Prelude to a Turbulent Era

Set against a fictional ancient history, this story unfolds across a thousand years of turmoil. It opens with the havoc wrought by Huang Xiu and the founding of the dynasty by Zi Pi, then traces the rise and fall of the Chong, Yong, Meng, and Xuan dynasties. It spans a sweeping saga of feuding lords, internal strife among the royal house, joint rule, and the struggle for supremacy over the Central Plains. Told through interwoven storylines, it features power games and battlefield clashes among emperors and ministers, as well as ordinary people’s choices about survival and their defense of what they believe is right amid upheaval. Dynasties rise and fall like the tides; family grudges intertwine with duty to the nation. Through the weight of history, the story sketches the glimmers of humanity and its struggles in a chaotic age, composing an epic of civilization’s legacy and the fight against fate.