During the Wanli period, tea was the capital of the country and horses were the handle of politics.
An ancient tea-horse road affects the empire's border security and court affairs.
Lu Yanqing is the last descendant of a family of tea merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. The family was destroyed due to the huge injustice of "Tongbo". In order to seek revenge, he sneaked into the southwest under a pseudonym, but was involved in a "Lintao Tea Prison" case that shocked both the government and the public - the official tea that was supposed to be exchanged for war horses was actually filled with sand.
If the tea is bad, the horse will be weak; if the horse is weak, the border will be in danger.
During the investigation, he met Dorje Tsering, a Tibetan warrior who had a blood feud, and the two became friends of life and death because of "breaking fake tea and seeking justice." With extraordinary intelligence and mastery of tea and horses, Lu Yanqing peeled off the cocoon, from a corrupt official in the tea and horse department, to a powerful man who monopolized the ancient road, to a giant in the DPRK who intended to use tea and horses to disrupt the government...
What he faced was not only a series of bizarre corruption cases, but also the ultimate game surrounding the "Tea Horse", the lifeblood of the country.
From the trivial disputes over testing the taste of tea, to the balance of power between countries; from the flash of swords and shadows of caravans on the ancient road, to the war of words in the temple. Lu Yanqing and Dorje Tsering, one civilized and one martial, one Han and one Tibetan, in this era filled with the fragrance of tea and horses' neighing, embarked on an epic journey together to avenge the grievances of their families, plead for lives for the people, and set the law for the world.
