The First Fierce Man of Great Zhou Is a Civil Official? Season 4. The emperor bans The Burning Art, while Wang Ling uses Prince Han to open shops and amass wealth. During Qinhua's reading period, Wang Ling competes with Luo Wenshan in an academic examination. Though he loses in policy essays, he turns the tables with his poetry and prose, including 'Po Zhen Zi.' Lu Bingchu accuses him of plagiarizing a poem from an 'ancient stele' in Shanxi. Wang Ling retaliates by hosting a grand gathering and publishing Red Fruit Storybooks. He writes 'Man Jiang Hong' and 'Ding Feng Bo' on the spot to prove his talent, while using the storybooks to satirize the Lu family, causing Lu Bingchu to lose his authority over the capital's official evaluations. Prince Ning attempts to recruit Wang Ling but is rejected, so he joins forces with Lu Bingchu instead.