In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the world was not peaceful. Inside and outside the court, powerful officials were in power, officialdom was corrupt, and people's lives were miserable. Under heavy taxes, the crops in the farmland seemed to have lost their vitality, and the farmers' faces were etched with the ravines of the years and the hardships of life. Among the markets, Xuandemen is still bustling with people, but behind the prosperity there is an atmosphere of depression. The once bustling teahouses and restaurants are now deserted and the vendors' cries are feeble. Who can save the country and the people?
