Fang Yun transmigrates into the body of a poor young man in an ancient society ruled by rigid social hierarchies. When he brings long-lost Confucian classics to the Imperial Academy, he is met with sneers from the sons of aristocratic families and oppression from the powerful. “A peasant like you thinks you can speak of the sages’ teachings?” The protagonist faces an impossible task: breaking through the limits imposed by his status and challenging the rule of the great clans. To protect their interests, the aristocrats and powerful families repeatedly obstruct his progress at the academy. The principles he has gleaned from ancient books could overturn their rule, but if they come to light, the great clans will hunt him down. Under the oppression of this rigid social order, he must contend not only with threats from the aristocratic students and powerful families at the academy, but also take care not to be betrayed and exploited by them. Yet with his unyielding character, modern thinking, and the wisdom of the classics, Fang Yun gradually breaks through every obstacle. He leads students from humble backgrounds and quietly sets a transformation of the court and realm in motion, showing the world that true nobility lies in the righteousness of one’s heart.
