Fu Su, Reborn to the Time When Ying Zheng Was a Hostage

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A father gives his son death. How could he dare ask again?

Fusu took his own life and followed Ying Zheng into death.

Just as he thought his soul was about to disappear, he heard a voice.

[Documentary Filming System activated...]

[Bound dynasty: Qin]

[Bound person: Prince Fusu]

[Initial filming date: Year 52 of King Zhaoxiang's reign (255 BC)]

[Please select your filming location: ...]

Fusu froze.

After the System explained, he understood that it was something from the future. It had bound him to document famous people and events from a particular dynasty.

As a reward, he would get the chance to be reborn.

In the fifty-second year of King Zhaoxiang's reign, his father, Ying Zheng, was in Zhao. Ying Zheng was only five years old then, hiding from place to place with Zhao Ji.

With a trembling hand, Fusu selected a location.

[You have selected: Handan]

[Transmission in progress...]

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Ying Yiren had escaped back to Qin, leaving Ying Zheng a natural target for Zhao's anger and revenge. He and his mother, Zhao Ji, were constantly on the run to evade capture.

They had no proper clothes and barely enough to eat.

His mother, Zhao Ji, fell ill from exhaustion. Ying Zheng went out alone to gather firewood so they could survive the deadly winter.

But on this trip into the mountains, he met a young man who looked strangely familiar, someone who bore a strong resemblance to him.

The man froze when he saw him, too.

The moment their eyes met.

Fusu (in tears): "Father!"

Ying Zheng: ?

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He stood up to the Zhao princes who bullied him, traveled among the various states, befriended scholars across the land, and debated at the Jixia Academy.

With a young Ying Zheng in tow, Fusu made a name for himself in the Warring States period.

Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji (smiling): "Would you consider joining Wei as a marquis and chancellor?"

Li Si (thoughtful): "This child has the bearing of a king."

The Six States all held out their seals of office and waited outside Fusu's door.

Fusu opened the door. Huh???

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Ying Zheng was wary of this young man who had appeared out of nowhere. The strange thing was, the man treated him with a familiarity that made no sense.

Sometimes, Ying Zheng even found himself instinctively growing close to him.

Ying Zheng (with a cold expression): I must be exhausted.

How could he possibly trust a stranger whose origins were unknown?

Until one day, he heard Fusu say:

"The realm must be united."

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[Since this is a documentary-filming System, there will be storylines about traveling among the various states and meeting historical figures. It's a regret-mending, child-raising, wish-fulfillment story (yes! Fusu raises his father's younger self).]

[It's the story of two little bitter gourds finding salvation. Fusu saves Ying Zheng's childhood, and at first Fusu doesn't know that Zhao Gao forged the order condemning him to death. He'll feel insecure but grow very attached to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng will notice and help him resolve that pain!]

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A preview of my upcoming novel: "[Great Ming] Chongzhen, Last Emperor, with a Miniature Diorama"

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The emperor guards the nation's borders, and the ruler dies with his country.

Zhu Youjian took the throne in a hurry and sat upon a lofty seat in a kingdom buffeted by storms. He worked day and night without daring to close his eyes, wearing a worn-out imperial robe and trying to save his country.

But fate was against him. Internal strife and foreign threats, droughts and heavy snow: the nation was on the brink of collapse.

Time and again, Zhu Youjian woke from midnight nightmares and saw himself hanging by a noose.

Just then, a eunuch came tumbling in, shouting excitedly,

"Your Majesty! A great flood has fallen from the sky!"

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Zhu Di toyed with the miniature diorama Zheng He had brought back.

The buildings inside looked familiar. They were the outline of his Great Ming, except the soil was hard and cracked, the crops had withered, and everything seemed lifeless.

Zhu Di dipped a finger in some water and dripped it into the diorama.

That night, he dreamed of the Great Ming a hundred years in the future.

Zhu Di: ??

Zhu Youjian: !!

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A preview of my upcoming novel: "The Grand Chancellor of Qin, Raising a Child"

Lü Buwei pulled off a major deal. Once it was done, he would no longer be a despised merchant, but would enter the halls of power.

During the siege of Handan, Lü Buwei decided to escape overnight with Ying Yiren so that he could break through the encirclement, leaving Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng behind in Zhao when he couldn't save them all.

Just as he made that decision, a message appeared in his mind:

[Great Misfortune]

[Fire above water, unable to coexist]

Lü Buwei froze for a moment. Tentatively, he considered another plan: risk taking Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji with them.

[Great Fortune]

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The hostage who had been sent to Zhao returned, and not only that, he brought a child named Ying Zheng with him.

Countless people in Qin wanted them dead.

Lü Buwei put his own life on the line and carefully plotted every step, spending his entire fortune to secure the position of heir to the crown prince for Ying Yiren.

After Ying Yiren ascended the throne, he overruled all opposition and appointed Lü Buwei Grand Chancellor of Qin.

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Lü Buwei had recently noticed that his divinations kept predicting great misfortune. After studying them for a long time, he finally realized the problem lay with Ying Yiren.

Under Lü Buwei's stare, Ying Yiren grew uneasy. "Grand Chancellor... what's wrong with me?"

Lü Buwei thought for a moment, then spoke seriously. "Your Majesty, you need to take care of your health."

Promise me you'll live a few more years, all right?

*Note: A substantial portion of the story focuses on raising the young Ying Zheng.

Theme: Where there's a will, there's a way