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- Hou Yong as Xiao of Qin, a ruler of the State of Qin from 361 to 338 BC during the Warring States Period in China. He employed Shang Yang, who made two sets of political reforms to strengthen Qin. He had ruled Qin for 24 years.He is the last duke of Qin. After him, the Qin rulers were kings starting with King Huiwen of Qin and ending with the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, who unified all of China under a centralized regime. (source: Wikipedia)
- Wang Zhi Fei as Shang Yang, who enacted numerous reforms in the state of Qin in accordance with his legalist philosophy. He helped to change Qin from a peripheral state into a militarily powerful and strongly centralized kingdom, devolving power from the nobility. Shang believed in the rule of law and considered loyalty to the state to be above that of the family. (source: Wikipedia)
- Sun Fei Hu as Gan Long
- Lu Yong as Ying Qian
- Lu Zhong as Empress Dowager
- Chou Yong Li as Gongsun Jia
- Yu Yang as Jing Jian
- Qi Fang as Princess Ying Yu
- You Yong as Pang Juan
- Gao Yuan Yuan as Bai Xue
- Wang Hui as Gong Zi Ang
- Du Yu Lu as Gong Shu Cuo
- Xu Huan Shan as Qin Xian Gong
- Liu Nai Yi as Ying Si
- Lu Ying as Du Zhi
- Xia Lu as Chen He Ya
- Guo Chang Hui as Zi An