The Young Grand Secretary
小阁老
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- Completed
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- 5.0M Words
- Genre
- Historical
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- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 1y ago
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This book started strong but declined in quality. The first three volumes were of high quality, the Kunshan section was just passable, but the later Jiangnan volume became unreadable, confusing and disjointed. There's also the pacing issue typical of historical fiction; the author's control is poor, the plot progresses too slowly—it's only the fourth year of the Longqing reign, and the Jiangnan…
What I consider to be the common shortcomings of time-travel historical novels
1. Lack of a scientific system of weights and measures. So far, very few novels of this type have established a modern system of weights and measures. They completely lack measurements for temperature and mass, and measurements for length, weight, time, and volume largely follow ancient systems. Why didn't ancient China have a rigorous scientific system?
Well written, keep it up, master.
I can't sit still without venting my frustration. Having read so many books on Qidian for so long, this is truly a rare find. I haven't read much, and at 1.6%, It's already disgusting me. First, the forced rags-to-riches story. You're practically starving from your marriage to your in-laws, and you're already thinking about the future?
Could you please not write this as a harem novel? It's causing me severe physical discomfort. 😢😢 You do have female readers too...
I've read a few hundred chapters and it seems alright, so why does everyone say it's a "light novel" (a simplistic, lowbrow read)? Could you recommend a few historical novels that aren't "light novels"? I'd like to broaden my horizons.
I am Qin Shi Huang, and I've already paid. Just two words: Extra chapters.
People came because of its reputation
Did the protagonist really send the female lead to work as a prostitute on a ship? Which chapter is it?
Is the female lead really a sheep on a round-the-world ship?
Is it true or false? In which chapter? Does anyone know?
What garbage! It's nowhere near as good as "Official Rank One." The protagonist's character is terrible; he'll die incredibly quickly. Does the author really think ancient people were mentally deficient? And this book is obsessed with women. If you can't write romance, write less. It's become a harem novel. If you want to write about women's struggles and self-reliance, write it properly.