This book tells the story of Haiyue's ups and downs as she grew from an orphan girl in a noble family to a handsome lady from the East China Sea. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Hai Yue, the granddaughter of the Duke of Guo, had her father framed and killed by a traitor, her mother jumped into the sea and died, and the Yang and Hai families were all wronged. Hai Yue borrowed the name of her twin brother "Hai Ming" to disguise herself as a man, and became an official as a scholar. She worked step by step under the scrutiny of the court and the Dongchang, and eventually became the governor of Fujian, holding military power in the maritime areas. She not only wants to investigate the unjust case of the Hai family, but also protects the precarious southeastern territory of the Ming Dynasty.
The three islands in the East China Sea are divided, and foreign invaders collude with internal traitors. Haiyue and Zhu Yanhuo, the owner of Liehuo Island, have known each other since they were young, but they have drifted apart due to their family and country's stance. When he lit her boat in the flames, Haiyue jumped into the sea and poured out her personal love into the waves. From then on, she engraved "guarding the mountains and rivers and protecting all the people" into her creed.
Living in a foreign country, exposing her identity, being pregnant, and fighting alone... Every time it was a woman in a desperate situation, and every time she chose to break the situation with a knife. She personally led the three armies to fight in the East China Sea, defeating Japanese pirates, reclaiming islands, and eradicating corrupt officials. Step by step, she transformed from an anonymous orphan girl into a coach who truly shouldered the responsibility of her family and country.
This book takes Haiyue as the absolute main axis, running through the court games, maritime expeditions, political intrigues and female awakening. Her life is a story of a woman fighting her way through the cannibalistic feudal order by relying on blood, fire, wisdom and bravery, and writing the word "female general" into the history of the Ming Dynasty's maritime territories.
