Since ancient times, in all dynasties, whether prosperous or chaotic, the imperial family and relatives of the emperor have always been privileged and oppressed the loyal and good people. In society, corrupt officials are inevitable, hiding their grievances and accepting bribes. Or local tyrants, collusion between officials and businessmen, bullying the villagers, and poisoning the people... If there is an honest official who speaks for the people, redresses the grievances of the people, and eradicates evil, the people will surely be heartbroken and cheered. This drama is based on the theme of the Southern Hero Zhan Zhao, weaving a series of stories of love, hatred, and grievances, so that evil will be punished and good will end well, which is very satisfying! The first unit "Dragon Robe" The Southern Hero Zhan Zhao is famous for his chivalrous and courageous spirit, and the gangsters are notorious for being frightened, but the common people admire him; Bao Zheng, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, is an upright official, and Zhan Zhao joins the government to assist in handling cases. Emperor Renzong conferred the title of the fourth-rank swordsman in front of the emperor and the title of the Imperial Cat. The Five Rats on Xiankong Island refused to accept the charge. The Golden-haired Rat Bai Yutang entered the palace and stole the jade pendant that Emperor Renzong wore to challenge Zhan Zhao. Zhan Zhao went to Xiankong Island alone and convinced the Five Rats to confess their crimes with his martial arts. Emperor Renzong specially redeemed himself and assisted Bao Zheng in investigating the strange case of the palace that had been lingering for more than 20 years - the cat-for-prince substitution. With the cooperation of everyone, the injustice of Concubine Li, the biological mother of Emperor Renzong, was finally cleared. After Empress Dowager Liu and the chief eunuch Guo Huai confessed their guilt, Emperor Renzong personally welcomed Concubine Li into the palace. Unexpectedly, Concubine Li wanted Bao Zheng to punish Emperor Renzong for being unfilial. However, since ancient times, there has never been a principle of judging the emperor by the minister. Bao Zheng cleverly replaced the emperor with a dragon robe, and the mother and son were reunited. Since then, Empress Dowager Li has entered the inner palace, and Zhan Zhao continues to assist Bao Zheng in handling the case. Unit 2 "White Dragon Horse" Shangzhou soldier Sun Qiang robbed the people's property and was sentenced to death. Bao Zheng found out that Sun Qiang was actually a filial son, and was puzzled and determined to go to investigate. On his way to Shangzhou, Zhan Zhao encountered thieves robbing the people, and rescued Shen Die and her maid. Bao Zheng found out that the Shangzhou cavalry had withheld military pay, which led to Sun Qiang's crime, so he stayed in Shangzhou to investigate. Zhan Zhao and Shen Die met again, but found that Shen Die was terminally ill and would soon die. Gongsun Ce, who was proficient in medicine, boldly performed a caesarean section to cure her and stayed in the posthouse to recuperate. Zhan Zhao and Shen Die spent every day together, and their feelings grew day by day. Shen Die's brother, Shen Rang, the commander of the Shangzhou cavalry, even gave her a white dragon horse as a dowry. Bao Zheng found out that Shen Rang was obsessed with horses and was willing to embezzle and pervert the law, which was why he withheld military pay. Zhan Zhao was in a dilemma between public and private, and he resolutely investigated according to the law. Although Shen Rang was executed, Zhan Zhao and Shen Die, a pair of lovers, broke up sadly, leaving infinite melancholy in vain. Unit 3 "Golden Dream" In a mine in the mountains of Qingzhou, countless miners are mining gold under the supervision of soldiers. It is called an official mine, but in fact it is stolen by the government. Innocent people are detained here on trumped-up charges and become slaves who can never leave. Tian Qing is the son of a Qingzhou prospector. His father was killed after he discovered this vein. Tian Qing was also blindfolded and tied to the mine to work as a miner. In order to avenge his father and to redress the injustice of hundreds of innocent miners, Tian Qing escaped from the mine with the help of everyone and went to Kaifeng Mansion to beat the drum to protest. Bao Zheng sent Zhan Zhao to Qingzhou to investigate secretly first, and also went to Qingzhou under the pretext of visiting his old friend Prince Chai. Prince Chai was a descendant of the royal family of the former Shu Dynasty. After Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin put on the yellow robe in the Chenqiao coup, he specially named Shu Emperor Chai Zongxun as the King of Zheng and his hereditary descendants. Bao Zheng traced down and found out that the mastermind of the gold mining was actually Chai Yu, the son of Prince Chai, who intended to use the gold mine as military expenses and wait for an opportunity to rebel and seize back the Chai family's empire. Bao Zheng reluctantly executed Chai Yu, and the two old friends could not help but sigh. Unit 4 "The Case of the Execution of Chen Shimei" The new champion Chen Shimei's literary talent and character were appreciated by the Queen Mother, who recruited him as a son-in-law, and the court and the public celebrated. The village woman Qin Xianglian brought a pair of children, Chun Ge and Dong Mei, to the capital to find her husband. It turned out that she was Chen Shimei's wife. Chen Shimei, of course, did not recognize her and drove the mother and son out of the house. Qin Xianglian, with the help of Zhan Zhao, came to Bao Zheng to file a complaint. Bao Zheng knew that the son-in-law had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor by abandoning his wife and remarrying, and he pitied Xianglian and her son who were alone and helpless, and wanted to persuade Chen Shimei to recognize his wife and settle down. In order to eliminate future troubles, Chen Shimei sent his subordinate Han Qi to kill his wife and son. Zhan Zhao rescued him in time. Han Qi committed suicide and left the steel knife in the mansion of the prince consort as evidence to accuse the prince consort of his evil deeds. Bao Zheng was furious and designed the prince consort to come to Kaifeng to ask for punishment. Chen Shimei relied on the support of the empress dowager and the princess, and the empress dowager and the princess also came to Kaifeng to ask for people. When Bao Zheng was in a dilemma, Qin Xianglian lamented that there was no justice in the world. Bao Zheng was ashamed and angry, and he did not hesitate to take off the black gauze on his head and beheaded the prince consort. Unit 5 "The Robbery of the Tongpan" The position of Tongpan was an official sent by the emperor to inspect and supervise the prefecture in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was at the same level as the prefecture and was also called the supervisor of the prefecture. The Tongpan of Dengzhou died for no reason and was replaced by the court. The new Tongpan of Dengzhou, Tang Zhen, was a student of Bao Zheng. His father, Tang Ji, was originally a supervisory imperial envoy and a colleague of Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng took care of Tang Zhen and ordered Zhan Zhao to accompany him to his new post. After he arrived, he learned that the governor of Dengzhou had colluded with the wealthy businessman Li Kun to commit numerous corruption crimes. Bao Zheng and others also found out that Li Kun used Sihai Money House as a cover to carry out illegal activities of privately forging counterfeit copper coins. Li Kun saw that his deeds were exposed, so he instigated his gangsters to murder Tang Zhen and Bao Zheng. Fortunately, Zhan Zhao was alert and resolved them one by one. Only then did he crack down on the major corruption cases that harmed the financial and fiscal affairs of the court, and even tracked down countless officials involved in the case and rectified the government.