He revolutionizes medicine: establishing a patient-record system and extracting penicillin, shaking the century-old authority of the Imperial Medical Bureau!
He stirs up the court: rising from a mere “medical artisan” to a trusted favorite of the emperor, rewarded with a fortune, ennobled, and given real power, until he becomes a thorn in countless people’s sides!
He challenges history: knowing Empress Zhangsun has little time left, he understands that curing her will earn him merit, but failure... will condemn him to utter ruin!
Caught in the whirlpool of imperial power, he holds a silver needle in one hand to decide life and death, while manipulating the court’s game of power with the other.
The ailments of the realm and the deep-rooted ills of officialdom alike must be treated by his own hand and blade!
