At the end of the late Qing Dynasty, society was in turmoil. In the deep palace, the secret treasure map of the Pure Altar in Wenyuan Pavilion was stolen. In order to compete for this treasure that can almost change the world, all parties are ready to move.Men Sandao, the former imperial guard with a sword, was also dispatched by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to recover the treasure map and uncover the forces behind it.

At this time, a murder occurred in an inn in Dagu County, Tianjin. None of the nine people who had returned from Japan survived, and their deaths were tragic.County government agent Wang Dibao, who gave up his writing and joined the army because of the abolition of the imperial examination, rushed to the scene. With his rich knowledge, he judged on the spot that the case was committed by a member of the Rongtianling clan in Lengxi area through the injuries of the deceased and the method of committing the crime.The murderer was apprehended and Wang Dibao pursued the murderer alone regardless of the objections of the county government.

On the other side, Zhuo Bufan, the leader of Rongtianling, has just received a report from his subordinates - nine people have been killed and the contact information has been obtained.It turns out that the location of the Jingtan secret has been a secret that the court has not been able to detect for many years. Recently, when Prince Chaoqi got the news, the secret to unlocking the treasure was in the hands of Tan Xian.Prince Qi is determined to implement reforms, which requires a large amount of money; while Zhuo Bufan is a member of the Guangyao sect, inherits martial arts, and establishes a general altar in the Central Plains. He also needs gold and silver to lay the foundation and obtain the support of the court. Therefore, the two people with different goals hit it off.Decided to join forces to win the treasure!

Zhuo Bufan, who is eager to revive the sect, immediately rushes to Shanghai to find Tan Xian based on the intelligence; Men Sandao, who is loyal to the court, quickly solves the case through reasoning, targets Zhuo Bufan, and goes to Shanghai to recover the treasure map; Wang Dibao, who does his duty,In order to find the murderer, he also traveled thousands of miles to chase the murderer.The three of them each set foot on the ten-mile foreign market with a simple but firm goal, but little did they know that from this moment on, they would be forced to be involved in a magnificent historical wave.

Lin Haohan, who seemed to be addicted to wealth and sex in the past, actually has a secret identity as the successor of Prajna.In order to save Men Sandao, he was ambushed by a female spy and was shot in the head. His fate was ill-fated.Liu Ling, an unswerving revolutionary, fearlessly moved forward to rescue Men Sandao. Unexpectedly, after arriving at the safe area, Gege discovered that she had been shot in the abdomen, bleeding, and eventually fell to Wulanshan Gege.In his arms, he died heroically.Lord Cunqing was loyal to the imperial court, but was betrayed by his master Zaifeng and assassinated.Under the stimulation of Prince Qi, he chose to commit suicide, and a generation of loyal people fell like this.

Lin Anjing was originally an undercover agent sent by the Japanese side to Wang Dibao with the intention of stealing secrets.However, at the moment when her identity was exposed, she found that she fell in love with Wang Dibao, and eventually died in his hands willingly. In the pouring rain, she fell into her lover's arms.Zhong Haichao was so ambitious that he abandoned the Beiyang warlords and instead colluded with Japan. However, he ended up being killed by the prince and suffered the consequences.

Wang Dibao is a paranoid and pitiful man. The imperial power he wholeheartedly safeguards has long been in decay.Men Sandao once tried to instigate him to join the revolution, but he chose to self-destruct on the ship and fell into the sea.His death also symbolized the end of the feudal dynasty.

The sadomasochistic relationship between Zhuo Bufan and Huo Qin is lamentable.Due to various reasons, the young wife became the master's wife, and Zhuo Bufan changed from a swordsman to the head of the Rongshan Sect.Finally, he came to his senses and wanted to live in seclusion in the world with his junior sister.However, the brothers of the Rongshan Sect stopped them, and the eldest brother kept saying that he wanted to clean up the family.During the confrontation, the two were seriously injured, and were subsequently surrounded and killed by Wang Dibao.The swords in their hands were no match for the guns.

Forced to the reeds by the lake, after a few gunshots, the scene changed and Zhuo Bufan and Huo Qin were seen holding hands, lying on the ground covered in blood.Although they failed to realize their dream of wandering around the world, at least they were with each other in the last moments of their lives.Wang Dibao, a crazy person, not only ruined his own love, but also failed to see the happiness of others.

The story of Men Sandao and Wulan Shangege is relatively complete.Although both men gave their lives for the revolution, they confessed their feelings to each other in the last moments of their lives.Men Sandao finally confessed his love to Wu Lanshan, and the two met to escape from Kyoto, one to Wuchang and the other to Hong Kong.In the last call, Men Sandao saw the dawn of victory in the Wuchang Uprising and vowed to marry Wu Lanshan as his wife.

Screenwriter Bai Yicong came up with the idea of ​​filming a group drama when he was in college.In 2000, he participated as one of the screenwriters in the adaptation of Jin Yong's martial arts novel "The Eight Parts of the Dragon". Since then, he has always wanted to write a story about "The Eight Parts of the Dragon".In his spare time, he would conjure up characters and the stories that happened to them in his mind.

On “awnzhong” of a certain year, he created a document and named it “awnzhong”.Ten years later, the folder named “awnzhong” was filled with ideas and materials.When he started writing the script, Bai Yicong was busy with the post-production of the TV series "The Three-Body Problem".

One day I was chatting with someone and mentioned this story that had been hidden in my heart for more than ten years, and my desire to create was rekindled.He also used “awnzhong” in the script, which became an important time point in the advancement of the series.

It took Bai Yicong less than two months to write the script.The play is not a pure treasure hunting story. He wants to express the powerlessness of small people under the torrent of the times through group portraits, and show the fate and choices of different characters in the changing times.

In terms of script creation, the first half of the series attracts the audience by laying out suspense and tight plot rhythm, the middle half of the series deepens the theme by revealing the story line and character relationships, and the second half of the series triggers excitement by strengthening the 'sense' and theme sublimation required by the market.The audience’s resonance and thinking.

In order to allow the audience to better understand this work, Bai Yicong added some suspense and light comedy elements, such as treasure hunting and emotional lines, while retaining the solemnity of the historical drama.The addition of these elements makes the whole drama more enjoyable and attractive while maintaining a profound theme.