Xianyang.
"King Zheng of Qin, having unified the Qin Kingdom for twenty-six hundred years, has conquered all the Dukes under Heaven. The common people are at great peace. His virtue rivals the Three Sovereigns, and his accomplishments surpass the Five Emperors."
"Therefore, he establishes the title of Emperor and has commanded Chancellor Si that all laws, weights, and measures, which were inconsistent and dubious, shall be clarified and unified."
"The Qin Dynasty is hereby established. The Emperor shall be known as the First Emperor!"
As the Chief Eunuch's shrill proclamation echoed, the man of profound and solemn majesty seated upon the highest throne—a middle-aged figure clad in a Nine Dragon Profound Robe and wearing a Twelve Crowned Crown—spoke faintly:
"Henceforth, there shall be no Celestial Son, only the Human King. And We are both sovereign and emperor."
