In the final years of the Later Jin, the realm was beset by internal strife and external threats. The times were tumultuous, and warlords carved up the land, each vying for control of the Central Plains.
Meanwhile, the nation grew weaker by the day, allowing foreign powers to swallow up its territory and plunder its people.
Calls for the court's overthrow grew louder, while reform movements rose one after another.
But the people's thinking had long been rigid, there were many vested interests, and powerful factions were deeply entrenched. How easy could it be to sweep the land clean?
A successful man from the modern world transmigrates into this troubled age. Will he submit, compromise, and turn a blind eye, or will he brave the waves and struggle against the current?
Beauty, gold and silver, high office, power: any of them can make a person abandon benevolence and righteousness. Even the Buddha needs offerings of incense from the mortal world, and even sages must be reborn through the trials of life. What hope is there for ordinary people like you and me, who are hopelessly worldly?
