
The Child Emperor
孺子帝
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.8M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Alternate History
- Updated
- 5y ago
- Source
- Qidian
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Other names
- The Boy EmperorEarlier English title
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Those who say this book is untrue, go back and read more history books, do you really think that the emperor killed people and killed Buddhas? The positioning of this book is that during the Han Dynasty, which of the relatives, eunuchs, and civil servants could not fight against the emperor? The status of Ruzi Emperor in the early period corresponds to Han Shao Emperor, Ru Ziying, and the emperors in the late Tang Dynasty. Does the puppet understand? The Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty would abolish you if she said she would. Why do you think Emperor Wu failed in his first pro-government reform? Find out more about the authority of Empress Dowager Dou. In the later period, it was true that Emperor Ruzi ascended the throne by force, but the world was in chaos. What else could we do if we did not rely on civil servants to govern the country? The later period was a simplified version of the Ming Dynasty. The Ruzi Emperor is Chongzhen, and the officials below are hiding it from you. You are really like that Chongzhen man who kills officials if they disagree with you. Then change more than 50 prime ministers? Learn how Chongzhen wanted to change the clan and appoint a chief minister to take drastic measures, but then the clan rebounded and killed the chief minister directly? Power is the art of compromise. It is nothing more than me giving in and you giving in. Do you really think that everything can be solved with one blow? Are vested interest groups really just living off the job? The reason why King Chuzhuang stayed dormant for three years was because his subordinate Xun Gui was too powerful. When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne by force, he did not appoint Yao Chong and Song Jing. Taizong killed his brother and his brother, forcing his father to abdicate. Do you really think that Taizong did all the political affairs? Fang Mian Du Duan, the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, admonished Taizong Shi Sishu to understand. I suggest that if you really can't stand it, you can also read some cool articles.
In summary, the writing is strong and the images are full of sense, but the plot is just a mess.
Mbmbmbmbmbmbgs Out of stock I thought it was about a boy emperor slowly coming to power, deposing the queen mother in a coup, taking control of the government, and then ruling the world without changing his original intention. It turns out that the book is all about power and intrigue. The so-called world does not exist at all, and the world is limited to within ten steps of the emperor. When I saw the first palace coup and the Jianghu people entering the palace and doing whatever they wanted, I felt that this book was a piece of cake and guarding foreign soldiers was like child's play! At the end of the dynasty, there were heroes who rose up in power, but in history, were there such powerful figures as in the book who entered the palace and acted wantonly? Although it was finally reconciled by various minor accidents and the author's force, and the Jianghu people were killed, what is the plot behind it? The Queen Mother was still in power, and it was okay for her to kill the emperor and her son. After such a big change, the Queen Mother's authority was completely shattered. No one dared to make her son the true emperor, and no minister dared to take advantage of the merits of this appointment, so why not abdicate. It's so fun for me, what did the author think? The writing is good. Indeed, this is also the reason why I started to read it. I thought I had found a good book, but it turns out that the general score of this book is not unreasonable. The relationship between the characters in the back is also messy. Some people have criticized it, saying that Machiavellian is well written. The relationship between these people is complicated, with constant reversals, and it is very exciting. But in my opinion, many of them are illogical and forced to plot for the sake of power. In order to highlight the power, the relationship is written in an overly morbid way. The reason why some parts are not clear is because the writing is originally confusing and illogical. Moreover, this article is too small-minded. As an imperial article, it does not have the momentum to take a global view. As for the following four emperors fighting for the throne, seeking the consent of the ministers, etc., Not to mention, it is difficult for the author to come up with this plot. As for the fact that all the members of the protagonist group are dead and injured, and the villain lives until the end, this is also a routine operation of this type of author. The word "emperor" in this book can be ignored, leaving only "ruzi".
Let those who tell the truth get it. This book is purely for the purpose of promoting one of my own ideas and forcibly reducing my intelligence. Let's just talk about Han Silk, not to mention that you are already the emperor in power. It's so troublesome to kill a minister who has no real power and is insignificant. Everything must be justified. Isn't it funny that the evidence is conclusive. The emperor has the highest right of interpretation. Let alone the fact that huge corruption has long been a capital crime if there is evidence, even if there is nothing, will it be framed? Could there be an assassination? Will it cause an accident? Others can assassinate and frame you at will, but you are still an emperor, and you still have to follow the steps and have conclusive evidence? Isn't this a disease? There are also ministers who value human relationships and are obviously not very intelligent, but can always trick the emperor. However, the ministers are played around by the Jianghu people. Many plots are divorced from reality in order to be realistic
When I came back to read it two years later, I found that many people still didn't understand it. People who don't want to understand will never understand. I will just explain it a little bit for those who want to understand. Bing Da's novels express many things, among which what I see the most (or what I feel the most deeply about) is about the generation and transfer of power. Whether they are children of officials, nobles or ordinary people, they can all be equal under certain special circumstances. A person's power can come from many sources, including reputation, money, and wisdom. An ordinary person can also compete with a superior person, as long as he has power in a specific situation. Emperor Ruzi was an ordinary person from the beginning. He was a prince, but he was also a child. There are many children in the world, but not every child has the opportunity to compete for the throne. But Emperor Ruzi had it. At this time, the power of "competing for the throne" arose in him. In the palace, the words of King Donghai are actually very interesting - the emperor is omnipotent and the emperor can do whatever he wants. The King of East China Sea here represents the "secular" perception of the emperor. Then the Queen Mother came out and told us with her actions that the emperor can also be a symbol. The emperor is not the power itself, at least not the emperor who is determined by his ministers. Later in the fishing village, Emperor Ruzi was the "deposed emperor", and the emperor's power was transferred from him. However, the emperor's momentum was borrowed by those who were ambitious, and a process of "making something out of nothing" unfolded before us. Yang Feng's "within ten steps, a thousand miles away" superficially refers to the emperor's bottom line and limit, but actually also refers to the lower limit and upper limit of secular power. The reason why officials are superior to the people is not because they are more noble. The power of officials originated from the emperor, and the emperor's power was extended through swords and guns (violence), imperial examinations (room for advancement), and criminal and prison justice. Officials serve the emperor, and the emperor shares the power of swords, imperial examinations, and justice with the officials. At this point, the emperor's power was transferred to officials, and the emperor's power also needed to be reflected by officials, so "you can't be an emperor without officials." Similarly, if an official has no people under him, he is not called an official. Power can come into existence out of nowhere, and it can also disappear suddenly. Many people like to write stories like this: the enemy leader is dead, so the war is over. 1-1=0, Simple and easy to understand, I used to like it too. But after watching Ruzi Emperor, I realized that such a story is incomplete. There are countless numbers in a complete 1 that are greater than zero but less than one, and a group also has countless powers that are created, operated, and destroyed. No one can replace power itself, not even the emperor. But this truth cannot be expressed in this way. To say this clearly in any era is tantamount to "anti-book". Same now. How to understand it is everyone's business. Whether you are inspired and decide to work hard, or whether you feel greater constraints and hold back, it all depends on your fate.
[Comment] For interpretations of Han Chou, Empress Dowager Cining, Luoyang merchants, and Uncle Wang's family, the author or book friends are welcome to slap them in the face
Some people are wondering what Han Chou is doing? Is the Queen Mother Cining going to have a disagreement with Ruzi? Is there something wrong with the businessman? Is Uncle Wang's family too ignorant of propriety? I am doing a tentative interpretation here. The authoritative interpretation needs to wait for tonight's chapter. The author or book friends are welcome to slap you in the face. Regarding Han Chou's series of behaviors, we need to put ourselves in his role and consider it. What was Han Chou's situation after he was promoted from Luoyang to Zong Zhengqing by Ruzi? The body is like duckweed, it cannot reach the sky or the earth. Han Chou's roots are in Luoyang. In Luoyang, he is a local emperor with no one to supervise and dominate, holding filial piety in his left hand and wine in his right hand. He lives in the second rank of Zongzheng Mansion in Chang'an, but it is equivalent to resigning early to retire. If it were you, would you be willing to do so? Anyway, Han Chou was unwilling to give in and wanted to regain power. There were two ways in front of him. He could assist Yun Mengze to kill the existing emperor and wait for the new emperor to come to power and take the opportunity to gain new power, or prove his worth to the existing emperor. He decided to grab it with both hands, but it turned out that neither hand seemed to be strong. Yun Mengze failed, so he could only put all his chips on the second path. He had previously persuaded the businessman to spread rumors to buy the remaining IOUs, and then turned around and asked the merchants to burn the IOUs. This was a vivid demonstration of his ability among Luoyang merchants to Ruzi. Backhand, he sold Yunmengze's people to Ruzi to show his loyalty. The explanation in front of Ruzi Jin Chunzhong, Qiao Wanfu, and Yuan Jiuding was a reasonable explanation to the outside world. However, all these are tricks and conspiracy. If you want flowers to bloom, you need Ruzi to appreciate it, otherwise everything will be messed up. Han Chou needs a substantial middleman who can make Ruzi calm down and consider the pros and cons instead of feeling that he is being tricked and further suppressing himself - the Queen Mother Cining. Empress Dowager Ci Ning is now most worried about the transition from the instability of Ruzi's throne to whether Ruzi can fully control the court. Whether Han Chou is a good minister is not her concern. Whether he can be used by Ruzi and whether he can help Ruzi is the key point. The most important thing for the emperor to fully control the court is that the court cannot have only one voice. The court must have strange phenomena to disturb the emperor in order to make a middle choice and face an invincible position. Now Ruzi wants to make progress, but she has to compete with the important officials of the imperial court herself. The Queen Mother feels that it is not appropriate. If she wins, she will lose her honor and if she loses, she will lose her prestige. At this time, she needs to introduce visions to the court. The only choice for the Queen Mother is sycophants. Han Chou, who helped her in Luoyang's big draft but was repaired by Ruzi, also loves power. The two hit it off. The Queen Mother originally wanted to make her intentions clear to Ruzi first, but she didn't expect Ruzi to be too impatient, so she had to send Zhang Youcai three times in a row to urge Han Chou, not wanting the situation to get out of control. Luoyang merchants have always been bargaining chips in this competition. From playing tricks on the payments signed with farmers to Han Chou lamenting that the door was deserted as soon as he entered Zongzheng's mansion, the Luoyang merchants' tragedy has been determined. Han Chou used his greed to let Luoyang businessmen spread rumors and buy the remaining IOUs at half price to pave the way for him. Later, he probably used the bribes that had been known by the emperor to intimidate the Luoyang businessmen, and then pointed out a clear path - Uncle Wang's family came to Beijing, killed and beat him, burned the IOUs, offered gifts and bribed Uncle Wang's family, and that's what happened. Uncle Wang's family, this group of people is an unknown number. It depends on how Bing Shen wants to write it. When Emperor Heng is on the throne, it is not their turn to be relatives. Now that the young emperor is on the throne, they can be regarded as proper relatives. In history, there are Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Huo Guang, as well as Wang Mang and Liang Ji. Uncle Wang's family is similar to Wei Huo's. Once rich, I hope that one of the great talents will be chosen by the children again. Perhaps it is the person who suggested not to refuse to accept the gift but to create a register and take the initiative to present it to the emperor. This is interesting, right? Let me reiterate: I am doing a tentative interpretation here. The authoritative interpretation needs to wait for tonight's chapter. The author or book friends are welcome to give it a slap in the face.
Why are there so many people who don't like to read Binglin Shenxia's book circle... I really like Ruzi Emperor and The Book of the Dead. After all, I've been reading online books for ten years, so these two books won't have mostly negative reviews!
No wonder those who like this book love it so much, and those who hate it find it so annoying. The natives are the natives. They do not have the authority of the time travellers. They are exploited in various ways by a group of villains from the old era. And there must be many people who feel that there is something wrong in the logic of this book, but they can't explain it. It is that the concept of responsibility is particularly poor. There is no trace of Confucianism's thousand-year rule of the world. Everyone is the same. Everyone is an old fox. Every good person and minister in the book came out to choose the emperor. It was funny or not to let four people in the palace become emperor. In the end, the Queen Mother had nothing to do, everyone was fine, and some soldiers died. Or was everyone happy? No one thinks anything is wrong? Cui Hong's two blatant rebellions were nothing. He was still a general and a tutor. The change of military power was a joke. The Imperial Seal seemed to be more important than the emperor himself. This really underestimated the feudal imperial power and everyone.
I feel that the author takes the deposed emperor too much for granted. Looking at China for two thousand years, there are very few deposed emperors, and a queen mother in the harem wants to depose the emperor. Have you asked the court ministers? Have you asked the clan nobles? Even a great empress dowager like Ci Xi would not dare to say that she should abolish the emperor, let alone a queen mother who has only been in power for a few years. Some people might say that Huo Guang should abolish the emperor, but the prerequisite for Huo Guang to abolish the emperor is that Huo Guang is a veteran of the three dynasties, a minister who cares about orders, and has military power. In this way, Huo Guang's dethronement of the emperor still faced many obstacles and was ruined by history books. A queen mother wants to dethrone the emperor. She really thinks that the royal family has not had a single loyal minister for a hundred years.
I can't stand the stupid plot. I just became the emperor and went on an inexplicable personal expedition, and then he was suddenly trapped and killed by the Huns in a city. Because the emperor was here, reinforcements came one after another to die, and hundreds of thousands of people died before they could escape. What is the necessity of this personal expedition?
I can't stand it after reading the introduction. When did the eunuchs and maids have a say? Which eunuch with great power in ancient times was not supported by the emperor? Ten permanent attendants? Zhao Gao? Wang Jin? Wei Zhongxian? Without the emperor, they are nothing.