Li Wei Becomes an Official 1

The story takes place during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. On the way to escape, Li Wei (played by Xu Zheng), who came from a humble background, met his sister and brother Yue Siying (played by Chen Hao), and they came to Jiangnan together. Li Wei steals the sword of his 13th elder brother Yinxiang (played by Wang Hui) who is visiting incognito incognito at the inn, rushes to the execution site of the county magistrate Feng Yueqing (played by Sun Baoguang), and saves a group of victims who were about to be executed for robbing food. All this was seen by Yinxiang and Yinzhen (played by Tang Guoqiang) who followed him, greatly appreciated him, and appointed him as the magistrate of Suyang County. The illiterate Li Wei made a lot of jokes when he first became an official, but with his wit and crooked talent, he punished the bullies who were running rampant, and the people of Suyang praised him highly. Li Wei's achievements reached the ears of Yinzhen. At this time, the treasury was empty due to the war in the northwest. Li Wei was appointed as the prefect of Yangzhou, responsible for investigating tax evasion by local salt merchants and punishing corrupt officials. When he took office in Yangzhou, his first confrontation with the salt merchants made Li Wei know what it means to have someone outside the world...