At the end of the Warring States period, wars and attacks continued, and no one cared about the suffering of the people. When the prince of Qin, Ying Zheng, was held hostage by the State of Zhao as a child, a kind-hearted woman from the State of Yan raised him and her son Gao Jianli. When the King of Xiang died, Ying Zheng returned to Qin with the envoys to ascend the throne, and the two friends were separated from each other. After becoming the King of Qin, Ying Zheng (played by Jiang Wen) ordered the Three Qin armies to attack cities and conquer territories, and the princes of various countries were terrified. After the destruction of Zhao, the great cause of unification was just around the corner. Thinking of the old feelings, the King of Qin hoped to find Gao Jianli (played by Ge You) to compose "Ode to Qin". Gao refused to obey and eventually became a prisoner, but through this opportunity, he met the beautiful Princess Liyang (played by Xu Qing). The jealous Wang Ben (played by Wang Ning) left a mark of shame on Gao's forehead. Out of respect and love, Princess Liyang personally comforted him, but Gao raped the princess in order to die. The two of them thus formed an unbreakable and chaotic fate. After the six kingdoms were destroyed and the country was unified, Gao Jianli wrote the soul-stirring "Ode to Qin" under the threat of tens of thousands of lives...