In the glittering heart of the Tang Dynasty – China’s fabled Golden Age – power, passion and betrayal collide.
At the height of an empire unmatched in wealth and sophistication, where the capital city of Changan dazzled with its million lights and palaces that teemed with poets, courtiers and spies, a love story unfolds that would shake the very foundations of a dynasty.
He was the Son of Heaven and the most powerful ruler in the world. She was the orphaned stepdaughter of a humble civil servant. Against all odds, Yang Guifei rose to become the emperor’s greatest obsession. She was a woman of rare beauty and charm who captivated the court and captured a nation’s attention. But their love, intoxicating and scandalous, would ignite jealousies, incite rebellion, and threaten the stability of an empire.
This is a tale of forbidden love, political intrigue, and the price of desire at the edge of a dynasty’s fall.
An empire on the brink. A rebellion ignited. And a throne that could cost everything.
When Emperor Ling calls for aid against the rising Yellow Scarf rebellion, he unwittingly opens the gates to chaos. Warlords and nobles answer the call, some loyal to the Han Dynasty, others driven by ruthless ambition and the whisperings of corrupt officials.
As the emperor’s health falters, the once mighty court fractures into factions, each vying for control. Behind palace walls and on blood-soaked battlefields, brother turns against brother, alliances are forged and broken, and power becomes the deadliest weapon of all.
In the shadows of a dying dynasty, the greatest empire on Earth teeters on the edge, as the crown is up for whoever is strong enough to take it.
The tyrant is dead. The power struggle has just begun.
With the brutal warlord Dong Zhou assassinated, the mighty Han Empire descends into turmoil. The young Emperor Xian is little more than a pawn, held captive by the generals of the man who once ruled through fear.
Across the divided realm, powerful warlords rise. The cunning aristocrat Yuan Shu now holds the Imperial Hereditary Seal, a symbol of ultimate authority. Meanwhile, the ambitious and relentless Tsao Tsao carves out a vast domain of his own, leaving blood and conquest in his wake.
As the empire fractures, the throne of the world’s greatest dynasty lies ripe for the taking. Will one man crown himself in glory and reshape history, or will a hero emerge to rescue the emperor and restore the crumbling Han?
The empire stands on a knife’s edge, and one final battle will decide its fate.
The young Emperor remains a prisoner of the ruthless Chancellor Tsao Tsao, whose ambition knows no bounds. If he defeats his last great rival, Yuan Shao, nothing will stand between him and total domination of the north. The south will be next, and with it the entire Han Empire.
Liu Bei watches helplessly as the storm gathers, his hopes pinned on a final, desperate alliance. Only a bold stand can stop Tsao Tsao’s unstoppable march.
At Red Cliffs, fire and steel will shape the destiny of China. Will tyranny reign, or will a divided land find the strength to rise and resist?
