
From Frontier Barbarian to Lord of Guanzhong: My Rise in the Three Kingdoms
三国从边地杂胡到关陇霸主
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 1.6M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 3d ago
- English
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Synopsis
Other names
- I'm a Xianbei, Yet I'm Supposed to Restore the Han Dynasty?我,鲜卑人,也要匡扶汉室?Alternate title on Fanqie
Stats
351Chapters
9.6kReads · 30 days
162.5kReads · all time
519Shelf adds, last 14 days
6.8Score
6 ch/weekPace
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The part about the emperor's eastward flight is very realistic, showing the author's thorough understanding of the Han-Hu conflict. The Sinicization measures taken for the protagonist also retain the original Xianbei flavor; the part about changing one's registered residence and bestowing upon someone a special nature was particularly insightful—the author clearly put a lot of thought into it.
Quite interesting! The perspective of ethnic minorities vying for supremacy at the end of the Han Dynasty is novel and a major highlight 😄 [Requesting more updates][Requesting more updates]
Using the Sui and Tang dynasty's military governorships and the powerful clans of Guanzhong to solve the problems of the late Han dynasty was a novel approach. However, the Sui and Tang system was somewhat too weak for the late Han dynasty, as it could unite the largest number of forces compared to the Eastern Han dynasty, and even the most powerful aristocratic families couldn't withstand it.
The perspective is fresh and the content is engaging, blending the early Three Kingdoms period with the later Three Kingdoms period (Zhou, Qi, Liang), making it worth watching. However, some shortcomings exist. The historical context of the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period is one of Han strength and Hu weakness. Hu people were willing to adopt Han names, such as Liu Bao and Liu Yuan.
This book has been sitting here with me for about half a year. It's really well-written 👍🏻. Then, a lot of people in the comments section are saying they want the protagonist to die so they can see palace intrigue and the struggle for the throne. I don't know what others are thinking, but I came here specifically to read about the Three Kingdoms' conquest and unification 😅.
I rarely read novels with indigenous protagonists these days. This one was manageable, but what I found particularly problematic was the female lead's romantic relationships. I wanted more stories about power struggles. It's not that there can't be a romance, but I personally dislike stories with excessive romantic entanglements.
It's beautiful, but it hasn't changed my opinion of the Hu people; I still think of the Five Barbarian Invasions.
I think this novel is quite good. It's very realistic, and you can really feel the hardships that generals and leaders faced back then. They had to manage everything—military affairs, politics, and people's livelihoods. It made me feel a little sad (they worked hard for half their lives but were not recognized because of their status).
The protagonist is an indigenous person, and the book leans more towards the Romance of the Three Kingdoms than historical fact, with significant gaps in detail. However, the protagonist is well-developed, and the writing is quite good. It's considered a decent book on Tomato.
The title is quite novel, and I don't have a strong aversion to the idea of ethnic minorities becoming bosses. The main issue is that even Liu Bei, the most benevolent ruler during the Three Kingdoms period, made mistakes (he seized Yizhou and printed money like crazy, amassing its wealth).