Synopsis.
Zhang Ping is a misfortunate scholar who wanders the streets, using his science for pulling noodles to brand a living. He is meddlesome inward nature in addition to likes to postulate himself amidst regime cases. Using his abrupt observational skills together with out-of-the-box thinking, he grasps the unique points of each example. He isn't good-liked past others due to his lone nature. Lan Jue, the Minister of Rites, is constantly embroiled inwards the political strife of the court. Possessing a graceful together alongside elegant appearance, he seems to Pb a smooth-sailing life, solely actually hides a history, unknown to many.
While traveling to the Capital for the National Examinations, Ping unknowingly becomes entangled inward Jue'sec underground operation. Using clever reasoning, Ping solves the instance, disrupting Jue'sec design. While saving Jue'second life, Ping discovers Jue's hush-hush. Henceforth, the dyad, despite being unequal in status too equally possessing incompatible ideals get shut friends. Together they volition confront tough cases caput-on inwards addition to life together with expiry situations. With Jue'sec recommendations, Ping transforms from pathetic scholar to government minister in the Dali Temple, where he solves cases, handles court affairs, all the spell distinguishing himself every flake a virtually brilliant detective.