Gao Yang, a modern man, traveled through time and became a dandy, the Duke of Dingguo. He mistakenly exposed the empress's imperial edict to seek talents and found himself in a dead end. In the court, he has a deep understanding of human nature and his unique strategies amaze the empress, but he is criticized by the champion Cui Xinghe and others. When the disaster broke out, the empress ordered the two to divide the city and provide food as a test. Gao Yang reversed the plan, lured unscrupulous grain merchants into the game, used work as relief to appease the people, and completely defeated Cui Xinghe. Subsequently, locust plagues broke out in Guanzhong, and Gao Yang provided a series of countermeasures such as biological control, which repeatedly solved the crisis. Prince Chaotang Rong is watching with eager eyes, and various forces are putting pressure on him step by step. Gao Yang resolves all crises with clever tricks, becomes the most trusted poisoner of the empress, and protects Daqian with extraordinary means.
