The Steel Backbone of the Late Ming Dynasty
明末传奇之钢铁脊梁
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.8M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 8y ago
- English
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No marriage alliances, no reparations, no ceded territory, no tribute. The emperor guards the frontier; the ruler dies defending the state. After the Yuan dynasty fell, the Ming was established by the Han people on Chinese soil. Its founding improved the status of the Han, restoring the majority population to a commoner's standing and creating favorable conditions for China's future development. Though the Ming realm was smaller than the Yuan's, at its height it held the Mongols in check to the
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The Ming Dynasty, seemingly plagued by chaos, corruption, and incompetence, actually had its main problems stemming from its emperors. For example, the Jiajing Emperor, despite his princely background and infrequent court attendance, maintained complete control of the empire.
After reading the debates among these experts, the crux of the matter is this: Confucianism is unsuitable for governing a country, only for educating and nurturing people. Legalism is suitable for governing, but its sole dominance is too radical—compare this to the Qin and Han dynasties. Mohism needs little explanation; it's essential for nascent technology and infrastructure development.
I think the author's knowledge is somewhat lacking. "Aisin Gioro" means a lower-class member of the Aisin tribe of the Jurchen people, who was expelled from the tribe. "Nurhaci" means wild boar. These were later romanticized by traitors. The same applies to Huang Taiji. His name wasn't Huang Taiji; he didn't actually have a name.
Even though he escaped, he still joined the Ming Court. While there were reasons, he still got sabotaged by his incompetent teammates. I'm speechless. The book itself is well-written, but it's infuriating to read. Forget it, I'll just look at the table of contents and drop it.
Seeing this, not only were the supporting characters stunned, but I was also dumbfounded. It was the first time I'd ever seen an ordinary person bite a sword in half with their teeth. I was truly impressed. This book must have been read by an idiot.
Damn, seeing the protagonist drinking and singing about soldiers made me feel like I'd been poisoned by a seven-step intestinal-severing drug. Goodbye!
This book is truly toxic. I've never left a comment before, but this is the first time I've done so, and I just couldn't resist. It lavishly depicts the atrocities of the Manchus while sparingly mentioning the people's revenge. One after another, there are those who plot against the protagonist, those wicked Donglin Party members, and those who betray the Manchus—they may not have good endings in…
Isn't this all a consequence of the exclusive promotion of Confucianism? Since Confucianism became the sole state ideology, which dynasty has lasted for 300 years? Look at how many emperors of the Ming Dynasty were misled! How can an emperor listen to only one school of thought? Without other academic checks and balances, wouldn't he be invincible?
1) The historical timeline contains serious errors; 2) The author lacks a clear understanding of their time-traveling identity and their actions are completely illogical; 3) The author's writing level is below junior high school level.
The previous ones were too toxic, with one character kneeling to the enemy to be friends and another acting drunk in the military camp!