Historical court intrigue · Two male leads · Twists and turns that will make you think
Setting: The fictional Great Zhao dynasty. Three months after the late emperor's death, the eight-year-old heir ascends the throne, with Empress Dowager Qin ruling as regent. The great clans and humble-born officials vie for power at court. For ten years, the Pei clan, the Northern Frontier's Marquis of Zhenbei, has guarded Xuanjia. After the emperor's death, they receive an imperial order to return to the capital to “report on their duties.” Everyone in the capital knows how much killing lies beneath those words.
