Historical & story timeline

• 1627 Chongzhen ascends; Ming enters terminal decline.
• 1641 Fang passes the exams (backstory).
• 1643 Fang and Scholar Wang at Twenty-four Bridges; Fang meets Su Lianyan.
• 1645 Su Lianyan dies at Twenty-four Bridge; Fang fractures.
• May 1645 Qing breach Yangzhou; the ten days begin — where the game aligns with history.

See the lore hub for narrative framing and Yangzhou deep dive.