Fan Jin goes mad with joy after passing the imperial examination. Everyone says he has ruined his future, but they don't know that this bout of madness has actually freed him from the shackles of fame and fortune. With his mad ravings, he strikes straight at the ills of the age. His “madness” brings him good fortune, opening the way to officialdom, and earns him a reputation that takes him ever higher. In a court rife with deceit and intrigue, a madman turns out to be the clearest-minded of them all, using his “madness” to protect the faint glimmer of clarity in his heart.
