The Bloody Prosperous Tang Dynasty (7 Volumes in Total)
by K
About This Novel
At its peak, the Tang Dynasty's economic GDP accounted for 60% of the world's total, and its territory was twice the size of today's China. People from more than 300 countries flocked to Chang'an for pilgrimage with reverence, and more than 2,300 poets created an insurmountable cultural prosperity; however, the facts In the Tang Dynasty, such a prosperous scene only lasted for less than half of the entire dynasty. In the last nearly hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, there were continuous civil wars, gunfire everywhere, corpses strewn in the Yellow River Basin, no roosters crowing, no dogs barking for thousands of miles, and under the afterglow of the setting sun, it was an endless country of hell. Opening the book, the most famous protagonists in Chinese history: Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Wu Zetian, Yang Guifei, Tang Minghuang, Li Bai, An Lushan, Huang Chao... Emperors and generals took turns to go into battle, poets and grass bandits appeared on the stage, with intense gongs and drums, no breathing space, and several good plays in a row: each one is more exciting than the last! Each game is more ups and downs than the next! Each one is more bloody and full of conspiracy than the last!
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Wu Zhao is destined by history, and her rise to power is the result of countless coincidences and choices, providence and man-made. If she and Gaozong had never met, if Gaozong was strong and healthy, if she was not Wu Zhao, if she was not in the Tang Dynasty... But none of these would be the case. It is true that she is a unique female emperor, and she is destined to have her own page in Chinese history, but perhaps that is all. She is an ambitious person, but not a hero. She is a female politician, but not a wise king, or even a normal monarch. Maybe because she was a woman, people first saw her helplessness in gaining power as a woman before killing her sons and daughters. Maybe because she was a woman, people could better understand the chaotic court and the prevalence of cruel officials after she took the throne. Maybe because she was a woman, people could often understand her loneliness and hysteria. History will always remember some people. People either revere them, fear them, or pity them. This was the case with Wu Zetian. She was an emperor and a woman, but it was decided that she was a coward, a complicated careerist, but she was indeed a great woman chosen by God. No matter what, she was not ignored. This was the greatest favor of history to her.
good
The author explores the thinking of human nature and inspires the society we live in today on how to do things and behave. This is the magical benefit of reading good books. "During the entire Wude years when Li Shimin was fighting in the north and south, and sweeping away the heroes, heroes from all over the world came under his command one by one, and they changed from life-and-death opponents to staunch confidants. Here is a question worth thinking about: What attracted them to Li Shimin and made them loyal and never choose to leave or betray? ..."
There are errors in the historical facts of this chapter
The author has too deep prejudice against Yangdi. Don't you know that the first Heavenly Khan was Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty? This is the real founder. In addition, Li Shimin was the gravedigger of the Turks and sent the Turks to their graves. However, who else could really make the Turks obey him except Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty? ? ? Author, I suggest you not read too many novels. I know what you write is just a novel, but don't lose sight of historical facts. That's not good. Mr. Jin Yong is much better than you at this point
Wu Zetian is not someone else, she is herself. Just because she is a woman, just because she is in the harem, she will be despised by the world. Her violence and ferocity are infinitely magnified. In that era, who didn't kill their fathers and sons for the sake of the lofty throne, brothers killed each other, and even filled the city with blood for women. Can their behavior be ignored? Do we have to suffer injustice just because we are a woman? Men are not necessarily aboveboard, and women are not just like villains. In such a world, no one is qualified to judge the rights and wrongs of others. She is not a gentleman, and she does not need it. She is not taking the right path, and she does not need it. She told us with facts, who said that women are inferior to men, who said that women cannot dominate the world, and who said that women cannot climb the Nine Palaces. Don't be content with the intrigues in the harem. If you have the ability, you can use it as much as possible. There is nothing to be jealous of. If her husband truly loved her, perhaps, there would be no Wu Zetian.
The author spent three years of hard work
Overall, these 7 books are really great. However, there are a few points for discussion: 1 I originally thought that the Tang Dynasty was synonymous with prosperity and power, and was synonymous with Chinese history. But after reading the author's book, I feel that except for Zhenguan and Tianbao, which were two prosperous times, the entire Tang Dynasty was basically a mess of you killing me and me killing you, and the feudal princes were divided. Is this really the case? This begs a question. 2. Can the author exaggerate the contents of struggle and killing? It might be clearer if the national power data of the Tang Dynasty in each period can be listed separately for everyone to see. Otherwise, at least it gives me the feeling that the history of China is a history of blood and tears. 3 The author is still brave enough to talk about it. Some of the content can be interpreted in relation to today's situation. I admire the author's courage. However, I still feel that the author's views on the "peasant uprising" are a bit extreme. Whether the so-called peasant uprising promoted the development of history is too big a proposition to simply say yes or no. It's better to do some objective argument In short, I would like to thank the author for bringing us a historical feast with this work
I just finished reading The Qin Empire, and now I want to experience the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty.
About history
The reason why history is wonderful is that it does not like to be told in a straightforward manner. Especially for those who once had great ambitions, history prefers to create disasters for them so that they can escape mediocrity and accelerate their growth through hardships.
The Tang Dynasty also prospered because of bloodshed.
The gene for coups and murders in the Li Tang Dynasty can be said to be very strong. It all started with Li Shimin. His descendants are also very capable of learning and can kill their loved ones without any psychological burden at all.
He's actually a deadbeat
Aren't the lives of those killed by death row prisoners valuable? Why should the death penalty be abolished and still be a symbol of civilization?
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Official(1718)Scraped 2d ago
Wu Zhao is destined by history, and her rise to power is the result of countless coincidences and choices, providence and man-made. If she and Gaozong had never met, if Gaozong was strong and healthy, if she was not Wu Zhao, if she was not in the Tang Dynasty... But none of these would be the case. It is true that she is a unique female emperor, and she is destined to have her own page in Chinese history, but perhaps that is all. She is an ambitious person, but not a hero. She is a female politician, but not a wise king, or even a normal monarch. Maybe because she was a woman, people first saw her helplessness in gaining power as a woman before killing her sons and daughters. Maybe because she was a woman, people could better understand the chaotic court and the prevalence of cruel officials after she took the throne. Maybe because she was a woman, people could often understand her loneliness and hysteria. History will always remember some people. People either revere them, fear them, or pity them. This was the case with Wu Zetian. She was an emperor and a woman, but it was decided that she was a coward, a complicated careerist, but she was indeed a great woman chosen by God. No matter what, she was not ignored. This was the greatest favor of history to her.
good
The author explores the thinking of human nature and inspires the society we live in today on how to do things and behave. This is the magical benefit of reading good books. "During the entire Wude years when Li Shimin was fighting in the north and south, and sweeping away the heroes, heroes from all over the world came under his command one by one, and they changed from life-and-death opponents to staunch confidants. Here is a question worth thinking about: What attracted them to Li Shimin and made them loyal and never choose to leave or betray? ..."
There are errors in the historical facts of this chapter
The author has too deep prejudice against Yangdi. Don't you know that the first Heavenly Khan was Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty? This is the real founder. In addition, Li Shimin was the gravedigger of the Turks and sent the Turks to their graves. However, who else could really make the Turks obey him except Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty? ? ? Author, I suggest you not read too many novels. I know what you write is just a novel, but don't lose sight of historical facts. That's not good. Mr. Jin Yong is much better than you at this point
Wu Zetian is not someone else, she is herself. Just because she is a woman, just because she is in the harem, she will be despised by the world. Her violence and ferocity are infinitely magnified. In that era, who didn't kill their fathers and sons for the sake of the lofty throne, brothers killed each other, and even filled the city with blood for women. Can their behavior be ignored? Do we have to suffer injustice just because we are a woman? Men are not necessarily aboveboard, and women are not just like villains. In such a world, no one is qualified to judge the rights and wrongs of others. She is not a gentleman, and she does not need it. She is not taking the right path, and she does not need it. She told us with facts, who said that women are inferior to men, who said that women cannot dominate the world, and who said that women cannot climb the Nine Palaces. Don't be content with the intrigues in the harem. If you have the ability, you can use it as much as possible. There is nothing to be jealous of. If her husband truly loved her, perhaps, there would be no Wu Zetian.
The author spent three years of hard work
Overall, these 7 books are really great. However, there are a few points for discussion: 1 I originally thought that the Tang Dynasty was synonymous with prosperity and power, and was synonymous with Chinese history. But after reading the author's book, I feel that except for Zhenguan and Tianbao, which were two prosperous times, the entire Tang Dynasty was basically a mess of you killing me and me killing you, and the feudal princes were divided. Is this really the case? This begs a question. 2. Can the author exaggerate the contents of struggle and killing? It might be clearer if the national power data of the Tang Dynasty in each period can be listed separately for everyone to see. Otherwise, at least it gives me the feeling that the history of China is a history of blood and tears. 3 The author is still brave enough to talk about it. Some of the content can be interpreted in relation to today's situation. I admire the author's courage. However, I still feel that the author's views on the "peasant uprising" are a bit extreme. Whether the so-called peasant uprising promoted the development of history is too big a proposition to simply say yes or no. It's better to do some objective argument In short, I would like to thank the author for bringing us a historical feast with this work
I just finished reading The Qin Empire, and now I want to experience the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty.
About history
The reason why history is wonderful is that it does not like to be told in a straightforward manner. Especially for those who once had great ambitions, history prefers to create disasters for them so that they can escape mediocrity and accelerate their growth through hardships.
The Tang Dynasty also prospered because of bloodshed.
The gene for coups and murders in the Li Tang Dynasty can be said to be very strong. It all started with Li Shimin. His descendants are also very capable of learning and can kill their loved ones without any psychological burden at all.
He's actually a deadbeat
Aren't the lives of those killed by death row prisoners valuable? Why should the death penalty be abolished and still be a symbol of civilization?
