Zhang Ping, a poor examinee, went to Beijing to take part in the joint examination and lived with his friend Chen Chou in a shabby house in Xiao Mouzi Lane. Due to lack of money, Zhang Ping set up a street stall selling noodles and was despised by his fellow examiners. However, due to a misunderstanding, he met Lan Jue, the minister of etiquette who was presiding over the imperial examination. In order to get rid of the difficulties in life, his friend Chen Zhao recommended Zhang Ping to write plays for a theater troupe to make money. Unexpectedly, the theater owner was suddenly killed. Zhang Ping and Chen Zhao became the number one suspects and were arrested in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. In order to eliminate the suspicion of himself and his friends, and to seek the truth, Zhang Ping began to assist Wang Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, to solve the case... After solving the case, "Super Broom Star" Zhang Ping participated in the general examination. Shortly after the results were released, the last person (thirtieth) on the Jinshi list was killed, and Zhang Ping, who happened to be the 31st one, became a suspect again. He began to investigate the case privately. During the investigation, he met the young emperor who was visiting privately incognito. He got the authority to thoroughly investigate the matter and solved the case before the Ministry of Punishment. After the case was over, the young emperor appointed Zhang Ping as his replacement as the 30th Jinshi, and Tao Zhoufeng, the Minister of Punishment, became his teacher. Zhang Ping became a Jinshi, but was sent to Yiping, a small county, to become the county magistrate. The county magistrate was afraid of Zhang Ping and sent him to compile the county annals. While searching for information in Yiping County, Zhang Ping discovered that a mysterious village in Yiping County, Gujiazhuang, disappeared mysteriously. When he inquired about the reason, he discovered that this small village was actually involved in a huge conspiracy...
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