During the Jianxing period of the state of Yi, the Central Plains was divided into three parts, and the state of Han in the north was eyeing it. Zhenbei General Zhao Lie led his cavalry to raid the Han camp, but was betrayed by the second prince and trapped in an ambush. His bodyguards set themselves on fire to protect him from escaping. Feeling guilty, Zhao Lie lived in seclusion in Qingping Mountain and married the medical girl Ling Xiaohua. However, after discovering the secret message from the collaborators, he left to avenge the three thousand dead souls. Unexpectedly, Ling Xiaohua was pregnant.
Ling Xiaohua and her son Zhao Bu moved to Hongyaling. Zhao Bu was born with extraordinary talents. He received the true inheritance of the monks in the mountain and was well versed in literary and martial arts. At the age of twenty-two, he went down the mountain to look for his father, and met the wise man Zhang Yi in Shouyang City. He recognized Zhao Lie, the king of Anding County, by the jade pendant on his waist. After entering the government, he resolved the rift between the brothers and helped Shen Wanru regain the Shen family's property. He even went on an expedition on behalf of his father and defeated Han Dynasty three times, becoming famous in the north.
After entering Beijing, Zhao Bu served as a guerrilla general and censor Zhongcheng. He withstood the pressure from the royal family and the old ministry, thoroughly investigated military corruption cases, and pushed forward the reform of the military recruitment system. At the celebration banquet, he wrote poems that shocked everyone, presided over the imperial examination and solved fraud cases, and was promoted to Minister of Rites. When receiving the Chengguo envoy, she met Wang Suqing, a princess who was disguised as a man. Later, she lent Chengguo to avoid trouble, helped it quell the civil strife and became the empress.
After returning to Enyi, he was granted a title. Due to the crisis in the south, he asked to defend Nanyang. In seven battles, he defeated the 100,000-strong army of the Li Kingdom. He helped the prince of the Li Kingdom regain his throne and ceded seven cities. The death of the Emperor of Zhen State triggered civil strife among the princes. Zhao Bu raised troops to serve the king, and it took three years to put down the rebellion, and the power of the Zhao family was overwhelming. However, due to his high achievements, he was tabooed, and the emperor conspired with the state of Han to poison him, causing Zhao Lie's death. Zhao Bu exposed the crime against the Qing emperor, and after being enthroned by Zen, he worked hard to govern. Finally, he faked his death and escaped, and returned to Hongya Ridge with his trusted followers.