The Foolish Heir of the Great Qian's Most Good-for-Nothing Duke's Estate

In the Great Qian Dynasty, Zhao Xiaofeng, heir to the Duke's mansion, was said to be literate at three and skilled in martial arts at five. He could compose poetry and essays with ease and excelled in all eighteen martial arts. He was also engaged to Chen Zihan, daughter of the Marquis of Anle. But at fifteen, he was poisoned. For the next five years, he was left a fool and became the capital's laughingstock, known as the Great Qian Dynasty's number-one good-for-nothing heir.

On his twentieth birthday, his fiancée Chen Zihan had secretly taken up with Xiao Jianren, the prime minister's son. The two hatched a wicked scheme, tricking the foolish Zhao Xiaofeng into swinging on a rope, when in fact they meant to hang him. When his "corpse" was carried back to the Duke's mansion, his father, Zhao Zhenxiong, wept in utter anguish, while his personal maid, Lin Xiaoyue, cried until she wept blood. Yet at a quarter past midnight, Zhao Xiaofeng came back from the dead. The fog of five years of foolishness lifted, and the prodigy of old returned. The next day, Chen Zihan came arrogantly to break off the engagement, only to find Zhao Xiaofeng sitting there alive and well. She was terrified out of her wits. Zhao Xiaofeng, no longer a fool, flung a divorce letter in her face and humiliated her. When the reigning empress, Qin Yuying, heard of the good-for-nothing heir's transformation, she went incognito to investigate. On the street, she happened upon thugs harassing someone, and Zhao Xiaofeng stepped in with effortless grace to help. The empress was moved and began to see this "fool" in a new light. Just then, envoys from the four kingdoms of Dongying, the Western Regions, Beiliao, and Goryeo arrived together, issuing challenge after challenge in literary and martial contests. No one at court dared answer. Zhao Xiaofeng took down the imperial proclamation and entered the palace amid the nation's jeers. With astonishing talent, he defeated the masters of all four kingdoms and became a legend in a single battle. He went on to top the civil service exams and win first place in the military exams, earning the titles of top scholar in both civil and martial arts. The empress, Qin Yuying, gave him her heart.

When the allied armies of the four kingdoms invaded, Zhao Xiaofeng led the troops and drove back the enemy. In the end, he swept through the Western Regions, conquered Beiliao, crushed Goryeo, wiped out Dongying, and unified the world!