Diqin Designer

Chapter 1: A Stranger Who Fell into the Qin Palace

In the 25th year of King Zheng of Qin, in the royal palace in Xianyang, Qin State, the supreme king of Qin - Ying Zheng, knelt in front of the desk, with a look of joy between his majestic brows.

He was really happy today as he had just received a secret letter from the front saying that King Jian of Qi had surrendered and would be escorted to Xianyang soon.

This meant that the last of the six nations had surrendered to him, and his goal of unifying the world had been achieved.

After ten years of attack, we have finally achieved our goal. From now on, there will be only one king and only one country in the world!

Such a great feat was something that even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of ancient times had never achieved, but he did it. He wanted the world to listen to the voice of only one king, write in the same language, and have all carriages use the same wheelbase...

Wherever the sun and the moon shine, it is Qin territory; wherever the rivers flow, people sing Qinqiang!

The more Ying Zheng thought about it, the happier he became.

How can I enjoy such a happy thing alone?
Have fun together with all the ministers!

Just as Ying Zheng was thinking about sharing his happiness with his ministers, a loud "bang" was heard in the hall, as if someone had fallen from a high place.

"Escort!"

Ying Zheng pressed the sword at his waist with his right hand and looked towards the source of the sound. He saw a man fall in the hall and screaming in pain.

Before Ying Zheng could take a closer look, dozens of figures rushed out from the darkness. Several of them subdued the man and pressed him to the ground. Several others surrounded him to form a human wall. The palace door was also opened, and guards poured in one by one.

Ying Zheng sat at the desk, not in a hurry, waiting for the guards to deal with the matter.

After a while, a Qin general reported: "The thief has been captured. Please make the decision, Your Majesty!"

After saying this, General Qin pointed to the ground several meters away and said, "Your Majesty, these things were searched from the thieves, and they are all things I have never seen before!"

These words aroused Ying Zheng's interest. This senior minister came from a prominent family and had top-notch vision and knowledge. There were not many things in the world that he had not seen.

Following the Qin general's instructions, Ying Zheng saw many things placed on the ground a few meters away, each guarded by a Qin soldier.

Ying Zheng looked over these things. The first one was something he didn't recognize. It was rectangular and less than a finger thick. The side exposed was pure black and flat, and looked very smooth. The other side could not be seen clearly, and seemed to be a mixture of white, blue and green.

Ying Zheng had no idea what this thing was, what it was used for, or what it was made of. Judging from the appearance, it seemed to be neither gold nor jade, stone nor wood.

The Qin general's voice sounded again: "Your Majesty, when I just took this object, a light appeared from the black surface, revealing a strange and beautiful woman."

A strange and beautiful woman? How strange? How beautiful?

How can this black thing shine and reveal the beauty of a woman?
With doubts, Ying Zheng continued to look at the second item.

This thing looked like a rectangle, but also like a box. It was roughly black in color, with strange dots, patterns, and holes on it. A white rope extended from it, as if it was connected to something.

General Qin pointed to the first item that was said to reveal a beautiful woman and said, "Your Majesty, this item was originally connected to it by this rope. When I saw it, there was a spot of green light on it, but after the rope was pulled out, the green light no longer appeared."

In other words, this white rope is used to connect these two things. It is really interesting and it is also a strange object that can glow.

But what is the purpose of their light? Why are they connected by this rope?

Where did this thief come from and why did he appear in his palace?

Ying Zheng was curious about the thief who possessed these items, but he did not immediately interrogate the thief to find out his origins. Instead, he looked at the third item.

Ying Zheng still didn't recognize the item, but he thought it might be a string of coins or some kind of ornament. The Qin general had the same idea as Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, this item was worn on this person's waist. It seems to be made of iron, but it seems different."

It was worn around the waist, and it must be some kind of ornament, but Ying Zheng had never seen this kind of ornament before. However, the world is so big, it is not surprising that there are people who like this kind of strange ornament. Looking at the fourth and fifth items, Ying Zheng also did not recognize them.

The fourth item was a small rectangular block of green and white with patterns and text on it. According to his superior, the text on it did not belong to any country today and it looked more regular and concise than the small seal script. The pattern was a few pieces of tea leaves, which seemed to have been picked directly from the tree and then carved on it, just like the real thing.

The fifth item seemed to be a transparent bag, and it was also unknown what material it was made of. According to Shangqing, this thing was as thin as silk, but felt very different from silk. There was originally something inside, which was separated out by Shangqing.

Ying Zheng looked at the last three items. The sixth item was placed in a smaller transparent bag. It seemed to be... a piece of meat?
This thief also brought a piece of meat with him to commit assassination?
Ying Zheng looked at the Qin general, who said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is a piece of pig meat!"

Pork?

This thief actually brought a piece of meat to assassinate me!

interesting!
Ying Zheng became more and more interested in the thief, and he looked at the last two items.

These two items were also placed in a transparent bag. One was two khaki objects, each about the size of a fist, which looked like some kind of fruit, and the other was a dozen dry, flat, red objects, which looked like some kind of crop.

Looking at all these things, none of them had been seen by Ying Zheng before. No wonder his superior said, "These are all things I have never seen before."

This made him even more curious about the thief's origins.

Ying Zheng looked at the thief who was restrained by the guards. His head was held down by a guard, so his features could not be seen clearly, but he could see that he was not wearing a crown, had short hair, and the clothes he wore were also very strange. In any case, among the seven countries that Ying Zheng knew, no country could match him.

No, even the Huns in the north and the barbarians in the west are not so weird!

The Qin general then spoke up again: "Your Majesty, from what I have observed, the clothes on this man are also very strange, neither linen nor silk, I don't know what they are made of."

After looking at the thief who was restrained by the guards, Ying Zheng looked around the hall and asked, "Did you see how this person entered the hall?"

The Qin general said: "Your Majesty, I saw with my own eyes that this person appeared out of thin air!"

Ying Zheng said nothing, but just looked at a guard who came in from outside the hall.

The guard said, "Your Majesty, we are standing guard outside the palace and have never seen this man!"

Ying Zheng nodded, then looked at the other guards. As his gaze passed, the guards who had just been in the hall said that this person appeared out of thin air, while those outside the hall said that they had never seen this person.

Those who could serve as his guards were carefully selected and absolutely loyal to him, and it was impossible for them to lie to him, which meant that this person really appeared out of thin air.

But how did this person do it?

Could this person be a first-class alchemist?
But no matter who this person is, the method of suddenly appearing in the palace must be figured out. If someone with ulterior motives masters this method, it will seriously threaten his safety.

Ying Zheng thought of many things: "Lift your head up and let me see it!"

The guard who was holding down his head let go, but the man did not raise his head immediately. Instead, he carefully raised his head after a while.

Ying Zheng saw that this was a young man, probably in his early twenties, with fair and glowing skin. It was obvious that he led a good life.

What made Ying Zheng even more interested was that when the young man saw him, the hall, and his guards, he looked extremely surprised, as if he had seen something incredible.

"My Lord, the palace is very special in this person's eyes?"

　Some people may ask why we don't call the First Emperor "Zhao Zheng" or "Qin Zheng", because "Ying Zheng" is the most common and familiar name we encounter in daily life. In addition, the author is just an amateur history enthusiast, with little knowledge and certainly not as good as the readers who are knowledgeable, handsome and rich. If there are any omissions, please point them out and I will try my best to change them. This is a light novel, I hope it can make you relax, thank you!

　　
　
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