绍兴十年

Historical interactive fiction

绍兴十年 is a PC text-based interactive narrative set in Lin’an during the tenth year of the Shaoxing era. You play Yang Rui, an official in the Imperial City Bureau tasked by Emperor Gaozong to deliver a handwritten imperial letter to the home of Minister Zhang and arrange a meeting with a mysterious guest by West Lake.

The story begins in July, after Yue Fei’s victory at Yancheng, as Jin forces retreat and hopes of reunification rise. A sudden assassin incident draws Yang Rui into political currents beneath the celebrations. The main events are fictionalized against a historical backdrop.