In the late Liang Dynasty, the land fell into chaos. Northern nomadic tribes marched south, plunging the realm into a century-long era of turmoil. Culture fractured, and history would later name this period the “Chaos of the Northern Horsemen.”
Tuoba Xiao, King of the Northern Desert, was of mixed Han and nomadic heritage, born into humble origins.
At sixteen, he rose to prominence out of nowhere.
He fought across the lands with decisive ruthlessness.
In just three years, he unified the entire steppe.
Afterward, he personally traveled to the Liang court to marry a princess, promoting cultural reform and the integration of Han traditions—an act praised by later generations.
But fate envied his brilliance.
He died young at the age of twenty-three.
Countless people in later generations lamented that if this extraordinary genius had not died so early, he might have preserved Han culture and rebuilt a flourishing empire.
Jiang Congyan once shared that regret.
Until one day, she transmigrated—
and heard her own name in the imperial decree for a political marriage.
Jiang Congyan: “…”
Her husband only has three years left to live…
“Like a butterfly crossing a thousand years, landing upon the dust of this era—
all it wishes is to stir up a storm.”
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