In the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Pei Chengyuan, the admonishment official, was framed for rebellion and executed in the West City because of his outspoken advice. When he opened his eyes again, he became a township clerk with the same name in 2024 - no rank, no power, no backing. Others laughed at him for not overestimating his abilities. But no one knows that this "ordinary young man" holds in his mind twenty years of court experience, the case-solving skills of thousands of case files in Dali Temple, and the top-level wisdom of governing the country in the heyday of Zhenguan. Know people by face and see through the disguise of corrupt officials at a glance.
Three questions broke his heart, and one meal made the murderer collapse on the spot.
Ancient methods are still used today, and the land equalization system from thousands of years ago can still resolve land disputes. Starting from the lowest level clerk, he will use his skills from his previous life to change this grassroots level step by step. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.