At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the northern lands were engulfed in the smoke of war, with bones piled high like mountains; south of the Yangtze, small bridges spanned flowing waters, with song and dance celebrating peace. Amid the internal and external troubles of a dying dynasty, a scheming office director rose powerfully, sounding the final clarion call of China. A true hero changes the fate of heaven.

Brutal and tragic ancient warfare, the authentic streets of the Ming Dynasty, history created by one small figure after another—unfolding a magnificent yet tenderly lingering picture of the late Ming.