Given another chance at life, he opens his eyes to find himself in the bed of his late classmate's widow. He may be nothing more than a penniless scholar from a poor family, but danger lurks all around him!
Generational feuds, cutthroat imperial exams, and conflicts in the martial world!
Zhao Yuanqing can only climb his way up, one step at a time!
Provincial exam, metropolitan exam, palace exam: a poor scholar's name rings out at the Donghua Gate!
He enters the court as an official, becomes the most powerful man in the cabinet, and commands influence in every direction!
The officials bow their heads, and the young emperor does whatever he's told.
Zhao Yuanqing smiles faintly. "Your Majesty, Heaven's mandate is mine. Please don't try to rebel against your own subject!"