The Spring and Autumn Hegemon Zheng Zhuanggong: A Timeless Tale of Love and Hate!

Mother and child are both in mortal danger. The ruler gives his command: “Cut open her belly and take the child!”

He is the legitimate eldest son whom Ji Jiang, queen mother of Zheng, longs for day and night. Because he was born feet first, he is branded an ill-omened child. His foreign-born concubine mothers, each harboring their own schemes, plot against him with deadly intent lurking beneath the surface.

At just three years old, his father throws him onto a horse, abandons him in a military camp, and drags him into the royal court. Even as a little boy with his hair in a topknot, he already shows extraordinary talent as a ruler.

He is the second prince of Zheng. Born easily and blessed with such refined, handsome looks that everyone who sees him falls under his spell, he is doted on by his mother. From childhood, she secretly grooms him to become the future ruler of Duan.

And so begins the struggle between mother and son, and the contest between brothers...