After transmigrating to the late Ming dynasty, history prodigy Wei Linchu becomes the clan nephew of Wei Zhongxian, the powerful eunuch known as the Nine Thousand Years.
He knows all too well: in eight years, the Chongzhen Emperor will ascend the throne, the eunuch faction will be wiped out, and he will be doomed to die.
To carve out a path to survival in a situation where death seems certain, he becomes a “poisonous strategist” and infiltrates the depths of power.
Using modern thinking to lay hidden traps and devise open schemes, he maneuvers among Wei Zhongxian, Ke Shi, the Donglin faction, and the emperor.
He helps the eunuch faction eliminate its enemies while secretly trying to save the nation’s fate;
he schemes against the human heart while facing the judgment of his conscience.
He is the sharpest blade in the Nine Thousand Years’ hand, and the last hidden piece on the board before the Ming dynasty falls.
But as the torrents of history come crashing down
will he sacrifice himself for the cause, or find another way to survive?
Political scheming, battles of life and death, and impossible choices between loyalty and affection…
A desperate race against time to defy fate begins.
