During the Apocalypse of the Dayong Dynasty, Yu Wenfeng controlled the Secret Guard Department with iron and blood, framed Zhongliang, controlled the court, and ruled the world like an iron curtain. Yang Shanyu, the archivist of the East Palace, wanted to hide from the world and protect herself, but she was involved in the whirlpool after accidentally discovering the official's missing secret files. The personal maid Chuntao was poisoned by Yu Wenfeng and died of poison. Her innocence was shattered in the blood, and she transformed from a cautious and sensitive document into a hidden avenger.
Ouyang Wenyuan, the censor of the former dynasty, was demoted to Hancheng for impeaching Yu Wenfeng. He was as upright as a lonely lantern in the dark night. The old servant Zhongbo died tragically at the hands of an assassin to protect him, and his best friend Shen Zhiyuan was wrongly imprisoned for "collaborating with the enemy." He knew that there was no way to retreat, so he used his clean body to gather loyal people in the cracks of party struggle and start a life-and-death struggle with Yu Wenfeng.
Above the court, the prince and the kings fought openly and secretly for power, all hoping to use Yu Wenfeng's power to clear obstacles; deep in the palace, maids, eunuchs, and low-level officials struggled to survive in the struggle for power, or became pawns, or fell into darkness. Every calculation involves human life, every compromise is stained with blood, and the cruelty and selfishness of human nature are fully exposed in the political chess game.
Yang Shanyu used her intelligence as a blade and sneaked into the Secret Guard Department to explore the truth; Ouyang Wenyuan used his character as a shield to uphold morality and justice in the court. The two went from being strangers to being side by side, but discovered that behind Yu Wenfeng, there were even more amazing secrets of imperial power hidden. When darkness finally dawns, they must make a choice between morality and survival, revenge and the overall situation, and this struggle is already destined to be filled with blood and tears.
