Shen Ci, a modern Machiavellian executioner, traveled back to the body of a scholar of the same name whose family was destroyed in an imperial examination fraud case. Faced with the pursuit of his sick sister and his enemies, he accidentally awakened the "Heaven Listening and Earth Observation System" that can hear other people's voices. From then on, the world had no secrets in front of him. In the provincial examination room, he heard the true intentions of the examiners and wrote like a god; in the officialdom, he heard the conspiracies and calculations of his colleagues and acted step by step; in the court, he heard the ambitions of powerful officials and struck before they could. He came from a humble family, relied on his ability to listen to people's hearts and his wisdom beyond the times, all the way from scholar to number one scholar, from seventh-grade county magistrate to chief minister of the dynasty. In the turbulent court struggle, he crushed all opponents, purged the government and opposition, implemented reforms, and finally gained power over the world, becoming a legendary official of a generation.
