Yun Zhao, the empress of Zhaohua, has been on the throne for three years, but her throne is not yet stable. Families in the court are at odds, wars are lurking at the border, and the shadow of an old case about the sudden death of the late emperor always hangs in his mind. In order to break the situation, she issued the unprecedented "Fengtai Draft Edict" in the name of "filling the harem". In fact, she recruited talents from all over the world and set nine severe tests. Poems and songs are the appearance, governance is the foundation, and the game of people's hearts and the resolution of dangerous situations are the core.
At the same time, she adopted the pseudonym "Mr. Yun" and walked around the streets. On a rainy night when searching for clues, she met a scholar from a poor family who had been wronged and was talented but willing to live in seclusion; during a dispute in a restaurant, she saw a madman who was very sharp and quarrelsome with scholars; in a border town where a plague was spreading, she met a compassionate doctor who hung a pot to save the world; at a banquet where an enemy envoy came to visit, she discovered a musical instrument player who was proficient in music and whose life experience was a mystery...
In the palace, on the talent show, the talented people showed off their magical powers, either for their ideals, selfish motives, or for the magnificent empress on the high throne. Yun Zhao watched with cold eyes, taking steps step by step, making moves on the chessboard of intrigues, and exploring the maze of emotions. Who is truly talented? Who has other plans? Who can stand side by side with her in this treacherous situation? And when the truth about the old case opens a bloody hole, how will she choose between her country and her true heart?
