Lu Zhenyan, a scholar from a poor family, and Su Yan'er, his childhood sweetheart, went to Beijing to take the exam together. The two of them broke into the officialdom with their wit and laughter, and became involved in a power struggle in the court. Wei Wenhao secretly supported and Fan Zhuifeng made jokes, and everyone played a chess game to fight against Zheng Baichuan's strategy and the emperor's suspicion. In the funny and tense power games, Lu Zhenyan gradually grew into a true wise man, finally cracking the ultimate conspiracy, safeguarding peace, and resolving crises with humor. The whole book is compact and interlocking. The four volumes respectively describe the first entry into the court, the intensification of the power struggle, the reversal of the crisis and the finale. The story always maintains humor, tension and transparency.
