The story of "Weizhou Beacon" takes place in the first year of Qingli in the Northern Song Dynasty (1041). Li Yuanhao of the Western Xia Dynasty defeated the Song army in Haoshuichuan, which shocked the government and the public. The famous minister Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Yaozhou, and Han Qi was relegated to guard Qinzhou. Wang Yuan, the official of Kaifeng Prefecture who was known for his uprightness, was ordered to go to Weizhou in the northwest with his only queen Ying. After taking office, Wang Yuan acted vigorously and resolutely, severely punishing corrupt officials, rectifying and disorganizing the border troops, and promoted and rejected the foreign general Tuobalie...
