Chen Fei, a modern young man, is a scholar who lived in poverty during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. With his vague understanding of historical trends, pragmatic thinking and grasp of human nature, and by chance and initiative, he gradually integrated into the times. He became an official from the imperial examination, passed through localities and central government, and finally became a famous minister who stirred up the storm of the times, and gained many confidantes.
