The Edict of the Nine Provinces

Though I die, my chivalrous spirit will live on, and I shall have no shame before the heroes of this world.

Awake, I wield power over all under heaven; drunk, I rest upon a beauty's lap.

My lifelong wish is to see this land flourish, as dragons soar and astonish the four seas.

Here are the joys and grudges of the martial world, the schemes and intrigues of the court, and the cold gleam of armor on the battlefield.

Once you enter the martial world, it is yours for life;

once you enter the court, your life will not have been lived in vain;

once you step onto the battlefield, you must defend the nation and bring peace to its people.

A young man leaves Lingzhou for the martial world, rises to become a noble, and points his sword at all under heaven.

Let us see how the winds and clouds of this world shift, and in whose hands it will ultimately end up.