#What's it like to come face-to-face with the ancestors?#
Shi Yubai: Thanks for asking. I'm in the Great Qin, just arrived in Xianyang, and the streamer has already gone mad.
Shi Yubai, a history PhD from B University, was inexplicably pulled into a history-themed chat group. The group was full of useful information and had a great atmosphere, except that the members' screen names and interests were all pretty strange:
[First Emperor: Why would excessively harsh laws make the common people discontent?]
[Emperor Gaozu of Han: How can we clearly define the boundary between commanderies and counties and enfeoffed states?]
[Emperor Zetian: How can we establish a system for female succession?]
[Emperor Taizu of Ming: What should I do when my descendants won't behave? They must be asking for it. How do I kill Zhu Qizhen?]
Shi Yubai typed half a sentence, then noticed the profile pictures had changed order on the group info page. Her fingers suddenly froze.
[Ding! The Historical Livestream System is at your service!]
#What do you do when you inexplicably become the admin of a weird chat group? Asking online, kind of urgent.#
In 219 BCE, Qin Shi Huang held a Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai.
When the procession reached Mount Yi, the officials were about to erect a stone on the mountain to commemorate the Great Qin's achievements. Suddenly, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky, and a streak of pure light descended upon the stone.
A moment later, the rock split in two, and a divine being draped in rosy light emerged from within.
Shi Yubai cleared her throat. "I am a descendant of the White Emperor. The Great Qin's Water Virtue is supreme, and the emperor is pleased. Thus, he sent me here to answer your questions."
In the chat group, the First Emperor scrutinized his counterpart from another world and spoke coldly. "He has a little of my bearing in his day."
[Note: The chat group and all the different worlds are parallel spaces and do not affect one another.]
Theme: Exploring another possibility in history
