Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che (Huang Xiaoming), was ambitious but powerless when he first became the crown prince. He made friends with aspiring young people such as Zhang Tang (Zhang Mingjian), Guan Fu (Jia Hongwei), Li Ling (Liu Guanxiang), and Guo Sheren (Liu Xiaoxiao), calling himself the "Princeling Party". Empress Dowager Dou (Chen Shali) attempted to abolish the crown prince and establish the King of Liang in order to protect the interests of the Dou family. Liu Che was isolated and helpless, and only her sister Princess Pingyang (Chen Zihan) treated him sincerely in the palace. At first, Liu Che was cynical and fell into traps repeatedly, until he met Qiu Chan (Liu Yijun), Dongfang Shuo (Chen Daoming), who was as predictable as a god, and the famous prostitute Nian Nujiao (Alyssa Chia) who made him dream, his journey to become an emperor officially began. With the help of many friends of the "Princeling Party" and Dongfang Shuo, Liu Che finally became Emperor Wu of Han. This drama is a historical legend. In order to avoid confusing the audience with history, changes were made before the Beijing version was broadcast. Dongfang Shuo was renamed Dongfang Hui, Zhang Tang was renamed Zhang Gu, Guan Fu was renamed Guan Fu, Li Ling was renamed Li Yong, Guo Sheren was renamed Guo Deren. Zhang Qian was renamed Zhang Yuan. So there are two versions of the names in the drama.