From the Start, I Was a County Magistrate: I’ll Secure the Realm Through Political Maneuvering

Lu Zhiyan, former tutor to the crown prince, resigns from office to serve as magistrate of a remote county. With the wisdom of an imperial mentor, he governs the county and brings peace to its people, using an entirely different level of strategy to turn the tide. He investigates wrongful convictions and takes on corrupt power brokers, stirring up turmoil across the land despite holding only a seventh-rank post.