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When the emperor is on his deathbed, imperial princes scheme fiercely for the throne. The only scholar from an illiterate clan—now a powerful low-ranking official at the border—gets trapped in the core of the power struggle. Remaining neutral brings persecution from the power-hungry minister; taking sides means his entire clan will be exterminated. Between a rock and a hard place, he uses his brilliant wit and hidden influence to maneuver among the princes, expose their conspiracies one by one, overturn the power chessboard, launch a desperate counterattack and rewrite his and his family's fate.
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