Amidst the traditional pomp and circumstance of Filipino elections, a quirky people’s movement rises to defend the nation against deepening threats to truth and democracy. In a collective act of joy as a form of resistance, hope flickers against the backdrop of increasing autocracy.。公元1582年(万历十年)夏天的北京,怪事与奇案叠起。先是大明内库储银不翼而飞,从各地府县运来的大宗税银突然不知去向,国家铸银局的熔银大炉也因无银可铸而被迫停炉;接着便是被送入诏狱的两个江洋大盗神秘越狱,城外一个以做棺材为业的村子在一夜之间被杀戮一空;更可怕的是,一股来路不明的号称“江洋八子”的犯罪集团突然现身大街小巷和王公府邸……。