(Book title: "The Cold-faced General She Always Wants to Tear Down the Wall of My Male Virtue")
Characteristics of female deity: women are officials, businessmen and soldiers, while men are in charge of the house but can take civil service examinations.
Shyness in a man = virtue, showing love in public = bravery!
The structure of the court: the civil servant group (nobility) VS the new military generals (real power), Emperor Feng is firmly in control of the Diaoyutai.
The author says: The chapters in the middle when the general goes to the battlefield are a bit taxing, so you can choose to skip them.
The main writing is a mixture of Machiavellian tactics and emotions, and may be a little more Machiavellian. Eat of your own choice