Qin Yuan, the Sixth Prince of Great Qian, is framed by the Crown Prince and exiled to Liangzhou for “misbehaving while drunk.” It seems like a death sentence, but in fact he awakens the Lord System, gaining the strength of a hegemon and thirty-six shadow guards. Along the way, he turns the tables on Su Hongxiu, a maid sent by the Crown Prince to kill him, and slays a fifth-rank eunuch assassin. Upon reaching Liangzhou, he cleaves the shut city gates with a single sword stroke and kills Wang Lie, the troublesome garrison general, cowing the entire city. Faced with empty storehouses and widespread famine, Qin Yuan produces divine potato seeds that yield ten thousand jin per mu. With ruthless efficiency, he crushes a refugee uprising incited by the Wang family's remnants and wins the people's support. He then hosts a Feast at Hongmen, forcing Liangzhou's powerful clans and wealthy gentry to obey his new rules and provide labor to reclaim farmland and grow grain. Step by step, he secures his footing in Liangzhou and begins a thrilling journey of striking back from the frontier and overthrowing the dynasty.
