乾隆八(bā )年,一场“金殿验鸟”引出(🐌)匿灾不报、贪绩婪财(🛍)的惊天(tiān )巨案,暴露大(dà )清国(🥈)粮(🐉)田萎(wěi )缩、(🔬)粮仓空匮的危机(jī )。因病归(guī )(⏬)乡的(🎏)刘统勋奉命(mìng )出(😎)山(🚤),带领谷山、(👑)杜霄等(🗄)新上任的年轻干臣,冲出重围,以(yǐ )颅(lú )(🕌)为(🛺)典(diǎn ),执(🎫)行乾隆(😚)的开荒(🙁)增(zēng )田大策。苦干两(liǎng )年后,粮田转危为(wéi )安,国家经(🥁)济(🌚)逐渐(jiàn )恢复(fù )(⏯)元气。然而,以铁(tiě )公南、(🥎)宋五楼为首的(de )贪腐势力(lì )(🙌),公然(rán )挑战新(xīn )修(xiū )的“禁丈”法律(🍄),借开荒(huāng )之名,升科(🕙)收(shōu )税,残酷(kù )盘剥垦民,使乾隆(🚴)的垦殖(⚾)大业功(gōng )亏(🗳)一(yī )篑。此时,全国十八省中,逾(yú )半(bàn )遭(zāo )遇(🈸)百年(nián )未(🐛)遇天灾,全(quán )国(guó )性粮食危机再(💹)度爆(bào )发,国本动摇,引发朝野激(jī )烈动荡。刘、谷众臣(🥤)又临危受命,以(yǐ )浙江重灾区(📐)为(wéi )突破口(kǒu ),坚持以法治(zhì )(💣)田,与(yǔ )朝野恶势(🚽)力(🎐)展(🍁)开(🔲)生死(sǐ )较(😳)量,终保住大清国(👚)的耕地(dì )红线(xiàn )(💅),粮(❓)食(shí )安(✖)全被确立(lì )为国家第(⛴)一(yī )要务。可(⏺)新政(🔮)甫出,却又(yòu )面(miàn )临更尖(🈂)锐挑战(zhàn ),因开荒过度而引发的生态灾(🛌)难随之浮现,刘、谷(gǔ )众臣再(zài )次赴汤(🌒)蹈火。