Inthe14thyearoftheTianbaoEra(CE755)AnLushan,amilitarygovernorwithtiestotheKnightsTemplar,leadshiselitecorpstorebelagainsttheTangDynasty,andtheill-preparedTangempirefaltersunderthethreat.ThetwocapitalsLuoyangandChang’anfallandChinafallsundertheoppressionofthecruelAnLushan.AstheTangdynastystartstocrumble,LiE,ashadyAssassintrainedbytheHiddenOnesinthefarWest,teamsupwithTangloyaliststoturnthetideandsaveboththedynastyandthecountryfromthiscrisis.