Su Mingxu, a young man from a scholarly family, ran away to take the imperial examination due to his family's decline, and unexpectedly stepped into the ever-changing imperial court. The fierce power game stirs up a storm. The young man moves among the factions with his humor and wisdom. With the help or conspiracy of the concubine's daughter Lin Qingwan, the prince Zhao Yuanchen and others, he gradually grows into a master of power. Up and down the court, conspiracies arose one after another, causing situations that were both hilarious and dangerous. In the end, after experiencing the struggle for power and the test of human nature, he ended the conspiracy in a surprising way and became a legend.
