Tingfeng Bianliangcheng

The most secretive group of people in the early Northern Song Dynasty: unknown spies, low-level informants, secret agents at the border, and lonely officials in the court. They are invisible in the annals of history, have no names left, bear stigma, and have blood on their hands. They cover the undercurrents of the dynasty, block espionage disasters, and stabilize the foundation of troubled times. Li Mutou's counterattack was never about becoming a prince, becoming a prime minister, or making a name for himself in the world. His counterattack was a half-life dark game in exchange for a family taking root in the light; a nameless killing in exchange for a party's stability year after year. Troubled times arise in Bianjing, and the chess game involves all living beings. Those who can endure, hide, live, and defend will eventually have their roots.