The play All The Way North vividly and profoundly presents a historical account of a flood control and disaster relief event that occurred over six hundred years ago in Shanghai. The drama portrays Xia Yuanji, a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, as a man who cared for the people and fulfilled his responsibilities to the court. Xia put aside former enmity, valued talent, faced the risks of the officialdom, and petitioned Emperor Yongle to support the "Jiangpu Confluence" strategy. Subsequently, he led by example, donning plain clothes and working tirelessly at the water management site. His image as a "grand minister of the state" is truly admirable. Another central character in the play, Ye Zongxing, is depicted as young, upright, and talented. His proposed strategy for flood control touched the vested interests of court nobles and local magnates, affecting the livelihoods of his relatives and neighbors. Thus, he was not embraced by his homeland during his lifetime, with only the "Worry and Joy Stone" by the riverside bearing witness to his original intention of managing water for his hometown.