Recaps

Luo Chengzhi united the states against the Xianbei, but the victory devastated the Luo Clan and left it in Liaodong. Years later, Luo Xianzhi rose to power in Liang, reformed the aristocracy, and maneuvered amid Wei and Yan’s political crises as war resumed.

• Luo Chengzhi rallied the states to war, and the rulers of Wei, Yan, Han, and Liang swore the Oath of the Luo River to unite against the Xianbei.
• Luo Chengzhi led the allied forces into the grasslands, where Luo Qingling and her cousin sacrificed themselves to drive poisonous smoke into the Xianbei army and enable the attack.
• Luo Chengzhi and the Dare-to-Fight Warriors assaulted the Xianbei Royal Court, while Luo Jialan and Zhao Yingluo raised Zhao State in the Western Regions.
• After the war, Luo Yuzhi returned to Winter City with only 1,352 survivors from more than 20,000 Luo clansmen, and Luo Xi’s resolved to protect the weakened family.
• Luo Xianzhi accepted the chancellorship in Liang and began challenging inherited aristocratic privilege by revising the Record of Clans.
• Luo Xianzhi exposed forged genealogies, secured Xiao Yan’s order to punish the fraudulent clans, and declared that the Record of Clans would no longer grant nobility or qualify people for office until it was revised.
• Cao Chengsi engineered Cao Mao’s regicide and seized control in Wei, while Luo Xianzhi advised Xiao Yan to maintain Liang’s moral governance and exploit Wei’s instability.
• Murong Ke launched another campaign against Wei, but after Murong Chui defeated Cao Dao’s forces, Yan’s Empress Dowager ordered Murong Ke to return to Ji City.

Luo Xianzhi’s schemes helped shatter Yan and Liang, but his death left both states to collapse. Centuries later, Luo Su returned through the Origin Tripod, explored the Grasslands, and began positioning the Luo Clan within the Sui Dynasty’s rivalries.

• Murong Ke conquered Hedong, then allied Yan with Liang against Han before dying from the oath he had sworn, and Murong Chui succeeded him as Yan’s western power.
• Cao Chengsi seized Wei’s throne and terrorized its people, but Murong Chui captured him, killed him, and took control of Guanzhong.
• Luo Xianzhi helped Liang conquer Shu and weakened Yan by provoking a purge of Murong Chui’s allies, while Xiao Yan’s decisions over Buddhism and his sons weakened Liang.
• Murong Chui rebelled against Yan, but Erzhu Rong’s uprising and massacre of Ji City destabilized the realm, and Luo Xianzhi died after warning Xiao Yan about Liang’s future.
• After Murong Chui and Xiao Yan also died, Luo Su descended into Winter City through the Origin Tripod, declined leadership of the Luo Clan, and set out to investigate the world.
• Luo Su crossed the Grasslands, studied its peoples and Buddhism, then traveled to Guanzhong, where he killed Eastern Palace guards who had threatened Luo Xuanjing and revealed his sacred mark to Gao Cheng.
• Luo Su spared Li Yuan and Dou Shi at Li Xiuning’s request, surveyed Sui institutions, and decided to use the Luo Clan rather than serve the emperor directly.
• Luo Su sent Luo Xuanye to investigate Yang Guang’s household as Yang Yong, suspecting the Luo Clan had backed his rival, prepared to confront his parents and demand justice.