During the Xining era, Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu had just ascended the throne, while Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, and Fu Bi—heroes of their age—were in their twilight years.

The stubborn prime minister was full of ambition, determined to turn the tide; Sima Niu lay low in the countryside, steadfastly upholding the nation's foundation; Master Dongpo sat on the fence, wavering between sides.

This was supposed to be the last glorious chapter of the Song dynasty’s greatest team of civil officials, but these geniuses chose mutual destruction, leaving the Song with a wound that would never fully heal.

And leaving history with endless regret and controversy.

However, the sudden arrival of a rookie lawyer opened up a middle path for the Song dynasty.

Old and new alike would be subject to the law; civil and military alike would be subject to the law; inside and outside alike would be subject to the law.

"I, Michael Bolton, declare that the Treaty of Chanyuan expires today and will not be renewed. The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are the ancestral lands of China."