Qin Shi Huang Unified the World for Me

[Upcoming novel next door: The Years I Pretended to Be the Nation's Will Throughout History. Blurb at the very bottom.] PS: At heart, this is a lighthearted story. It's my first book, so I'm a novice (owo). Blurb In 247 BC, on the day Ying Zheng is made King of Qin, he hears a lively female voice: [A new king takes the throne...] [Why do the last few kings of Qin seem to have such short reigns? The one before last died three days after his coronation, and the last one only ruled for two or three years. This one's only thirteen... Am I doomed...?] [Qin is doomed!] [Can't humanity find someone reliable to be King of Qin?] [This is so annoying.] Qin Yue notices Ying Zheng's expression change and immediately feels reassured. She's certain he's heard her. After graduating from the System Academy, she chose the person before her as her Host: Ying Zheng, the future First Emperor of Qin. But having once been human herself, she doesn't want to serve as the First Emperor's System, so she manually changes the binding notification. She, Qin Yue, refuses to be a System! Being the nation's will is way better than being a System. And then... Ying Zheng: Who are you? Qin Yue: Can't you tell? I'm Qin. Ying Zheng: I asked what kind of person you are. Qin Yue: I'm not a person. I'm Qin, the country beneath your feet. After a series of maneuvers, Qin Yue finally convinces Ying Zheng that she is the will of the state of Qin, then starts doing whatever she likes. *1 The ministers start arguing in court, and it looks like Qin's combative spirit is about to be on full display. Qin Yue: Lü Buwei has too many people. It wouldn't be fair to have a mass brawl. Ying Zheng: Then let's have three rounds, one on one. The ministers: ? *2 Qin Yue, coyly: Little one, I'm hungry... Ying Zheng, puzzled: Do you... need to eat? Qin Yue, hinting: Look at Chu. It's so big and round. It must taste delicious! Ying Zheng: Chu is quite far away. Have something else to tide you over first. Qin Yue: Keep at it, little one! Once you've unified the world, you can do it! Ying Zheng, helplessly: All right. When the time comes, you can eat whichever one you like. * Other possible titles include How I Became the First Emperor's System, Six Kingdoms on the Tip of Your Tongue, and Korea? Crispy Chicken Flavor! PS: Ying Zheng and his empire are bound together, so the heroine will probably have a hard time finding a love interest. It's categorized as romance because there might be a one-sided crush. PS: Please don't mention other authors' novels in the comments, and don't mention me in other authors' comment sections owo A plug for my upcoming novel, The Years I Pretended to Be the Nation's Will Throughout History Blurb Zhu Qing'ai dies by accident while saving someone, but then a System falls from the sky and brings her back to life. Something goes wrong with their binding, though: the System's permissions end up in Zhu Qing'ai's hands, while System 99 gets the Host's permissions and a physical body. To earn herself a body as soon as possible, Zhu Qing'ai sets out to become a master con artist. (No romance with the emperors, only familial affection. The pairing is with System 99, though I may not manage to make the romance convincing. You can think of them as close friends. Unless otherwise noted, each world is a separate parallel universe.) * World One, Qin: The journey back to Qin is long and dangerous for Ying Zheng in the year he returns from Zhao. When he reaches the Qin border, the first person he sees isn't his father, who left him behind, but a “person” standing by the road, watching him as though welcoming him home. Young Zheng x his homeland, “Qin,” who personally welcomes him back * World Two, Han 1: As a child, Liu Bang once saw a woman in plain clothes and a hairpin in the fields, though she carried herself with an air of nobility. He was curious and asked about her, but she replied, “I've come to see the future emperor.” Liu Bang never took her words to heart. Then, the year the First Emperor went on tour, he saw her again on the emperor's carriage. Dressed in finery, she sat beside the emperor and cast a casual glance at Liu Bang, standing among the crowd. * Lü Zhi has always known there is an invisible “person” beside her husband. She assumes Liu Bang is just under too much stress and thinks no more of it. Only when she becomes empress does she truly see that “person.” Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang x the aloof “Han Dynasty” Emperor Taizong of Han Lü Zhi x the country “Han Dynasty” behind a successful woman (Empress Lü) * World Three, Han 2: Liu Che first meets “Han” when he's about to ask permission to marry his cousin. His homeland's mother says, perfectly seriously, “Children born of close-relative marriages are prone to illness and low intelligence. Oh, I forgot, you might not be able to have children at all.” So startled, he swallows the words he was about to say. Young Che x his fussy, sarcastic homeland's mother, “Han Dynasty” * World Four, Shu-Han: Liu Bei has always made it his mission to restore the Han dynasty. Unfortunately, when he first sees “Han” appear in his room and she asks, “So you're the one who wants to support me?”, he doesn't make a good impression. “Han” herself calls him a fair-weather supporter. The thing Liu Bei may regret most in his life is instinctively asking, “What does ‘fair-weather supporter’ mean?” Liu Bei, who talks a big game but can't back it up x the “Han Dynasty” dragon he claims to admire * World Five, Tang: Li Shimin has been able to see a “person” no one else can since he was little. When other children say their first words, calling out to their parents, he does something different: he calls “Dad” to an empty space in front of everyone, then gets a welcome chokehold when nobody's around. (Not a real chokehold.) Zhu Qing'ai: You remember that I nearly strangled you when you were little, and you still dare ask me to bless your plans? Aren't you afraid I'll kick you off your horse? Li Shimin grins shamelessly: No. Young Feng x the aloof, proud “Sui,” who became a father early on; Feng x the awkward, proud “Tang” in the later years * Wu Zetian is still a little girl when she meets “Tang.” As a child, she thinks it's a friend only she can see. Many years later, while serving in the palace, she hears a familiar voice. Li Shimin: You know who will usurp Tang, don't you? Zhu Qing'ai: I knew who it would be back then, too. Li Shimin: Does that mean Tang will fall after just two generations...? (teary-eyed) Zhu Qing'ai: ...Not quite. I won't fall for a while, and I won't change my name. Those who hear her words are consumed by countless thoughts, their hearts pounding like drums. Young Zetian x the gentle homeland's mother, “Tang”; Empress Wu Zetian, who insists on changing “Tang's” name because she's jealous of the dead x the helpless old mother “Wu Zhou” who is forced to change her name * World Six, Song 1: To be honest, I want to write Yue Fei. Anyone else get it? Yue Fei has seen a woman in shabby finery weeping ever since he was little. As a child, he doesn't know why. Once he's grown up and understands everything, he discovers just how beyond saving this country's emperor is. The choice between “Song” and an emperor rotten to the core seems simple... Young Fei x the frail, scheming, white-lotus kidnapper “Song”; Yue Fei x “?”, who takes charge of the country herself and becomes the real emperor (Before anyone argues that Yue Fei could fight but couldn't govern, I've decided the heroine has watched so many emperors that she learned how to govern just by observing them. I haven't decided on the era's name yet.) World Seven, Song 2: Zhao Zhen (maybe I should delete this one... I haven't figured out the idea (?)) * World Eight, Ming: When Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk at a temple, he met a woman in ragged clothes. Though she looked wretched, her gaze was indifferent, like that of a goddess. Zhu Yuanzhang thought it must be his imagination, since no one else around him could see her, and he didn't take her words to heart: “We'll meet again.” Until after he ascends the throne, when he really does see her in finery, sitting on his dragon throne. Zhu Yuanzhang's first reaction: “How dare you!” Later: “I was wrong, I was wrong, it was my fault! Ming, love me again!” Yuanzhang x the ragged, cryptic “Yuan”; Zhu Yuanzhang x the brazen “Ming,” who sits on Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon throne right in front of him * World Nine, Qing: When Yin Zhen first meets “Qing,” she's standing behind their father, the emperor, as he tests his sons, making snide remarks. But it seems only he can see the woman in imperial robes. When she notices him looking, she takes an interest in him and likes chatting with him whenever she's bored. Yin Zhen, however, can't figure out what she means by “Working 24/7 is bad for your health. Just work nine hours a day, six days a week.” Young Zhen x the talkative homeland's mother “Qing,” who loves mocking Kangxi * Surprise! This is actually a child-rearing story! I should probably write these in order... probably? The author reserves the right to change any of these ideas. This is what I'm thinking for now! Note from 2023-12-23. If you have thoughts about Yue Fei, feel free to share them before I start writing that part. I'll think it over. (Looks away.) Theme: Work hard and strive for success.