I Was Once an Immortal of the Bright Moon

During the Tianqi era of the Ming dynasty, a young man who loves poetry but detests the rigid eight-legged essays finds himself adrift in life. On a whim, he heads to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, convinced that fate has called him there. After a difficult journey and a series of extraordinary encounters, he somehow passes the exams and becomes the confidant of the Tianqi Emperor and the sworn younger brother of the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian. From then on, he lives an astonishing, miraculous, and legendary life.