The Five Dynasties were a time of chaos, and rituals and music collapsed. Xiao Chen, a modern elite, traveled through his soul as a jailer and awakened on the verge of death. With his strategic wisdom and practical philosophy that transcended the times, he grew from a commoner to a successful business step by step. He dealt with the dying imperial court of the Later Tang Dynasty, the bloodthirsty Hedong wolves, the ruthless Khitan cavalry and the swaying towns of the Central Plains, and even took advantage of the shadows of the rivers and lakes for his own use.
He plays tricks on the prince, detonates civil strife in his enemies with lies, engages in infernal affairs with foreign lovers, and pockets the wealth of the world. With the help and game of a group of strange women such as Princess Yongning, Khitan noblewoman Xiao Yan'er, and Jiangnan plutocrat Murong Zhi, Xiao Chen finally emptied the imperial power and brought peace to all parties. However, when he stood at the top of power, he faced the ultimate test from his closest relatives - a "civilized" coup launched by the queen he personally cultivated. Can he finally find the only way to balance between absolute imperial power and warm humanity?
Xiao Chen traveled through time and became a jailer in Bianliang City. The jailer brother patted Xiao Chen on the shoulder: "Brother, I'll give you a favor before I go on the road. There is a princess from the former dynasty locked up at the bottom of the prison. She is going to die anyway, so why not..." Xiao Chen went, and in her shameful and angry eyes, he received the comfort of a dying person. The next day, on the execution ground, the knife was about to fall. A fast horse rushed in, and the angel shouted: "Save one from the sword! The new emperor ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world!" Xiao Chen survived and was sent to the border army. Three months later, when Xiao Chen returned from beheading the generals in front of the formation, Xiao Chen's immediate boss, the princess who had been "fortunate" by Xiao Chen, showed a cold smile to Xiao Chen. "General, I have been waiting for you to come back for a long time."
