At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world collapsed and dragons and snakes rose from all over the world. Wang Jian, a reckless and heroic man, started out in the army. With his wisdom and iron-blooded skills, he broke the earth in the land of abundance and proclaimed himself emperor, establishing the former Shu.
Eighteen years of Guozuo, a long song of the end of the world.
The founder of the country, Wang Jian, conquered the world on horseback, but fell into a quagmire of suspicion and pleasure while sitting on the dragon throne; the queen's master, Wang Yan, had a peerless talent that was overturned in wine, poetry and painting, and gave the splendid mountains and rivers to actors and officials.
In the deep palace, the ambitions of the Xu sisters grew like vines, entwining the dragon throne and the throne; above the court, the loyalties and traitors of civil servants and generals were blurred by the desire for power; in the literary world of Shu, gorgeous poems and undercurrents of national subjugation resonated at the same frequency in the music and songs of Xuanhua Garden.
This is a magnificent tragedy about power, desire and civilization. See how heroes start businesses in troubled times, and see how prosperous times corrode from within; see how peerless beauties compete for favor, and see how literati protect the spark of civilization in the last days. From the wilderness to the imperial palace, from the heyday to the overthrow, a picture of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms that combines iron-blooded conquests, palace secrets and cultural swan songs unfolds.
