After Cutting Off His Fingers to Feed the Army, the Cold-Faced General Joined Forces with Me.

In the winter of the seventh year of Jinghe, at Tiemen Pass in the north, the defenders began to cook leather armor to satisfy their hunger. Lu Jingming, the censor of a poor family, exposed the tampering of military newspapers in public in the court hall, and was ordered to go north to investigate the case. What he wanted to investigate was none other than Shen Zhan, the guard who was famous for his ruthlessness and was now suspected of having withheld military rations. On a snowy night, Lu Jingming met Shen Zhan for the first time. In front of him, the general cut off the iron armor with a sword: "If there is no food, use this to feed the army." Three days later, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Shen Zhan cut off his fingers and swore an oath in public. When blood splashed on the snow, he raised his eyes and looked at Lu Jingming, his eyes like daggers: "Does the censor trust me now?" They were supposed to be mortal enemies. One wants to investigate the case, and the other wants to be innocent. One is following the emperor's orders, and the other is jealous of his father. But when the military rations in the granary turn into sand, when the water in the inn is poisoned, when the reminders fly like snowflakes from the palace—— Lu Jingming finally understood: this military ration case was going to take their lives from the very beginning. "Let's join forces." Shen Zhan protected him from behind in the rain of arrows, his voice hoarse, "You check the court, I'll guard the border." Lu Jingming clenched the bloody severed finger and closed his eyes: "Okay." From mutual suspicion to life and death dependence, from political enemies to the only allies who can rely on each other. They fought their way through the conspiracy, but when they were closest to the truth, they discovered: The emperor on the dragon throne has already arranged a chess game, and they are both the keeper and the other party—— Cage and redemption. "I am willing to play this game of power with you. No matter whether you win or lose, we will fight together for life and death." Shen Zhangong × Lu Jingmingshou