The protagonist, Xie Long, is a modern retired soldier who unexpectedly transmigrates to the final years of the Great Jing Dynasty, when internal strife and foreign threats converge: the court is corrupt, regional warlords rule their own territories, and the borders are in crisis. Drawing on his modern military expertise, he rises step by step from a minor border official, assists two emperors, and ushers in an unprecedented golden age of unification.
