The Wind Rises, the Grain Flourishes

Year after year of disaster leaves a thousand miles of barren land and refugees everywhere.

At court, factions scheme against one another. Grain in the government storehouses is siphoned off at every level, leaving the people with nothing to eat.

Shen Yicheng guards the frontier. Seeing the soldiers and civilians there suffering from hunger, he repeatedly petitions for relief, only for powerful court officials to suppress his requests time and again.

Lu Yun works in the Ministry of Revenue. Traveling through counties and prefectures, she sees starving bodies everywhere and vows to investigate corruption in the granaries and secure a full meal for the people.

Their first meeting is a clash of political positions.

He commands troops and fears being framed by the civil officials. She serves in the Ministry of Revenue and guards against the military exploiting her. They test and distrust each other, but as they work through disaster relief and investigations, they see the same compassion in each other's hearts.

Powerful ministers lay trap after trap, driving a wedge between the general and the chancellor and framing them both for treason.

The border flames flare again. Treachery festers at home, while enemies lurk beyond the frontier.

Shen Yicheng defends the nation's borders and repels foreign foes. Lu Yun manages the people's livelihoods and cleans out the corrupt officials.

One bleeds on the battlefield, the other navigates the court. Together, amid a ravaged land, they face a calamity of devastating proportions.

Love has never been their first priority.

In a world rocked by turmoil, it is a rare bond of mutual understanding and trust.

When the storm passes and the treacherous are punished, the winds sweep across the fields and the crops rise once more.

But after enduring so much upheaval across their homeland, can they set aside the burdens of nation and family and share an ordinary life together?

In a time of famine and chaos, Shen Yicheng, the great general guarding the border, meets Lu Yun, a female official in charge of grain administration.

Corruption runs rampant at court, and refugees have nowhere to go.

He defends the homeland and repels its enemies; she manages the grain supply and brings peace to the people.

From mutual wariness to entrusting each other with their lives, they face a pact to protect their homeland amid a whirlpool of political schemes.

When the wind sweeps over the fields and the people are safe again, love and hate alike will settle into the dust.

Theme: Historical romance.