In the thirteenth year of Yongjinghe's reign, a generation of prime ministers were wronged and their entire family was executed, leaving only one son, Shen Jingchen, living among the people.
After ten years of hiding his name, he endured the humiliation and entered the court as a commoner.
From a humble official in the country to an upstart in Beijing, from a lonely minister to a powerful man in the world.
He used the imperial examination to pave the way, used party struggle as a chess piece, and used troubled times to set the stage.
Fighting clans, suppressing aristocratic families, seizing military power, purging traitors and sycophants, gradually eroding the lifeblood of the dynasty.
In the past, injustice was settled in a sea of blood, but today we are repaying it with power.
This country is a chess game, and all living beings are pawns.
Let's see how a sinner and an orphan can rule the world and establish a new dynasty.
