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In the third century BCE, as China is in the throes of the Warring States era, the ruthlessly ambitious Ying Zheng turns his realm of Qin into a fearsome military machine and poses a growing threat to the existence of the six other kingdoms. Ying's favored concubine, Lady Zhao, suggests a ploy that would give Qin a ''casus belli'' to invade the rival state of Yan: she will have her face branded and use it as a pretext to defect to Yan, where she will convince the king to send an assassin to kill Ying.
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* [[The Atoner]]: Jing Ke gives up on his life as a hit man after his last assassination involved killing a swordsmith and his entire family. However, he spared the smith's youngest daughter because she was blind. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, [[Driven to Suicide|the girl took her own life]], and dies out of anger for Jing Ke for robbing her of her family}}. Ultimately, he only agrees to kill Ying Zheng because he actually thinks it's the right thing to do.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: Having Yan send an assassin to kill Ying is a deliberate move to give the latter the excuse he needs to invade Yan.
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