在那遥远的五代十国时期，北宋赵匡胤雄才大略，他渴望统一天下。然而，那个时候，江南的南唐国势衰败，仅是纳贡称臣。这一年，南唐中主病逝，太子仓皇继位，无奈地承担了一个不懂治国之道、只擅长诗词歌舞的绝代才人的命运。他，就是那个被历史记住的南唐后主李煜。

李煜有一个同母兄弟李从善，被派往汴京纳贡，但却被赵匡胤扣为人质。他的妻子周娥皇日渐病重，她妹妹周玉英进宫探视姐姐，看到了内心交困的李煜，他们之间由理解而生情爱。

有一天，当李煜去江边祭拜他的兄弟时，他遇见了微服巡视的赵匡胤。赵威逼他随其北上，但李煜坚辞不从，最终错失了一次抓捕赵匡胤的大好机会。周娥皇病逝后，李煜悲痛欲绝，而就在这时，赵匡胤已经挥师南下灭亡了南唐。

在最终战败前的一刻里，Li Cooked his tears and bid farewell to his ancestral temple, and he even appointed week Yuling as the last empress. Zhao Cangong was furious when he heard the news.

In this tragic story, we see a man who was once a poet but became a king, struggling with his own fate. He knew that he was not fit for ruling but had no choice. His heart was torn between love and loyalty, poetry and politics. In the end, he made a decision that would change his life forever...