The story tells the story of Gu Yunzhi, the seventh son of the emperor, who rose to the throne step by step from an unknown prince through forbearance and calculation during the struggle for imperial power. In this process, he and the prime minister's daughter Su Qingyi supported each other and faced the court's conspiracies and challenges together. At the same time, other princes were also making strange moves for the throne, and the entire palace was shrouded in the shadow of a power struggle. The story also intersperses the struggle for power of the loyal minister General Qin Mubai, as well as the fateful entanglements of palace figures such as Grandma Li. In the end, Gu Yunzhi succeeded in ascending the throne, but he also paid a huge price for it. Can he become a qualified emperor, and how will he face future challenges?
