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A talented scholar from Peking University accidentally travels to ancient times as a down-and-out poor scholar from a humble family. Thinking his engagement with his childhood sweetheart has been called off, he is in the doldrums when his former mother-in-law unexpectedly shows up with a huge sum of money to force him to marry her daughter and restore the family's reputation. Well aware of the flaws in the ancient imperial examination, he uses thousands of years of poetry and literary works to outshine all other candidates, rising from an unknown poor scholar to a renowned literary leader in the imperial court. He not only wins back his engagement but also stirs up turmoil in the court, writing a legendary story of rising from a humble background.
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