In the seventh year of Emperor Daqi's reign, wars broke out in the border areas and undercurrents surged in Kyoto.
Zhao Chengyong, the eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion who used to be a powerful figure in the past, has now been reduced to running around for military pay. With the Zhao family in decline and the court looking down upon him, he thought he could only spend the rest of his life in humiliation.
However, the border general Liu Ming suddenly rebelled, causing shock to both the government and the public!
Facing the national crisis, this former general decided to fight. From the down-and-out young man who no one cares about, to the young general who regains control of the military; from the bloody battle with barbarians on the border, to the chaos in the court...
When the prince dies unexpectedly, the bloody drama of the three kings' succession begins. Zhao Chengyong found that not only did he have to fight on the battlefield, but he also had to survive in the whirlpool of power in Kyoto.
Should he assist Mingjun to restore the country's prestige, or should he become king and change the world?
Should he stick to the path of loyalty or embark on the road of power?
In the light of swords and shadows, he moves step by step;
In the machinations of power, he turned his back on the clouds.
When the bells of the prosperous age rang, and the title of powerful minister was added to him, Zhao Chengyong stood at the pinnacle of power and looked back at where he came from -
Along the way, are loyal ministers serving the country, or are powerful ministers exercising power?
