- Background of the era: In the middle of the fictional Dajing Dynasty, the imperial power fell to the side, the vassal kings were divided, the civil service group was fiercely fighting, the aliens on the border were eyeing, and the undercurrent of social conflicts was surging.
- Male protagonist setting: Lin Fu, who was born in a poor family in the south of the Yangtze River. He has read poetry and books since he was a child. He has the ambition to govern the country and stabilize the country. He has a tough and tolerant character. He has both the idealism of a scholar and the pragmatic adaptability. He is good at strategy without losing the bottom line.
- Core theme: Taking the ups and downs of Lin Fu's official career as the main line, it shows the various social situations and power games of the Dajing Dynasty, and explores the collision between ideals and reality, and the interweaving of personal destiny and the current of the times.
