"Old Alliance of Mountains and Rivers" tells the story of an emperor and his last conscience.
The seventh prince Li Chengheng, who was neglected in the palace, met Gu Changning, the concubine of the Gu family, when he was ten years old. One is a prince whom no one cares about, and the other is an attendant who is not valued by the family. They protect each other deep in the palace wall, and they once swore under the moon: When the river is clear and the sea is clear, everything will be renewed.
Many years later, Li Chengheng was granted the title of Prince Ning and entered the court. Huaibei's embankments burst, old canal transport cases, separatist affairs, and border wars came one after another. He has grown from a forgotten prince to an emperor who rules the world step by step; Gu Changning has also grown from a young attendant to an important official who is respected by the government and the public, and who is loyal to the military and the people.
But the closer the power is, the farther away the original intention is. Chengheng learned to break the game with games and stop chaos with killing; but Changning always remembered that every "chess piece" on the chessboard was a living person. One wants to renew everything, and the other keeps the river and Qing Haiyan. The old alliance remains unchanged, but the road is getting farther and farther.
When people in the world begin to remember Gu Changning's name, and when his loyalty becomes another banner besides imperial power, monarchs, ministers, confidants, and old alliances will eventually make the most painful choices.
Purpose: The work uses the fate of Li Chengheng and Gu Changning from youth alliance to monarch and ministers to explore how power changes ideals and how prosperity should not be built on the sacrifice of innocents. The true peace of the mountains and rivers means not only that everything is renewed, but also that people are still treated as human beings in the game.
