Zhong Junyuan, a scholar from Liaodong, came all the way to the capital to take part in the provincial examination. Ambitious, he was defeated by the reality of the capital from the beginning. He was powerless and didn't even have food. By chance, he met Wang Yuncheng, the son of Wang Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the two became sworn brothers. Through this, Zhong Jun came into contact with the upper class society of the Ming Dynasty. I thought things would gradually get better in the future, but there was an undercurrent surging in the court. Xia Yan, the new star in the court and the Minister of Rites, is gradually dissatisfied with Zhang Cong, the chief minister of the old power cabinet, and the two sides are at war with each other. Wang Hong, the official minister of Zhang Cong's faction, chose to seek help from Zhang Cong, the chief minister, for his son's imperial examination. Xia Yan chose to carry out imperial examination reforms at this time, innovate his writing style, and use this to overthrow Zhang Cong, the chief minister. Zhong Junyuan was accidentally involved in this political struggle without knowing what was going on...
