In the early years after Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, came to the throne, the literary style of Jiangnan was at its peak, the market was prosperous, and the country seemed to be peaceful and peaceful. Externally, the Song Dynasty was training troops year after year and encroaching on the borders step by step. There were constant conflicts in the court over taxation and conscription due to the war. Internally, the empress dowager held the real power, with the empress Zhou's orthodox faction and the Xiaozhou empress's relatives' factions fighting against each other. The harem was deeply bound to the former dynasty, and the hidden danger of national subjugation ran through the whole drama under the appearance of prosperity.
