Watching History Through the Eyes of Emperor Jing

[A free collection of bonus chapters is up on my author page. The first section is already filled in!] [New novel: Han Jing's Story (Western Han | I Remarried the Crown Prince and Became the Mother of an Emperor for the Ages), officially launching on November 25, 2024] [This work expresses personal opinions and perspectives, but does not whitewash historical figures' established reputations] [This is fiction. I've done my research, but don't treat a novel as the ultimate truth] [No arguing for the sake of arguing, please. No two people have exactly the same opinions. If you disagree, feel free to stop reading, but don't force yourself to continue] [If you're interested in stories based on the Western Han dynasty, check out my upcoming novel Western Han | I Remarried the Crown Prince and Became the Mother of an Emperor for the Ages → now titled Han Jing's Story. The blurb is at the very bottom] [A quick recommendation for my friend: their new Detective Conan fic, Teacher, I'm Bad at This, Help Me Out. Click to read a cute daily-life story about raising a little fox, with a family-bond focus] [Piracy protection ratio: 30%] *An orthodox historical watch-along, with no modern content* *Main perspectives: the Western Han, Three Kingdoms, Song, and Ming dynasties; the Three Kingdoms section focuses on Wei and Wu* *Parallel worlds don't affect each other; lighthearted historical speculation* *Current outline: Liu Qi (complete) → Zhu Qiyu (complete) → early Han group (complete) → Three Kingdoms (complete) → Song (complete) *Bonus chapters: Shang and Zhou (complete) → Li Si (complete)**A free bonus collection is available next door* [With his integrity and resolve, his light shining far and wide, Emperor Jing's posthumous title ranks among the finest. But let's take a look at some of the more famous emperors in history who bore the title Jing] [Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi: died of illness at forty-eight. His own mother once wanted his younger brother to take the throne, and only after many twists and turns was Emperor Wu finally chosen as his successor] Liu Heng: ? What is my wife up to now? The younger brother succeeding the elder? How did she come up with that when the Crown Prince already has a biological son? [Emperor Jing of Jin, Sima Shi: died of illness at forty-eight. He handed the final stage of his usurpation plans over to his younger brother, Sima Zhao] Cao Pi: …He only just got the throne, and now he's been told that Sima Yi's sons are planning to take it for themselves later, just for fun…? [Emperor Jing of Wu, Sun Xiu: died suddenly at twenty-nine. Gravely ill and unable to speak, he pointed to his own son before his death to indicate that he should succeed him. But his trusted regent betrayed him and installed his nephew instead] Sun Quan: How did Sun Xiu end up succeeding me??? What happened to my beloved eldest son, Sun Deng? Where is Deng'er? Where did Deng'er go!! [Emperor Jing of Ming, Zhu Qiyu: at twenty-nine, he was strangled after the Coup at the Palace Gate. He wanted his own son to succeed him, but his only son died young, and later the Fortress Emperor reclaimed the throne] Zhu Zhanji: (stops just as he's about to appoint the Crown Prince) ? Which of my sons is Zhu Qiyu? The one in Wu's belly? Who is the Fortress Emperor? What happened in the Coup at the Palace Gate? [Emperor Jing of Qing, Guangxu: officially died of illness at thirty-eight. Under the Empress Dowager's control, the throne was passed to his nephew] [So, if we sum up the lives of these Emperors Jing, we find some subtle common traits: they died young, were often ill, and faced many twists and turns in choosing their successors] [Today, we'll take a detailed look at two of these emperors] [Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi, and Emperor Jing of Ming, Zhu Qiyu] Upcoming novel blurb below Western Han | I Remarried the Crown Prince and Became the Mother of an Emperor for the Ages Current title: Han Jing's Story [Content warning: Neither lead is a virgin. The male lead has a harem, the female lead has a former husband, and both have children who aren't by each other. They are both deeply lacking in morals] [Second revision of the blurb during prepublication: Some timeline changes and revisions to the heroine's personality, April 5, 2024. Further changes may occur before publication, so please add it to your favorites with caution] “You are destined for greatness. You will give birth to an emperor.” It wasn't until after Wang Zhi's first marriage that a mad, rambling fortune-teller revealed the secret of the child in her womb, awakening her memories of a past life and making her understand who she was in this life. A ruthless woman who remarried a crown prince and ascended to empress, she was the second empress of Emperor Xiao Jing of Han, Liu Qi, and the birth mother of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, the Filial and Martial Emperor. * Wang Zhi: (raises an eyebrow) Oh? I'm the mother of an emperor on the level of one of the greatest rulers in history? * As the saying goes, if you don't live like a king, you'll die like one, boiled in a cauldron. If she can reach the very peak of power, why shouldn't she give it a try? * Liu Qi: (smiles) Then we're a perfect match. [Reader's guide] * A cold-hearted, ruthless, harsh, and ungrateful but capable ruler / an ambitious, shrewd woman who abandons her husband and daughter but becomes a virtuous empress * Neither lead is a good person. They are an indisputably villainous couple, and their morals are mired in the corruption of the feudal age. Readers with higher moral standards should enter with caution. * The younger sister will not enter the palace, and her four sons will be written out of history. * This is a parallel-world Han dynasty, with light research. If you spot anything that doesn't match history and that I failed to research, please treat it as an alternate history or assume I deliberately changed it for the plot, orz. Theme: Learn from history and take people as mirrors