Shen Yanzhi, a modern gold-medal public examination lecturer, once traveled back in time to the Dajing Dynasty and became a teacher at the Unnamed Academy in Qingxi County. Faced with three "problem students": an arrogant rich businessman, a calm and humble student, and a stubborn mountain boy, he abandoned the traditional teaching method of rote memorization and integrated public examination logic and test-taking skills into imperial examination teaching.
He teaches students in accordance with their aptitude, dismantles strategies, organizes the logic of articles, polishes young minds, and subverts tradition with alternative teaching. Just as the county examination is about to take place, powerful enemies are suppressing and undercurrents of rivalry are surging. Shen Yanzhi and three young men use their strength to break through the situation. From being unpopular to being named on the gold list, they become famous with their unique teaching methods. They also work step by step on the road to the imperial examination, and finally become a generation of legendary imperial masters who stirred up the structure of the court and cultivated pillars of talent.
