In his long journey to climb to the pinnacle of power, Zhang Juzheng was not alone. He has a mentor who is unswerving and has a deep friendship - Xu Jie, and a close friend who accompanies him all the way and has a spiritual connection - Gao Gong. However, Xu Jie and Gao Gong are incompatible with each other because of their competition for Zhang Juzheng. The tacit understanding, support and confrontation between these three people added a bit of drama to this history.
At the same time, on this thorny road, Zhang Juzheng also met the woman who fascinated him - Li Jinyi. Their love was like a bright meteor, leaving a dazzling trace in the night sky, but in the end, they had to choose between love and country, which caused the two to drift apart, leaving endless regrets.
Xu Jie felt extremely gratified to have students like Zhang Juzheng. Their teacher-student friendship was like the warm sun in winter, warm and firm. However, when Zhang Juzheng wanted to devote his life's wisdom and efforts to Emperor Wanli like Xu Jie, he never expected that the student he had always had high hopes for would personally push him into the abyss after his death.
This is an epic masterpiece intertwined with power, friendship, love and betrayal. Every character has left a deep mark on this historical picture. Zhang Juzheng's life is not only his personal legend, but also the epitome of the famous officials of that era.
Concept: power, friendship, love and betrayal