Li Wei is an Official: Volume One

The story takes place during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty. While fleeing, the humble-born Li Wei (played by Xu Zheng) encounters the siblings Yue Siying (played by Chen Hao) and they travel together to Jiangnan. At an inn, Li Wei steals the sword of the Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang (played by Wang Hui) who is disguised while on an undercover visit, and rushes to the execution site set up by the county magistrate Feng Yueqing (played by Sun Baoguang) to rescue a group of disaster victims who are to be executed for looting food. This act catches the attention of the following Yinxiang and Yinchen (played by Tang Guoqiang), who greatly appreciate him and appoint him as the magistrate of Suyang County. As an illiterate, Li Wei initially causes a lot of humorous incidents in his official position, but with his wit and unconventional talents, he punishes the local bullies, earning the praise of the people of Suyang. Word of Li Wei's achievements reaches Yinchen's ears. At that time, with the country's treasury depleted due to wars in the northwest, Li Wei is appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, tasked with investigating local salt merchants for tax evasion and punishing corrupt officials. His first confrontation with the salt merchants upon arriving in Yangzhou reveals to Li Wei the harsh realities of life, that there are always stronger opponents...