During the Wanli period, there were many corruptions in the imperial examinations. Powerful traitors used the examination hall to form cliques for personal gain, and loyal people were wronged. Su Yan, a scholar from a poor family, tried to resolve the Japanese injustice case against his father Xue. He took the "Hongwu Imperial Examination Code" passed down from his ancestors and a secret pavilion token and broke into Gongyuan under false pretenses. Using his pen as a blade and ink as a front, he vowed to split up the injustice in this troubled world.
