Shi Huai'an is a recent college graduate who wakes up as the dim-witted son of the Marquis of Anding, and from the start, the princess breaks off their engagement.
All he wants is to make a little money, marry a few more wives, and inherit his father's title.
But then he shocks the court with extraordinary military strategies.
His poetry and literary talents leave the Grand Tutor speechless in a face-slapping moment.
He makes money like a printing press, enough to make even the emperor jealous.
With a ragtag army, he sweeps across the northern deserts and pacifies the Western Regions, leaving the ministers astonished.
“Is this really that foolish heir from the capital?”
At the same time, he makes enemies of a host of powerful nobles, becoming a thorn in their side.