《The Mutations》Story background

The story of 《The Mutations》 takes place during the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty.Tianqi is the reign name of Zhu Youxiao, Emperor Xizong of Ming Dynasty.

In the first month of the first year of Tianqi, seventy-three people including Wu Wending were given the posthumous title.In March, the Qing army captured Shenyang and Liaoyang.In April, Queen Zhang was named Queen Zhang of Yi'an.In November, Qin Liangyu launched an army to attack She Chongming's rebellion.Ye Xianggao entered the cabinet.

In the second year of Tianqi, Xu Hongru, a Shandong native, launched the White Lotus Sect uprising, which was later quelled by governor Yuan Keli and Zhao Yan.In the same year, he restored Zhang Juzheng's reputation and resumed his official position.In September, the emperor's younger brother Zhu Youjian was canonized as King Xin.

In the third year of Tianqi, Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty Zhu Youlang was born.

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the Dutch invaded and the Ming Dynasty won the Battle of Penghu.

In the fifth year of Tianqi, the six gentlemen of Donglin were imprisoned, namely Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, and Gu Dazhang.

In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, a big explosion occurred in Wanggong Factory, killing more than 20,000 people. The cause is still unknown.In the first month of the same year, Yuan Chonghuan defeated Hou Jin in Ningyuan and achieved a great victory in Ningyuan.

Zhu Youxiao had a talent as a carpenter and was addicted to the work of sawing, axe, and painting. According to historical records, he was also good at paint, and he made all the utensils by hand.He has an impatient nature and is determined to do something, and he will accomplish it in the morning and evening.You will be happy when you are successful, but you will give up soon; you will be happy when you abandon it, but you will be successful again, and you will not be tired of it.He doesn't care for the finished product and will not hesitate to modify or destroy it, just for the sake of a short time.

“”Create it day and night, “Every time you create it, you can forget all your meals and drinks, and forget your sleep in the cold and heat”.Liu Ruoyu - Zhuizhongzhi - “ is also very good at making water plays. He uses big wooden barrels and copper vats, etc., to drill holes to create machines, open and close to instill, or pour out like spray beads, or flow like a waterfall, or make it fall.The machine is below, and uses the power of water to rush the wooden ball in the garden, which is as big as a walnut. When the water surges, the size of the ball is circling, rising and falling, and it does not fall for a long time. It is regarded as a joke, all of which are unexpected.”.He once personally built a small palace in the courtyard, which was similar in shape to the Qianqing Palace. It was only three or four feet high, but it had subtle twists and turns and was ingenious.Wei Zhongxian always took advantage of his concentration on carpentry to ask him to review important memorials. Xizong casually said: "I have already read it!"It's a good thing for you.%Wei Zhongxian then gradually took power and framed Zhongliang, causing the government to collapse.

At the same time, the Jurchen Nurhachi rose from between the white mountains and black waters, taking the opportunity to capture Shenyang, and his momentum grew.In the second year of Tianqi (1622), Zhu Youxiao destroyed all the tombs of Jin Kingdom emperors built by the Jurchens near Jiulong Mountain in the Dafang Mountain System in southwest Beijing to cut off their Jurchen dragon veins.