A modern young man travels to the chaotic Liang Dynasty, displaced and near death during a famine. He survives by growing forage and raising dogs, develops products like tofu, honey, and liquor, outwits local tyrants, recruits talented people, meets a former dynasty princess who hides her identity, builds strength with Taiping Township as his base, and embarks on the journey to Contend for Imperial Rule in the chaotic era.