In Chang'an during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the top academy "Chongwen Pavilion" broke the centuries-old tradition of recruiting women. The concubine Su Weiwan wanted to get a diploma with a little cleverness so that she could work for the family, but she unexpectedly stepped into the "gathering place of kings". There are academic masters from aristocratic families who can write poems, children of distinguished nobles who are very competitive, and doctors who are rigid to the point of rigidity. Even the handyman who sweeps the floor can recite "The Analects of Confucius".
Su Weiwan adheres to the salty principle of "you can lie down but not stand, you can mess around but not take papers", but she is repeatedly forced to "do business": she mistakenly regards her teacher's test questions as script annotations, which accidentally triggers a debate in the school; she brings snacks to her classmates, but discovers the secret of imperial examination candidates passing secret codes; even at a school exchange meeting organized by the royal family, she won the attention of the imperial doctor with her modern thinking "wrong theory".
The classmates around him are even more unique: the talented girl from a poor family thinks "scientific examination will change her destiny", the rich business lady is obsessed with studying the college's food map, and the playboy wants to convince everyone that "serving the army is better than studying". In the busy daily life of the academy, Su Weiwan complained about the degree of involution of the ancients, while unknowingly getting involved in real historical events such as the reform of the imperial examination and the preparation of supplies for frontier fortresses.
She used salted fish wisdom to resolve conflicts among her classmates, used an optimistic attitude to cope with academic pressure, and inadvertently gained friendship and heartbeat that went both ways. Against the backdrop of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, this period of academy life, full of laughter and warmth, also quietly witnessed the ups and downs of an era.
