At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the empire was about to collapse.
Within the palace, Empress Dowager Hu came to dominate the court, disrupted the palace, and eventually killed her own son with poison; outside the palace, Er Zhurong's iron cavalry went south, claiming to be on the side of Qingjun, but in fact, he held the emperor, slaughtered the clan, and frightened all the officials. In Heyin of the Yellow River, a sacrifice to heaven turned into a blood sacrifice for thousands of people, and the ancestral temple of the Wei Dynasty became a river of blood for a hundred years.
In troubled times, two young heroes appear.
Gao Huan came from a humble background, but he understood people's hearts well. He could hear that the world was about to change in the palace wine shop, and he could also maneuver among powerful ministers, the emperor, and the queen mother. He saves people but also harms them; he upholds righteousness but also abandons righteousness. He knows that faith is sometimes a scabbard and sometimes a shackle.
Yu Wentai was born as an imperial student. His father and brother were withered, and he had no foundation, but he had great ambitions. He sees through power and refuses to succumb to it; he makes his living with books and his destiny with swords, pursuing step by step under the shadow of Gao Huan, just to prove that in troubled times, not only the vicious can succeed.
And Yuan Jichang is the woman they can't get around in their lives.
She is the daughter of the Yuan clan, as bright as fire and as sharp as frost. She yearns for a real hero, but she constantly misjudges, wavers, and wakes up between Gao Huan's machinations and Yu Wentai's sincerity. She had been rescued and used; she had admired the strong and witnessed with her own eyes how the strong devoured human relations.
This is an era where mothers kill their sons, powerful ministers kill the country, and heroes fight for justice.
Some people betrayed their blood relatives to survive, some slaughtered their clans for honor, some endured humiliation for righteousness, and some still wanted to retain a little bit of human dignity amidst the blood on the ground.
When there are only weapons and power left in the world, who can become the true king?
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The characters are full of personality and full of three-dimensionality
Female characters such as Yuan Jichang and Lou Zhaojun are also very eye-catching. They are not love-minded, but ruthless people who are sober and engaged in career! The rhythm of the plot is super steady, and there are twists and turns in every chapter. I can't stop reading it. It's already tied, and I'm waiting for the author's big update!
It's rare to find a good book. The plot is not draggy and everyone in the group portraits has their own characteristics. It's great.
A wonderful series of historical articles to share with everyone
It's so well written that I had to stay up late to read it.
This book is so wonderfully written, I want to see the end
The writing style is calm and atmospheric, with its own ancient charm. If you immerse yourself in it, you will feel like you are in that chaotic period.
It's so beautiful, every plot has foreshadowing, and it's very eye-catching.
The plot is novel and interesting, creative and refreshing.
The storyline is very good, I like it very much
The story is very exciting and the writing is fluent. After reading it, I am still unsatisfied.
The rhythm is very precise, exciting and relaxed.
What I found in the bookstore is exactly the type I love to read!
The more I watch it, the more I want to watch it. It's so exciting that I can't stop watching it.
The plot development is unexpectedly exciting and enjoyable to watch
The writing is very good and the content is very interesting.
Keep up the good work, author, it's getting more and more interesting.
A rare high-quality book with a full sense of luxury! [Sinister smile]
The plot is exciting and the content is fascinating
I finished reading it in one sitting. It's really good.
Well written, I can keep following it
Such a beautiful novel, five-star praise.
A very good book, the characters are well drawn.
The writing is so good, the story is so vivid and easy to relate to.
The writing is so good, the story is so vivid and easy to follow.
The details are handled well, and each character is successfully created.
The character creation is very successful and the content is rich.
The writing is smooth and natural, making listening and reading enjoyable.
The author's writing style is great, the plot is interlocking, and it is very innovative.
The setting of the novel is novel and unique, which makes listening and reading full of freshness!
The characters are full of personality and full of three-dimensionality