Unknown in History

In the first year of the Later Jin Dynasty, a bloody encounter in the Crowing Valley caused the family of the famous general Zhou Dewei to be destroyed in an instant. Zhou Chen, the only surviving boy, was rescued by Wang Tuan, the last prime minister and Taoist priest who was supposed to die. After many years of study tours, he traveled through troubled times, conquered his loyal servants in the Southern Tang Dynasty, befriended Guo Rong in Jiangling, and met his true love in Later Shu. His mentor taught him civil and military strategies, which further fostered his ambition to "recover Yanyun and unify China." With his mentor sleeping forever, he took his brothers northward and weaved a web of shadow covering thousands of miles in the hinterland of Liao. He helped his best friend Guo Rong become a great hero, the Northern Expedition was directed towards Youzhou, and China was about to be restored. However, Guo Rong died suddenly, and his dream came to an abrupt end. Chenqiao mutinied and the country changed hands. The new dynasty's national policy of "first south and then north" ran counter to his lifelong ideal. He refused to be loyal, but cooperated with humiliation for the overall situation, maintaining a fragile balance with the Zhao and Song royal families. Zhao Guangyi, who had great ambition but little talent, twice buried his and the country's hopes under the Youzhou City. When his life's efforts and dreams were all in vain, this chess player unknown in history finally put down the chessboard. He entered the palace alone and brought a tragic and helpless end to that era with a private trial that shocked the world. And the story between him and Yan Yun was completely erased from the history books by the emperor himself...