A passionate young man transmigrates to China, just as it is about to fall into the abyss. His soul returns to the body of the last emperor of the late Qing dynasty who could have saved China from a century of humiliation: Emperor Xianfeng.
Overnight, the sluggish, pleasure-seeking emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality.
He reforms the government, relieves disaster victims, trains a new army, appoints Han officials, and ruthlessly suppresses the Taiping rebels at the end of the Qing dynasty. He brings peace to the land!
Greedy Britain and France return, and the Second Opium War begins.
He leads the army into battle himself, deals Britain and France a crushing blow, opens ports for trade, and vigorously develops industry and commerce to strengthen the nation.
War looms, and the eastern dragon rises anew, drawing the eyes of the world to the East. When the dragon roars, the world order changes forever.