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In the early years of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the country was plagued by disasters. Floods occurred in Huainan. The sea dikes in Anyi (today's Baoying) County burst, and the embankments of the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, and Grand Canal were in emergency. Emperor Li Shimin had no choice but to order Wei Chigong (also known as Jingde), the Duke of E, to serve as the inspector of Huainan Road to treat illnesses and provide flood relief to the people. Yuchi Gong's second son Baoqi and nephew Yang Yan followed suit. However, under the instigation of Yang Yan, Bao Qi's desire for power and greed expanded rapidly. As an imperial envoy, Bao Qi ostracized the guests and excluded the county magistrate Yao Ping and others from the leadership circle of the embankment construction project. In order to use the Caodian Grass City to collect additional taxes, sell life-saving food, forcefully requisitioned materials with white slips, deducted meals from river workers, and even cheated on Bao Qi. He colluded with private salt dealers to collect bribes, cut corners in the seawall repair project, and other means to enrich his own pockets. He also traveled around, ate, drank and listened to music, and attempted to rape the singer Hezhu. He did not listen to the reminders and admonitions of Yao County Magistrate, his hometown Liu Dao, Yuchi Gong and others, and neglected his duties, causing the seawall to collapse again. Yuchigong had to punish his son severely.

The protagonist believes that he accidentally discovered his ancient coins Guangxu Yuanbao worth more than 1 million and Dachao Tongbao worth more than 4 million on the Internet. He was very happy and asked his old subordinates to identify them as genuine. He wanted to surprise his family, so he posted ancient money transaction information online without telling his wife Pei Qin, a retired teacher, his son Xiang Tong, a company employee, and his daughter-in-law nurse Zhao Haiyun. So the stories kept coming.