The story takes place in the late Northern Song Dynasty. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, who was naturally fond of poetry and music, held a banquet in Bianjing City to invite the world's most famous folk musicians to gather here to compare their skills. So as to select the most talented "first musician".
The protagonist Qu Liuzhang is a talented musician from Suzhou, and the Linshui Music School represented by him is also among the three major music schools in the world. The other two schools are the Night Bridge Music School of Du Yue Bridge in Qiantang and the Huaping Music School of Yang Huaping in Jiangbei. Three talented musicians gathered in Bianjing, and the banquet attracted worldwide attention.
At the first banquet, Qu Liushang became famous in the capital with his famous song. However, after being framed by Zhang Zhiyu and other musicians, he fell into a dead end and his reputation was ruined. Zhang Zhiyu has always been jealous of Qu Liuzhang, thinking that he ruined his life, but behind it is a complicated and confusing mystery of his life.
The conspiracy among the musicians and the entanglement between the brothers caused Qu Liuzhang to lose his reputation in the end. His friends became strangers and his acquaintances disappeared. Where did the once talented musician go?