Dream of the Red Chamber: From the Start, I Join the Army, Slay Japanese Pirates, and Build a Tower of Skulls!
红楼：开局从军，杀倭寇筑京观！
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- Completed
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- 1.4M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 10mo ago
- English
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Other names
- Dream of the Red Chamber: From Imperial Son-in-Law to Retired Emperor!红楼：从驸马到太上皇！Alternate title on Fanqie
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This book isn't particularly tied to the main plot, but the content is quite good, with its own unique logic, making you want to read another episode after finishing one. Oh, right, the eldest prince is a girl. That feels a bit incongruous. It's not that I dislike it, it just feels a bit abrupt.
It's well-written. I've read so many novels that I lose interest after just the beginning and rarely finish them. While this novel isn't exceptional, the plot is quite coherent. I hope the author keeps up the good work!
It's not bad. It follows the typical route of joining the army and returning to the capital, but it differs from other fanfiction in that one is a merchant from the capital and the other from the Jia family in Jinling. The starting point is also different from other illegitimate sons. I look forward to the continuation of building a Jingguan (a mound of corpses) and branching into different clans.
Just a heads-up, the princess in the title is probably the eldest prince. Yes, you read that right. It's a classic, flawless story of a woman disguised as a man, all within the context of royalty where no one can be fully trusted. The emperor is blind to the power of the other princes, who are equally blind to their own influence.
This is a Dream of the Red Chamber novel that focuses on military achievements. The best part is that the protagonist isn't resentful; he gets his revenge directly, even going so far as to wipe out the Jia family. This makes for a very satisfying read, unlike some other Dream of the Red Chamber novels where the protagonist is suppressed by Grandmother Jia, allowing Jia Baoyu and Lady Wang to take…
Why is Xue Baoqin not featured in Jinling? I think Xue Baoqin is much better than Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai.
Give it four stars first, and see how it goes.
It's pretty good; the writing is decent, and the plot is generally okay. The only slightly toxic part is that the eldest prince suddenly becomes the eldest princess 😅 To be honest, three updates a day is still too few 🤦🤦🤦
Keep up the good work, author! But speaking of which, the Third Prince is so handsome... Could you later write the story where both the eldest and third princes are women disguised as men? In the end, the male protagonist marries two princesses and is bestowed the titles of Prince of Zhennan or Prince of Zhenbei. Or always standing shoulder to shoulder with the king
This book is definitely worth reading!