At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ling was in a coma, and famines occurred in many places. Under the leadership of Zhang Jiao, the great sage of the Taiping Dao, Taiping Dao believers formed a rebel army in various states and swept the Han Dynasty.
Xu An and his father Xu Tieming were originally from a farming family in a village in Zhuojun, Youzhou. Because their family could not open a pot, and they were given porridge by Taiping Road, they heard that the Yellow Turban Army was recruiting volunteers in Beixin City. After reorganizing themselves, they went to Beixin City to join the army. Xu An also embarked on the road of conquering the world.