Relevant historical events were first recorded in Zuo Zhuan, and the plot was minor; It was not until Sima Qian's Historical Records Zhao Shijia that Liu Xiang's New Preface and Shuo Yuan were recorded in detail. The plot of the play tells the story of Zhao, a nobleman in the Jin Dynasty, who was framed by a traitor and died. Zhao's orphan survived and avenged his family when he grew up.

Historical prototype: According to Zhao (hereinafter referred to as Zhao) in Volume 43 of Historical Records, Zhao's ancestors suffered clan punishment in the third year of Duke Jing of Jin (before 597), and Zhao Shuo's posthumous son narrowly escaped the disaster under the protection of Gongsun He. After growing up, with the support of Han Biao and others, Zhao was restored to the throne.