Modern youth Qin Yun time-travels to become the deposed crown prince of the Great Qin, framed by others and stripped of his position as heir, then exiled to the barren and chaotic Beiliang. In this desperate situation, he gains special assistance and recruits a roster of peerless, brilliant generals. Along the way to his post, he encounters an ambush, but his powerful subordinates beat back the strong enemy. After arriving in Beiliang, Qin Yun punishes corrupt officials, comforts displaced commoners, suppresses local bandits, develops farming and military armaments, and builds the dilapidated border city into an impregnable fortress. The capital is turbulent with the princes vying for the crown, and northern barbarians are pressing heavily upon the borders. Sharpening his weapons and training his troops, Qin Yun fends off external enemies while observing the shifting winds of the imperial court, rising step by step through courage and strength to embark on his own path of hegemony.