
The Ambitious Hero of the Late Eastern Han
东汉末年枭雄志
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- Completed
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- 4.2M Words
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- Historical
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- Qin-Han & Three Kingdoms
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- 5y ago
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The economic struggle behind the Battle of Guandu is something the Romance of the Three Kingdoms will never tell you.
In 189 AD, Emperor Ling of Han died, leaving behind a widow and her son to inherit the Han Empire. However, he was not worried because he left his son two guardians: Eunuchs and relatives of the emperor. The maternal relative was named He Jin, the brother of Empress He, who held the high position of Grand General and theoretically controlled the army of the entire country.
Thoughts on reading
This book lacks any heroic spirit. Or rather, most contemporary works on the Three Kingdoms theme lack heroic spirit. It's not that there are no heroes, but rather that it's difficult to find that consistent heroism. Human nature is fragile. When the good in human nature bears an unbearable burden, it either undergoes a spiritual rebirth or abandons the good and exposes the ugliness.
The Imperial Uncle is dead, the Yuan family is all gone. The Central Plains are pacified, now we must conquer the four directions. Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are but withered bones in their tombs. Han Sui and Ma Teng are lone wolves in the northwest. Sun Quan and Sun Ce are but young children. The Han Dynasty is in decline, no one can stand up to it.
A surge of passion begins to melt away the ice. A three-foot-long sword was used to forge a national monument. Sweeping across the four barbarian lands and restoring order to the world, Seeking talented individuals for a bright future. Over seventy years of imperial ownership, My broken body is nothing more than a vein in the earth. Why is it that merit and demerit are the same throughout history? Because from then on there was no more.
This book is over. Guo Zifeng is dead. The empire he founded survived for 400 years. His reputation went from its peak to its lowest point in the long river of time. In the end, just as his enemies said, he was disgraced. He didn't give those noble families a way to live. Why should those imperial nobles have to govern and work with some commoners in the court and in the provinces?
The protagonist, having endured eighteen years of hardship, should say to Yuan Shu: "Nine years after nine years, I have endured humiliation and hardship by your side for eighteen years. All the big shots more powerful than me are dead. Now, you, my former boss, are about to die. I, Guo, have finally lived a decent life. Go in peace. I will fulfill what you expect and desire in your place."
I need to take one step...
"I will climb to the top step by step! I want to be Zhao Gao!" This sentence comes from ____? A: *Dream of the Red Chamber* B: *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* C: *Eternal Love* D: *The Legend of Mi Yue* E: *A Step into the Past*
The Annals of Emperor Taizu of Wei (Draft History) It is also recorded in the "Veritable Records of Emperor Taizu" of the Wei Dynasty: —In the ninth month of the third year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, auspicious omens spread throughout the land, a qilin descended to earth, and the people of Luozhong saw two suns appear in the sky, one bright in the east and one dim in the west.
There are a few other important things: I. Term of Office for Officials Second, Guo Jin's imperial mausoleum was built overseas [such as in Malacca] to ensure maritime power. Third, the ancestral system of the emperor's "abdication" (central officials serve a seven-year term, without specifying how many terms they can serve). IV. Land consolidation:
Guo Peng is the only male protagonist I admire. I sincerely believe that someone like him could truly become emperor and bring hope to the people if he traveled back to ancient times.