Zhao Yan, a graduate with a double major in modern history and economics, traveled back in time to the early days of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's accession to the throne, and became a descendant of the Zhao family whose family was in decline. Relying on modern knowledge, systematic thinking and insight into history, he tried to fundamentally reverse the "poverty and weakness" of the Song Dynasty while preserving himself, and formed a complex and profound relationship between the emperor and his ministers with the talented and strategic Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.
