In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di (played by Ma Jingwu) had just ascended to the throne of emperor. Murderous crimes occurred frequently in the Jiangnan area, and people complained, which was directly related to the stability of the regime. On the recommendation of his ministers, Zhu Di sent his censor Zhou Xin (played by Yao Lu) to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to handle the case. Zhou Xin went there with the order. Another murder occurred in Dongdu Village. On the wedding night, the groom was poisoned and died. The bride Liu Yumei (played by Shi Liuyi) was suspected of being serious. Zhou Xin felt deeply that the hidden truth was strange. He went to fake it to preserve the truth to make the truth of the case clear. Zhou Xin went all the way and found that from the county to the state capital and then to the provincial government, official governance was unclear, grievances were deep, unjust, false and wrong cases occurred one after another, and local bullies colluded with officials within the imperial court, leaving behind numerous debts. Zhou Xin, with his extraordinary wisdom, pointed out the evils of the times, peeled off the cocoons layer by layer, followed the internal and external causes and effects, and revealed the truth one by one. This made Zhu Di feel for the first time since he came to power that it is easier to conquer a country than to win a country...
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