A village in Ukraine, near the Russian border. The only thing that slightly disturbs the peace there is the occasional death of an elderly person. That is also why Anatoly returns there: to take care of his dying mother.
故事发生在南诏王阁罗凤重病，其孙异牟寻准备登基为王时期，阁罗凤之子凤伽异早逝，其子异牟寻聪慧能干，善于抚慰百姓，但因异牟寻年纪尚轻，内有众多大臣不愿归顺于他。只有阁罗凤之前俘虏的郑回一直感恩阁罗凤不杀之恩还予以重用，对异牟寻也处处关心照顾。阁罗凤临死前立南诏德化碑，表明叛唐出于不得已，愿与唐世代友好，异牟寻也早有此意，但是南诏当时还有很多大臣反对归顺大唐，两种主张、两派势力早已明争暗斗，故事就是在这样的背景下诞生的，势单力薄的南诏想归顺大唐，将归顺之意秘密送达并得到大唐的支持，一路上凶多吉少，杀机四伏······
