During the late Ming Dynasty, the Chinese imperial court was plagued by corruption as eunuchs usurped state power and the reigning emperor was deemed incompetent. The Jinyi Wei (literally: Brocade-clad Guards) is the government's secret police, trained in clandestine combat since childhood, they are in charge of conducting missions to ensure peace and stability within the empire. They have the authority to prosecute anyone deemed as an enemy of the state, and
