Zhou Can, the eldest son of the powerful Zhou family in the capital, defies the path his family has laid out for him and heads to the grassroots on his own. But after his leader betrays him and uses him as a sacrificial pawn, he narrowly escapes death.
Furious, Zhou Can fights back. With sharp instincts and a bold personality, he navigates among the various powers, climbing the ladder of public service step by step over the bodies of his enemies.
Along the way, power and beauty intertwine, but Zhou Can remains in his element, forging a career in officialdom that is uniquely his own.
The old lady's foot-binding--stinky and long!