Xie Qingci, the legitimate son of an aristocratic family, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is in charge of the capital's espionage network, and is responsible for the blood feud stemming from the Xie family's unjust case of colluding with the enemy twenty-five years ago. He was on guard at every step, always on guard against Prince Jing Xiao Jue, who had military power and was ruthless in his actions. He believed that he had a rebellious intention, so he set up defenses everywhere and pretended to be deceitful.
Xiao Jue, the late emperor's younger brother, had guarded the northern border for more than ten years. He maintained his own self-respect and supported his troops. It seemed that a rebellion was imminent, but in fact, he was secretly tracking down the traitor in Beidi and the real culprit of the poisoning of the late emperor. He believed that Xie Qingci, who was from a wealthy family in the capital and held an important position in the civil service, was the eagle dog of the civil service group, and he tried to test him at every turn and pressed him step by step.
In the court, they were tit-for-tat opponents. Under the palace corridor, they were mortal enemies facing each other with swords. In front of the Ying'en Pavilion, hundreds of officials gathered, and he questioned the military pay in public; in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the whole court was in an uproar, and he backhandedly impeached him for collaborating with the enemy. There is mutual distrust, mutual trapping, layer upon layer of suspicion, and startling misunderstandings.
However, a water transportation corruption case, a Dengzhou robbery and murder case, and several forged letters of collaboration with the enemy dragged the two of them into a shocking chess game set by the remnants of the previous dynasty. The real culprit in the Xie family's old case, the source of poison in Xiao Jue's old injury, the truth behind the sudden death of the late emperor, the secret of the northern secret vault - all clues point to the same mastermind hiding in the dark.
"This matter will never stop until you and I die."
From scheming against each other to being forced to join forces, from being half-believing to trusting each other with their lives. After the mist of court intrigues, border wars, secret fights between aristocratic families, and rivers and lakes interceptions cleared, they stood side by side on the wall of Yanmen Pass, looking at the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, and overcoming many difficulties.
Purpose: Taking "crossing the border" as the core, it tells the story of two young people who care about their country and their country in the background of the feudal dynasty. In the whirlpool of power and the wars of troubled times, they cross the barriers of the court and the battlefield, stick to their true intentions and righteousness, and go from rival chess players to fellow travelers side by side. They protect the people of their country and country in the storm, showing the character and responsibility of ancient civil servants and generals, and the sincere friendship of knowing each other in troubled times.