During the Northern Song Dynasty, General Sun Tingjing and his wife Lin Fenghe had four sons. When they grow up, they have become outstanding young talents. However, what awaits them is a long and bumpy road.
The eldest son Boying was engaged to Chu Zhuoxuan, the daughter of his family friend Chu Xingnan. The two got married during a national funeral and had to postpone the wedding. But during this year, Chu Zhuoxuan was favored by Cao Lixun, the son of the powerful minister Cao Yan. In order to get the beauty, Cao Lixun did not hesitate to harm Chu Xingnan's family, causing the Chu family to be destroyed. ． ． ． ． ．
The second son Zhongxiong has always been proud of the heirs of the Sun family and fell in love with his cousin Hua Xiangrong. Hua Xiangrong originally fell in love with her eldest cousin Sun Boying, but was later moved by Zhongxiong's sincerity, and the two finally got together. But I didn't expect that Zhong Xiong had an unexpected and bizarre life experience behind him, and the two had to be separated so far apart. ． ． ． ． ．
The third son, Shuhao, was straightforward and fond of music. As a heirloom of poetry and calligraphy, a son of an official falls in love with a brothel girl, Mianyu. He also had a grudge against the prince Wu Wang Zhao Hao because of her. In order to redeem Mianyu's life, he spent all his family wealth. In order to be with Mianyu, he overcame all difficulties and eloped with her. But can he, with his loyalty and filial piety, be able to remain a commoner with peace of mind?
The fourth son, Ji Jie, is the weakest. He deeply loves Cheng Jingbo, the daughter of his teacher Cheng Yi. When the two of them were in love with each other, Cheng Jingbo was forced to marry someone else, and Jijie had to marry someone else to take care of the whole family. From then on, the two could only look at each other, but they could never let go of each other in their hearts. ． ． ． ． ．
During the Song Dynasty, war broke out everywhere. How would the Sun family, a former military general, resist foreign enemies? And what will be the outcome of the lives of the five Sun family fathers and sons?