Zhu Menyou

Xie Yan, the direct grandson of the eldest son of the Xie family in Chen County, was involved in the crown prince's turmoil seven years ago and was abandoned by the family to protect the commander. He was labeled "rebellious" and exiled to the bitter cold in the north. He faked his death and escaped, transforming into the mysterious Mr. Xuanlin, a counselor from a poor family, and returned to the imperial capital of Jiankang. He has no intention of grudges when he comes back this time, but he just wants to use Jiankang as a chessboard and the world as a bet to play a big chess game that subverts all the rules of the game - not only to vindicate the wronged prince and his own forces, but also to fundamentally shake the decadent order of "nobles are born to be noble, and poor families will never have a way out", and to open a way for China to survive in the dangerous situation of barbarians suppressing the country and endless internal strife.