During the Shaqiu upheaval, Li Si was executed by waist chop in Xianyang.
Before he died, he finally understood that the Qin dynasty had not fallen to the remnants of the Six States, nor to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. It had fallen to a court beyond anyone's control, officials obsessed with fighting for power, and an emperor kept in the dark.
When he opened his eyes again, he had become Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Xin of the Ming dynasty.
His imperial brother was gravely ill, Wei Zhongxian held power over the court, the Donglin officials were sharpening their knives, military pay for Liaodong had been in arrears for months, and Shaanxi was parched for a thousand miles. The imperial treasury was so empty that even the rats had to flee famine with their whole families.
Every official at court said the Ming dynasty was too far gone to save.
Li Si simply opened the Ministry of Revenue's account books.
“The Six States still stood, yet the realm could still be united.”
“Today, we face only a few corrupt officials, some powerful families, several rebel armies, and the Jurchen of Jianzhou.”
“Why, then, do you gentlemen think the Ming dynasty cannot be saved?”
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The one who wore it was not like Li Si, but like Zhao Jiu