Legends of the Han Dynasties: The Witchcraft Scandal

In the second year of the Zhenghe era of the Western Han dynasty, a witchcraft conspiracy descended upon Chang'an.

A storm of blood and violence swept through the city, and the entire Wei clan was wiped out in an instant.

Fortunately, one last descendant survived: Liu Xun, great-grandson of Emperor Wu of Han.

Still an infant in swaddling clothes, he was thrown into prison. The conspirators behind the plot would not let matters rest, and tried repeatedly to eliminate every last trace of the family, but each time they fell just short. He was later cast adrift among the common people, while the plots against him never ceased. Yet history has a way of taking unexpected turns. At the age of seventeen, he was unexpectedly welcomed back to the palace by the great general Huo Guang and enthroned as emperor, beginning a new life...