劇情:

北洋時期，1916年，袁世凱去世，中國陷入軍閥混戰，群雄並起的局面；與此同時，各國列強對中國虎視眈眈。當時北京的天橋，是民間賣藝者的集散地，百姓偷享安逸的樂土。這天，天橋來了一個不尋常的人，大魔術師張賢。他的到來，打破了這裏原有的平靜。

張賢用他神乎其神的魔術，在北京城一鳴驚人。他的演出引起了軍閥段世章的注意。段世章為博得七姨太柳蔭的歡心，帶領家眷及隨從去看張賢的表演。

一個是天橋當紅的大魔術師，另一個是雄霸一方的軍閥狂人，本是兩個完全沒有關係的人，卻因為一個女人而變得似有關聯。實際上這僅是開始，一場更大的陰謀將一觸即發…。

Synopsis:

1916, General Yuan Shi-kai has just died and the Japanese are encroaching. A mysterious magician Zhang Xian catches the eye of local warlord, Lei Da Niu, who hopes to use him to win the affections of Liu Yin, a woman he forced into being his seventh concubine. Unbeknownst to him, Zhang is the fiancé of Liu who has been waiting for him to rescue her. Zhang, who was hellbent on destroying Lei, discovers that the man behind the evil deeds is actually his head butler Liu who has joined forces with the Japanese in his misguided efforts to unite the country. To defeat Liu and win back the heart of his love, Zhang pulls out his ultimate magic trick.