The Dan Dynasty was neglected, and the country was on the verge of collapse. The central government is corrupt, vassal towns are divided, and powerful officials and the royal family are fighting openly and secretly. After his family was brutally framed, Shen Kuo sneaked into the political arena to find out the truth, but was accidentally involved in a larger power chess game. The prince Yuan Mingzhao competed with the king of Jin for the crown prince, while Xie Jingyuan, the minister of rites, was eager to overturn the old rules and establish a new situation. Shen Kuo followed suit and secretly formed an alliance with Su Jinhong to collect information. They gradually grew up and influenced and changed everyone's fate. After ten years of intrigue and entanglement of love and hate, who can sit firmly in the court and clear the clouds? Behind it lies an old case that has been unsolved for a century, and everyone's choices will intersect in the changing situation.
