The protagonist has put down a rebellion for the imperial court, commands 300,000 elite troops, and holds the southeastern half of the realm. Yet the court grows suspicious of him. He voluntarily downsizes his army but is still suppressed, leaving him no choice but to rebel and unify the realm. However, the great powers stand poised to divide it among themselves, and foreign threats never cease. Forced to fight, he enters the struggle for dominion over the world.
