The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty
独断大明
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- 4.1M Words
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- Historical
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- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
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- 7y ago
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Different strokes for different folks. I'm not into light entertainment, and I avoid romance and urban fiction, with a few exceptions. I dropped some of these books later on, but they still have something worth reading. I hope you find one that suits you.
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Just recovered from a period of great financial success. Seeing the author's solo chapter today touched me deeply. I really like the author's realistic style. I won't mention the previous monthly tickets and recommendation votes; I'll aim to reach my target of 5 monthly tickets each month. I just subscribed to all the tickets. I'm not a big spender, so I can't give a huge reward, but it's a small way to support the author. Keep it up! 😜😜
Both heads of the Embroidered Uniform Guard betrayed the emperor, yet he's still alive and well? That's unbelievable! 😰
Turns out you're a complete idiot. Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, Teacher 🤣 And you even bothered to explain it?
The protagonist's personality is indecisive and inconsistent. One minute he's saying there's not enough time and he needs to hurry! The next minute he's saying he's delegating power, and he's back to his old ways. He only does things halfway, never being decisive or thorough. If this were realistic, the Ming Dynasty would have collapsed long ago in the later stages.
The later parts are poorly written, no different from what an elementary school student would write. The depiction of fighting foreigners doesn't seem like the Ming Dynasty; it's more like the late Qing Dynasty. Which foreigner in the Ming Dynasty would dare say that 800 men could sweep across the Far East? Which foreigner in that era would dare call Ming people "yellow-skinned monkeys"?
Those who are mindless can watch this; it doesn't require any brainpower.
To be honest, the beginning was quite good, showing some intelligence. But starting with the Battle of Ningjin, it became pure idiocy. There was absolutely no military common sense. The artillery was almost comparable to modern howitzers, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard was practically a god-like organization, knowing all sorts of intelligence.
This emperor is such a coward. All his schemes involve not killing anyone. What's the point of keeping those treacherous officials around? He delegates everything to Prince Xin. He might as well write about Emperor Chongzhen. It's really frustrating to watch. If you're an emperor and you don't dare kill a single person, what kind of emperor are you? There's no satisfaction in it.
I couldn't keep reading past chapter 800. It's always the same recurring formula: first, the opposing party secretly stirs up trouble, and the officials under their command spend ages investigating but can't find anything. Then, to maintain order and stability, they insist on investigating themselves, while the protagonist, the emperor, is aware of everything and watches the enemy's actions…
After reading this article, my only feeling is that the officials of the Ming Dynasty were all shameless. They were the kind of people who would do anything, including embezzlement, controlling grain transport, and manipulating grain prices, but no one else could do it. No one else could do it, not the emperor or empress, not the princes, not the other parties. They would say that what they did was for the country and the people, but what others did was a disaster for the country and the people.
You, who traveled back in time, are even worse than the original emperor. You caused chaos in the court just to dismiss a few officials? I'm truly speechless.