The Yellow River bursts its banks year after year. What can be done?
To control the floods, Yun Zhao’s mother, Su Yuejian, devoted her entire life to the cause. Yet even then, no one would give a female official the chance to make a difference. She refused to accept this, disguised herself as a man, passed the imperial examination to become a juren, and requested assignment to the Ministry of Works to control the floods. But she never expected this would uncover an extraordinary secret…
