[Travel + war + conspiracy + killing + growth]
In Bianliang, which has been dry for five years, the city is covered with winter snow, and the mountains and rivers of Houliang are like candles in the wind. Bank loan officer Yao Yanfang had an accident and his soul transformed into the only son of Yao Cong'an, the war sect's minister. As soon as he woke up, he faced the pressure of the imperial examination and a family crisis - his father tried to resist the enemy, but he was pressed hard by the traitors of the war sect. The Yao family was already at the forefront of the crisis.
In the troubled times, people's livelihood was in decline and taxes were heavy. The Jin army in the northern border was eyeing the enemy, while Wu and Shu in the southern border were waiting for opportunities. Yao Yanfang, who possesses knowledge of modern economics and historical knowledge, battles wits and courage with the hard-spoken and soft-hearted personal maid Qing He, while secretly observing the current situation and preparing for the imperial examination, trying to find a way out for the Yao family.
On the other side, the founding prince Wang Yanzhang and his son led the army to the expedition. Heifengkou burned food to defeat the enemy, and there was a bloody battle under Liyang City. The overt and covert battles in the court are intertwined with the swords and shadows on the battlefield. Yao Yanfang's imperial examination path, the life and death of the Yao family, and the rise and fall of the country in the Later Liang Dynasty are all tied to this chess game in troubled times. The story of a counterattack by social animals and the survival of the family and the country slowly unfolded in the war of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
