Lu Zheng, a grassroots official, steps forward amid the murky power struggles of Qingzhou, refusing to take sides, attach himself to powerful patrons, or compromise. He stands against the hunting of favors with his integrity, and tears through hidden rules and black curtains with a blade of justice. After taking charge of the provincial capital, he oversees the trillion-yuan Chuihong New District, using an iron fist to clean up corruption in public tenders, dig deep into major graft cases, and stamp out the trend of false accusations, transforming a land of hidden currents into a national model of clean governance. Faced with open and covert attacks, temptations of power and money, and relentless public-opinion assaults, he remains steadfast: only a clean conscience can withstand every poison; only a commitment to the public good can bring victory.
From local government to the highest levels of national power, Lu Zheng answers his calling with the ideals he began with and brings peace to the people through integrity, carving out a path of public service true to both the people and the land.
