Chen Lin, a modern history graduate student, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Cao Fang, the young emperor of Cao Wei. When he wakes, he is at the Gaopingling sacrificial rites, and in just a few hours, Sima Yi will launch a coup and bring the Cao Wei dynasty to an end! Armed with historical knowledge but trapped in a hopeless situation, he must defy fate amid a maelstrom of power and engage Sima Yi in a deadly contest spanning a thousand years. Strategy, betrayal, the art of ruling... Can he rewrite history this time?
