At the Sand Dune Palace, Qin Shi Huang is dying of heavy metal poisoning. The imperial physicians are helpless, while Zhao Gao secretly rejoices and prepares to tamper with the imperial edict.
At this critical moment, the eight-year-old Ninth Prince, Ying Zixuan, arrives with a bowl of spicy pepper soup and a band of musicians, who begin playing cheerful suona horns outside the hall!
“Father, you can rest easy and go. I've already started eating at the banquet! Zhao Gao, hurry it up. Once Second Brother brings the Qin Empire to ruin, I can seize the chaos and become the founding emperor!”
Hearing such treasonous words, the First Emperor's blood pressure skyrocketed. In a fit of rage, he spat out the poisoned blood stuck in his chest! He sprang back to life, opened his eyes, drew his sword, and roared, “You little traitor! I'll cut you down myself today!”
Bound to the [Great Qin Spendthrift System], Ying Zixuan can become an immortal on the spot by squandering the empire's strength.
So he begins a campaign of reckless self-destruction:
He empties the treasury to build railways across the land, just to make a “big iron horse carriage” he can ride around in;
He buys up all the grassland's sheep at sky-high prices, hoping to drain Great Qin's grain reserves.
But gradually, things start going wrong.
Steam trains let Great Qin's cavalry pacify Baiyue in seven days. The wool trade sparks an economic war that bankrupts the Xiongnu Chanyu and leaves him begging for alms.
The court officials drop to their knees and cry out, “The Ninth Prince is a god among men! With these inventions, the realm will endure forever!”
Qin Shi Huang beams with pride. “My son has single-handedly laid the foundations for Great Qin to last ten thousand generations! Attendants, move my dragon throne to the Eastern Palace for him!”
Looking at the overflowing treasury, Ying Zixuan is on the verge of tears. “Father, I really only wanted to squander the fortune. How did I accidentally conquer the whole world?”
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