A modern special forces soldier opens his eyes to become a tyrannical ruler reviled by all in the Great Zhou Dynasty—his body hollowed out by wine and women, loyal officials locked in deep dungeons, and powerful ministers stepping into the bedchamber with drawn sabers to force his abdication. Facing the rebellious chancellor, he strikes back with a single sword slash. Facing the mutinous commander of the imperial guard, the empress runs him through the chest. Facing the arrogant Prince Zhao, he forces the man himself to decapitate his own younger brother in court. Some curse him as brutal, some spread word that he has gone mad. Yet when rebel forces besiege the city and imperial kin force the palace, he stands clad in armor with his blade raised before the battle line—"I am the Son of Heaven; those who refuse to submit, come and try."