At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Chu Qin, a famous general, was captured by the crown prince. Eighty thousand soldiers were bloodied in the battlefield. After his legs were destroyed, he became a counselor "Wu Ming" to take revenge.Yan Li, a former close friend and the fourth prince, pressed forward step by step after lifting the grounding. The two heroes confronted each other in the court. After seeing through their identities, they broke the conspiracy and vindicated their loyal souls.Machiavellian wits and fatalistic fetters are intertwined to write a desolate epic of loyalty and righteousness in troubled times.