In the 40th year of Qianlong's reign, the Sikuquan Library was opened. It was called Xiu Shu, but it actually destroyed history. The imperial guard and military aircraft Zhang Jingna Lance was ordered to investigate the banned books in the world. He is cold-blooded and rational, and vows to eliminate all "monster rumors" that are not conducive to the rule of the Qing Dynasty. However, in front of the book burning pit on New Year's Eve, he was stopped by Zhi Yan, a blind female death row prisoner.
"If you burn it, you will never understand this country."
In order to survive, and to protect the last ark of Chinese civilization, Zhi Yan and Nalan Ce made a life-and-death bet. With her blind eyes, she "opened the eyes of the sky" and led the Manchu dignitary to peel away the romantic appearance of "The Story of the Stone" and see the truth dripping with blood: The Grand View Garden for visiting relatives is an exact replica of the blueprint of the Forbidden City of the previous dynasty.
From the ruins of the imperial power in the capital, to the mass graves in the south of the Yangtze River, to the lonely fire in Nanyang overseas. The two of them traveled all the way south, scratching the surface of their cocoons. Nalance's originally strong murderous intention collapsed in front of the vast and tragic truth of civilization. When the butcher's knife is finally raised, will he choose to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty or a civilized night watchman?
"I can kill people, but these three hundred thousand words have broken my heart."
