Yanqi Ji

He is Pei Yan, the orphan of Zhongliang from the previous dynasty. Once his family was ruined and his family was destroyed, he lay dormant for ten years and gained power in both the government and the public. Everyone knows that he is cold-faced and merciless, and he is extremely wise and scheming, but he is also cruel and ruthless. In his eyes, all living beings in the court and around the world are just chess pieces on a chessboard, with no closeness or distance, no good or evil, only pros and cons. In order to clear up the grievances of his family and clear up the dynasty in this troubled world, he is willing to bear the infamy of the world and stand alone in the abyss of power. He is a lonely minister who does not care about human feelings and only manages the chess game. He works step by step and counts the hearts of the people, without any weakness or tenderness. He regards the heaven and the earth as his system and all living beings as his children, controls the affairs of the government and the public, and watches the ups and downs of the world with a cold eye. He believes that in this life, he will eventually be accompanied by power and conspiracy, and he will have no worries until his death. Until I met Su Qingwan. She is a gentle woman from a scholarly family. She is not involved in the disputes in the court. Her heart is like a clear spring, gentle and quiet, with a warm heart. She is the only light in this turbid world that is not stained by calculations. An unexpected encounter shattered the wall in his heart that had been frozen for many years. For the first time in his life, he didn't want to regard the person in front of him as a chess piece. For the first time, he let go of calculation and ruthlessness. For the first time, he felt unbearable and concerned. It turns out that all the machinations are not worth the tenderness in her eyes; it turns out that all the power in the world cannot be compared with her own heart. In this life, he gave up the obsession of playing chess with all living beings, and gave up all his sharpness and calculation. He did not do it for the country or for power, but only to protect her stability for the rest of her life and to keep her worry-free every year. After playing chess for half his life, he finally abandoned his military service and took refuge in deep love because of one person.