During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Khitan invaded the border of the Song Dynasty. King Zhao Yuanqi of Wei and King Zhao Yuanxiu of Han were ordered to resist the enemy outside Yanmen Pass. The two kings of Wei and Han fought against each other secretly for war merits, and they were in the same position, which led to Xiao Qiang's disaster and a major defeat at the hands of the Khitan. And Li Duwu, the woman that Zhao Yuanqi and Zhao Yuanxiu loved, also died at Yanmen Pass. The two developed a deep grudge.
Eighteen years later, when Zhao Huaibi, the son of Wei Wang Zhao Yuanqi, was traveling in the rivers and lakes, he was unaware of the grudge between his father and Zhao Yuanxiu and inadvertently violated the "Bingyu Order". Zhao Yuanxiu (Zhenzong of Song Dynasty), who had ascended the throne as emperor at that time, took this as an excuse to order the arrest of King Wei and his son. Wei Wang Zhao Yuanqi had a long talk with Zhenzong and agreed on three chapters, allowing Zhao Huaibi to return to seclusion.
However, Zhao Huaibi, who lived in the mountains and forests, suffered misfortune and was persecuted several times and had to live in the world.
Zhao Huaibi met Duan Hengruo, the princess of Dali Kingdom, in the rivers and lakes. The two fell in love with each other and had already planned to stay together. Unfortunately, one was a descendant of a down-and-out prince with a heavy career, and the other was a weak princess of the royal family who was unable to live her own life. The relationship between the Song Dynasty and Dali was at odds with each other, and the situation suddenly changed. It seemed that the relationship between the two young people, who were born into royal families, could only be ruined by politics.
Zhao Huaibi was determined to rescue his imprisoned father, but he discovered that the inner story behind the "Bingyu Case" was complicated and was actually related to the two previous generations of kings of the Song Dynasty. The personal grudge between Zhenzong and Wei Wang Zhao Yuanqi is as complicated as it is difficult to deal with. Zhao Huaibi wants to rescue Wei Wang from prison, but it is not just as simple as finding the culprit behind the scenes...
Two chapters of this book were published on a forum, named "Luoshui Huai Fu".
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