528 AD, Luoyang, Northern Wei Dynasty. The young clan member Yuan Ziyou wrote a secret edict, imploring Er Zhurong, the most powerful warlord in the north, to "clear the emperor's side". He knew that this was either the only hope to save the empire or the deadly poison that lured the wolf into the house.
In Jinyang Military Town, Qihu leader Er Zhurong received the secret letter and smiled like a hunter. This military genius who came from the frontier will lead seven thousand cavalry into the heart of the decaying empire. He defeated millions of refugee troops like lightning, but also slaughtered two thousand courtiers on the bank of Heyin, and burned the century-old Northern Wei Dynasty to the ground.
From fighting side by side to having different dreams, from savior to thief, Er Zhurong and Emperor Xiaozhuang Yuan Ziyou danced dangerously on the tightrope of power. In the shadows, the silent general Gao Huan is watching with cold eyes, learning everything...
This is a historical novel based on official histories such as "The Book of Wei" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". In the form of historical materials in the appendix at the end of the chapter, it reproduces the legendary hero who was both a hero and a butcher, and the tragic epic in which he tore apart the era with violence and was eventually swallowed up by violence. When order collapses and ambition and fear intertwine, who can find a way out in the bloody dawn?
