The Witty and Capable Pang Zhenkun

Plot Synopsis

In northern Xinjiang, there is Afanti; in southern Xinjiang, there is Xu Wenchang; and in the Central Plains, there is Pang Zhenkun. Since the Qing Dynasty, the deeds of Pang Zhenkun have been widely circulated among the people. Zheng Banqiao, one of the "Seven Eccentrics of Yangzhou", happened to meet Pang Zhenkun. One was reserved without showing off, and the other was restrained without expressing himself. With an interesting collision of wits, the two remarkable talents cherished each other. Zheng Banqiao even presented him with the words "Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise". As the imperial examinations for science and education were approaching, Pang Zhenkun, together with his classmates Wu Xueli and Xu Zhineng, went to the capital to take the examinations. On the way to the examinations, there were numerous perils. The libertine Xu Zhineng, out of jealousy, tried to create obstacles. The adopted daughter of the prime minister, on her father's orders, tried to frame him all the way but gra