General Shen Shubai & the sinister and paranoid emperor
During the Duan Dynasty of the Northern Liang Dynasty, Emperor Xiaoliang was fatuous and incompetent, allowing the eunuchs and relatives to take over power alternately.
For a time, undercurrents surged between the DPRK and China. The Qing Dynasty took the opportunity to invade, and war broke out on the border.
Prince Shen Xiaoliang's stepson Shen Shubai was ordered to lead 100,000 elite troops to quell the war. Unexpectedly, he fell into a trap of the enemy. Emperor Xiaoliang listened to the treacherous villain's slander and delayed sending reinforcements. As a result, his close comrades were buried in the flames.
Shen Shubai was also trapped in Peixia alone, and eventually fell into the hands of the enemy emperor Yu Xiaoxing.
Through clues, he learned that he was actually abandoned in the capital by Emperor Xiaoliang, and decided to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and lead his troops back to Kyoto to avenge the soldiers who died in the battle.
The Qing army won a great victory, and Shen Shu captured and tortured Shen Moliang. From the last words of Emperor Xiaoliang, he learned about the past that had been dusted by time...
Concept: Where there is the sun, there will be shadows, but only by following the light can we become light.