Two good friends since childhood, Song Zhiyi and Lin Muyun, took part in the imperial examination at the same time. One won the number one scholar in literature and the other won the number one scholar in martial arts. They should have achieved good results, but they were both the number one scholar but encountered different situations. There is also the grudge between the imperial court and Tie Rong. As a result, the founding emperor of this dynasty, Jianguo, actually had an inside story. The two childhood friends had very different views on things due to their different experiences. The two embarked on different paths in life. However, because they ended up in the court, the confrontation between the two was imminent.
Not only the court, but also witchcraft and various conspiracies are lingering in the entire Xuan Dynasty. The Xuan Dynasty is full of problems. Both of them are determined to change the status quo of the Xuan Dynasty. However, because of their different circumstances, they both want to change the Xuan Dynasty through their own methods. But in the end, who will really change the Xuan Dynasty, or neither of them will change the Xuan Dynasty?