Zhang Hong is an intellectual scholar from Luo Yang.One day,when he goes into an old temple,he comes across the former prime minister's daughter Cui Yingying.They fall in love at the first sight.At that time,the temple is besieged by a banditi called Sun Feihu for marry Cui by force.Cui's mother says to whoever can save them she'd like to marry her daughter.Zhang asks his friend to defeat Sun.Unfortunely,the elderly madam eats her words for she looks down upon Zhang and,she said if Zhang can succeed in the examination,she will allow their marriage. With the help of the servent girl,they get together after much twists and turns.