The impoverished scholar Zhang Ping unexpectedly encounters Lan Jue, the Vice Minister of Rites, and the two become acquainted.
Zhang Ping, who has a passion for solving cases, unravels one mystery after another, with the support of the knowledgeable Lan Jue.
This story follows Zhang Ping’s colourful journey from a poor scholar to the position of Chancellor and how Lan Jue, who has always practised a cautious and moderate approach to protecting himself in his official career, begins to experience subtle changes in both his work and life…
