Reviving the Southern Ming

If Zhang Kewang had died in battle, then the Western Army would truly have become a major force after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty.

No marriage alliances, no indemnities, no ceding of territory, no tribute; the emperor guards the nation's gates, the monarch dies for the state. This passage reveals that late Ming politics had lost its flexibility and strategic focus. Alas.

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I don't know why so many people are praising Zheng Chenggong these days. He was far inferior to Li Dingguo.

It's a pity; a novel with logic and intelligence is rare. Look at the top-ranked so-called "masters"—they're all writing slice-of-life stories, it's incredibly annoying. They haven't uttered a single decent piece in six months.

There are too many side quests. The beginning was alright, but by the middle, there were probably seven or eight, and they all had no clear beginning or end.

I feel the characters in this book are a bit too one-dimensional. Good people are simply good people, upright and virtuous; bad people are simply bad people, utterly wicked. Moreover, the characters are simple-minded; they can commit regicide on a whim or surrender to the Qing Dynasty on a whim, making their evil seem justifiable, without any inner conflict.

The book is quite excellent in its portrayal of the protagonist Zhu Cilang and his important officials, but its quality noticeably declines when it comes to minor characters and enemy forces, even becoming so drawn-out that readers want to skip ahead. While the writing about Zhu Cilang is quite refined, the portrayal of other characters always seems to descend into vulgarity.

The author's historical knowledge is lacking; there are too many errors and omissions.

As I read on, I felt the writing was rather superficial, with many parts just glossed over and described in a rambling, disjointed manner.