During the heyday of clan politics in the Southern Dynasties, four major families ruled the world. After his father was chronically poisoned, a young family leader transformed from an upright military general into a ruthless chess player in order to find out the truth and protect the family. He finally broke through the centuries-old clan politics with blood and fire, and rebuilt a new order on the ruins with great difficulty.
This is not a story about heroes overthrowing the old world, but a story about a group of imperfect people - nobles, poor families, emperors, women - stumbling around to find a way out within the limitations of history. The hairpin does not need to contain blood, but it must undergo the baptism of blood. The real innovation lies not in the change of court, but in the gradual change of people's hearts.
