Kong Ran's Short Story Collection

Set against the backdrop of the Kangxi Dynasty, this narrative follows Minister Zhou Youde as he faces an impending catastrophe that threatens to destroy him. In a desperate bid for salvation, Zhou offers a substantial fortune to the First Jebtsun Jampha Lobzang Tenpai Gyeltsen Living Buddha, seeking wise counsel and a viable strategy to avert disaster. However, even the revered Living Buddha finds himself at a loss, unable to provide a solution to the minister's dire predicament. It is ultimately Li Tianchong, the adopted son of the prominent official Li Guangdi, who devises a clever stratagem to resolve the crisis and save Zhou from his fate.