简介
元朝灭亡后，经过长达十五年征伐兼并，草莽英雄朱元璋（唐国强 饰）终于打败最后一个强劲对手张士诚，在虎踞龙蟠的应天府开创了大明江山的雄伟霸业。这期间刘基、常遇春、徐达等开国将领自然功不可没，而大脚皇后马秀英（吕丽萍 饰）更为朱氏王朝的霸业起到了不可忽视的作用。但是天下初定，乱流湍急，张士诚的女儿、元王朝遗孤、当朝宰相胡惟庸等各方势力和人物时刻威胁着朱元璋的政权和性命。一向大大咧咧、刚愎自用的朱元璋无法及时察觉暗中进行的野心阴谋，好在马皇后心思缜密，从中周旋，化解了无数的危机。
这对吵吵闹闹的夫妻，将携手奠定明王朝的千秋国基……。A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends - Nicky, Geordie, Mary and Tosker - from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal years (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1995) the personal lives of the characters become intertwined with the political struggles of their home town of Newcastle, and the capital...。