The story takes place in the fictional land of Dongzhou, where the world is in turmoil and the court is in turmoil. Young Lin Zhao comes from a humble background, but has great ambitions. He lost his parents when he was young, and relied on the ancient books taught by his grandfather to study hard and develop a strong character. Occasionally involved in a court coup, he met like-minded people such as Liu Yunji and Qin Boyan, and continued to grow in life, death and intrigue. Lin Zhao relied on his extraordinary insight and courage to repeatedly break through Cheng Yushi's traps, and gradually gained the approval of the people and the court. After experiencing the destruction of his family, the betrayal of his mentors and friends, and his experiences in the world, Lin Zhao grew from an unknown boy to a hero who defied fate and changed his fate. He continued to transform in the confrontation between power and ideals, emotions and choices, fate and resistance, and finally led the world to change and wrote his own heroic biography. The whole book is presented in the form of a historical biography, with both personal growth and the style of the times, witnessing how a young man went against the will of heaven and changed his destiny with his humble body.
