The public security border defense anti-drug drama "Iron Blooded Ambition" takes "carrying forward traditions, firming beliefs, enforcing the law for the people, and practicing the core values of the military" as its theme. It uses multiple major cases of international cooperation by the public security border defense forces in combating cross-border drug trafficking as its material, and focuses on the Yunnan Public Security Border Defense Corps, which was awarded the title of "Anti-Drug Vanguard Station" by The State Council and the Central Military Commission

This drama reflects through the competition and development of entrepreneurs Xiang Chenghui, Lin Yishan, Yang Buzhen and their descendants that they continue to lead the way in reform and opening up under the background of the new normal. They had a conflict over the location of the new base but resolved it peacefully. Back then, Zhang Lu, a "college girl" from Tsinghua University, came to Wenzhou for an inspection and learned about Xiang Chenghui

An American exchange student in Paris fell in love with the handsome son of her host family, but when she witnessed a murder case, the couple had to flee to prove her innocence.

Dayu 'er (played by Ning Jing), from the Horqin Banner of Mongolia, was hailed as the "most beautiful woman of the Manchu and Mongolian people" since childhood. She and Dorgon (played by Ma Jingtao), the younger brother of Hong Taiji (played by Liu Dekai) and the Prince of Rui, grew up together and were betrothed for life. However, she was taken as a concubine by Hong Taiji and made the Zhuangfei of Yongfu Palace, thus becoming Dorgon's uncle and sister-in-law

In October of the 12th year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1873 AD), a murder case occurred in Yuhang Town, the seat of Yuhang County, Zhejiang Province. Ge Pinlian, an employee of a tofu shop, died of a sudden illness. County Magistrate Liu Xitong suspected that Yang Naiwu, a local scholar, had seduced Bi Xiugu, the wife of Ge Pinlian, poisoned Ge Pinlian to death and then killed Yang Nai

In the winter of 1939, the Japanese army attacked the county town of Bashan. Xu Shaohua, the commander of the Kuomintang guard Battalion, was ordered to resist and cover the evacuation of the main force. When the rural woman Ge Qiuyue entered the city, she was almost raped by the Japanese army, but fortunately, Xu Shaohua saved her. The guard battalion was almost completely wiped out in the fight against the Japanese army. Xu Shaohua was disheartened. Ge Qiuyue brought a trip to the Ba Mountains

In 1938, against the backdrop of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek, believing slander, ordered the Xi 'an Secret Service Organization to secretly dismiss Xuan Xiafu, a senior advisor of the 18th Group Army and a member of the Communist Party of China. This move sparked strong protests from the Communist Party of China. Under the pressure of public opinion, the Kuomintang was forced to establish a special anti-Kuomintang office in Xi 'an to investigate the disappearance of Xuan Xiaxia's father. In the

Teacher Mei (played by Liao Xueqiu) has three children, Han Silin (played by Xi Yuli), Han Simu and Han Siyang (played by Fu Yiwei). Han Simu has always wanted to become a writer, but has never got the chance. Her second elder sister, Han Silin, was very dissatisfied with her brother's idleness. At Han Simu's birthday party, the two siblings