Things About the Han Dynasty. Volume 1

Name: Things About the Han Dynasty. Volume 1
Author: The Owner of Piaoxue

汉朝那些事儿.第1卷

by The Owner of Piaoxue (飘雪楼主)

Status: Completed
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

The birth of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, was very strange. It is said that he was born after his mother Wang had sex with a dragon. He was born with seventy-two moles on his feet. This is destined that Liu Bang is not an ordinary figure. He was extremely naughty when he was a child, which troubled his family. After studying, the teacher was eventually brought down by him. So the eighteen-year-old Liu Bang left school and began his life as a gangster. At this moment, Liu Bang met the biggest talent in his life-Xiao He. With Xiao He's help, Liu Bang became the first official in his life - the pavilion chief. But this small incident changed Liu Bang's life. He used his official duties to go to Xianyang to meet Qin Shihuang. Because he was envious of Qin Shihuang's scenery, Liu Bang had the idea of "a real man should be like this". At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when the world was in chaos, Liu Bang killed the White Snake to revolt, and without hesitation, he and Xiang Yu embarked on a long journey to overthrow the violent Qin... There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Bao Qin fell, but Xiang Yu stood up. Facing the biggest opponent in his life, Liu Bang kept a low profile and went to the deserted Hanzhong. With the help of Han Xin, when the time was right, he finally came out of seclusion, thus beginning the four-year Chu-Han conflict with Xiang Yu.

Reader comments

Using modern language allows us to deeply feel the excitement of the conflict between Chu and Han. What impressed me the most is that history has nothing to do with right or wrong. Although Xiang Yu lost, his relationship with Yu Ji and the loyalty of his relatives and friends all made my heart tighten. He may not be a good king, but he can be called a hero. He can be a good general but cannot become a real king. Liu Bang had no special abilities and no loyalty, but his economical way of thinking and pragmatic behavior finally helped him survive and win the final victory. Perhaps this is the contradiction between the laws of history and our Chinese culture, which is sad but poignant, heroic but irreconcilable.
12 likes1y ago
The characters in this book are very vivid. I particularly like the character Liu Bang. The author vividly depicts his ruffianism and heroic spirit. The writing style of the author Piaoxue Louzhu is also very humorous, which made me laugh often while reading. Moreover, the historical details of this book are so well described that it feels like traveling back to the Han Dynasty. All in all, this is a very interesting historical novel worth reading.
3 likes1y ago
Very interesting and rich in content
1 like1y ago
Very helpful for understanding history!
6mo ago
A very good work
22d ago
Taken together, I don't like either of them, each with their own shortcomings. But Xiang Yu is a real hero, and Liu Bang is a villain.
6mo ago
Very good! I like this book and will read it again
11mo ago

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