The Regent

It's been a long time since I've read such a memorable novel. There are heroic feelings about family and country, as well as delicate family love and friendship; there is the coldness of power disputes, but also the passion of innocence and loyalty; there are cautious plans, but also bold and vigorous methods. Everyone is alive, flesh and blood, and frank. After reading this book, my blood boils and I feel as if I am one of them. And I really like the description of the character relationships and emotions in it. Nothing is written on the surface, but everything is unspoken. It is very gentle and delicate. The joy, anger, sorrow, love, hatred, and hatred are all like a handful of water. They obviously flow silently, but they can flow into the heart. Another one is the plot line in the novel. There are multiple lines and multiple perspectives running in parallel but not messy. Each perspective can present a group of vivid people and a vivid story, and each thread can have its use in the end. Moreover, the description of the shortcomings of a declining dynasty in the article is extremely true and to the point, and has a chilling feeling that makes one feel immersed in it. It is detailed but not boring. It is truly a masterpiece of ancient palace intrigues. Let's talk about the protagonists, Lao Li and Wang Du. I had a good impression of them from the beginning, because they are from Shandong, they like farming and love the land, which made me feel very close to them as a farmer from Shandong. At the beginning of the article, Lao Li was still an ignorant local prince who had just arrived, but his seriousness and pragmatism had already begun to emerge. Later, a series of changes were like sharp knives that scraped open his flesh and blood, revealing the iron bones and kingly spirit inside. From the dullness of the past, he became sharp and majestic. What I like the most is what he said. The general idea is that the emperor must be kind, but the regent may not be, so he is willing to bear all the infamy, but also to drain the pus and blood and scrape the bones to cure the poison of this dying beast called the feast. The ancients always wanted to have a name that will go down in history, even if they take ten thousand steps back, they will not be infamous for thousands of years. However, Lao Li is on the contrary. This requires so much responsibility and perseverance. He can really bear the praise of the gods in this world. Then there is the matter of the king's capital. Lao Li is willing to trust him, so he can dedicate everything to his king. As mentioned in the article, if Lao Li grows onions in Prince Lu's palace, he will pull weeds on the side. If Lao Li wants to become the regent with real power, then he will clear all obstacles for his king. Wang Xiu possesses many virtues of ancient scribes: erudition, loyalty, introspection, humility, and kindness. If the regent is the light, then he is the shadow of the regent. The regent leads the affairs of the government on his behalf, and he dominates all news and hidden lines, sparing no effort to assist his king. As long as the regent does not fall, Wang Xiu will remain standing, but if the regent falls temporarily, he will be able to use his own abilities and means to make appropriate arrangements. If Li Fengshu's growth is like the awakening of a ferocious beast, then Wang Xiu is also the same. He has talent, learning and ability, so he can gradually transform from a small servant of the palace to a confidant who can stand beside the king at the top. Another point is that although both of them are skilled, they are still living people. They will make mistakes due to negligence, suffer injuries and pains, bleed and shed tears, be passionate for a while, and be depressed by blows. Because of this, they are more vivid and can affect us readers more. There's a lot more I could say if I really wanted to, so I'll stop here. After I finished reading it in one go, I really wanted to say something, so I wrote a random preface without any details. Anyway, I would like to thank Teacher Xie Zilan for allowing me to see such a good work [Red Heart]

I am very lucky this year. I was introduced to "Prince Regent" at the beginning of the year. I later learned that "The Regent" had been completed in 2019, and I would like to thank the author of the summary tweet who brought it to me. I could only read it piece by piece between work and taking care of the baby. Even so, I read it with excitement and rarely dared to read it the more I read it - because I was afraid of ending it - there is always a time when a good article is finished. After finishing it, I feel farewell, regret and reluctance, and the emptiness of the future lingering with no alternatives. (Of course, I couldn't help but continue watching it in the end... How could I not let it go!) I have never written a long review in Jinjiang, and I don't understand the rules, but I just couldn't help but comment a few words after reading it. You may not be absolutely rational when you first fall in love, but you will be absolutely sincere and passionate. For someone like the Prince Regent who knows how to write in two, three, or four strokes, the excitement of his first encounter must be recorded. Frankly speaking, the beginning of "The Prince Regent" is a test for many readers. I saw a tweet saying that the article was very good, but I couldn't stand the depression at the beginning and gave up: Li Fengshu, the green onion prince who has neither elegance nor imperial scheming, Wang Xiu, a country bumpkin with a Jiaodong accent, and a long story about the decline of people's livelihood. The road is riddled with frozen bones, the imperial order is on the verge of collapse, the bloody battles between monarchs and ministers, and the protagonist is isolated and surrounded by enemies. It is easy for most Internet readers who are used to three chapters to be happy and ten chapters to be happy to fall into depression and resistance - when will this thick and dark color end? (Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the number of subscribers is far from matching its high standards). But actually this part of the narrative is quite exciting and necessary. One of the highlights of "The Prince Regent" is that the author has profound historical knowledge and has smooth writing skills to integrate it into the story, creating an urgent and gripping atmosphere at every step. The civil servants in the court controlled the government and shouted impassionedly, "Never negotiate for peace." The general knelt in front of them until his head was bleeding, and he could not get a morsel of winter food for the soldiers who were guarding the nine sides. Central coastal officials, Shengfan Japanese pirates, and Tongfan ordinary people were intertwined with each other. The governor who investigated and dealt with powerful families' smuggling ships and captured Tongfan personnel was dismissed and committed suicide in anger. The officials in the royal family were tyrannical, and the prince-in-law had to hand over money to the housekeeper when he saw the princess. The old palace maid was stealing things in the palace and was caught by the prince-in-law. The palace maid and the great Chengfeng beat the prince-in-law with a big stick, then called the servants to block him in the inner court and beat him until his hair was disheveled. He beat the car to pieces and beat the horse to death. The Ministry of Household Accounts has a deficit of tens of millions of taels in total, and the regent is worried about military pay and taxes every day. At this time, the royal family and nobles have taken over the farmland in various places and even the garrison guarding the capital as their own profit-making farms... The boring and contradictory real historical materials are laid out like cracked skin in the story constructed by Mrs. Qinghe, splashing out the darkness and blood of the empire in its twilight years. The political chaos and the army collapsed, and thousands of people exchanged their children for food... The readers were firmly attracted by the restrained and compassionate words. Like the prince, he was like a suppressed and trapped animal, rushing left and right but still couldn't find the direction, sinking into helplessness and grief. I was very shocked when I read it. I couldn't help but tell my girlfriends and friends before I got to the tenth chapter: I felt like I was watching a story version of "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli". It reminded me of harvest, October, the Tower of Eternal Life, and those serious words that withered in the short-video cookie crazily criticized literary hegemons, the so-called "literature" in the ancient sense. Even top-notch online articles have to use techniques to "catch" increasingly impatient readers. It's been a long time since I've seen such an article with such a grand and steady plot structure, and unhurried writing that's simple, easy to read, but spiritual. But in fact, I am very panicked, because in all dynasties, these are fatal diseases and are the prelude to the collapse of the building. What to do? What to do? Where is the road? Li Fengshu wanted to escape. And I want to see why he doesn't run away and what he can do if he doesn't run away. Li Fengshu did not escape. The blood was ignited by Huang Wei, who was loyal to the country but committed suicide in despair. He chose to take responsibility, and then ignited the cold-hearted blood around him. Highlight 2 of "The Prince Regent": Super attractive group portraits with distinctive personalities. Frontline troops: Fanshuang pours all his heart's blood on Qianfeng Qiuyedan. In Mrs. Qinghe's works, various language and action details vividly depict Zhou Lie, who defends the border against the enemy and is hungry and cold, but still guards the granary. He is high-spirited and calm with the overall situation in mind. Zong Zhengyuan, who was angry, was thrown into prison, and Bai Jing, a gentleman from Xiaoxiao who survived nine deaths without regrets, saw the capital being surrounded and organized a team of ten thousand people to go to the capital. Lu Xiangsheng, a scholar and general named King Qin, was beautiful, cunning and lawless. Zeng Zhilong, the dragon king of the sea, Qin Heyun, the resolute and courageous female chieftain, and Xiao Ma Chao, his fiery son... Thousands of people, thousands of faces, detailed and sketchy, but even the few strokes profiling the chef of the Weisuo, the image is vivid on the page, not to mention Wu Shuangxi and Xuyang (my beloved Xuyang wuwuwuwuwu!!! Xuyang and Aled, the most unforgettable ones in the whole article). Technical team: I have to admire the author's profound knowledge reserve and extensive coverage in traditional and modern medicine, weapons science, numismatics, plantation, geography, international trade, etc. In a limited space, he outlines major scenes such as anti-epidemic, anti-natural disasters, weapons and equipment, financial governance, etc. Li Zaide, Xiao Guangdong, Doctor Wu, Doctor Lu, Daoist Quan, and Miss Wei. . . He spent his whole life studying hard and devoted himself to the heroic work of defending his country and saving his people. Some people on Twitter complained about the small role of the protagonist, but I think you can see Lao Li and Wang Xiu in every chapter, no less. They gradually grew up, became firm and strong in the bloody storm. Under the persistent protection of Lao Li and Wang Xiu, these brilliant stars on the front line and in the logistics illuminated the dark night sky of Yan Dynasty as brightly as day. They burned for Lao Li, for all the people, and for me, who was watching, to burn with their blazing blood. Starting from the layout, I finally turned on the cool writing mode. Highlight 3 of "The Prince Regent": Ingenious plot arrangement that intersects multiple time and space The empire was completely lost, from politics to economics to frontiers. Soon after Lao Li returned to Beijing, he was besieged by Jin soldiers. There are several battles in the book, including the battle to defend the capital, the civil strife against the king, the battle against Liaodong, the battle against the Netherlands and Spain... In between, there are fights against the epidemic, wars, and smuggling investigations in various places. Every region is in urgent need, and every region is closely related. The fall of a domino affects the overall situation. Some authors thought it was a blur, but I felt that every boundary event was explained very clearly, and all kinds of foreshadowing were kept to the point, leaving space for the readers to think. The overall arrangement is quite clever. Of course, this kind of multi-time and space arrangement can easily cause readers to feel that the clues are scattered and difficult to wrap up. If it is a film and television, the screenwriter can only focus on the main line, the "central idea" and "theme". Regarding my own hobbies, I really like this kind of presentation of the overall picture. It is not only a novel, but also a magnificent historical scroll. Of course, this is also because Mrs. Qinghe's story structure and writing power are enough to capture people. Highlight 4 of "The Prince Regent": Highly infectious descriptions and appropriate blank space, the soul of the country and the soul of the army will last forever Little by little, Lao Li struggled to accumulate talents, and little by little he struggled to accumulate weapons, money, and energy. The soldiers fought bloody battles on the front lines to fend off the enemy, while a group of ministers and marquises worked behind the scenes to dig holes and bury people for personal gain. I couldn't help but think of two respected people. One is a man of great talent and strategy, calm and domineering in an environment of persecution and oppression from all sides, while the other walks into the darkness with a bright mind for the sake of ideals and victory, arranging troops to stir up the storm. (Some of the little details of Mrs. Qinghe are really interesting, such as the black gloves that wrap the delicate hands of the kind and gentle Wang Xiu) There are many heroes in the book, and there are up masters who correspond to the famous generals of the Ming Dynasty. For thousands of years, the land of China, from Zhang Yichao to Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie, to Qi Jiguang, Li Dingguo, and Zheng Chenggong, resisted desperately in the face of foreign invasion and fought for survival, self-esteem, and self-defense without interruption. There are also the unknown warriors fighting on hidden lines. They hide their names, cut off their relatives, go deep into the tiger's den, achieve great success, and even die silently and bear infamy. At this point, I cry for Aled and I cry for Xie Shen. "China is always protected by the bravest group of people." This sentence comes from "Through a painful and often humiliating process. China's statesmen in the end preserved the moral and territorial claims of their disintegrating world order." So while I was watching with excitement, I was also sighing and sighing. In real history, the regents and ministers were a hundred times more miserable. Chang Kong had great ambitions and was powerless. Even if he succeeded in assisting the government, the little emperor would probably be killed when he grew up. For thousands of years, dynasties have changed amid famines, plagues, and large-scale wars. The population has climbed to the top of the world and plummeted again and again. After many twists and turns, "after a painful and often humiliating process", we finally found our way out today. When I saw Wu Shuanggui drinking wine to worship the heroic spirit and bidding farewell to the rising sun, I suddenly thought that only today, when I have enough food and clothing to live and work in peace and contentment, do I have time to lament and mourn the spring and autumn. Every inch of mountains and rivers is filled with blood, and the blood of ancestors is dried on bricks and tiles. Today, I can leisurely watch others quarreling on the forum... How can I not cherish it. I really want to call out to some director to come and film King Zheng! It's better to make it into a TV show or into a movie than shouting slogans a hundred times, really. Some random thoughts: - The Portuguese instructor kept saying "my country", and the courtiers were surprised about "whose country" they were. They remembered that in Martin Jacques's speech and interview, he mentioned that the history of China and foreign countries leads to differences in civilizations. Mrs. Qinghe's many small descriptions are very interesting. - My good friend, a former editor of a major magazine, has always refused to read online articles because the "concentration is too low." I looked at the Regent's data and thought: How dare the concentration be so high? Can high concentration bring beautiful data? Thinking of this, I was very depressed. -The emotional descriptions in the book are very touching. Some know each other, some not only know each other but also love each other, some protect each other silently, and some look at each other but do not hear each other. The sweetness described by Mrs. Qinghe is a sweetness that gradually spreads with gentleness. It is a sweetness that can still feel the strength when looking back over the years. It is a sweetness with sadness that makes people sad and the most unforgettable. - Every time I think that among the enemies Xu Yang killed, he missed and searched for his brother every day, and whether it was when Aled heard Xu Yang's Mongolian tune before he died that he realized that he had led the Golden Knife team, causing his beloved brother to die together, or whether Xu Yang heard Aled's Mongolian tune before he died, misunderstanding that his brother was alive but treason, it all makes me feel a lump in my chest, and my heartache is beyond words. Heaven and earth! Qiu Qing and his wife allowed them to be reborn in Guihua City. . . Or there is a modern AU about brothers, where the two brothers can meet again and recognize each other, and Xuyang can meet someone who cherishes him and loves him. Cry again! Please! -Are the famous ministers and generals for thousands of years just to repay the emperor? It should be more than that. Even under the shackles of the spirit of monarchy, they have the people in their hearts. -I really like the one or two sentences of sighs, feelings, and summaries inserted by the author when the story progresses. They are naturally smart, transparent, and compassionate. -It took a year in the book, but in reality, it took us hundreds of years to find the direction we are in today, and we are still exploring and moving forward. On this stretch of road, in the past, present and future, there will be Jingying, Tianxiong Army, Qingbaying, Qin Army, Baigan Army, Xuyang and Aled (the two people I am most unhappy with😭😭😭) Hats off to them. Finally, I would like to thank Mrs. Qinghe again for writing such a wonderful work for us. It is not perfect and has various minor flaws, but it has a pattern, sincerity, writing style as fast as the wind and water, unforgettable characters, and huge appeal. I am very honored to encounter this work.

I'm really sad to leave it. I've read countless articles for so many years, and this one is really the best one in ancient times, bar none. The plot, characters, writing style, conception, including various historical details and quotations from classics, it is hard to imagine how rich the author's own knowledge base is. I'm really sad it ended like this. But this gave me a feeling that all the characters in the book really existed. We only got a glimpse of a corner of their magnificent lives, and their moods were ups and downs along with them. However, under the unfinished words of the author, they were continuing their lives and opening up a better future. Every time this kind of semi-fictional history is written, I hope that the real history will be like this. Fortunately, the sky never stops my China. Look at our powerful motherland now. The dragon is slowly awakening. In this world still full of wars, most of the people in my motherland have no worries about food and clothing. People will no longer have famine and will not be drowned and frozen to death by heavy snow. Most children are worried about tomorrow's homework, and adults are worried about work and career. Nowadays, nine-year compulsory education is said to be required. Expanded to 13 years, now almost all the people are literate, there are an overwhelming number of college students, women can also work outside the home, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, women are everywhere (although there is still some gender discrimination in the workplace, but we take it step by step, I believe it will get better and better!)... If the loyal souls and heroes of the past are alive in heaven, please rest assured that the great rivers and mountains of the motherland are still there! Nowadays, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Our motherland also has a considerable say in the world! Future generations will live up to the passion of their predecessors!

It took me one night to read it all. It is one of the best books I have read in the past few years. I don't know how many times I have cried for the characters in the book, for Xu Yang and Shenyang Wei, for Yang Jizu and Liaodong, for Lao Li and Wang Dushi, as well as Xiaobai Xiaohua, Xiao Wu and Silly Roe Deer... Of course, the most important thing is for Dayan's hardships and dangers along the way and his chance to survive. I hope everything will be fine in the future, there will be no war, no famine, no plague, and the world will be peaceful.

In the middle of the night, I searched for something to say about Lao Li's name, and I actually found a sentence: "Don't use power to offer gifts. Don't use kindness to drive people away. Don't forgive with a true heart."

The author comes out~ Didn't you say you won't write be? Brothers Xuyang Chongxin actually died on the same battlefield! Xu Yang's love has never been expressed, but fortunately the old prince recognized him as his son! Chongxin is obviously tempted, but he can't even say his real name.

I feel like I can write another 200 chapters...

After the second brush, Xu Yang and Chong Xin were still upset, alas.

So awesome. . It's been a long time since I've read such a touching novel, every character has flesh and blood. After reading it, I still feel unfinished, and everyone is calmly moving towards their own ending.

I think one of the great advantages of this book is the white space, which is really wonderful.