In the thirty-ninth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, a soul from a later age transmigrates into the body of Gu Xing, a young boy from Xiangshan County, Zhejiang.
From then on, he sets out on the path of the imperial examinations. He defeats one rival after another and ultimately becomes the top scholar.
With his abilities, he builds up the Ming dynasty and pacifies its coastal borders.
