The Great Cang is in chaos, with feudal lords carving up the land. When judging people, the world looks first at their looks and family background. Handsome scholars and stunning beauties are fiercely fought over by all sides, while capable people with plain appearances are met with nothing but contempt.
The down-and-out county magistrate Li Youcai holds on to a ruined county town with three hundred battered soldiers, surrounded by powerful enemies. In this desperate situation, the Eternal Talent-and-Virtue Appraisal System awakens!
The System's ironclad rule: it accepts no shallow, handsome people, only those of virtue and talent.
From the start, it summons four famously ugly women to aid him. Later draws can also bring forth renowned generals and worthy ministers from throughout history. The various lords mock Li Youcai for his country-bumpkin name and his unattractive subordinates.
But who could have guessed that these pillars of the realm, looked down on by the world, would help Li Youcai sweep aside the rival powers and pacify the Nine Provinces through virtue and talent!
