Yan Linyi, a modern-day man, transmigrates to the Tang dynasty. He originally hopes to use Yuchi Gong's reputation to run wild in the capital and live the life of a spoiled young master, but Yuchi Gong is incorruptible and upright. With his dream shattered, Yan Linyi decides to build a career of his own. Relying on a modern man's way of thinking and the chip in his brain, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of the world and is eventually made Prince of Xiaoyao.
