[A fictional history, the characters and plots are all fictitious interpretations, not the official history of the Tang Dynasty]
In the ninth year of Wude, the smoke from the Xuanwu Gate cleared, and the new king of the Tang Dynasty ascended to the throne.
Cui Bingwen and Chai Shen, both civil and military, are the old heroes of the Qin Dynasty who followed the King of Qin on the bloody battlefield. He spent half his life fighting in the north and south, and made great achievements. He did not die on the battlefield, but fell into the trap of strife between the court and the family.
At the beginning of the new dynasty, the Guanlong family was afraid of the old Qin government, and jointly impeached the two. In the past, meritorious service was difficult to reward, but instead it became a threat that needed to be guarded against under the checks and balances of imperial power. The king retains his old feelings, but also weighs the situation of the court; his ministers are full of loyalty to serve the country, but have no way out to protect themselves.
In the imperial study room, a secret plan was made by the emperor and his ministers to deceive the world by pretending to die. The emperor tacitly allowed the two clans to use the fire to fake the destruction of the whole family. They gave up their title and fame, changed their name and fled to Hanxiao, Lingnan, and became commoners in the mountains to protect the clan.
The government sealed the secret ultimatum to ensure the safety of this generation. The emperor warned: If the younger generation is talented, they can go to Qiu Wei to serve as officials, but the past story of Fenfu's fake death must never be revealed.
Escape from the high wall of Chang'an, but you cannot avoid the torrent of troubled times. In the southern Xinjiang, pursuits by aristocratic families, disputes between old tribes, and local troubles followed one after another, and the aftermath of temples thousands of miles away still enveloped the two tribes.
The prison of the court that our parents fought so hard to break free from is the path to fame that our children long for. When Cui and Chai returned to Chang'an, the secret buried in the fire turned into a sharp blade hanging over the heads of the whole clan that would never dissipate.
The tribesmen dormant in Lingnan will eventually be pushed onto the chessboard of destiny by the times, composing a tragic song for heroes, telling the story of the machinations and ups and downs of the great era in troubled times.