Shen Shuyan, a PhD in Chinese language and literature, transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old boy in the Great Liang dynasty.
From the start, he’s living in a thatched hut, but at least his family gets along.
Looking at how destitute the Shen family is, Shen Shuyan resolves to escape this kind of life.
By a twist of fate, he becomes a young master’s book boy, then turns around and helps the young master earn the results he wants in the imperial exams.
Along the way, Shen Shuyan meets a string of influential people and makes plenty of friends and fellow students.
Once Shen Shuyan enters the imperial exams, he goes on a tear. His essays are hailed as classics, and literary scholars lavish praise on his poems.
He eventually makes it all the way to court and ushers in a golden age. Rising from humble beginnings through his own efforts, he climbs all the way to the post of chancellor.
He takes on Japanese pirates and drives technological innovation, managing it all single-handedly and leaving his father stunned.
“I told you to be a book boy, not the chancellor!!!”
