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.
Directed by 吴家骀
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
