In his previous life, Yang Mo had been on the gold medal list for ten years, but he was robbed and killed by bandits on his way to his appointment. He became the abandoned son of a powerful man and died unjustly. After his rebirth, he returned to the time when he was about to take office. Faced with the empty county government and the eyeing gentry, he decided not to make the same mistakes again. In order to protect their own interests, the powerful people regarded Yang Mo as a thorn in their side and constantly framed him, trying to completely suppress him, a poor student. Yang Mo knew very well that if he could not successfully break the situation, not only would he die again, but the family's injustice would also be difficult to rectify.
In this environment of corrupt officialdom and collusion between the wealthy gentry, Yang Mo's foundation was weak and his development of government affairs was restricted. The famine is approaching, but the disaster relief granary is filled with sand and gravel, and the tax and bank account books still contain secret documents from the previous dynasty. Every step is full of difficulties. He was deceived and used by his cronies in his previous life. After his rebirth, he was wary of the people around him and suffered frequent misunderstandings.
But Yang Mo relied on the memory brought by rebirth to make a clever plan. Using test papers as a sword and account books as a shield, he launched a city defense battle without soldiers and horses against the powerful and wealthy gentry. As the investigation deepens, he gradually uncovers the conspiracy behind it. In the process, he also has to face the irreparable bitterness of the people he once cherished because of the events in his past life. In the end, Yang Mo successfully changed his destiny, broke the oppression of the powerful class, and allowed the power of poor students to be demonstrated.
