During the sixth period of the Daqi Dynasty, it was passed to the hands of Emperor Sejong Chen Yu (also known as Qi Xia). Foreign invasions were increasing, border dangers were getting stronger, domestic conflicts were numerous, and the country was declining day by day. Sejong vowed to reverse the country's decline and revitalize the Qi Dynasty. With the assistance of Grand Master Fan Cheng, Xue Wenxiao was appointed Shangshu Ling and initiated the reform. The prime minister of the DPRK, Du Gao (also known as Qianli), represents the stubborn conservative forces but hinders the pace of reform. The drought in Guanlong also brought a crisis to the reform, but the emergence of Ning Li (also known as Wenshu) seemed to turn the crisis into some kind of turning point. Although Shizong did not like Ning Li, he still entrusted him with important tasks. As a result, an ordinary drought triggered an extraordinary reform, and the crises that followed the reform linked Shizong, Ning Li, and Xue Wenxiao together again and again...