Great Ming: An Elite Snow-Dragon Cavalry from the Start, and My Grandfather Is Zhu Di!
大明：开局大雪龙骑，祖父朱棣！
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 349k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical High-Concept
- Updated
- 4y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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Other names
- Great Ming: Shocking! Yao Guangxiao Says I Have the Bearing of an Emperor大明：震惊！姚广孝竟说我帝王相Alternate title on Fanqie
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Without exaggeration, this is the best Ming Dynasty novel I've ever read! 👍👍👍
It's really good! Keep up the good work, author! Keep it up! I hope the author won't give up and will continue writing. This is the best novel I've ever read!
So far, this book is a good read. A good work. Not mindless. It slightly lowers the intelligence of Zhu Gaochi and his son, but that's understandable. Among Ming Dynasty novels, this book is top-tier, but the updates are too infrequent, making it less enjoyable. The author is short and weak. 😂😂😂😂
This book deserves high praise! It's so good! I just hope the protagonist doesn't go to the northern deserts and bring back a bunch of grassland women after just one battle. I also hope the harem doesn't get too big. If the protagonist didn't want to become emperor, a single female lead would actually be better.
A very good time-travel novel set in the Ming Dynasty.
This book is amazing! Personally, I think it's the best Ming Dynasty novel by Tomato (the author's pen name). The characters are incredibly detailed, and the plot is very tight. There are absolutely no errors. I can only say the author is incredibly talented. However, there are far too few updates. I hope the author keeps updating! If it gets abandoned, I'll send you a knife! 👍👍
Overall, it's a book you can read endlessly and won't get tired of. You definitely won't regret reading it. The rating is inaccurate; don't assume it's a 9.3. It's actually higher, not just a simple 9.3. The plot is clear and well-organized, and the protagonist is intelligent, which is the most valuable aspect.
This book is quite interesting. The way it skips the timeline and structure makes it very comfortable to read, and it's not mindless either. This kind of writing is indeed quite good.
This is a truly enjoyable read; you can enjoy it non-stop. I've read other Ming Dynasty novels where even the emperor, let alone the protagonist, gets completely overwhelmed by the five powerful families and seven elite clans of Jiangnan. It's not that those novels are bad, but they're incredibly frustrating and make you lose all desire to continue. This book, though short, is well-developed and compelling, with a smooth and engaging plot and writing style. A truly exceptional read. Five stars!
I love it, I really love it! It's a wonderfully surprising book. Actually, it's not just Tomato (the author); I've been sick of all the historical novels on various platforms in the last two years. I don't understand why historical novels always have to have a system, and why their presence is so ridiculously strong, always distorting my impression of historical figures and the course of history.