Pacifying the Realm and Bringing Order to the World

Shen Ci, heir to Prince Jing, loses at Lizhou, yet is appointed chancellor. Liu Qing, Princess of Changning, returns to the capital one day and enters public service. The whole nation is stunned. What have these two done to deserve such favor from the emperor? Only the two of them know that behind them lies not imperial grace, but mountains of bones. The princes contend for the throne, and the realm is in turmoil. The young men, who should have been full of youthful ambition, manipulate the currents of power in a treacherous court. What sustains them may be the plain truth, or the greater good they hold in their hearts for the nation.