During the Tianqi period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the imperial examination fraud case shocked both the government and the public. The father of Chen Yan, a poor student, was wrongly imprisoned and died tragically in prison. The evidence was destroyed, the examiner kept silent, and the truth became a mystery.
Chen Yan was twenty-three years old, with a thin face, scarred brow bones, and serious eyes. He studied hard for ten years, wore a long coat of coarse cloth, and wore white cuffs, just to get into office and investigate old cases.
He has no background or backing, and only relies on a pen to fight for justice. From the provincial examination to the palace examination, every step is taken to uncover layers of shady stories.
The powerful suppressed, classmates betrayed, and the mastermind behind the scenes was hidden in the court. He broke the situation with his writing and wrote with his life, writing the path of counterattack for a poor family.
The imperial examination is not only about fame, but also a matter of life and death. What he wanted was never just the title of No. 1 Scholar.
