Regent Han Tang holds absolute power and dominates the court. The ministers all cower before his might, not daring to voice a single complaint.
Only Pei Zijin, the young and arrogant top scorer in the imperial exams, dares to step forward and denounce Han Tang in court for abusing his power and throwing the government into chaos.
"Among all the officials in court, is there really only one who dares to remonstrate?"
This peerless minister has a striking, almost feminine beauty and a mercurial temper. Even when he speaks with a smile, he sends chills down people's spines.
No one expects Han Tang not only to refrain from flying into a rage, but to wave his sleeve and appoint Pei Zijin as an investigating censor.
The ministers all hold their breath for Pei Zijin.
After that, Pei Zijin only gets bolder, submitting a memorial against Han Tang every day.
His retinue is a sea of attendants, and his procession exceeds a prince's official allowance. Denounced!
His court robes are loose, and he behaves improperly before the throne. Denounced!
He dares to look directly at the emperor while speaking, showing no humility as a subject. Denounced!
He claims to be ill and skips court, but is really spending his time in brothels and pleasure houses. Denounced!
Han Tang sits at the side of the court, smiling as he watches him. "Lord Pei is absolutely right."
He knows Han Tang sees him as nothing more than a plaything.
But he won't be a plaything forever. He will bring this scourge down.
Instead, the scourge comes to him and invites him to join a game of strategy, to root out the true corrupt villains. And the bait is Han Tang himself...
Later, Han Tang loses all power and dies without a whole body. By imperial decree, Pei Zijin is sent to confiscate the prince's estate.
His upright figure stands alone in the courtyard, with a certain unspoken desolation.
He put himself in the game, and he has no regrets about his moves.
Han Tang is the person he admired most in this life.
He has nowhere to express this admiration, so every year on Qingming, he burns a few letters to send his thoughts to the dead.
Before the tomb bearing only clothes and a hat, an old acquaintance blocks his way.
"Lord Pei, are you submitting a memorial against me again?"
A powerful minister who puts himself in the game, top x an upright, incorruptible official, bottom
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