Set in the mid-Ming dynasty, this drama follows the fierce struggle between the four great agents of the Dragon Guard Manor, known as Heaven, Earth, Dark, and Yellow, and Cao Zhengchun, a powerful, ambitious, ruthless and cruel man who plots to usurp the throne and persecutes loyal officials. Their chief adversary is Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Gallant Godly Marquis: a brilliant strategist, shrewd and deep-minded, exceptionally courageous, deeply devoted, and determined to set the times right. Amid their political clashes come stories of love, hatred, and tangled affections.
