Grand Chancellor of Great Jin

Seeing the comments made me want to laugh. What I found funny was that someone actually used the phrase "Are kings and generals born with a special destiny?" To express the rebellious spirit in China. I guess they haven't read any history... For over a thousand years (before the end of the Tang Dynasty), the kings, nobles, and generals really had guts.

Every time I see an author worrying about Hindu rule in China, I want to laugh. Aside from the eccentricities of Indians, Hinduism can't adapt anywhere, let alone China. While the Chinese people are generally docile, if you ask them to die, they'll revolt. Indians, on the other hand, will only jump into rivers or hang themselves. The caste system is even less viable in China.

I reckon every guard in this manor has at least ten maids committing adultery with him, and the poor protagonist is stuck keeping watch every day! There are seven hundred of them, and the protagonist still acts like a demure young lady, so tolerant! Why don't you and your father just move out and give yourselves to the guards? Even if you don't want them, at least discipline them properly!

I was persuaded to quit after reading Chapter 11. Why are stirrups just for convenience, while horseshoes are more useful for war horses? What's the point of saying such nonsense? In the author's opinion, cavalry are all accessories of war horses? Do you rely on horses instead of cavalry to fight a war? How could such a military-illiterate have the guts to write a historical novel?

Putting everything else aside, do you think it would be appropriate for a feudal lord to cut his hair short in ancient times? Does short hair look good with Hanfu? How would he wear a crown?

Short hair in ancient times? Are you non-mainstream???? Then you can write about modern times. If that doesn't work, you can write about parallel worlds and imaginary ones.

I think the protagonist's haircut, especially the buzz cut, was a mistake. Wasn't it supposed to be unconventional?

After reading a few chapters, the protagonist is so weak. Why is he so nice to the maids? They all fawn over him, and he keeps his distance. It's toxic. What's the point of being so kind? He's a pathetic figure, meddling in slave trade. What does the protagonist want? To change the times? Hah.

A empire built on the sacrifice of a woman is better left undone. Besides, Yang Xianrong, a woman confined to the palace, constantly threatened with dethronement and unable to attend court, is practically incapable of acting as an inside agent. Moreover, she only slept with him once; there's no reason to believe that a woman from a noble family would be so devoted to the protagonist.

I don't understand why the protagonist of this book keeps insisting he's trash, as if afraid the readers will forget. He says it every few chapters: he's not a good person. Does not caring about human life mean he's not a good person? Is being trash something to be proud of? Even if it's just for show, why say it to his own family as well?