Nirvana in Fire

A son’s search for his family’s lost honour – this and more coming this October on eExtra.

The series tells the story of Lin Shu, who under the alias Mei Changsu, enters the capital of Liang to seek justice for a conspiracy that labelled his family as traitors 12 years before.

In 6th-century China, there was a war between the feudal Northern Wei and Southern Liang dynasties. The Liang commander general, Lin Xie, his 19-year-old son Lin Shu, and the Chiyan Army defeated hostile Wei forces. However, when the Chiyan were weakened from the battle, they were massacred under the Emperor’s orders.

Unknown to the king, the Chiyan were framed by political rivals, who claimed that they were conspiring to mount a rebellion with the then-crown prince, Prince Qi.

As a result, Prince Qi and members of the Lin manor were also unjustly executed. Qi's mother, Consort Chen, and Lin Shu's mother, sister of the king, committed suicide.

Weekdays at 16:20pm, eExtra channel 105.