Qu Jiang wakes from a dream to find himself in the most turbulent era of the Ming Dynasty. Not only is the treacherous minister Yan Song controlling the government, but the emperor, Jiajing, is devoted to cultivating the Dao. Even worse, he has to work as a spy for such an unreliable emperor, infiltrating the civil officials!
Emperor Jiajing: Qu Jiang's pretty good at making money, and he's not bad at fighting wars either. He's just too young, and keeps turning the court into a bloodbath, which gives me a headache... Send a few more palace maids to look after him!
Yan Song: Qu Jiang, please, try acting like a decent person!
Yan Donglou: He's even more arrogant than I am. He's going to get himself killed sooner or later!
