Modern office worker Lin Zhou wakes up in the Great Song dynasty, reborn as Zhao Dexiu, the eight-year-old legitimate eldest son of the emperor.
From the start, he is gravely ill with a high fever. The imperial physicians give him three days to live, the palace is rife with deadly schemes, and his uncle Zhao Guangyi watches him like a hawk.
Knowing how princes met bloody ends in the Five Dynasties and how brutal the struggle for the throne can be, he decisively chooses to play dumb and hide his talents to stay alive.
On the surface, he is a timid, naive prince who does nothing but cry and beg for snacks. Inside, he uses his historical knowledge to plan several moves ahead.
No futuristic inventions, no mindless harem, just an understanding of human nature and a knack for doing the unexpected. He comes out on top in the cutthroat politics of the imperial court.
From a little boy in the inner palace to the Crown Prince, then to the throne and the rule of the realm, he ushers in a golden age and finally abdicates with composure, becoming the clearest-eyed winner in all of the Great Song.
