1. Era background: Ming and Qi dynasties (alternative historical branch)
Timeline: After taking over the Yongle Dynasty, due to the vision of "Yinghuo Shouxin" in the 22nd year of Yongle, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi did not change the name of Yuan Hongxi after he succeeded to the throne, but instead named it "Mingqi", which means "a new era of enlightenment". By the 13th year of Mingqi (corresponding to the first year of Xuande in real history), there have been two generations of monarchs (Ming Qi Emperor Zhu Gaochi, Ming Qi II Zhu Zhanji)
Social characteristics:
Chao Tang: There is a subtle check and balance between the Cabinet Department (headed by Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi) and the Li Supervisor (Wang Zhen, the eunuch of the palm seal, who has just shown his talents). The Qin Tian Supervisor has added the "Time Mark Division" to monitor the "remaining phenomena of heaven and earth".
Folk: Industry and commerce in the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, Suzhou brocade and Jingdezhen porcelain kilns are at their peak, but strange things like "old shadows reappear" have occurred in many places - for example, the Hangzhou West Lake once reflected the Southern Song Dynasty painting boat, and the phantoms of Qin soldiers walked past the base of the Xi'an city wall, which people at the time called "traces of time."
Secret setting: "Time Trace" is actually a rift in historical time and space. It was caused by the resonance of the "Xingcha Wood" brought back by Zheng He from the Western Seas during the Yongle period with the Yinghuo phenomenon. Only the "Secret Record Holder" can sense it or even enter it briefly, and each trigger will consume the holder's "Qi". Excessive use will lead to memory disorders.
2. Core props: "Secret Records of the Zhao Dynasty"
Origin: It is said to have been written by a hermit in the late Yuan Dynasty. It is divided into three volumes of "Heaven, Earth, and Man". It records the occurrence patterns of "time marks" in the past dynasties and how to deal with them. The pages of the book are made of Xingcha wood pulp. When encountering "time marks", golden seal characters will appear.
