Li Yan, a doctoral student in the Department of History, accidentally traveled through time while inspecting the ancient city wall of Xi'an. When he woke up, he became the concubine of a declining aristocratic family in Chang'an City during the Tianbao period. Relying on his foresight of the Anshi Rebellion, he realized that he was at a critical juncture when the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.
From selling improved paper to establishing the first joint-stock firm in the Tang Dynasty; from befriending the poet Li Bai, to fighting wits and courage with Prime Minister Li Linfu; from saving the life of Concubine Yang Guifei to changing history, to forming a new army to fight against the Anlushan rebels. Li Yan gradually grew from an unknown time traveler to a powerful figure who could influence the fate of the Tang Dynasty.
On this thorny road to rise, he not only has to deal with the marriage plan of a wealthy family, but also has to deal with the true love of adversity with the Jianghu heroine, and also balance the political marriage with Princess Huihe. As the wheel of history rolls forward, to what extent can this modern time traveler change the fate of the prosperous Tang Dynasty? How will he find his destination in this whirlpool of power and love?
This is a story about power, love and historical choices. It looks at how modern people write their own legends in the most glorious and dangerous era of the Tang Dynasty.
