In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the court was hopelessly corrupt. Inside the palace, the eunuch faction led by Wei Zhongxian held the reins of power; outside, Li Zicheng and the Manchus watched like tigers ready to pounce. The Chongzhen Emperor selected two exceptionally gifted young men from the Embroidered Guard to serve him, and together they wiped out the eunuch faction. But fifteen years later, Li Zicheng rose again and swept across the north, while the fighting in Liaodong beyond the passes grew ever more desperate. Entrusted with a sacred mission by the emperor, the twin heroes resolved to save the empire as it teetered on the brink. Yet as the wheels of history turned, where would the goddess of fate lead them?
