Beneath the War Tent

Three imperial couples, three realms in contention.

In the chaotic final years of the dynasty, Magistrate Zhang on the southeastern coast plans to offer up the long-lost Imperial Jade Seal. Unexpectedly, this sparks a struggle between the court's chancellor and Empress Dowager Duan.

Feng Yun, commander of the Wuyuan Army on the northern frontier, is leading his five adopted sons, the Wuyuan Five Guardians, against the mighty Qiangjue cavalry. Unable to obey the chancellor's order, his newlywed wife, Li Ruyu, disguises herself as a man, takes her husband's place, and rushes to the southeast, where she and the magistrate's daughter, Zhang Baolian, find one another as the world crumbles around them.

Theme: In troubled times, bring peace to the people and take up the sword in the mortal world, whether man or woman.