The tenth year of the Hongzhi reign, a fine midday in the Great Ming dynasty.
The Little Ice Age has arrived. Its long, bitter cold ravages the land, battering a dynasty already plagued by the growing concentration of land ownership.
Meanwhile, the European Renaissance shines like a brilliant light piercing the darkness of the Middle Ages.
Russia has been free of Mongol rule for less than twenty years.
It has been only seven years since Columbus first reached the Americas, while Vasco da Gama is braving the seas to open a new route to India.
Liu Jin, a fan of historical novels, transmigrates into this era. From an ordinary scholar, he rises to become the Prince of Zhenhai in Great Ming!
