Once Upon a Scholar: The Wei-Jin Era
从前有个书生：魏晋篇
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- Completed
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- 103k Words
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- Historical
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- Unknown
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- 4y ago
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It's really beautiful. Those people came out of the history books and told me their love and hatred, full of enthusiasm and helplessness. Years fly by, one day can be like a thousand years, and a thousand years is just a blink of an eye. Those things that have been difficult to live with in the past are all wiped out in the midst of talking and laughing.
The author presents the characters vividly in front of him one by one. Some of them are regretful, while others are generous and tragic, pursuing their ideals on the road. Facing the blue sea and the sky at dusk, the past cannot be traced back. Looking back, the history books still remember their stories. Those unknown and famous are all mentioned in jokes.
From here we can see Cao Cao's years of revenge and loss; see Xun Yu's original intention; see the entangled love and hate of the two brothers Cao Zhi and Cao Pi; see the romantic affairs of celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties... Some people learn to compromise in troubled times, and some people would rather die than surrender by singing Guangling San. In these troubled times, there are still heroic and capable female generals. This is an era when hunger is everywhere, this is an era when heroes emerge in large numbers. The story is short and I think it could have been longer to give the reader a better understanding of these people. Some stories do not include names. For someone like me who is not familiar with history, I don't know who this person is, so I hope the author can write names in future books.
It is so well written that it makes me feel emotional. The author has worked hard to read so many documents. Another one is also good
I read it piecemeal for a long time. The author's expressive technique is very unique. He uses novels and unofficial histories to introduce these rarely known stories, and deeply expresses emotions in the text.
He started with "Once upon a time there was a scholar" and told many stories about characters from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which made me feel as if I had traveled back to that era. Moreover, this book combines trustworthy history, unofficial history and personal imagination, so that you can learn knowledge while reading it without feeling boring. I like this book very much and recommend it to you!
Very nice, a cart full of knives
The writing is smooth and the skills are profound.
The language is humorous and the story is fascinating
It's very interesting. The history of Wei and Jin Dynasties is really fascinating.