destined fall after two generations, letting the Heirloom Seal of the Realm bear witness to the dynasty’s eternal glory.
