For several hundred years, the Imperial Palace which lay beyond the Shenwu Gate had been off limits to all but those whom the emperor allowed to enter, but thanks to the recommendation of his teacher, Ch'en Yuan, Na Chih-liang was made one of the few common people granted permission to enter the palace.
神武門裡的故宮，原是幾百年來的皇室禁地，剛出校門的那志良，在老師陳垣的推介下，幸運地成為少數先行入宮的「老百姓」。