Not long after Dayao was founded, the northern border was not at peace.
In exchange for a few years of peace on the border, the enemy Beishuo once again sent clan members to Beijing as hostages. On the day that Proton Tuoba Shuo entered the palace, the situation in the court was stable on the surface, but undercurrents were already surging.
The prince Xiao Chengyao, who is in the reserve position, has been shaped into a sharp sword by etiquette, law and power since childhood. He knew clearly that the so-called "protons" were never meant to survive, but were put on the chessboard as chips. It can be abandoned at any time as long as the situation requires it.
Tuoba Shuo was not someone who was at the mercy of others. Born in the royal court of Beishuo, he was born in a power struggle on the grassland. His sharp edge was forced to be restrained, but it was never broken. Entering the capital as a hostage was both humiliation and a way to survive for him - he had to live calmly and soberly under the eyes of the enemy.
When the two met for the first time, their positions were clear.
One represents the order and inheritance of the Central Plains dynasty, and the other carries the bloodline and hatred of the grassland royal court. They test and balance each other, maintaining a dangerous balance on the edge of power and war. No one expressed affection, but everyone knew that the line was being approached little by little.
As the situation in the north becomes turbulent again, peace talks break down, and war resumes, Proton's identity is no longer a protection, but becomes the sharpest shackle. Tuoba Shuo will eventually return to Beishuo, and Xiao Chengyao must also move towards the throne that he cannot avoid.
The world can tolerate victory and defeat, but it cannot tolerate them.
The outcome of this game of chess was already written from the moment Tuoba Shuo stepped into the palace city.
Purpose: This book is based on the confrontation between ancient dynasties and enemy countries. It describes the emotions and choices of the prince and the proton under the will of the country, and focuses on the aphasia of individuals in the system and war.