话说天下合久必分，分久必合，大明君主昏庸，而将大好江山拱手让予满州外族。清自太祖努尔哈赤入关，历经圣祖、康熙、太宗雍正、传至高宗乾隆时，国运昌盛，佰民间却仍有反清组织……乾隆（张兆辉）力主推行“满汉一家”的政策，但却为太后和军机大臣鄂尔泰所阻。干不甘被掣肘，遂以体天下民情为由，与太监小桂子（邓兆尊）潜出宫，化名高天赐、高大贵，驾幸江南……一日二人来到秦淮河畔，随身钱袋连同玉玺为一姑娘童不悔（陈佩珊）所盗，二人紧追不舍，悔巧遇方世玉恶人先告状，导致玉和隆二人不打不相识，始知皆被悔作弄……悔终被二人寻到，也同认识其兄童千斤，三人惺惺相惜，结拜为兄弟，此时苏州恶霸雷老虎至码头闹事，三人合力赶走虎，而结下梁子。原虎为苏州土豪，无恶不作，此时虎留学上海的女儿雷娇与妻李小环（黄恺欣）返乡，娇于码头替苦力拍照被视为妖术，而被推下海，幸遇玉所救。乾隆私自出宫，京中震...

“The Emperor and I” tells the story of Emperor Lung (Eddie Cheung) and Yuk (Marco Ngai). The two men were of very different backgrounds and yet by chance, they became friends. At first, they were so close that they were willing to sacrifice for each other. However, their difference in belief and status quo inevitably led to their contradiction and they eventually were against each other.