After the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907 AD, the Central Plains fell into division and chaos during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
In this turbulent era, brave generals and wise monarchs emerged one after another. It was a troubled era of divided regimes and wars, and heroes emerged in large numbers.
Taking Li Keyong's legendary life as an entry point, it depicts the legendary story of how he raised troops in Jinyang, relied on his outstanding military talents and indomitable fighting spirit to defeat enemy forces from all directions, and finally established the Later Jin Dynasty and restored the glory of the Jin Dynasty.
At the same time, it describes in parallel how Shi Jingtang, an ambitious general from the south, gradually usurped the throne of the Later Liang Dynasty from a powerful minister and established the Later Tang Dynasty. However, his too strong personal desires aroused dissatisfaction and resistance among the nobles, leading to his own destruction.
In the north, Li Cunxu, who was both wise and brave, successfully defeated the Khitan, cleverly used tactics and military strategies to establish the Later Jin Dynasty, and strengthened the unified power of the north.
Zhao Kuangyin overthrew the Later Zhou Dynasty and established the Northern Song Dynasty through the Chenqiao Revolution, creating a new era of relative stability and prosperity.
In this era when men should strive for self-improvement, young Chengze emerges as a new force. His fate is intertwined with the fate of historical figures such as Li Keyong, Shi Jingtang, Li Cunxu and Zhao Kuangyin. The rise and fall of these historical figures and Chengze's How to find one's place in troubled times and unfold a magnificent historical picture.
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