Zhao Jinghong, the biggest “corrupt official” in Shandong, wants nothing more in life than to eat his fill and wait for death.
Then a severe drought strikes Shandong, and the emperor orders an investigation into corruption. All the officials in the region are implicated, and a cavalry unit rides straight into the county magistrate's residence.
Zhao Jinghong's head spins. Is heaven trying to destroy me?
When he opens his eyes again, his neck aches, his back hurts, and his vision is blurry. Every bone in his body feels exhausted.
His face pale, he says, “Sir, please be kind and leave my body intact.”
The emperor's most trusted chief eunuch drops to his knees with a thud, weeping bitterly. “Your Majesty! At last you've spoken! You haven't slept in two days and two nights! You haven't eaten all day!”
Zhao Jinghong: ?
He looks down and sees a bright yellow imperial robe, with a mountain of memorials before him.
How has a petty official who can't even handle a simple theft case transmigrated into a hardline emperor famous throughout the land for his diligence?
Zhao Jinghong jumps up in shock, clutches his pounding heart, then sits back down and says weakly, “Someone bring me a full banquet. Right away.”
Nothing matters more than food.
Lou Xiangxun is a diligent emperor who cares for his people and works himself to the bone for the realm. He never expected to switch souls with a county magistrate one day.
He is now wearing a seventh-rank official's hat, with a foolish superior above him, corrupt local gentry below him, and people outside his door cursing him as a corrupt official.
The emperor, who has always held himself to the standard of a wise ruler, turns livid.
Outrageous!
By the time the two switch bodies back, everything has changed.
Lou Xiangxun realizes his back no longer hurts and his hands no longer ache. He can stay up all night reviewing eight hundred memorials again.
His unruly younger brother is obedient, the cold empress dowager is all smiles, and even the censor-in-chief, who sends him a remonstrance every day, greets him with a beaming face.
The emperor raises an eyebrow and immediately sends an edict summoning Zhao Jinghong to the capital for an audience.
Meanwhile, Zhao Jinghong sits in the county office, listening to the people praise him as “a just and upright official”...
What if he wants to disobey the imperial order?
PS: One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins. Personal attacks are not allowed.
Theme: People can grow and change
