Sean Blake and his three closest college friends are unexpectedly transported into a warring imperial dynasty when an antique jade pendant activates during a drinking session. Sean awakens in the body of a ridiculed matrilocal son-in-law in the Parker household, enduring daily mockery from snobbish in-laws. His fortunes take a hilarious turn when he attends an imperial audience and realizes the reigning Empress is actually his rowdy fraternity friend Gavin.
Reunited in the royal court, the time-traveling companions use contemporary knowledge and bureaucratic savvy to foil a treasonous banquet coup orchestrated by Prince Adam. When another buddy appears as the realm's deadliest swordsman, the trio unites to elevate Sean to Imperial Grand Tutor. Outsmarting corrupt scholars and saving the Parker clan from execution, the modern brotherhood transforms the entire empire.
