Gu Ci, a Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature, opens his eyes to become a farming family's son in the Dafeng Dynasty. At the start, his family is destitute! His aging father and eldest uncle failed the county examination, his younger sister is crying for food, and his mother and elder sister are toiling away at weaving! Driven to a dead end? Gu Ci picks up a writing brush and heads straight for the academy entrance. "Ghostwriting love letters, ghostwriting coursework, ghostwriting responses to poetry gatherings for one liang of silver, guaranteed to outshine all masters!" From then on, entering the academy, passing all six imperial examinations consecutively, he starts the path of ascending to officialdom greatness!