My Retired Divine Guard Emerges to Champion the Poor and Shake the Court

Chen Changsong, a sixty-year-old woodcutter, had lived in seclusion deep in the mountains for twenty years, earning his living by chopping wood.

Under the Great Qian's prosperous reign, corruption in the imperial examinations ran rampant, leaving no path forward for the children of poor families.

His grandson Chen Yan and his friends studied hard, but the powerful stole their honors and took their places.

A broken sword buried for twenty years came to light once more.

After draining a jug of strong liquor, he went alone to the imperial capital, striking fear into the Imperial Guards.

The emperor was astonished that he had survived, while the chancellor secretly laid a deadly trap.

A joint trial by the Three Judicial Offices stirred up a storm, and former subordinates appeared to put pressure on the court.

The examination scandal implicated the Minister of Justice, and the hidden hand behind it gradually revealed its true face.

The broken sword was drawn, old debts were paid in blood, and a storm erupted in the imperial court.

He had not come to reclaim his office. He had come to open a way forward for the poor scholars of the realm!

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.