A soul from a poor family: the confusion in the examination room and the struggle in the changing times
Gu Zi, a talented girl from the Department of Modern History, accidentally transformed into a young man from a poor family in ancient times. The imperial examination became her only chance to change her destiny. In the examination room, she wrote a unique article based on the modern knowledge system, but the powerful people secretly changed her paper, and she eventually lost her name. At that time, the situation in the capital suddenly changed, the dragon flag of the old dynasty fell, and the gunfire of the new army shattered the thousand-year-old monarchy. She accidentally discovered that there was a mysterious annotation hidden on the transferred answer sheet, and she was shocked to realize that behind the confusion in the examination room, there was a metaphor for the change of the old and new eras.
In order to uncover the truth, Gu Zi faced many obstacles: in order to protect the old order, the powerful officials in the imperial examination regarded her as a thorn in their side and repeatedly set up traps to strangle her; the ancient strict hierarchical system trapped her in her footsteps, and the unfamiliarity of official rules made her frequently frustrated in the power struggle; her modern concepts and behaviors were even regarded as alien, causing numerous misunderstandings. The crisis of trust caused by the betrayal of her allies left her in an isolated and helpless predicament.
But Gu Zi did not back down. Guided by her understanding of historical laws, she used modern thinking to break the situation, and with the help of helpers, she struggled to establish her own power. She not only has to break through classes and reshape the political order in a chaotic situation, but also has to struggle repeatedly between modern moral beliefs and ancient political interests.
In the end, Gu Zi successfully reversed the situation, but behind the victory was bitterness - although she broke the shady curtain of the imperial examination and pushed the gears of the times, she sacrificed precious emotional relationships in the game of power. Standing at the junction of the old and new eras, she was left with only loneliness and endless regret.
