明朝成(chéng )化年间，朝纲腐败，奸邪当(dāng )道(dào )。西厂(chǎng )东厂为宦官把持，混淆黑白，陷害忠(zhōng )良，朝(cháo )野内外噤(jìn )若寒蝉(chán )。时(shí )有赵(zhào )怀安（李连杰 饰）等流亡(wáng )剑客(kè )挺身而出，接连铲(chǎn )除东厂数(shù )名奸佞，致令阉贼胆战心惊。适值此时，风头正劲的西厂