The Ming Dynasty, 1587
大明王朝1587
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 713k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 4y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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The Qunyinghui Update-Request Reading List
A gathering of greats: every book here was carefully chosen. I finished them and still wanted more, eager to urge the authors to update. No need to favorite this list to seek investment or promote books, thanks! Lately I’ve been enjoying stories about the Ming dynasty, so I’ve gathered a few to see if the Ming can defy fate and change its fortunes. I’ve always liked entertainment-industry stories, but somehow forgot to recommend any. Hope you enjoy them.
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The Tide of History
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This list is simply meant to highlight new books by new authors that have relatively few readers backing them but are decent enough in quality to give a try. I mainly test them out for you, but I can't guarantee every pick will be a success. Take these as recommendations, not guarantees. I'll remove a book once it has more than 50 backers, to help ensure a return. Here are ten recommendations for new historical novels by emerging authors, just a little support for them. Writing to no readers can
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On the one hand, it uses terms like "petty people getting ahead" and "bandits" to belittle Li Zicheng's uprising; on the other hand, it uses various arguments to undermine the legitimacy of peasant uprisings. Finally, it simply states that it "doesn't want to rule under people like Li Zicheng," directly using "Li Zicheng" as a synonym for an ignorant, outdated, and corrupt group.
Something seems off about this book. The author seems quite insecure. A dignified emperor wanting to send troops to help Britain fight Spain, yet he uses the language of "requesting" Queen Victoria—does he need to ask for help to help others?
I couldn't continue reading this book after only three chapters. The protagonist didn't learn anything from modern education at all; it was as if he had been brainwashed by Western "happy education," and he didn't seem like someone who had ever taken a political class.
The author displays an unquestioning admiration and trust in Western-style democracy, with a strong belief in Western human rights permeating the text. Whether due to excessive devotion to Western civilization and culture or a lack of understanding of the realities of politics, the author's idealistic attempt to change the social and political landscape of feudal society through a mere wishful…
Who would time-travel like this? You're the emperor, why would you do something like this? Are you trying to overthrow your own dynasty? It's 2020, and people still worship Western "democracy"? Look at how ironic American freedom and democracy are now! It's no wonder your novel isn't popular.
This book doesn't conform to mainstream values, and the protagonist's ideology is inconsistent with that of a time traveler. You're an emperor, what are you afraid of? Be arrogant when you should be arrogant, what are you afraid of? You're actually afraid of women. And you even advocate so-called Western democracy.
The author is truly amazing! They're supposedly enlightening the people and preparing for democracy! It's said that China is now a democratic society with voting rights, but have you ever seen a ballot? The village chief is supposedly elected, but I've never seen a ballot in my own village in my entire life. I don't know if the author has seen one.
Reading the comments was much more satisfying than reading the book. I even learned a new term: "banana people" (meaning people who are culturally Westernized and culturally alienated). If things continue like this, the Ming Dynasty will be finished by the protagonist's generation.
This author has such a strong capacity for empathy that they can make you put yourself in the shoes of the Jurchens, unscrupulous merchants, corrupt officials, and pirates, but they never seem to care about the reader's perspective.
Honestly, the author has a good grasp of history and the writing style is decent. But some chapters felt awkward, and after reading many reviews, I couldn't help but laugh. I wondered what was wrong with the book. After reading many reviews, the author seems to be a missionary of freedom and democracy from another world.