Before the Jingkang Disaster ever happened, the Great Song was a land of peace and prosperity, with spring breezes and lavish pleasures in Bianliang, while the emperor indulged in luxury and debauchery. The Song court and its ministers, living in what seemed like a heavenly city, could never have imagined that just a few years later, a band of barbarian Jurchens would sweep south from the grasslands, breach their capital, seize their wives and daughters, and slaughter their people. The Great Song, which looked like a towering edifice, was already on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, among the countless people of the realm, there was one man clear-eyed enough to recognize the crisis that was coming. Glancing at the beautiful concubine by his side, Wang Xuan silently vowed that he would stop the Jingkang Disaster from happening. Anyone who dared stand in his way would die.
