In the autumn of 383 AD, the vast northern lands seemed peaceful under the rule of the Qin kingdom.
Fu Jian, the emperor who had ruled Great Qin for nearly thirty years, was no longer content with his present borders. He mustered an army of 830,000 and marched south toward the Eastern Jin. A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Yet amid Qin’s mighty army, the Murong and Yao clans each had their own schemes. Unwilling to submit to this leader of a different ethnic group, they plotted to declare themselves kings and restore their own states.
How will the second half of the Sixteen Kingdoms era unfold? What fate awaits the seemingly stable Qin Empire, where undercurrents are in fact surging? Which veteran generals, young commanders, male favorites, and beauties will take the stage across the land of China?
Let us turn to this epic of the Sixteen Kingdoms, beginning, for now, with the Battle of Fei River.
