Noble And Impoverished Scholar

In a clean prose, write about an elegant era and an artistic life. At this time, Wang Xizhi is calling friends to enjoy the mountains and rivers, gracefully composing his "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering"; Xie An is still in seclusion at Dongshan in Kuaiji, leisurely spending his days with courtesans in the woods, waiting for the opportunity to rise again; the gentlemen of Jiangdong, who value demeanor and appearance, wear wide sleeves and flowing robes, take Five Stone Powder, engage in light conversation with a whisk, travel in ox carts, discuss music, debate calligraphy, play the guqin, chess, and painting, express their feelings for the mountains and rivers, and exhibit various carefree and unrestrained behaviors that disregard etiquette.

A modern experienced traveler crosses over to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, inhabiting the soul of a young man from a humble family, Chen Caozhi. Faced with the difficult situation of his family's land being threatened and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law being forced to remarry, how will Chen Caozhi overcome the prejudices of social status, change his own fate, and protect the interests of himself and his clan

Observe how the young man from a humble background ascends step by step within the strict hierarchy of the Nine Ranks of Officials, befriends Gu Kaizhi, marries Xie Daoyun, achieves military success in the Northern Expedition, and ultimately becomes the author of the first historical novel set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.