明熹宗天啟年間,宦官(guan)魏忠(zhong)賢培植親信意圖不(bu)軌,都(dou)察院左都(dou)御史楊漣(lian)在一個秋雨連綿之夜,得到神秘訪客提(ti)供的信件和賬(zhang)冊(ce),其中(zhong)羅列(lie)了魏忠(zhong)賢禍國殃民的罪(zui)證(zheng),楊漣(lian)以此(ci)信彈劾魏忠(zhong)賢。不(bu)想卻誤中(zhong)圈套,被打入(ru)天牢(lao)......