Lu Junli, a wily office veteran with eight years in the modern workplace, dies suddenly after a night of drinking and entertaining clients. When he opens his eyes, he has transmigrated to the late Northern Song dynasty, becoming the younger cousin of Lu Junyi, the Jade Unicorn of Hebei. From the start, he faces a hellish dilemma: his cousin Lu Junyi is disabled and has no children, so he is being forced to marry his brother’s widow and preserve the Lu family legacy for generations to come. Others who transmigrate into the world of Water Margin risk their lives in a violent age, struggling to survive and watching every step. But Lu Junli knows the rules of the workplace inside out: be loyal and sensible in public, look after his own interests in private, never fight head-on if he can put on an act, and never take risks if he can keep his head down. He knows how to handle both beauty and power. On the surface, he is modest, courteous, and grateful, winning the sincere and straightforward Lu Junyi’s complete trust. Inside, he is greedy, lecherous, and calculating, with a repertoire of modern seduction tactics. He easily wins over Lady Jia, who has spent three years alone, secures his place in the Lu family household, and takes hold of the cards that come with belonging to a powerful family. He eliminates Li Gu, the treacherous servant, cleans up the Lu family’s vulnerabilities, secures an heir through a surrogate, and smoothly takes control of Yuncheng. Yet he has no intention of stopping at an easy life in a wealthy family. In the world of Water Margin, where chaos is brewing and heroes meet tragic ends, he watches countless women suffer terrible fates and countless heroes meet miserable ends. Knowing the entire plot, Lu Junli now embarks on an entirely new career in officialdom: He saves Pan Jinlian from her destined downfall, protects Yan Poxi from a disgraced and tragic death, and gathers the beauties of the troubled times around him. He recruits Lin Chong, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, and other heroes ahead of time, changes their tragic fates, and builds up his strength for the coming chaos. Using the slick tactics of a modern office worker, he navigates the imperial court, coasts his way to promotion, curries favor with the powerful, and gets along with everyone. From a humble magistrate of Yuncheng County, he rises all the way to govern prefectures and counties, enter the imperial court, command a region, and bring stability to a chaotic age. The winds rise over Liangshan, the court grows corrupt, the world falls into chaos, and heroes rise everywhere.
