Machiavellianism + evil spirit + villain + struggle
In the first year of Zhenghe, heavy snow fell on Chang'an. Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, became increasingly suspicious in his twilight years. He sits high in Ganquan Palace, using the world as a chess game and his officials as pawns.
On one side is the benevolent but gradually losing his sacred heart, Prince Liu Ju, and behind him is the intricate Wei family military group; on the other side is Madam Gou Yi, who is suddenly favored with a jade hook in her fist, and behind her are the long-dormant Chu witch forces and frustrated bureaucrats. What opens the auspicious "Yaomu Gate" is not God's will, but man's plan.
The ruthless official Jiang Chong, armed with the two sharp blades of "Calculation Order" and "Witch Gu Case", was ordered to investigate and find out the charges. An old dispute in the Shuiheng Duwei Mansion and the mysterious death of an old official were like a boulder thrown into stagnant water. The ripples caused quickly spread to the East Palace, eventually leading to a witchcraft disaster that shook the country.
In this storm that swept the entire empire, the infant emperor's great-grandson Liu fell ill. As a bloodline of the prince Liu Zhi, he was not spared and was thrown into the dark county prison. The rise and fall of the Shangguan family's daughter, who is closely linked to his fate, has long been deeply entangled in this chess game of power.
"Han Palace·Gou Ge Game" takes you into the turbulent court of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his later years, to see how power distorts human nature, and to see how a carefully laid out chess game can startle every step until blood flows into a river. And amidst the ruins and despair, how will the weak blood and tenacious friendship find a glimmer of hope in the depths of this cruel Han Palace?
