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Chen Ping (? - 178 BC)'s strategic achievements throughout his life astonished future generations. He repeatedly used strange strategies to assist Liu Bang in settling the world, and assisted Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to regulate the troubled times. He is not as deep as Zhang Liang at the same time, but he is more quick-witted than Zhang Liang. Although the two men were from the same clan as Huang Lao, they had great differences in their thinking: Zhang Liang adhered to the teaching of "inaction" in his later years; Chen Ping was determined to make progress throughout his life and had the style of a political strategist. Chen Ping's choice of three official positions is also very inspiring. He is competent in his job, integrates himself into others, and pervades the whole self. At the same time, he expands himself and achieves himself. Although he appears to have a lower status, he maintains a low profile, maintains his personality, and is loyal to the public. In the winding and ups and downs of his life, Chen Ping used his extraordinary wisdom to steer the boat of destiny. He was not trapped in difficulties and was not in danger, and finally established great achievements that were beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Li Linfu (683-752) was good at music but not talented at learning. He was able to adapt to changing circumstances and was good at maneuvering. Born in the Li Tang clan, he was promoted to Huangmen Shilang because he flattered Concubine Wu Hui, the favorite concubine of Xuanzong. Later, he worshiped the prime minister as the Minister of Rites and was awarded the same three grades. He was very good at understanding Xuanzong's political intentions, and cleverly used the monarch's closeness and trust to stop losses and gains. He stayed in power for nineteen years and controlled the government for a long time. He was jealous of insidiousness, blocked his opinions, and rejected talented people. However, as a pragmatic politician, a shrewd administrator, and a system expert, his achievements were also remarkable. During Li Linfu's long term of office, Tang Xuanzong no longer played an active role. Therefore, Li Linfu's control over the court was far more comprehensive than that of Yao Chong and others, and Yang Guozhong could not compare with him at all. In October of the eleventh year of Tianbao (752), Li Linfu died of illness.

With a transcendent mind, do things to join the world and achieve unworldly achievements, and get out of the world intact. Yao Guangxiao, whose name was Daoyan, was a politician and Buddhist scholar in the Ming Dynasty. He became a monk in Suzhou when he was young and was proficient in Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and military studies. He was later selected by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty to serve Zhu Di, King of Yan, and presided over the Qingshou Temple, becoming Zhu Di's main adviser. When Zhu Di was in trouble, Yao Guangxiao stayed in Peiping and suggested that Zhu Di advance with Qingqi and take Nanjing, allowing Zhu Di to successfully capture Nanjing and ascend the throne as emperor. After Chengzu succeeded to the throne, Yao Guangxiao served as Zuo Shanshi, the Secretary of Monk Records, and as the Prince's Young Master. He also served as the chief editor of "Yongle Dadian" and was known as the "Prime Minister in Black". In the 16th year of Yongle's reign, he died of illness in Qingshou Temple, and he was awarded posthumously to the civil servants who promoted the sincerity and aided the country and assisted in Xuanli. This book provides a panoramic view of Yao Guangxiao's life development trajectory through vivid life details, and reveals the great ambitions of a generation of counselors through Yao Guangxiao's deep emotions for the world and intellectual observation of the universe.