Gu Yunzhou was born into a poor family, but he had the talent of photographic memory. Starting from the provincial examination, he faced the suppression of the children of aristocratic families, the undercurrent of officialdom and the mystery of the examination hall. Faced with difficulties one after another, he used his wisdom to change his destiny, growing from a poor student who was no one cared about to a world-famous number one scholar, and uncovered the secrets of the imperial examination that had been hidden for many years.