In the third year of Yongzhao, Shen Yanzhou, the number one scholar from a poor family, won the favor of the emperor's master and entered the court with his chess skills. In the palace of the Nine Layers, he dealt with aristocratic families and Qingliu, and even formed a life-and-death bond with the mysterious medical woman Su Heng. When the Jiangnan Salt Case ripped open the fig leaf of the powerful, Shen Yanzhou used his body as bait to play a shocking chess game, but was demoted to Yunze when he succeeded. During his three-year career as a county magistrate, the dormant truth surfaced again with a night visit from an old friend - this game of chess has never ended.
Intention: Stick to your true heart in the whirlpool of power and tactics, and overcome the situation with wisdom to achieve success.