Pan Ye was an important official in the imperial court in his previous life. Because of his loyalty, he was framed by a traitor and had his entire family executed. After he died unjustly, he was unexpectedly reborn at the age of twenty, which was a critical moment for his fate to turn. With memories and painful experiences from his past life, Pan Ye is determined to change his destiny and transform from an innocent scholar into a scheming master. He took advantage of the information gap to accurately avoid the traps in his previous life, and gradually avenged his enemies. However, there is an undercurrent surging in the court, the princelings are fighting endlessly with the princelings, and foreign enemies are eyeing them. Pan Ye must navigate the power game, not only to protect his family, but also to make allies, while at the same time facing the emotional entanglement between his past lover and his current beauty. As he approached the center of power step by step, he discovered that there was a larger conspiracy hidden behind the injustice in his previous life, involving the highest level of the court. In the end, with his wisdom and foresight, Pan Ye not only cleared the grievances of his family, but also became a powerful minister in the world, but he also paid a huge price and made a difficult choice between power and emotion.