Southern Ming Elegy

On the first day of the first lunar month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Xi'an. It has been snowing heavily for three days and three nights, and the entire city of Chang'an has been buried in a silvery white. However, the cold did not dispel the excitement in the streets. From the Bell Tower to the Drum Tower, from East Street to West Street, people were everywhere with lights and colors and cheers everywhere. Because today, this city has a new owner and a new name. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.