Kusukela ku-The Hundred Schools of Thought, kufika izinduna zempi ezibanga isikhundla esiphezulu; i-hegemony iyabuya. Ukuze kugwenywe ukuphishekela ukubulala izilo eziwumshini womndeni wakwaGongshu, uTianming, uShaoyu, noShi Lan bagibela “i-Mirage” ehanjelwe ngasolwandle. Umkhumbi wempi omkhulu ongaqondakali wawungafinyeleleki ngokokuqala ngqá ngaphambi kwalaba abathathu eduze - ngaphansi kokubukeka kwawo okumangalisayo kwangaphandle, hlobo luni lwemfihlo olufihliwe? Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uFusu-gongzi wahlaselwa umbulali ongaziwa. Ngaphansi kokulamula kukaZhang Liang, amaMohists kanye neQuicksand kancane kancane basondela. Phakathi kwe-Vertical Alliance kanye ne-Horizontal Alliance, ukungazinzi kuyanda futhi….Ukujwayela kweManhua kwesizini yesihlanu ye-"The Legend of Qin".
