As the cinnabar mine was a national strategic material, the emperor implemented reforms and took the cinnabar veins from private hands back to the court for management.
Xie Huaian is the sword of the emperor's reform. Chu, Xiao, Wang, and Li are the four major cinnabar mining families in Shuzhou. Chu Jing, as the head of the Chu family, fights wits and courage with Xie Huaian. The two meet, know each other, and fall in love in this contest... Their positions are different, and their love is forbearing and restrained!
In this reform of the times, different forces, such as local officials represented by Zhou Shilian, miners represented by Zhao Yong, and other businessmen represented by Yu Wende, for their own interests and purposes, where should they go...
