Su Yunlan, a scholar from a poor family, accidentally got involved in the struggle between the government and the opposition in Luo Yun Kingdom. With his intelligence, talent and sense of humor, he got to know dignitaries, generals, foreign envoys and shrewd eunuchs, and everyone showed their talents in the changing situation. Under the surface of the peaceful imperial capital, there are turbulent undercurrents. The court and the rivers and lakes are intertwined. Sometimes there is humor and embarrassment, and there is joy in crisis. Su Yunlan and his companions went upstream amidst treacherous changes and power disputes, uncovering conspiracies one by one, and finally overthrew the powerful traitors and took control of the general trend. The book has a lively pace, with laughter and tears, showing people's survival and the true meaning of growth in the struggle for power, with both wisdom and warmth.
