Jiang Xiaobai, a modern man, transmigrates into the body of the heir of the Marquis of Zhenbei in the Great Jing Dynasty. For generations, the Jiang family has guarded the northern frontier and earned immense military merit, arousing the emperor's suspicion. His two elder brothers have both died on the battlefield. Jiang Xiaobai buys the title of top scholar and becomes the leading literary talent, but secretly puts himself in the middle of the game to investigate examination fraud and uncover the truth behind the conspiracy against his family. At a poetry gathering, his verses astonish everyone. He strikes a cooperative marriage agreement with Li Zhiwei, the Prime Minister's daughter, and wins the appreciation of the Imperial Academy's director with half of his essay, On the Teacher. Before the emperor, he openly admits the truth about buying an official title and presents four strategies for governing the country. He is appointed to investigate the imperial examination scandal and receives a silver imperial token for audiences before the throne. At an elegant pleasure house, he proposes a wager involving an unparalleled couplet from the ages, then exposes the hidden mastermind by revealing that the second line in his possession was actually written by Jiang Xiaobai himself. The scholars throughout the establishment are left thoroughly convinced.