There are countless transmigration and alternate-history novels these days. Read enough of them, and it is easy to confuse fiction with real history. I want to write a historical novel truly rooted in the historical record, rejecting casual fabrications and alterations. Grounded in rigorous research, it will portray vivid, complex human nature and follow the actual course of history, with no transmigration and no alternate setting.
A hostage by circumstance, an emperor at heart. He is the King of Qin, yet lives in the shadow of his “Second Father.” His name is Ying Zheng, yet even the identity of his biological father is a mystery. A false father holds power, the Queen Dowager behaves wantonly, and powerful ministers bear down on him. Watch as the young ruler bides his time and builds his strength, executes Lao Ai, dismisses Chancellor Lu, imprisons the Queen Dowager, and clears every obstacle from his path. From puppet ruler to Ancestral Dragon, he will unite the four quarters and the six directions...
