Enjoying Wine and Poetry While Young: I Reached the Top by Copying Literature

After taking the college entrance exam, modern-day academic ace Xiao Jingheng unexpectedly transmigrates to the Great Yin Dynasty, becoming a notorious wastrel in Jiangning Prefecture. The original owner was useless at both books and martial arts, had his engagement broken off by the Minister of Rites’ family, and was deliberately raised to be worthless by his vicious aunt. His situation is dire. Then Xiao Jingheng discovers that his mind holds a complete library of Chinese poetry, from Li Bai and Su Shi to Du Fu. The masterpieces of the ages come to him with ease!

With his “plagiarist” skills, he stuns the Hundred Flowers Tower with “Bring in the Wine” and dominates the Mid-Autumn poetry gathering with “Prelude to Water Melody.” He rises from a laughingstock to Jiangning’s foremost talent, while secretly doing business with modern know-how like making ice with soap, building up capital, outsmarting his vicious aunt, and getting face-slapping revenge on his enemies.

But as his fame grows, so do the dangers: his aunt’s schemes multiply, jealous talents make life difficult for him, and undercurrents swirl through the court and countryside… How will Xiao Jingheng wield poetry as a blade to break through every crisis, secure his place at the pinnacle of the literary world, secretly take control of a business empire, and ultimately earn the title of true literary giant?