Yang

Xia Houyan, from a young idealist to the mayor of Yangzhou: He tried to benefit the people with his books and fists, but he was corroded time and again in the cracks between power and conscience. Liu Chengwang, the academy's Jijiu, was his teacher; Liu Chengwang's daughter Liu Jinyu was not only the continuation of Shilin Wang, but also the balance point of family marriage. Xiao Ruoyi, a noble daughter who was engulfed by hatred in the past, was later adopted by Zhao Zhenkui, and her fate was torn apart and traded: her appearance was like a light, shining into Xia Houyan's weakest place, and igniting an uncontrollable storm. Salt fields, military supplies, scholars, and the imperial court, all the connections of Yangzhou intersect on this case. Human hearts, grievances, passions, and loyalty are quietly bets: father and son fight for the balance between country and family, scholars are influenced by Tao and love, and women become the variables that turn the tables with their gentleness or cruelty. When the old covenant meets the new order, when personal desires collide with the torrent of history, how should Xia Houyan choose between love and responsibility? Machiavellianism and fate are intertwined. This is an epic about family, country, desire and impermanence - in the wind of Yangzhou, the human heart will eventually be revealed.