The story takes place during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Agui (Sun Xing), who is strong in limbs but simple in mind, is brave and sturdy, and has repeatedly made military exploits. As a result, he is envied by Heshen (Wang Gang) and his younger brother Helin (Li Yuze). Fortunately, Emperor Qianlong (Zhang Tielin) knows and praises Agui's character, and orders him to move to the Military Affairs Office. Agui, who doesn't like to study, finds Tang Danian (Guo Donglin), a scholar who was unlucky because his horse was robbed, as his master, and by mistake marries the clever and eccentric Hongchou (Cao Ying) as his wife. However, life is not easy around the emperor. The Heshen brothers are extremely greedy and exclude those who are different from them; Tang Danian changes his mind according to the situation and has his own little calculations in his mind; Lord Baylor and the Empress Dowager have a strong foundation and are difficult to shake. Agui, who is unruly and always confused about the situation, is involved in the vortex of power struggle again and again...