Jiang Zuojun

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (AD 1644), the capital of Yan was destroyed and Chongzhen hanged himself. Before the first month, Shanhaiguan was defeated, Wu Sangui introduced Qing troops into the pass, Hu Ma once again herded the Central Plains, and Shenzhou fell. The fragrance of cinnamon in Jinling cannot conceal the chill of troubled times. Yang Xiantai, the eighth grandson of Yang Shiqi and a Confucian tutor in the former Ming Dynasty, inherited the ambition of loyalty and goodness. He witnessed the decline of the dynasty and the southward movement of foreigners. He knew that it was useless to show off his courage. Only by forbearance can the fire of the Han family be preserved. He entrusted the restoration of his Ming Dynasty and the clan's mission to his only son Yang Taiyu and Zhongliang's orphan Yang Taining. The jade pendant with the word "Jing", ancient books from western Hubei, and the oath to "never let Hu horses herd the Central Plains again" served as the guide for the three of them to move forward in troubled times. From the undercurrent of Jinling to the migration to western Hubei, from remembering the national humiliation to connecting with comrades, the three generations of the Yang family used forbearance as a blade and integrity as a shield. In troubled times, they adhered to the original intention of "reviving the Ming Dynasty, guarding the integrity, and protecting my clothes." The mountains and rivers are broken, and the orthodox tradition is in danger. They use their flesh and blood to write a legend about persistence, inheritance and redemption in troubled times - if you can hold on to the fire, you can start a prairie fire. (Adapted from real history)