Legends of the Water Margin

I read the author's preface first. The author intends to reinterpret the characters in *Water Margin*, which is normal; different times lead to different perspectives. However, it's best to set a bottom line. Characters like Li Li, Sun Erniang, Zhang Qing, Yan Shun, and Wang Ying have lost their basic human conscience. It's best to eliminate such scoundrels who cross the line of humanity.

First, let's get this straight: you're a rebel. With so many concerns about keeping him around to recruit him, have you considered the feelings of your current subordinates? Let's not even talk about Zong Ze escaping; Zhang Shuye fought to the death, causing so many casualties for the Liangshan army, yet refused to surrender. You're just keeping him imprisoned, planning to slowly wear him down?

You've just transmigrated and you're already making a fuss, as if you don't want to die fast enough, huh?

This book is extremely addictive. I couldn't take it after reading more than ten chapters, so I'm leaving.

The writing is annoying. The protagonist is supposed to recruit Zhang Shun, but instead, he's depicted harassing the main character's wife. Furthermore, the author's biased perspective is evident. A riverside robber, no matter how ambitious, could only become a high-ranking official or a wealthy landowner.

Training soldiers is fraught with hesitation and timidity. Merely practicing military posture eliminates all the problems. It lacks boldness and ambition.

After reading the synopsis, you know there's no need to read this book. Has the author even read Water Margin? The most despicable thing in Water Margin is lust. A simple phrase like "not the business of a hero" is enough to make others keep their distance from you.

It's simply impossible to make that much money all at once. In ancient times, nobody consumed anything; everyone was desperately poor, and purchasing power was extremely low. The only ways to make money were through monopolies or murder and arson. What other business could you possibly run? By the time you sold everything, everyone would have starved to death.

Opening the table of contents reveals that the protagonist's first task is selling salt, which completely undermines the reading comprehension of the Song Dynasty's economic system! It doesn't even consider the local conditions of Shi Jin's region! If you don't understand history, write a story about the martial arts world instead of a Water Margin! Don't write about power struggles!

All I want to say is, calling yourself king or tyrant is one thing. But this guy keeps calling himself "Big Brother" all day long, doesn't he have any self-awareness? He acts like a gangster, his class is just too low. Look at the Water Margin, even Song Jiang and Chao Gai didn't call themselves "Big Brother."