Empress Huang Lingshi and her founding heroes Shi Yin, Ning Guangfeng, Rong Qingyun, Feng Zhen, Sha Yiwen, and Qu Feng came to overcome obstacles and lay the foundation for the Red Phoenix Dynasty in troubled times. The smoke has cleared and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains have been unified, but the game between the court and the palace has just begun.
When the world was first settled, Shi Yin wrote a petition to implement a new type of imperial examination and reform the official selection system. Shangshu's right servant She Lu Jiqing strongly opposed it, but Ju Jun, the servant in charge, was forced to compromise after the empress recommended it several times. Only Zhongshu Ling Cui Zixuan had a tough attitude and refused to agree with the New Deal. In order to leverage the resistance in the court, Huang Lingshi brought Cui Ying, Cui Zixuan's second son, into the harem. He was first named Noble Lord and later promoted to Mei Lord. The intrigues of the court and the love of the harem are intertwined. Under the imperial power, everyone is involved in this involuntary chess game. Honor and favor are bait, and favor is also a shackle. Behind the prosperous age, the foreshadowing of tragedy has already been laid.
This article is a revised and complete version. The old version has not been published and will continue to be serialized. After the story is completed, a second part will be released with an additional chapter.
Concept: Under the heavy pressure of imperial power, individual destiny is beyond their control