During the Yuanhe period of the Tang Dynasty, the new emperor Li Xian ascended the throne. Li Yi, the imperial censor Zhongcheng and the minister of the Ministry of civil affairs, who had assisted and made great contributions in the battle to seize the rightful son, originally thought that he would be able to worship the prime minister and become the head of the political hall. However, he was abandoned by the new emperor and could only be appeased by the false name of "purging the officialdom". The moment the imperial edict was handed down, a loyal heart died completely and turned into a prairie fire of lust for power.
Faced with injustice, Li Yi decided not to be a subject but to take charge of the world himself. He swore an oath in the void, and a power game that began with personal grudges and would eventually sweep the government and the opposition began. He teamed up with his equally ambitious, decisive and ruthless wife Su Yuehua to form the strongest power alliance; he supported Liu Qingqing, a female detective from a poor family, and turned her into a secret arrow of public opinion directed at the court; he even controlled the tainted general Zhao Canjun as a pawn that could be discarded at any time.
