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In the long history, there was a long period of turmoil, which was the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is often said that heroes emerge from troubled times, and this is especially true in the history of the Three Kingdoms. The heroic Cao Cao, the scheming Zhuge Liang, and the romantic genius Zhou Yu have all become the objects of interpretation by later generations. In the Jin Kingdom after the troubled times, in addition to the monarchs who were busy fighting for wealth, what was even more commendable was the poet who picked chrysanthemums under the eastern fence. People call the songs of the Three Kingdoms period to sing their aspirations and the indulgent landscapes of the Two Jin Dynasties as "Wei and Jin Dynasties". By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the romantic atmosphere was gone, and all that was left was smoke and war.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were generous elegy and sad murmuring in this era. Within the high walls of the palace, the Ming Taizu with an iron fist and the Ming Chengzu who compiled the grand ceremony laid the economic foundation and superstructure for the new dynasty. Guarding this building are the poor but determined prime minister, the strategizing ministers, and the elusive Jinyi guards wearing flying fish robes and carrying embroidered spring swords. The world outside the palace walls is even more exciting. Xu Xiake's footprints are all over the country. Zheng He made seven voyages to the west, spreading the majesty of the Ming Empire to the southern hemisphere. But at the same time, the temptation of wealth attracted Japanese pirates who invaded the border...