A thousand years have passed since the founding of the Zhongzhou dynasty, and the blood pact has kept the realm in order for eight hundred years.
The feudal lords honor the pact, and no wars plague the land. Everyone calls it an age of peace and prosperity. Only the emperor in the Zichen Hall can see the signs of collapse hidden in the mountains of household registers and documents piled on his desk.
In the twelfth month of the 988th year of the Zhongzhou calendar, as the late emperor Feng Ze lay dying, the founding ancestor appeared in his dream to deliver a warning.
Find the iron feather within seven days, the secret box within forty-nine days, and open it with the iron feather after a thousand days.
One more prophecy was driven into the very bones of the Feng brothers:
When the age of a thousand autumns begins, the world shall share in greatness; the golden phoenix longs to emerge from the white sea.
The late emperor dies. Feng Yuan ascends the throne, while Feng Hui heads to the frontier.
One remains high in the halls of power, wielding the art of balance and pushing past all objections to name his younger brother crown prince, entrusting him with the future of the state and sharing the burden of the realm.
The other lives far from the court, carrying the blade of execution. He personally beheads a rebel chieftain before the three armies, securing the frontier with blood and steel and protecting his homeland with his life.
There are no cheat codes, and it's very detailed, but there are also many typos.