明朝成化年间，朝纲腐败，奸邪当(dāng )道(dào )。西(xī )厂东(dōng )厂为宦官把持，混淆黑白(bái )，陷害(hài )忠良，朝野内外噤(jìn )若寒蝉。时有赵(zhào )怀安（李连杰 饰(shì )）等流亡剑客挺(tǐng )身而出，接连铲(chǎn )除东厂数名奸佞，致令阉(yān )贼胆战(zhàn )心惊。适(shì )值(zhí )此时，风头正劲的西厂