The innocent soul of Dou E moved the world.

Due to the many measures taken by Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty to develop production, the social economy in the early Yuan Dynasty was very prosperous. But this prosperity only benefited the Mongolian princes, nobles, landlords and bureaucrats. In order to satisfy the Mongolian nobles' luxurious life and military needs, Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty also appointed a group of ministers to manage finances to help him search for wealth. These ministers colluded with local officials, took bribes and violated the law, and did everything.

The Yuan Dynasty also implemented a policy of ethnic oppression and divided the people of the country into four classes: the first class was Mongolians; the second class was called Semu people, which were all ethnic groups in the Western Regions and Xixia people; the third class The Han people are the Han, Khitan, Jurchen and other ethnic groups who were originally under the rule of the Jin Dynasty; the fourth class are called the Southerners, which are the people of various ethnic groups who were originally in the Southern Song Dynasty. The political status and treatment of the four classes of people were different, and Han Chinese and Southerners were discriminated against in every possible way.

Under cruel class oppression and national oppression, working people of all ethnic groups live miserable lives. Corruption is rampant and unjust cases are too numerous to count.

After the death of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, his grandson Tiemuer came to the throne and became Emperor Chengzong of the Yuan Dynasty. During the Yuan Chengzong period, this kind of corruption and perversion of the law became more and more serious. At one time, more than 18,000 officials were found guilty of corruption and more than 5,000 unjust cases were filed.

At that time, a kind of drama called Zaju was popular in most cities. Some scholars with a sense of justice were dissatisfied with the dark rule of the government and used the form of drama to expose the evils of the officialdom and the injustice in society.

There is a scholar named Guan Hanqing in most of them. He has loved music and drama since he was a child. He can play the flute, piano, and sing and dance. Guan Hanqing served as an official in the Capital Hospital, but he was not interested in medical skills, but was particularly enthusiastic about writing scripts. At that time, the social status of actors was very low, but Guan Hanqing was very familiar with them; sometimes he would perform and play a role himself. Because he has great research on musical theater, the plays he compiled are particularly exciting.