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Open the scroll and read through the history of Qing Dynasty. The rise and fall of a thousand-year dynasty is hidden in the changing of dragon robes. From under the candlelight of the Qin Palace, the First Emperor and Hu Hai discussed the northern border and the final seal grant to the minister of defense, to late at night in the Wangyi Palace, Hu Hai entrusted the crisis and the jade seal to Ziying; They may worry about the impermanence of their hegemony, or lament that their glory is illusory. Even though they once held the power of the world, they cannot escape the fate of being dispersed in the sky. Those handover moments hidden in the gaps in the annals of history are the emperor's obsession with survival, consideration of people's livelihood, and a footnote to the superficial reputation. This book uses the "conferring of seals" as a thread to connect the secret conversations of emperors from Qin to Qing Dynasty, revealing the struggles and choices behind the transfer of power during dynasty changes.

Candlelight flickers on the side of the gazebo, bamboo slips are stacked on the stone table, and the fingertips used to record events and write confessions are stained with karma ink. King Yama's mysterious robe swept away the accumulated frost and stood beside the case, his eyes falling on "The mother-abuser cries and complains about the hatred behind bars." ? "How many did you record today?" His voice was thick, less harsh than in the past. ? "Back to your Majesty, seventeen of them are mostly rebellious and deceitful souls." The recorder bowed and said, "The soul of the mother who abused her just now went to the countryside and saw her withered mother sitting in the woodshed, crying and begging, 'May I be a cow or a horse in the next life.'"? King Yama knocked on the case, and the book of good and evil trembled slightly: "You empathize without adding 'pity', but you know how to restrain yourself."? "The king was transferred from the first palace to the fifth palace. Wasn't it because he was soft-hearted and wanted to reduce the sentence, but was persuaded by the tenth palace to 'sentence based on karma, not compassion'?" The recorder lowered his eyes, "That soul's regret is not worth the sin of Suo Mu's cold and hunger. The records and sentencing cannot be changed at all."? King Yama looked at the new soul in Wangxiangtai and said: "When I saw the soul of a stolen cow crying for its young son, I wanted to change the sentence. King Qin Guang reminded me that 'the rules cannot be broken'. Later I found out that punishment is to redeem karma, and messing up the rules will harm the soul and disrupt yin and yang."? "Then there's no point in repenting?" Lu Shi was confused, "It shows that the underworld is ruthless."? King Yama pointed to the bamboo slips, "A hungry father will always hate him! A disobedient son will look back to his hometown to mourn." "Repentance is not about changing the current punishment, but about preserving life for the next life - marking 'the mind has awakened', so the Wheel-turning King will not push him into the animal realm; it is also about warning the world - entrusting dreamers to benevolent people to make living people fear the cause and effect."? The recorder was suddenly stunned, and his eyes looking at the bamboo slips became warmer. The candlelight illuminates the two of them, and as they sob at the Wangxiangtai, the broken words of regret are being recorded, which will eventually cross the yin and yang and become the motto of the living.

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