In the Central Plains, the Dangyang Dynasty had just put down rebellions by the regional princes under its new emperor, Zhu Chengchong, and established its capital in Luoyang. While the dynasty was still finding its footing, the western Xirong kingdom sent fifty thousand Wolf Soldiers to invade the Sichuan-Gansu region. To the north, the powerful Mangliang kingdom took advantage of the chaos and attacked the military stronghold of Yanyun Province. Xu Zhentang, commander of the Hongming Army defending the city, died unexpectedly in battle, and his young son Xu Jinpeng was left to wander among the common people. After recklessly causing a disaster, Xu Jinpeng was rescued by Master Chongzhen, a wandering monk who had settled at Mount Jiuhua. After ten years of training, he entered the martial world and unexpectedly took over the Fengwei Escort Agency in Raozhou. He soon became embroiled in a major arms-smuggling case between Dangyang and Mangliang, and the Jingwei Bureau, which handled the emperor's affairs, relentlessly pursued him. A thrilling contest unfolded among Qiyun Workshop, a merchant house with powerful backing; Beiming Lodge, a black-market organization; and Cao Su's Diaoweng Workshop, a network of Mangliang spies. As Zhu Wenyong, the short-lived second emperor of Dangyang, neared death, Prince Wu Zhu Wenjie joined forces with Mangliang to launch a rebellion. Xu Jinpeng and Zhang Chengyou, a rising political star, helped the court suppress bandits, solve murder cases, put down rebellions, and repel foreign invaders, turning the tide and saving the nation from ruin...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
