A small accountant from a local finance office, who knows only a little about history, arrives in the Tang Dynasty during the pivotal Tianbao era. He has no genius, only diligence and wisdom. Starting from scratch, he changes his own fate step by step, gradually rising to the forefront of his times.

A golden-scaled fish is no ordinary creature in the pond; once it meets the winds and clouds, it transforms into a dragon!

The Eastern Palace case, the Wei Jian case, the mystery of Mawei Slope, the shrewd and calculating political struggles, the unpredictable intrigues of the imperial court—watch how he integrates into history and survives by relying on the wisdom of the ancients.

Facing the chaos of Nanzhao and Tubo, the Battle of Talas between the Tang Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate, and the devastation of the An Lushan Rebellion, how will he rewrite history?

Amidst the rise and prosperity of the nation and its people, in an era teeming with talent, under a sky where martial spirit still burns, how will he achieve the brilliance of his own life?

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Five thousand years of history pass before my eyes; what I pick up is the brightest pearl in the vast sea of history.