Striving in the Kaiyuan Golden Age

The Tang Dynasty ruled by law? Okay, that's laughable. First of all, the emperor himself was from the largest aristocratic family, with a whole bunch of relatives. You expect the emperor to uphold justice even at the expense of his own family? Secondly, what about his own relatives? And then there's the whole privileged class—wouldn't that offend the entire official system from top to bottom?

In a society ruled by men, you're talking to me about ruling the country according to law? Young man, come here, sit by the guillotine and tell the emperor, which is greater, the emperor or the law?

Has the protagonist lost his mind? He tells everyone to obey the law, be fair, and not use back channels, but what has he done? He sought out Zhang Jiuling and the others for official business, killed An Lushan for the sake of the country, prevented Shi Siming from associating with eunuchs—that's a crime—your collusion with court officials to force the emperor to abdicate—that's a merit!

I don't want to say much. If you clicked in before reading this, you're lucky. If you clicked in after reading this, you'll realize you've wasted your time! The male protagonist transmigrates to the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty: First, it did not change people's livelihoods. Second, there was no rectification of official corruption, and the country was not expanded.

The protagonist is a staunch believer in the law, abhors back channels, and refuses to submit written examinations, yet his own examination (the prefectural examination) was actually obtained through connections. He is extremely arrogant and disdainful of imperial authority, yet nothing happens to him—a stark contrast to his status as the Kaiyuan Emperor, who seized power through a military coup.

Li Longji was actually no different from Qianlong; both were spendthrifts. In fact, to be honest, Qianlong was even more of a spendthrift than Li Longji.

You want to go to the county government office and beat up the county constable? Don't even mention ancient times, try going to the county police station and beating up the police chief in modern times! And you even gave him the character of a top student in legal history, with this level of intelligence? Is your school from Zu'an (a derogatory term for a certain region in China)?

Honestly, without the writing style of "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty," not a single historical novel is readable. It's even worse than a system-based novel. The idea that a modern person who travels back in time understands Tang Dynasty etiquette is absurd!

Imperial power reigns supreme, rule of law prevails? What are you thinking? This is idiotic; the synopsis is enough to discourage you.

I haven't read the book yet, just glanced at the synopsis. The idea of ​​advocating rule of law in ancient times seems rather laughable. There's a line in Liu Yunlong's *Legendary King* that puts it perfectly: to see if a country is worth investing in, just look at its prisons and courts. This is because law is built upon culture.