Autumn of the Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen

Haha, a good historical novel. I love history and respect history. The author has worked hard. The mighty Ming Dynasty strengthens China. See how Wang Yan rewrites history, defends his country, conquers northern invaders, quells foreign aggression, quells internal strife, expands the South Seas, and writes a great epic. I highly recommend it. I also hope that the author will continue writing, come on! Come on! Come on!

The structure of the book is rigorous, the characters are vivid, and the plot unfolds slowly. It tells the prosperous Jiangnan in the late Ming Dynasty and the tragic military disasters. Especially the various characters in the article are all real historical figures. It shows that the author's writing attitude is serious and the research materials are rigorous. It is significantly higher than all kinds of cool articles at the moment. It has a strong sense of substitution. It can be regarded as a high-level historical work in recent years and is worth savoring.

After reading historical novels for so many years, I really think this book is great. The characters are well created. Everyone has flesh and blood and the historical data is sufficient. I like it very much. I hope the author will continue to work hard.

After reading this book, I thought a lot about where China's political system would go without the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the intervention of Western civilization. After thinking about it, I think it will definitely not be a presidential system first, because without this foundation, the era of great ideological collision in the late Ming Dynasty obviously did not produce the spark of democracy, so the presidential system must be eliminated first. So, what else can be done? Is it a constitutional monarchy? I think it is impossible. First of all, China has always been a country where the emperor is respected. There is no soil for a constitutional monarchy like Japan, because the emperor in Japan has no real power. If you insist that China can go this way, it is possible, but it is too late. It was possible during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and Cao Pi was able to do it, but it will not be possible in the future, because Because they could all vacate the royal family, but then there was no ground for it. Zhu Wen directly killed the emperor, and Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty had taken shape. That is to say, unless you become the emperor, you are going against the scholars all over the world. In fact, it is impossible for powerful ministers to appear. There were several powerful ministers in the Ming Dynasty, but they all died miserably, especially Zhang Juzheng. The Japanese model is impossible. As for the British model, after thinking about it, it is also unlikely. The British are indeed a constitutional monarchy, but in fact they follow the route of violent revolution only because the feudal forces at home and abroad are too great, especially abroad. The constitutional system was forced to follow. In China, there was a rebellion by domestic businessmen. And please note that although China had a great collision of ideas in the late Ming Dynasty, it was not thorough enough. So I thought about the result of the merchants' final rebellion. There is only one possibility, that is, a businessman becomes the emperor. This will be a concrete example. There is a capital bureaucracy with Chinese characteristics. Rebellious merchants become emperors, and after becoming emperor, they will inevitably start to suppress business, such as collecting more taxes. However, this suppression will not lead to stagnant development of business, but will correct the abnormal development model of the Ming Dynasty. It is possible to nationalize large-scale chambers of commerce and impose a sea ban on trade, etc., But it will definitely inhibit the development of small and medium-sized private chambers of commerce to varying degrees. When new large-scale chambers of commerce threaten the imperial power in a few generations, China will usher in a rebirth. As for how to proceed, it is related to social development. The above is one situation, but are there other situations? Can a constitutional monarchy be realized? The answer is yes, but it must be in the Ming Dynasty. Even if the Ming Dynasty falls, as I said before, it is impossible for China to establish a constitutional monarchy after a violent revolution. It is meaningless, so it can only evolve peacefully. In fact, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, it is entirely possible to evolve into a constitutional monarchy. However, this constitutional monarchy will be different from that of Japan and Britain. It will be a constitutional monarchy with Chinese characteristics. We assume that in the Ming Dynasty, the monarchy Fighting with the ministers, the monarch loses, but the emperor has great justice. If the ministers want to take the throne, they will inevitably be counterattacked. If the ministers win, they no longer need to be ministers, so they can only carry out peaceful evolution, and the emperor will not lose power. At least he has the power to appoint and remove cabinet ministers. Since there are many parties in the Ming Dynasty, parties will definitely form, but there will never be an electoral system. Instead, they will try their best to win the emperor's consent to obtain cabinet seats. But this kind of political system with obvious shortcomings will not exist for long, and its subsequent development is difficult to predict. Going back to the novel, I think carrying the throne is the best choice, because at this moment, Wang Yan is already a prisoner of the country. It makes little difference whether he is the emperor or not. It can be said that he is already the political head of a country, but why should he carry the throne? Because as a national leader, the stability of the country must always come first. If he chooses not to be the emperor, then Wang Yan will inevitably have to fight against the imperial power for his whole life. This is the internal friction of the country, even if the little emperor has already done so. If there is no resistance anymore, what about Wang Yan's death? What will happen to Wang Yan's descendants? There will definitely be a catastrophe at that time. Will the selection of civil servants in the future be loyal to the Wang family or the Zhu family? There are many ways to realize the ambition, and you can also limit the power of the future emperor. After you become the emperor, you can establish a constitution, so that no one will jump out and say anything. Otherwise, establishing the constitution as a minister will be considered treason. Later generations can use this point to attack the constitution, because it is a constitution established by treason, and the legality is controversial. The best way is for the emperor to establish a constitution, which is more conducive to long-term social stability and ensures the legitimacy of the constitution.

The update is so slow, I should be blushing

It's already reached this point. The main character won't be the emperor in the end, so I won't watch it.

The beginning of the writing was okay. I subconsciously thought that the protagonist had traveled through the soul and was just slowly remembering the history of the Ming Dynasty in the future. It was all one-off. It is also understandable that there are no gods and demons. It is a normal historical time-traveling story. But what is the destiny for me? God let the protagonist know the future situation? Isn't that nonsense? Why don't you just descend to earth? This failure to accept is not a one-time thing and cannot be based on the scientific concept of development. What you write is a normal world, not a fantasy world. Secondly, a person who knows the future situation gives up a great situation because of someone else's order. Author, you have been foreshadowing the protagonist a moment ago. He is a patriot and has a sense of nationality. The great situation will immediately lead tens of thousands of people to launch an attack in the empty area of ​​​​the Qing army. Just because of an order? Just gone? Haha, don't tell me that the protagonist is not the leader of tens of thousands of people. Can't you find reasons to persuade? In addition, you have demonized the guard too much. When the master dies, the guard will die? When the Ming Dynasty fell, how many guards died? How many officials died?

What would the cavalry do if they fight in the plains and then go to the garrison in Lintong City? Just to let the Jin army block it?

At present, it seems that this book is gradually coming to an end. Some people say that if Wang Yan does not usurp the throne, the nine tribes will be exterminated. Some people say that if Wang Yan usurps the throne, he will enter the endless cycle of history. Judging from the content of these chapters, the author is probably also struggling. Should he be an idealist literary youth and let Wang Yan push history out of the cycle of rise and fall of Chinese history? Or should he conform to the law of the endless cycle of Chinese historical development, so that the work of these thousands and hundreds of chapters only satisfies everyone's Han chauvinism plot to expel the Tartars, but has no achievements in the historical perspective and makes the entire work eclipse? The author is asked to think twice and everyone will wait and see.

Wang Yan was foolish and loyal, and he saw half of it. Although the emperor was capable, he was too weak. Although the ministers were loyal and incompetent, the king of the Tang Dynasty knew the virtuous ministers, so why did he use foolish ministers? The world still had doubts about the lack of achievements.