In the late years of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei died unjustly, and the court remained in peace. Qin Hui controlled the government, Zhang Jun and other powerful traitors were running rampant, and the Kingdom of Jin in the north was watching with eager eyes. In this darkest moment, four "wastes" quietly gathered in the most desolate place of exile in the empire.
Chen Qinian, a demoted technical official, Shi Yong, a lame veteran of the Yue Family Army, Liu Mingxuan, a general academic genius who failed in the imperial examination, and Ah Ruan, an illiterate girl from the Dan family, built infrastructure, fought against corrupt officials, and solved unsolved cases on the barren Meizhou Island, and actually built this island into a paradise.
A shipload of spoiled munitions involved them in a shocking conspiracy affecting both the government and the public. From the island to Mingzhou to Lin'an, from the market to the palace, the four people used grassroots wisdom to deal with Qin Hui, Zhang Jun and other powerful traitors, looking for hope in the cracks of history.
When Emperor Wan Yanliang of the Jin Dynasty invaded the south, the war at Caishiji was covered with clouds——
These four despised little people will follow Yu Yunwen on his mission to the north, go deep into the enemy's territory, and use engineering wisdom and Jianghu strategies to become the most unexpected winner in the battle that determines the fate of the country!
I dare not forget about my country despite my humble position. Let's see how the loser alliance carves out a bloody path in the darkest era and rises in the cold stream!