At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, war smoke was everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, and the flames of the broken city of Jiading reflected half of the sky red.
Shen Moqing, a frail scholar, was originally an editor of the Hanlin Academy who buried himself in classics. However, when the Qing army trampled on the cultural context, he was pushed to the precipice of fate - he could either succumb to power and delete the historical facts of the Southern Ming Dynasty's resistance to the Qing Dynasty in order to survive; or he could stick to his heart and use his life to protect the unique historical materials that carry the memory of his family and country. The bloody sacrifice of his mentor in public to protect the classics finally shattered his cowardice of "protecting oneself wisely" and made him tighten the pen in his hand and the integrity in his heart.
He disguised himself as a refugee, sewed historical materials into his clothes, and fled through the Qing army's blockade under the escort of Lin Aman, the daughter of Orion. Along the way, there was a test of life and death hidden in the shadow of swords, and a game of faith under coercion and inducement. This scholar who once dared not even look at blood, but when he faced his fear again and again, he understood the true meaning of "courage" - never fearless, but still choosing to move forward with trembling.
Use ink as a blade and bones as a monument. When the flames of war gradually dissipated, those words that were desperately guarded finally became the integrity engraved in the years, telling the persistence of the Chinese people in troubled times for the truth and their sincerity to their country.
Purpose: To use the story of the people of Jiading City in the late Ming Dynasty to resist the Qing Dynasty, to praise the loyalty, bravery and feelings of the ordinary people who stood up during the national crisis, and to highlight the eternal value of cultural heritage and spiritual continuation.