During the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Wenchuan became a peasant boy who couldn't even eat enough.
He knew that the Tumubao Incident would happen in five years, that Yu Qian would turn the tide, and that Yu Qian would be unjustly killed eight years later.
But he was just a child, and he couldn't even see Yu Qian's face.
All he can do is move forward step by step: study, take the imperial examination, become an official, build up connections, and quietly make plans.
As a county magistrate, he spent thirteen years, using a net that no one could see, and in those five days of seizing the gate, he did something that changed history.
Don't rebel, don't be the chief minister, don't marry a bunch of wives.
Just want to save someone.
It feels quite real