The old emperor is critically ill, and his nine sons are competing for his heir. The court is like a chess game. Everyone thinks they are the chess player - but they don't know that the real chess player is the "waste chess piece" they despise the most.
The sixth prince, Jamel Xiao, was addicted to wine and sex, was ridiculous and was a waste in everyone's eyes. The princelings fought for power, the treacherous ministers manipulated the situation, the loyal ministers remonstrated, and the nine princesses watched with cold eyes... But no one noticed that the sixth prince lying drunk among the flowers had already touched the lifeblood of the entire dynasty at his fingertips.
"The best armor is to make people look down upon."
He bribed the imperial army, infiltrated the household department, and even the prince's most trusted advisers were the hidden stakes he laid. When the Ninth Princess finally saw through his plan, the Sixth Prince only chuckled: "It's too late."
However, just when he was about to ascend to the throne, his loyal minister Lu Chenzhou rebelled, causing this chess game that had been carefully planned for twenty years to collapse——
"Your Highness, you have counted all the people in the world, but have you ever counted the hearts of the people?"
There is a lot of intrigue and no one is innocent.
In this game, who is the pawn and who is the player?
Concept: The court is like a chess game