Great Tang: The Poorest County Magistrate, Invited to Court by the Emperor

In the third year of the Zhenguan era, the Tang Empire was at war, and resources were running short across the land. Yet Pingyao County alone was full of singing and dancing, with plenty to eat and wear. It even seemed like a modern metropolis! As Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji investigated further, they discovered that everything here was extraordinary: prosperous commoners and thriving commerce. More astonishing still, the county magistrate, Liu Shaoqing, was destitute and ate just one meal a day! Everything about Pingyao County shocked the entire Tang Empire!