A Grand Vision in Troubled Times

In the final years of the Great Yan dynasty, natural disasters struck one after another, regional warlords carved up the land, and foreign enemies watched hungrily from beyond the borders. Gu Yan transmigrates into the son of the magistrate of Linjiang County and, as a lowly clerk, is drawn into the great game of a world in chaos. From providing disaster relief and helping the people to exposing corruption, from maneuvering against the warlords to fighting off invaders in the Northern Expedition, he relies on his foresight and courage, far beyond his time, to advance one careful step at a time and carve out a path through blood and fire...