I am Miao Wenwu, a member of a small time-travel squad. We have journeyed through the fires of war in the Qin and Han dynasties, the turmoil of the Three Kingdoms, the storms of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the trials of the Sui and Tang, surviving one brush with death after another.
Now we have arrived in the early years of the Ming dynasty. I hoped to use modern knowledge to introduce reforms that would benefit the people, build agricultural machines, promote practical learning, and provide medical care. Instead, conservative ministers and powerful clans joined forces to suppress me.
Our workshops were destroyed, our craftsmen badly injured, and rumors spread as sinister forces gathered beneath the surface.
But I have survived through several dynasties amid chaos. I have seen the land shattered, loyal ministers falsely accused, and ordinary people driven from their homes.
In this life, in the Ming, I will not retreat, yield, or hide.
I will purge corrupt officials and steady the court, use technology to benefit the people, and stay true to my original purpose as I safeguard the realm.
I have crossed the storms of many dynasties for one reason: to protect the simple joys of everyday life and bring peace to all under heaven.
