元朝末年，民不聊生，陳友諒打抱不平怒傷元軍，逃至皇覺寺躲藏。寺旁放牛為生的朱元璋救下陳友諒，兩人結為兄弟。朱元璋和馬秀英青梅竹馬私定終身，但被馬家長輩強行拆散。劉伯溫下山，尋找“真命天子”及五虎將，他誤以為陳友諒為天子，一路保護
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the people were struggling to survive, Chen Youliang fled to the Huangjue Temple to hide in anger and hurt the Yuan army. Zhu Yuanzhang, who lived by herding cattle by the temple, rescued Chen Youliang, and the two became brothers. Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying had a private life as childhood sweethearts, but were forcibly separated by Ma’s parents. Liu Bowen went down the mountain to look for the “True Son of Heaven” and the Five Tiger Generals. He mistook Chen Youliang as the Son of Heaven and protected him all the way.
