The Sun and Moon Shine Anew: Restoring the Great Ming's Realm
日月重光：重整大明河山
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.5M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 1y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
Synopsis
Other names
- Sun and Moon Shine Bright: Restoring the Great Ming日月光明：重整大明河山Former title · until Oct 2026
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It is a very good book with solid historical knowledge and pragmatic style 😘😘
A masterpiece that seeks truth and pragmatism
The writing is very good, come on, write more, the popularity will increase. If you read it with less words, many people don't want to read it. Write more.
This is one of the top three historical novels I've read. The plot is reasonable, the history is well documented, the characters' IQs are all online, and the details are written very clearly. It's worth reading 👍 [laughing]
It's well written, and it's obvious that the author has put in a lot of effort. It's a lot better than those guys who dare to write historical articles without even understanding basic common sense!
This book is really a breath of fresh air in the imperial literature of the late Ming Dynasty! The author writes Emperor Tianqi (Longwu) as a man of action who started planning from his residence. The logic is too online - from forming a young army, reorganizing the officials and governing the inner court, to sending the imperial army and cabinet ministers to the south of the Yangtze River to evacuate the Six Ministries of Nanjing, and to defend against the chieftains in the southwest, and then to focusing heavily on Liaodong, equipping the 100,000 imperial army with artillery and matchlocks to fight against Nurhaci. Every step is well-founded and the details are surprisingly solid. There is no brainless fun, there is only a step-by-step road to saving the country. It is so exciting to watch Zhu Youxiao lead Ming Dynasty to make a comeback! Especially the details of armaments and layout, I can feel that the author has put in a lot of effort, making it both refreshing and reasonable. I'm sure it's final! I beg the author to add more updates, I want to see the famous scene where the Imperial Guards fight hard against the Jin Dynasty!
He is too saintly and lacks darkness and selfishness. He is a bit like the early Zhu Yuanzhang, making it difficult for people to have a sense of empathy. Selfless politician
This book is too fanciful of the West. Overall it's still watchable.
Currently, it is the best of all Zhu Youxiao's novels. I can feel that the author has brought himself into it, has thought deeply, has priorities, and develops his ambitions step by step.
It is a very organized and logical book. You know what is the top priority and what to do first and what to do later. There are too few updates every day. Please read it together first.