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At the end of the year, the yin and yang rush, and the sky is frosty and snowy. The sound of drums and horns at the fifth watch, the shadow of the stars in the Three Gorges. The wild cries are heard in several houses, and barbaric songs are heard in several places. The crouching dragon and the leaping horse end in the loess, and the human affairs news and books are full of loneliness.

In the seventh year of Jinghe's reign, Xue Yun, the supervisory censor, was ordered to investigate and handle the grain shortage case and was appointed to Heyang Prefecture. As soon as he entered the city, Sicang joined the army and died violently in the post house. The murder case involved a strange fire three years ago - that fire had swallowed up his father, Xue Chang, the former Minister of Household Affairs. With the officialdom undercurrent and murderous intent everywhere, Xue Yun peeled off the cocoon, looking for traces among the account books and murder cases, but gradually uncovered a shocking conspiracy that could overturn the court... (Machiavellian × Suspense × No Female Protagonist × Decisive Killing)