History Series / TheQinEmpire

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Meanwhile, a certain brilliant, ambitious minor official in the state of Wei finds himself looking abroad for employment options. He's full of grand, dangerous ideas for reform, and he's looking for a ruler willing to use him to his full potential. They call him Wei Yang at the time, but years later, for his services, Ying Quliang will enfeoff him as [[Literature/TheBookOfLordShang Lord Shang]].

* {{Adorkable}}: Just about everyone falls into this category at some point in the show.

This is not [[QinShiHuangdi the Qin you may be familiar with]].

* WisePrince: Ying Quliang. Surprisingly, [[spoiler: Ying Qian and Ying Si]] also show this eventually.

Based on the book series by Sun Haohui, [[BasedOnATrueStory which covers the entire rise and fall of Qin]], ''Series/TheQinEmpire'' takes a rare sympathetic view at Legalism, Shang Yang's reforms, and the state of Qin. There's a second season, and more in the works, (loosely) following the later books, but fan reactions are... considerably [[RealityIsUnrealistic less]] [[JumpedTheShark positive]].

* Adorkable: Just about everyone falls into this category at some point in the show.

In 361 BC, Duke Xian of Qin dies. His son [[WisePrince Ying]] [[WarriorPrince Quliang]] becomes Duke Xiao of Qin, inheriting a state so poor that "the dogs don't shit there," sneered upon by the more powerful and cultured six states to the east.

Meanwhile, a brilliant, ambitious minor official in the state of Wei finds himself looking abroad for employment options. They call him Wei Yang at the time, but years later, for his services, Ying Quliang will enfeoff him as [[Literature/TheBookOfLordShang Lord Shang]].

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Gan Long.]]

Based on the book series by Sun Haohui, [[Doorstopper which covers the entire rise and fall of Qin]], ''Series/TheQinEmpire'' takes a rare sympathetic view at Legalism, Shang Yang's reforms, and the state of Qin. There's a second season, and more in the works, (loosely) following the later books, but fan reactions are... considerably [[RealityIsUnrealistic less]] [[JumpedTheShark positive]].

** Played straight with Wei Yang, who always wears white, the color of death, light, and purity.

* HoldingHands: Ying Quliang and Wei Yang do this a lot. Subverted heartbreakingly in the later episodes when [[spoiler: after Ying Quliang dies and Wei Yang collapses under the strain of having to break his own laws. He instinctively reaches up for a hand that isn't there anymore.]]

Based on the book series by Sun Haohui, [[BasedOnATrueStory which covers the entire rise and fall of Qin]], ''Series/TheQinEmpire'' takes a rare sympathetic view at Legalism, Shang Yang's reforms, and the state of Qin. There's a second season, and more in the works, (loosely) following the later books, but fan reactions are... considerably [[RealityIsUnrealistic less]] [[JumpedTheShark positive]].

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Dear god, Ying Quliang and Wei Yang.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Ying Si views the love and respect that his ministers give Ying Quliang even after his death with a mix of envy and longing.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Hilariously subverted with the black-robed rulers of Qin, who are, for once, the ''protagonists''.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: This is one of the few adaptations where ''Lord Shang'' gets this. Instead of his typical portrayal as a [[SmugSnake smug asshole]] who [[LaserGuidedKarma gets his just rewards]], Series/TheQinEmpire portrays him as a [[WellIntentionedExtremist fierce reformer]] who genuinely ([[TheExtremistWasRight and correctly]]) believes that Legalism is the only way to [[HobbesWasRight save Qin]] and [[HumansAreBastards leash the evil tendencies in people's hearts]].

* PyrricVictory: Every battle that Duke Xian fights against Wei costs Qin a little more of its strained food supplies and manpower.

Based on the book series by Sun Haohui, [[BasedOnATrueStory which covers the entire rise and fall of Qin]], ''Series/TheQinEmpire'' takes a rare sympathetic view at Legalism, Shang Yang's reforms, and the state of Qin. There's a second season, and more in the works, (loosely) following the later books, but fan reactions are... [[AdaptationalDecay considerably]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic less]] [[JumpedTheShark positive]].

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: This is one of the few adaptations where ''Lord Shang'' gets this. Instead of his typical portrayal as a [[SmugSnake smug asshole]] who [[LaserGuidedKarma gets his just rewards]], Series/TheQinEmpire portrays him as a [[WellIntentionedExtremist fierce reformer]] who genuinely ([[TheExtremistWasRight and correctly]]) believes that Legalism is the only way to save Qin and [[HobbesWasRight leash the evil tendencies in people's hearts]].
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Gan Long and the nobles. Pang Juan actually doesn't get as bad a case of this as he typically does.

In 361 BC, Duke Xian of Qin dies. His son [[WisePrince Ying]] [[WarriorPrince Quliang]] becomes Duke Xiao of Qin, inheriting a state so poor that "the dogs don't shit there," on the verge of being destroyed by its more powerful neighbors to the east.

Meanwhile, a brilliant, ambitious minor official in the state of Wei finds himself looking abroad for employment options. They call him Wei Yang at the time, but history remembers him as [[Literature/TheBookOfLordShang Lord Shang]].

Based on the book series by Sun Haohui, [[BasedOnATrueStory which covers the entire rise and fall of Qin]], ''Series/TheQinEmpire'' takes a rare sympathetic view at Legalism, Shang Yang's reforms, and the state of Qin. There's a second season, and more in the works, (loosely) following the later books, but fan reactions are... considerably less positive.

* {{Doorstopper}}: The first two seasons are 51 episodes each, and covering all the books will probably take 300+ episodes total. The books themselves count, being 9 good-sized volumes total.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: This is one of the few adaptations where ''Lord Shang'' gets this.

Meanwhile, a brilliant, ambitious minor official in the state of Wei finds himself looking abroad for employment options. They call him Wei Yang at the time, but history remembers him as [[Literature/BookOfLordShang Lord Shang]].

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* Doorstopper: The first two seasons are 51 episodes each, and covering all the books will probably take 300+ episodes total. The books themselves count, being 9 good-sized volumes total.

In 361 BC, Duke Xian of Qin dies. His son [[WisePrince Ying]] [[WarriorPrince Quliang]] inherits a state so poor that "the dogs don't shit there," on the verge of being destroyed by its more powerful neighbors to the east.

Meanwhile, a brilliant, ambitious minor official in the state of Wei finds himself looking abroad for employment options. They call him Wei Yang at the time, but history remembers him as [[BookOfLordShang Lord Shang]].

In 361 BC, Duke Xian of Qin dies. His son Ying Quliang inherits a state so poor that "the dogs don't shit there," on the verge of being destroyed by its more powerful neighbors to the east.

This is not [[QinShiHuangdi the Qin you may be familiar with]].