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"Xie Tao Talks about the Great Qin (1)" takes the rise of Qin Ying as the starting point, and is based on official histories such as "Zuo Zhuan" and "Historical Records". It tells the history from Boyi assisting Dayu in flood control to Qin Mugong becoming the overlord of Xirong in a popular style. Among them, there is Qin Ying's glory as a nobleman of Xia and Shang dynasties, Qin Ying's rise as a rescuer after the decline of the Zhou emperor, the entanglement between Qin and the princes of the Central Plains, and the pride of Qin Mugong as one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period...

This book is the third in the series "Xie Tao Talks about the Great Qin". It tells the story of the Qin Dynasty's process of unifying the six kingdoms and the story of the Qin Empire's rapid collapse after its establishment. The book not only contains important historical events that everyone is familiar with, such as Yue Yi's conquest of Qi, Mianchi meeting, the Battle of Changping, Jing Ke's assassination of Qin, Qin Shihuang's unification of the six countries, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising, but also includes stories by Fan Ju, Bai Qi, Huang Xie, Lu Buwei, The stories of Lian Po, Lin Xiangru, Li Mu, Li Si, Zhao Gao, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and other heroes are interspersed in it, allowing you to follow the footsteps of the Qin Empire in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, and see how it went to glory and why it quickly collapsed.

"Xie Tao Talks about the Great Qin (II)" starts from the tragic defeat of Ma Tun and is based on official histories such as "Zuo Zhuan", "Historical Records", "Warring States Policy" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". It tells the history of Qin in a popular way from the period of Qin's silence after the defeat of Ma Tun in the late Spring and Autumn Period to becoming one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. Among them, there is the depression of Duke Huan of Qin who was forced to lie dormant, the glimmer of Qin Aigong's restoration of Chu, the joy of Shang Yang's success in his reform, and the pride of defeating the six kingdoms and standing alone...

This book is the second volume, with a total of six chapters. After Sima Yan died, Queen Jia trembled in power. Those who obeyed me prospered, and those who rebelled against me perished. The government and the public were frightened. Sima Lun launched a coup and deposed Empress Jia. The drama of the Eight Kings Rebellion is about to begin. People from all walks of life in the Sima family are vying to take the stage. You sing and I will take the stage. One wave after another, villains and treacherous ministers play a role in it, causing brothers, fathers and sons to kill each other. In the Jin Dynasty, people were in dire straits and hungry people were in crowds. Li Te and Zhang Chang started revolts one after another and separated themselves from each other. Liu Yuan took advantage of the situation and established the Han Dynasty again. Afterwards, the stupid emperor was poisoned to death, and Sima Chi ascended the throne, but he was unable to save himself and chaos raged. At the time of Shi Le's rise, he surrendered to Liu Yuan, and the Central Plains was at war. Faced with the siege by all the heroes, the Sima clan had no intention of quelling the chaos, but had no strategy to quell it. Sima Chi could only place his hope on the famous scholar Wang Yan. Wang Yan betrayed the country and was captured by Shi Le. He surrendered to survive, but was eventually buried alive. The Jin Dynasty was about to collapse.

With the death of Emperor Ming of Jin, his relative Yu Liang came to power, which triggered the rebellion between Su Jun and Zu Yue, and Jiankang fell into the hands of the rebels. The celebrity Yu Liang fled alone. Under the persuasion of various people, Tao Kan raised troops to fight against the rebellion, and joined forces with the King of Qin from all walks of life to finally put down Su Jun's rebellion. The Eastern Jin Dynasty turned a corner. The situation in the north is still war-torn. After Shi Le was established, Zhao Hou died of old age. A power struggle broke out in the Hou Zhao Group. Shi Min, the adopted son of Shi Le, rose up in the chaos, annihilated the Shi Le people, restored his Han identity, established the Han government, issued an order to destroy the Hu, and fought against the Hu in the north with a lone army. He was extremely brave and invincible. In the end, he was outnumbered and was killed by Murong Xianbei...

This volume mainly tells the story of the Sima family's southern crossing. After the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, internal conflicts became irreconcilable, which led to Wang Dun's rebellion and the use of force to enter Jiankang. Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty died of illness, and Sima Shao succeeded to the throne, finally putting an end to Wangdun's rebellion. There are miscellaneous descriptions of the situation in the north: Liu and Han were in turmoil and the rivers were in decline;

This book is the first volume with a total of six chapters. It starts from Sima Yi's early political career and ends with the death of Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan. It comprehensively describes Sima's entrepreneurial process and describes the experiences of three generations of Sima's ancestors one by one: Sima Yi was forced to join Cao's camp and helped Cao overcome difficulties at critical moments many times. Assisting Cao Pi, he narrowly defeated Cao Zhi in the battle to seize the throne, and stabilized the situation for Cao Pi, who had just ascended the throne. However, he had strong enemies outside. He quickly gained the trust of Cao Pi and Cao Rui, and became the trusted minister of the two dynasties. Later, when Cao Shuang came to power, Sima Yi and his son launched the Gaoping Ling Incident in order to gain power from Cao Shuang. The brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao inherited their father's political legacy and took full control of the Wei Dynasty. They abolished Cao Fang, quelled the Huainan rebellion, and sent troops to destroy Shu. This not only stabilized the situation in Wei, but also consolidated the Sima family's power base. Under the planning of his advisers, Sima Yan successfully seized the throne and became the founding king of Jin. He worked hard to govern and finally destroyed Soochow and unified China. However, the founding kings of the country ended up being ignorant and corrupt, sowing the seeds of the country's ruin. The characters of the three generations of the Sima family are also vividly and meticulously described: Sima Yi is far-sighted and able to stretch freely. He can win by surprise and is better at hiding the enemy. In the life-and-death struggle with the enemy, he will always be invincible; Although Sima Yan had the capital to be a heroic leader of the generation, his playboy nature lost all his vigor after the destruction of Wu, and he became short-sighted and appointed inhumane people. In the end, he was cut off constantly, which paved the way for the subsequent chaos.

This book is the finale. The barbarians in the north are locked in fierce battles. The external pressure on the Jin Dynasty has been greatly alleviated. However, with Huanxuan gaining power, the Sima Dynasty is once again in danger of overthrowing. Liu Yu started at the end of the Wei Dynasty, conquered the east and west, quelled the Huanxuan Rebellion, wiped out all the separatist forces in the south of the Yangtze River, and then organized his army to march north, swallowing up Western Shu, destroying Southern Yan, defeating the Later Qin, and first regaining Luoyang and Chang'an. Due to the death of the mastermind Liu Muzhi, Liu Yu took his troops back south, resulting in Chang'an being lost and gained, generals fighting, and famous generals dying. After Liu Yunan returned, he finally abolished Jin and established himself on his own. The Sima regime came to an end, and the Wei and Jin Dynasties also came to an end.

This volume is the fifth volume, with six chapters in total, starting from Huan Wen's Northern Expedition to the Battle of Feishui. Huan Wen made several Northern Expeditions, all of which were successful in the first battle and victory was in sight. However, he misjudged the situation and failed. When the external war failed, they turned to seize power inward, eliminate dissidents, and tried to force the Sima family to abdicate, but Xie An was defeated. At the same time, Fu Jian launched a coup and ascended to the throne of the former Qin emperor. With the assistance of Wang Meng, he unified the north and set his sights on the south of the Yangtze River. After Wang Meng died, Fu Jian launched a campaign to attack Jin. Xie Shi and Xie Xuan led their troops to confront Fu Jian in Fei. They took advantage of the internal conflicts of the former Qin Dynasty and seized the opportunity to defeat the former Qin army with a small number of enemies. They won the Battle of Feishui and saved the crumbling Eastern Jin Dynasty. After Fu Jian was routed thousands of miles away, he was taken advantage of by Yao Chang, a great leader of his generation, and died an unexpected death. The Xianbei swallows made a comeback, and the north was once again divided.