In the eighteenth year of Xingyuan under the Wu Zhou dynasty, the Prince of Yan submitted a memorial requesting that military provisions be dispatched quickly to relieve the disaster-stricken Suiyuan. But the appearance of two minor figures disrupted his plans. The bizarre death of a fourth-rank official then sent shockwaves through the imperial court. The emperor, feudal princes, royal heirs, ministers, and advisers: the Wu Zhou kingdom was suddenly caught in a whirlwind of turmoil and intrigue. Conspiracies, open schemes, assassinations, massacres: everyone stopped at nothing to achieve their aims. With chaos in court, unrest at home, and foreign powers coveting its lands, will the Wu Zhou kingdom find a ruler who can lead it to a revival?