Lin Yanzhou, a modern social animal, was reading an ancient plot novel on a male channel before going to bed. He was caught off guard and fell into the book. Instead of becoming a son of a powerful man, he became a refugee struggling in famine. On the verge of death, he was rescued by the Su family, a simple mountain village farmer. In order to repay the kindness of taking him in, and to survive in these troubled times, Lin Yanzhou relied on modern knowledge to gain a foundation, picked up the books of sages, and plunged into the road of imperial examination. From the county examination, the government examination to the college examination, the general examination, and the palace examination, he worked step by step and counterattacked from a poor scholar to an upstart in the imperial court. During this period, he protected the Su family, helped his neighbors out of poverty, and developed a love for Su Wanqing, the gentle and tough daughter of the Su family. When he was finally nominated for the gold medal, he married the beautiful woman with the gift of the number one scholar.
