Cheng Huan, a modern PhD in Chinese Language and Literature, is thrown back through time by a fire and awakens in the body of Cheng Zhao, a down-and-out nobleman in the twelfth year of the Hongzhi era. Using his knowledge to overcome one crisis after another, he saves Princess Taikang and becomes her consort. Armed with modern ideas, he plunges into the Ming court, takes on Liu Jin, allies with worthy officials, and helps usher in a revival, carving out a path to reform amid the clash of past and present.
