Xue Shao, a Python data analyst, wakes up to find himself the Tang Dynasty's Commandant of the Imperial Son-in-Law's Guard.
Golden finger: His head is full of algorithmic models and data-driven ways of thinking.
The problem: No computer, no database, and not even a decent sheet of paper unless he buys one himself.
Empress Wu is on the verge of usurping the Tang throne. The Wu clan is sharpening its knives, and the imperial family teeters on the brink of ruin.
Xue Shao makes his decision: He will use data to break the deadlock.
At the Court of Judicial Review, he sorts through old case files and uncovers evidence of the Wu clan's crimes from a sea of information.
He builds an intelligence network through the Wanxiang Tower, using a ledger system to weave a web of information that spans the realm.
Under Di Renjie's protection, he secretly safeguards the Tang imperial bloodline and plants the seeds of a comeback within the imperial guards.
When the flames of the Shenlong coup ignite, the entire Wu clan is rounded up.
Everyone thinks the matter is settled, until Li Longji raises the banner of “cleansing the court of corrupt ministers” and points his sword straight at Xue Shao.
Xue Shao stands atop Tong Pass, with the last loyal ministers and generals of the Tang behind him.
“I've calculated thirteen hundred years of history. How could I let you destroy this hard-won revival?”
