The First Emperor of China

Shi wangd was the mightiest man of his day. His empire was vaster and more powerful than that of alexander the great. But in the last years of his life, few, if any one, saw him. The first emperor had grown so terrified of human contact he travelled incognito,. On one such trip through the provinces, he suddenly died. No one was to know of his death. As the emperor withdrew deeper and deeper into the palace to protect himself, he sowly lost control of the realm. Eunuchs and ministers enacted political policies without his approval or even his knowledge. They also plotted against him. By the end, he was emperor in