Is That All? The Foolish Son of a Concubine Is Actually the Former Dynasty's Imperial Tutor?

[Imperial Examinations] [Ensemble Political Intrigue] [Brotherhood] [Bonds] [Feel-Good Fiction]

Three years ago, the Imperial Tutor disappeared, and several of his students turned dark overnight. The Great Qi’s golden age now teeters on the brink. Three years later, the foolish youngest son of a Jiangnan merchant suddenly comes to his senses, takes first place in the county exams, crushes the prefectural exams, and fights his way all the way to the capital. The Marquis Who Guards the Nation reads his essay, his hands trembling. The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet heads south in the middle of the night just to have tea with him. The secret guard commander’s men have been following him for three years. He says, “I’m just an ordinary person hoping to pass the imperial exams.” His five students, each with power over all under heaven, reply: “...Teacher, stop pretending.”