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In the year 1589, the 17th year of the Wanli Emperor''s reign in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng, who held absolute power, died; Qi Jiguang, who loved to fight wars, died; Hai Rui, who loved to find fault with the powerful, also died. The Wanli Emperor and his courtiers were tired of quarreling, so he stopped attending court sessions for 30 years, starting an era known as "not going out, not traveling, and not attending court". Time continued to pass, markets flourished in peace, ordinary people were enthusiastic about discussing poetry, listening to music, traveling, playing games, visiting prostitutes, collecting things, and raising flowers, birds, and fish... Amidst the hustle and bustle, no one knew that on the other side of the continent, Europeans were setting sail to explore the world; nor did anyone pay attention to Nurhaci, the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchen people in the far north, who was preparing his army and eyeing the Ming Dynasty''s vast territory. Su Huan, a geologist from later generations, traveled back in time to become a young scholar in a farming family in Fengcheng County, Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. Let us see how this young scholar will make a name for himself in the great Ming Dynasty and create a new era of prosperity and strength.