Lin Quan, a newly promoted civil servant with ideals, entered the officialdom with a longing for social reform. The undercurrent of power, the calculations of colleagues, the test of his superiors, the entanglement of old love, the absurd manipulations of influential figures - Lin Quan continues to grow in the ups and downs of his official career, gaining friendship and love, and witnessing the collision between ideals and reality. In the whirlpool of power, he laughs at himself and makes good use of his wisdom to find himself in the ups and downs. The four volumes of chapters are independent but interlocking, from the first entry into officialdom to the trial at the core of power, from the disillusionment of ideals to self-reshaping, and finally reveal the absurd nature of human nature and officialdom in a humorous yet profound tone.
