The world is troubled by strife, the old dynasty is corrupt, and the people are in dire straits. Young Huang Zijun has been separated from his eldest sister Huang Ziqi since he was a child, and he relies on his sister's protection to survive. In order to escape the suffering, he threw himself into the war, relied on his extraordinary courage and sword skills to raise an army, established the Dragon King Empire, and determined to end the troubled times.
During the march, Huang Zijun rescued Zhang Yingying, who had been treated harshly by her adoptive mother, and the two gradually fell in love amidst the hardships. Huang Ziqi lives in the rear, comforts her family, stabilizes internal affairs with her generosity and benevolence, and silently supports her younger brother's hegemony. This is Huang Zijun's most important spiritual sustenance.
War smoke swept across the mountains and rivers, the Dragon King's army conquered Daxin, captured Xinhe City, and the decadent Daxin Dynasty was destroyed. But just when the great cause was about to be accomplished and the world was about to be settled, Huang Ziqi died quietly due to overwork and illness, and Zhang Yingying also passed away early.
Huang Zijun reached the pinnacle of power as he wished, sitting on thousands of miles of land, but he lost the two most important people in his life one after another. He pacified the world and worked hard to govern, but his heart was always trapped in endless regret and longing.
All the relatives in the past have withered away, and only the youngest son Huang Xichen is left by his side. This is a story about conquests and achievements, but ultimately a tragedy of loss. It describes the loneliness, debt and failure of what one wants under the glory of the emperor.
