Powerful Court Official of the Ming Dynasty

He studied hard for ten years and came top in the imperial examinations, only to fall from his horse and transmigrate into the body of a fifteen-year-old boy outside Jinling City. With a dreadful stepmother, a loving father, and a couple of adorable young servants, family life is bound to be a mess. Once he has sorted out the household, he takes the Four Books, Five Classics, and the eight-legged essay with him and heads back to the exam hall. Who says a young man can't soar to great heights? During the Jiajing Emperor's reign, he practices alchemy at Xiyuan while Yan Song holds the reins of power. The treasury is empty, and the military is neglected. Japanese pirates terrorize the people, while the Tatars threaten the borders. Though he is but a civil official, he takes on Yan Song, pacifies the pirates, drives back the Tatars, and restores peace to the Ming. He becomes a peerless minister and a powerful court official.