| Summary : |
During the chaotic Northern and Southern Dynasties, the
northern frontier of the Liang Dynasty is protected by the powerful
Changlin Army led by Xiao Tingsheng (Sun Chun) and Xiao Pingzhang (Huang
Xiaoming). During an expedition, Grand Secretary Xun Baishui (Bi Yanjun)
cuts off supplies to the front line, and Xiao Pingzhang becomes severely
wounded as he leads the defense on Liang's northern border. His younger
brother, Xiao Pingjing (Liu Haoran), leaves Langya Pavilion to see visit
him. There, Xiao Pingzhang and his father, Xiao Tingsheng, send Xiao
Pingjing to where the supply ships sank in order to get to the bottom of
the conspiracy. Unbeknownst to Xiao Pingjing, Xiao Tingsheng and his
friend, Master Li, also send Lin Xi (Zhang Huiwen) to the same city, so
that she can assist Xiao Pingjing.
It turns out that 30 years ago, Yeqin, a neighbouring kingdom, was
suffering from the plague, yet Liang kept its borders shut for
self-protection. In order to take revenge for his fallen kingdom, Puyang
Ying (Guo Jingfei) travels to Liang under a hidden identity, and
colludes with top martial artist the Marquis of Mozi (Cheng Taishen) and
Xun Baishui to weaken the Xiao Family’s power. To exact revenge, he
tricks the Empress into mandating an order to poison two cities in Liang,
thereby recreating the conditions of the plague his kingdom suffered
from.
Xiao Pingzhang dies from Puyang Ying's poison during the war, and a year
later, the Liang Emperor (Liu Jun) passes away from sickness. His son,
Xiao Yuanshi ascends the throne as a child emperor guided by Xiao
Tingsheng. The Yu Dynasty takes the chance to gather forces to invade,
and Xiao Pingjing plans a preemptive attack to defeat the Yu's army.
Learning of these plans from Xiao Yuanqi, Xun Baishui coaxes the new
Emperor (Hu Xianxu) into releasing an edict banning the Changlin Army
from going into battle. Xiao Pingjing violates the edict, and he
destroys Yu's army, ensuring that Liang would be safe from the Yu in the
north. Upon his return to the capital, Xiao Pingjing's father, Xiao
Tingsheng passes away due to his deteriorating health. Xiao Pingjing
finally succumbs to the grief caused by the death of his brother and his
father, and he leaves the capital to return to Langya Pavilion.
Years go by and Xiao Yuanqi begins to gain recognition and power from
defeating the Donghai Army and reclaiming 7 of 10 eastern areas that
were captured. In reality, those victories were planned by the Marquis
of Mozi, who became the ruler of the Donghai. The Marquis of Mozi
coordinated with Xiao Yuanqi so that Xiao Yuanqi could gain recognition
from creating the impression that he recaptured lost territories for the
Liang. After using assassins sent by Marquis of Mozi to kill Grand
Secretary Xun Baishui, Xiao Yuanqi severs his relationship with the
Marquis of Mozi by killing all the assassins that the Marquis of Mozi
have sent to help him. Without Xun Baishui to rival his influence in the
capital, Xiao Yuanqi stages a rebellion against Xiao Yuanshi. Xiao
Pingjing predicts the danger against Yuanshi and he gathers the
disbanded Chenglin Army to march on Yuanqi's army that has occupied the
capital and taken Yuanshi hostage. Ultimately, Pingjing defeats Yuanqi,
and Pingjing leaves the capital to live his life with Lin Xi. |
