In the Ming court, there were Dongchang, Xichang, Jinyiwei, Liufanmen, and Hulong Villa, etc., vying for power. There were many gangs in the rivers and lakes. The supreme alliance, money gang, Haisha Palace, Tianxiahui, etc. fought openly and secretly, and the chaos continued. Xia Yan’s father Xia Dahu was killed because of a mission, Xia Yan inherited the post of Jinyiwei. From then on, he stepped into this chaotic rivers and lakes, and walked towards the court of open and secret struggles.