Gao Yang, a modern youth, is transported to the Great Qian Dynasty, becoming the grandson of Duke Dingguo. Drawn into a vortex of political intrigue after responding to Empress Wu Zhao's recruitment edict, he skillfully employs shrewd and ruthless strategies to resolve a grain price crisis, and ingeniously thwarts invasions from the Kingdom of Chu, assisting Empress Wu in securing her reign.

现代青年高阳穿越至大乾王朝，成为定国公之孙，因揭下女帝武曌的招贤令卷入权谋漩涡。他凭借毒士谋略，智破粮价危机、更以奇计抵御楚国入侵，助女帝稳固江山。最终高阳从纨绔逆袭为户部尚书，成为女帝最锋利的剑，谱写一段狠辣与忠义交织的传奇。