It has been 315 years since the founding of the Tycoon Dynasty. Under the appearance of prosperity, undercurrents are actually surging, and the people are living in dire straits. At this time, the tycoon's dynasty was troubled internally and externally, and foreign enemies frequently invaded the borders, but domestic officials were still rife with corruption; the relatives of the emperor surnamed Lu and the royal vassal town of the opposite sex were separatist, local forces did not listen to the central government's orders, and the people were living in dire straits; land annexation was serious, and farmers were miserable; the surrounding powers such as Dayan Kingdom, Yeheng Kingdom, and Qianhua Kingdom were surrounded by them.
Prime Minister Luo Guo is scheming and greedy. He is good at maneuvering, and he is united in the court and opposes dissenters. He has placed many important positions among his close associates and built a huge interest network. His son, Luo An, was arrogant, domineering, uneducated, and relying on his father's power. He wanted to plunder the people's wealth, buy and sell official positions, and created a smoky atmosphere in the officialdom. The father and son worked together in a conspiracy, and everyone in the court dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
The eunuch Wang Jian was straight, sleek, sophisticated and ambitious. However, he won the favor of Emperor Lu Mingsheng, and relied on this favor to cultivate influence in and outside the palace. On the surface, he flatters and flatters the emperor, but secretly colludes with Luo Guo and his son to jointly control the government and suppress dissidents. The three of them worked together, making the situation in the tycoon dynasty even more corrupt.
Finally, a fierce court struggle broke out. Led by the upright and honest imperial censor Chizheng, he launched an impeachment campaign against Luo Guo, his son and Wang Jianzhi. They collected a large amount of evidence that Luo Guo and his son were embezzling and accepting bribes, forming cliques for personal gain, and that Wang Jianzhi interfered in government affairs and had affairs with foreign ministers, and made impassioned speeches in the court. As a result, under the connivance of the foolish and unscrupulous emperor, Chizheng was framed and imprisoned, and eventually ended up being executed by everyone in his family.
