Modern college student Gu Wenqing transmigrates to a parallel-world Tang Dynasty. Using his modern knowledge, he ends famines, produces colored glass, and combats smallpox. Rising from a country boy to a marquis and then a king, he eventually fakes his death and lives in seclusion. Amid the prosperous streets of Chang'an, he navigates power struggles and aristocratic clans, ultimately becoming a legend of his age.