In the Dasheng Dynasty, the salt administration collapsed and the treasury was empty.
A national policy of "salt leads to the loss of silver" has become a weapon for powerful ministers to plunder the people's fat, and it has also become a political engagement between Lin Wanqing, a concubine from a poor family, and Xiao Yu, an idle prince.
She is the prison bird on the chessboard in the back house, but she has the whole world hidden in her heart.
He is the lone wolf among the trapped beasts in the court, secretly holding the edge.
When the blood and tears of the civil uprising stained the canal, a storm suddenly swept across the world.
Let's see how the prison bird and the lone wolf work together to play chess, causing a huge storm in the Nine Palaces - using wisdom as a blade and love as a shield, they will eventually overturn the chess board and conquer the world!
Purpose: In the game of power and the dilemma of the system, explore the balance between personal conscience and responsibility for the family and the country