First Emperor: I’ll Take This Great Song Dynasty

Name: First Emperor: I’ll Take This Great Song Dynasty
Author: Bait and Records

始皇：这大宋朕收了

by Bait and Records (饵见录)

Status: Completed
Length: 511k Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 8mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Ying Zheng opened his eyes and found himself in the body of Zhao Shen, the timid new emperor of the Southern Song.

At court, the pro-peace faction had deep roots and saw him as a stopgap puppet. Within the palace walls, the ink on the abdication decree from the Retired Emperor Zhao Gou had barely dried, yet his informants were already everywhere. The imperial treasury was so empty you could race horses through it, refugees swarmed the Huai River region like ants, and a declaration of war from the Jin was riding the autumn wind toward Lin’an.

This predicament was even more perilous than the one he faced when he first became King of Qin.

But he smiled.

And so the lights of the Chui Gong Hall burned through the night. His vermilion annotations were like swords, each character accounting for every coin and grain in Jiangnan. The Imperial Guard’s drills were no longer mere ceremony; they began to show the discipline of Qin’s armies. He used the pro-peace faction’s silver to fund his own new troops, wielded the Retired Emperor’s authority to root out his political enemies, and hid a tempered blade beneath the guise of Jiangnan’s scholarly traditions.

When Jin Emperor Wanyan Liang personally led a million troops south, hoping to secure total victory at Caishi, the entire court urged him to negotiate peace.

Instead, he drew his sword, mounted a white horse in black armor, and rode to the front lines himself.

That day, the Yangtze ran red, and Wanyan Liang died before the emperor. When news of victory reached Lin’an, the city erupted in celebration.

At the victory banquet, the officials hailed him as a sage ruler. Ying Zheng smiled and drained his cup, but his gaze passed over the revelry and settled on the darkness beyond the hall, to the north.

He had saved this dynasty.

Now it was time to use it to fulfill the dream he had left unfinished a thousand years ago.

Reclaiming the Song was only the beginning.

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The writing style is very good. I haven't seen anything that I feel is dramatic yet. It is very smooth. I like this kind of Zheng Ge. The First Emperor is the kind of god who strategizes and has the world in his hands! The weak Song Dynasty ushered in his most stern father. See how the First Emperor solved the corrupt court and the wealthy gentry full of interests. Watch how the First Emperor rooted his former Great Qin in the land of the Weak Song Dynasty bit by bit! I think the description of other characters makes sense. Since ancient times, interests have come first. Because the First Emperor touched their interests, he resisted and suppressed them! Nice! This book is really good. I like this kind of Shihuang. I feel full of rationality and reunification. Then he goes overseas to find countless living plants. It feels very good to follow the subordinates of the First Emperor. They are just pure cows and horses, without intrigues. They work together to achieve the goal, and then the more they do, the more they get. It's so cool to have such a boss! Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng!!! Oh my God!!
5 likes8mo ago
After reading ten chapters, I couldn't help but comment first. The writing is very smooth and the plot is written in detail. It feels like watching an ancient conspiracy drama. It's really good~ I feel that both the plot and the writing are far beyond the level of Tomato, even better than many writings at the starting point~ The popularity really feels like a pearl covered in dust 💕 I read it in one go, it was really well written, I felt like I could see the living people of that era through the words [please update]
4 likes9mo ago
Really good, great
2 likes9mo ago
The writing is very good and not obtrusive. There is no love between men and women, no censorship, and no ambiguity. It is really good. The First Emperor is really well written. I highly recommend it. It is very honest.
7mo ago
This first emperor did not rely on others' golden fingers, and he did not cultivate immortality, but relied on himself to clean up the old mountains and rivers. It's great, but this novel is too short. Isn't there a second part?
8mo ago
The writing is very good and makes people want to read on.
8mo ago
It's good and rigorous, quite interesting.
8mo ago
The plot is reasonable and the language is in line with the characteristics of the Song Dynasty, which is very good
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