Nine princes contend for the throne, each step stained with blood.
Ninth Prince Cheng Mengyuan came from the dust. He had seen the ugliest side of human nature and suffered the deepest betrayals, yet he insisted on protecting the little bit of goodness in his heart.
He fought not for the throne, but for justice; not for power, but to make the world a little less cruel than the one he had endured.
In the end, he won the empire, only to take off his imperial robes and go to a small town in the south to become a teacher.
Theme: Born in the dust, how can you hold on to the little bit of goodness in your heart?
