In the troubled times of the late Tang Dynasty, the Huangchao Uprising shook the world. Li Keyong, a young man from the Shatuo tribe, led the Thirteen Taibao on the battlefield, and became famous in Hedong with the name of "One-Eyed Dragon". However, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and the world fell apart. Li Keyong died with regrets. He left three arrows on his deathbed and told his eldest son Li Cunxu, who was only 23 years old: "Liang, I hate you; King Yan, I established; Khitan, broke the promise and returned to Liang. I hate the three. Give you these three arrows, it is my father's ambition to be unforgettable!"
Li Cunxu took the three arrows and also took over his father's unfinished will. He wore Xiao and went on an expedition, defeating the Liang army with his unrivaled military strategy - the breakout of Luzhou, the bloody battle in Baixiang, and the attack on Youzhou. Thrilling battles unfolded in blood and fire. He wisely captured Liu Shouguang, defeated Yelu Abaoji, and made a surprise attack on Bianliang to destroy Houliang. The three arrows of revenge were avenged one by one. He succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-three and proclaimed himself emperor at the age of thirty-eight, fulfilling his father's lifelong wish.
However, it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it. When he ascended the throne and established the Later Tang Dynasty, he fell into the confusion of power and desire. They were suspicious of the hero, unjustly killed the counselor Guo Chongtao, and favored the actor. The brothers who fought side by side in the past gradually drifted away. The sworn brother Li Siyuan was forced to raise troops, and in the fire of Xingjiaomen, a generation of war gods fell at their peak.
This is a tragic epic about inheritance and transcendence. The three arrows are the exchange of hatred and the obsession of two generations for a peaceful and prosperous age. Li Ke spent his life teaching his son how to take revenge, but was too late to teach him how to let go of hatred; Li Cunxu fulfilled all his last wishes, but lost himself after the arrows ran out.
