Li Mu, a sixteen-year-old boy who grew up in a royal temple, was suddenly welcomed back to the palace one day and was told that he was a prince living among the people and needed to inherit the throne of the critically ill emperor. He gradually grew up at the peak of power and the whirlpool of conspiracy, but found that his identity was a carefully designed lie. In the end, the empire fell and he became a troupe actor, performing his "imperial career" on the folk stage, and then he realized the true meaning of life.
Core themes
The illusory nature of power and identity, the insignificance and struggle of individuals in the torrent of history, and the spiritual awakening gained through the loss of everything.
Concept: the illusion of power and identity, the insignificance and struggle of individuals in the historical torrent, and the spiritual awakening gained through losing everything.