Shen Wuya, with his childhood injustice and clever and humorous nature, devoted himself to the court of the vortex of power. After being ostracized at first, he later used his wisdom to break through numerous officialdom turmoils, which led Xiao Yingyue, Zhao Yiren and others to gradually build their own power camp. However, every step of promotion is accompanied by new crises: Lu Jinyu's plot and the emperor's temptations advance step by step, depicting a promotion path that is both ups and downs and compact, and often resolves crises with black humor. Shen Wuya advances and retreats with all forces, cooperates and antagonizes, and the power struggle and personal growth are interspersed, and finally reaches the end in the climax of the abolition of the palace and the great changes in his family and country. The whole book is written in one go, with a tight rhythm, humor and wit, and full of ups and downs of political intrigue.
