Qin conquered the six states, uniting all under Heaven.
His name was Ji Ming, a descendant of the last court historians of the Zhou royal house. He possessed a secret art: engraving memories into bronze so they would endure for a thousand years.
When Qin Shi Huang cast the Twelve Golden Men, he hid the last sparks of the six states' civilizations inside them.
When the edict to burn books was issued, he used bronze as paper, engraving the forbidden classics upon it.
From Wang Jian's conquest of Zhao to Xiang Yu's entry through the pass, from Jing Ke's assassination attempt on Qin to the upheaval at the Dune of Sand...
A guardian of an old world's tomb silently protected it for thirty years in the heart of the empire.
When the bamboo slips had turned to ashes, only the bronze remembered.
The heroes in history are actually ordinary people.