Based on the historical facts of the Jiajing, Wanli, and Tianqi dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, it combines elements such as the Three Provinces System of the Tang Dynasty, the Taijian System of the Song Dynasty, and the Factory Guard System of the Ming Dynasty to create a political allegory of "system versus power". Li Junyou has no clear historical prototype, but every choice he made reflects the countless scholar-bureaucrats in Chinese history who tried to maintain purity in troubled times.
