The Han Legacy and the Noble Houses

My family is rich in Wuzhong. Our fields are covered with vast hectares of mountains and swamps, and we live in a sacred land with thousands of mansions and terraces and golden valleys. Drink nectar and jade liquid, eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow, wear silk and satin, and wear gold, jade and rhinoceros beads. The money in the warehouse is as rich as the stars in the sky; the grain in the warehouse is as full as the Yangtze River; the silk on the shelf is as high as the top of Zhongshan Mountain. The beautiful family in the house is not inferior to the green pearl king; the fine horses in the stable are comparable to the shadows running in the sky. When Zigong passed by, he did not dare to talk about his wealth; when Shi Chongruo was born, he was ashamed to praise his wealth. My first reaction when I saw this paragraph was - it was not written by the author himself, but copied. However, apart from this novel, this passage cannot be found anywhere else. I am completely impressed by the author's literary talent.

Zhuge worked hard and died as a Marquis of the Countryside. Guan Yu was so famous that he was just a Marquis of the Ting. The protagonist's father was granted the title of Duke so easily, and the protagonist was given the title of Marquis of the Township for nothing. Even the idiot second brother of the protagonist was made a Marquis of the Ting! Why does it feel a bit unreal! If Li Guang were to survive, thinking about how difficult it would be to become a marquis, and looking at the protagonist's family, he would probably have to kneel down and beg for support!

I have always believed that a character like Huan Wen is not suitable to be subdued by the protagonist and become his younger brother. Even if the original historical trajectory has changed, the innate personality and destiny choices of those historical figures will not change. Such a talented and ambitious character will never be willing to be inferior to others. It is illogical and inconsistent with historical facts to simply think that as the protagonist, he can conquer the heroes from all over the world. There are still many people who have conflicts of interest and ideals with the protagonist. No matter how wise and powerful you are, it is impossible for everyone to worship you and join you. If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them; if they are piled up on the bank, the current will be turbulent; if they stand above others, they will be rejected by the crowd. The more merit a protagonist accumulates, the faster they become the common enemy of all those with conflicting interests. Moreover, whether he has outstanding military exploits or is able to hold a large number of troops to split the soil and divide the empire, it is just that his great achievements threaten the imperial power and are feared. If he wants to usurp the throne in the end, there will be more resistance and enemies. If the protagonist wants to achieve great things in the end, he needs to rely not on conquering and winning over those historical celebrities, but on establishing his own military and political team organizational structure and a group of confidants who only know the emperor but not the emperor. And to put it bluntly, the protagonist is actually just another version of the historical Huan Wen. Since the protagonist has replaced Huan Wen's original main historical trajectory, this replaced character will only conflict with the protagonist. Therefore, I personally think that compared to the "foreign troubles" of the Hu people's regime in the north, it is more appropriate for a character like Huan Wen to be arranged in the plot to be an enemy of "internal troubles" like the Langya Wang family's southern migration to the overseas Chinese, and finally eliminate them...🤫

I really can't stand it when I see people in some book review sections bragging about constitutional monarchy. It's better than this. At most, there will be a few people clamoring for a single female lead.

I feel so sorry for Xiao Xingnan. My uncle forced my mother to death. They are all close relatives. This plot arrangement is too cruel. This is a trauma that will be difficult to eliminate in life... Personally, I think that for a truly good man, if he truly loves someone deeply, then personal ambition, the welfare of the people, and national justice are all bullshit! The ultimate goal of unifying the world and gaining supreme power is to protect the people you love deeply from any harm in any form, that's all. Hey, I hope that the subsequent plot can be more tender, and I also hope that the protagonist can be a truly good man...😭

Wang Mang's army of 400,000 (the real elite, Huben who can dominate the entire Western Region) faced Liu Xiu's army of 20,000 (a miscellaneous army). Liu Xiu used the large meteorite summoning technique, and Wang Mang played GG.

Post a popular science post and say a few words. There may be more updates when I have time in the future. The first one is to explain that "the king and the horse share the world." "The Biography of Wang Dun" in Volume 98 of "Book of Jin": "In the early days of the emperor's reign, he was in the east of the Yangtze River, and his reputation was not yet known. Dun and his disciples and mentors worked together to promote Zhongxing. People at the time said: 'The king and the horse share the world.'" The brothers of the Langya Wang family and Sima Rui, the king of Langya in Jin, formed a close relationship under specific historical conditions. Director Wang took advantage of his key position at the right and left of Sima Rui and worked hard to lay the foundation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty imperial industry and the Langya Wang family industry in Jiangzuo. Therefore, there is a saying that "the king and the horse share the world". The combination of the king and the horse started the century-old clan politics of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. However, first of all, let me clarify something. The phrase "together the world" has existed since ancient times, and it did not start with the king and horse during the two Jin Dynasties. "Historical Records" Volume 85 "Biography of Lu Buwei", Buwei sought the position of King of Qin for Zi Chu. Zi Chu was grateful and paused and said: "It must be the king's policy, please share the Qin State with the king." "Historical Records" Volume 7 "The Chronicles of Xiang Yu", in the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang attacked Chu, but the princes did not come as promised. Zhang Liang said: "The Chu army has been defeated, and Xin and Yue have not divided the land, so they cannot be consolidated. The king can divide the world with us, and now we can establish it." Due to the changes of the times, the situation of splitting the earth to "share the world" no longer existed after the Western Han Dynasty. "The king and his horse share the world" no longer refers to the relationship between the emperor and his ministers, but to the relationship between the king and his ministers in terms of distribution of power and status. Why did this political situation occur in Jiangzuo? In general, Pianan Jiangzuo was the product of the Eight Kings Rebellion and the Yongjia Rebellion, while the Jiangzuo regime relied on the gentry, which was the result of the development of the clan system.

Liu Song Jianghuai Defense Line Map

Modern people should stop thinking about politics when they go back to ancient times. Too many variables are like courting death. The only way is to increase productivity and directly crush the general trend.

Pictures of the geographical hubs of ancient Chinese wars.