On the day when the city was broken, Li Zhao, the grandson of the Yong Dynasty emperor, put on his wedding clothes and rode in a sedan chair and entered the enemy camp in Shuomo.
Ashina Chaoyun, the daughter of the Khan, pinched his chin and asked, "Is your grandson willing to take the place of his life?"
He replied: "Yes. But please promise me not to massacre the city, plunder the people, or destroy the ancestral temple."
From prince to male favorite, from prisoner to emperor's master, Li Zhao lived in the enemy camp for seven years. He taught her arithmetic, she taught him riding and archery; he helped her establish trade, reorganize finances, and seize the throne, and she helped him contact his old subordinates, fend off pursuits, and leave a way out. They played games in the snow, fought on the chessboard, and kept warm in each other's arms, but they also missed power and responsibility again and again.
"I'll come find you in three years," she promised. "I will wait." He agreed.
But they all broke their promise. He became the "Emperor's Master", promoted mutual trade between the north and the south, and signed the "Blue Dragon Alliance", but he was separated from her by life and death; she established Xin Shuo Mo and became the first female khan, but died of illness in the snow on the top of the mountain.
In the end, the mixed-blood emperor succeeded to the throne, the world was unified, and the sedan chair became history. And Li Zhao and Chaoyun returned to the same place.
This is a story about humiliation and dignity, loss and fulfillment, selling yourself but still wanting to be a human being.
Purpose: To use one's own quality to exchange for peace in the world, and to use love as the blade to create great unity for all people. Explore the game between power and dignity, as well as the survival philosophy of "selling yourself but still wanting to be a human being".