Zheng Dasheng, the current emperor of the Nanliang Kingdom, is weak-willed, allowing power to slip from the throne. At court, he is repeatedly challenged by Chancellor Li Yan. Meanwhile, the Western Chu and Eastern Wu kingdoms eye Nanliang hungrily, poised to swallow it whole. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, Emperor Zheng Da is powerless to turn the tide. General Zhu Lianxiang steps forward to save the kingdom from collapse, enduring countless hardships in an attempt to rescue Nanliang from its looming downfall...
