Overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, Starting as a Bandit

In the first year of Xianfeng’s reign in the Qing dynasty (1851), the decaying Manchu empire had been stumbling along for exactly 207 years since entering the Central Plains in 1644. This once-mighty empire was now on its last legs, like a dilapidated house battered by internal strife and external threats, ready to collapse at any moment. In this age of chaos, countless people longed for a “sage” to come and lead them out of the gloom and darkness.

At the same time, two souls from a later age quietly arrived...