In the fifth year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, Lu Ming, the number one scholar from a poor family, was demoted to Linxi County Magistrate for refusing to marry powerful ministers.
A salt tax deficit case involved a shocking network of collusion between government and businessmen;
A copper official seal reveals the secret of regicide and rebellion eighteen years ago;
During a life-or-death escape, he met Su Mingwei, the daughter of a salt merchant, who was disguised as a man.
When Lu Ming discovered that the same crape myrtle flower birthmark on his and Su Mingwei's waist actually pointed to the identity of the late emperor's orphan——
Behind the salt tax case was a power conspiracy that could overturn the Song Dynasty.
