Core settings
- Background: During the Dajing Dynasty, the aristocratic "Li Family" held military power but was secretly fighting among themselves. The protagonist Li Qingshan was the youngest son of the Li family. He suffered amnesia when he was 17 years old. When he woke up, he was involved in family power struggles and personal emotional entanglements, which eventually led to tragedy.
- Core conflict: the struggle for power within the Li family (brothers compete for family inheritance) + external forces (princes/enemy countries) coveting the military power of the Li family + the "love-hate dilemma" between Li Qingshan and Chen Mengzhui.
- Rhythm: Each chapter has clear events to advance. The first 3 chapters establish the character + bury the suspense. The core conflict escalates in every 3 chapters (such as "family conflict → involved in the fight between princes → identity exposed"). The whole text uses sand sculptures to cover up the undercurrent of political intrigue (complaining about the plot in daily life, and restraining emotions when it is abused), and the ending takes a sudden turn.
Character setting (including life experience and foreshadowing)
1. Protagonist: Li Qingshan
- Identity: The seventh son of the Li family (actually the adopted child of a branch of the Li family, his biological father was a loyal minister who was overthrown by the Li family, which is the source of his amnesia).
- Post-amnesia state: When I wake up, I think I am called "Li Jinfu" (a name that suddenly pops up in my mind). I have the attribute of making complaints about myself. I disguise myself as "stupid" (actually very observant). My inner OS adapts to different scenes (daily nonsense, turning to emotional expression when I feel bad).
Purpose: From the perspective of an amnesiac son, through family intrigues and entanglements of love and hate, to expose the crushing power of power on human nature - even if you "forget" or "pretend" to survive, it is difficult to escape the cage woven by fate and hatred. Ultimately, in the individual sacrifice and emotional fragmentation, we will interrogate the tragic nature of "involuntarily".