Overview

Set in the 10th century, the story revolves around two monarchs: Zhao Kuang Yin, conqueror extraordinaire and the first ruler of the Song dynasty, and Li Yu, literary giant and the last ruler of the Southern Tang dynasty. It is a TV series focusing on the complex friend-foe relationship between these two historical characters and their love story with one woman by the name of Zhou E Huang.

Top Cast

Nicky Wu

李煜（李从嘉，南唐后主）

Liu Tao

Zhou E Huang / Madam Huarui

Huang Wenhao

赵匡胤（宋太祖）

Wu Yue

赵光义（宋太宗）

Xiong Naijin

周家敏（南唐小周后）

Pan Hong

圣尊后（钟皇后）

Chunyu Shanshan

裴厚德

Shen Meng-Sheng

赵弘殷

He Zhonghua

孟昶（后蜀后主）