In the sixteenth year of the Zhenyuan era, Emperor Dezong of Tang grew suspicious of his meritorious officials and issued an edict summoning the eldest son of the Hedong military governor to the capital as a hostage.
Pei Mo, the governor’s legitimate daughter, disguised herself as a man and took her second brother’s place, accompanying the deposed prince Li Min to Lingzhou, where they were sent to “meet their deaths,” in order to spare the general’s household from being implicated.
The previous governor of Lingzhou had died amid a military revolt. Though the case was riddled with suspicious details, it was hastily closed.
Ordered to investigate the border troops’ unrest, Li Min and Pei Mo uncovered murderous intent in the embezzlement of military provisions.
Meanwhile, in Chang’an, Dezong was nearing death, Shunzong was gravely ill, and the undercurrents of the Yongzhen reforms were quietly gathering...
A slow-burn, serious historical drama with political intrigue, set in the mid-Tang, told from two perspectives.
Every effort has been made to ensure historical accuracy!
