A modern professor of classical Chinese literature transmigrates into the body of Li Ansheng, a notorious playboy in the Great Yong Dynasty, burdened with the scandal of having bought his way into the imperial examinations for 300,000 taels of silver. At Wangchuan Villa, he overwhelms the capital's talented scholars, including Gu Yanxi, with his poetry and political essays, winning the heart of Su Qingyuan. But beneath the court's turbulent political landscape, the Second Prince and the powerful Li clan overseas are watching closely, while a shocking old case involving the disappearance of a hundred women remains shrouded in mystery. Amid the twists and turns of the palace examinations, his extraordinary political essay earns him the emperor's personal appointment as the top scholar. Yet he is immediately thrown into the heart of the turmoil at the Eastern City Military Command. Surrounded by old enemies and new adversaries, Li Ansheng must protect his family and his beloved while uncovering a long-buried bloody secret amid the struggle for the throne.