The Song Dynasty Has Guts

I don't understand why the author looked down on the imperial examination system. There's nothing wrong with the system itself; just change the exam content to arithmetic, history, and policy essays. How are civil officials selected without exams? Are they to be chosen from military aristocrats? Isn't that a step backward in history?

That's outrageous! Your book portrays a power struggle involving hundreds of millions of people. The people at the very top are all cowardly scoundrels. Let me tell you clearly: those who survive in the upper echelons are all shrewd and capable individuals. None of them are ordinary. Those with less ability who occupy high positions will only be devoured by their subordinates or peers.

Will he completely trust Yue Fei? Will he eventually become too powerful to control? Will Yue Fei be forced to don the yellow robe?

How's this book? I haven't read it yet. Is it still based on Rollo's core ideas from back then? Is Western "democracy" omnipotent? Rollo's core ideas have never changed: fawning over the so-called European "aristocrats." Especially after the pandemic, with the passing of Dong and Wang, and the messy actions of Europe, people's thinking has changed drastically, leading to the current decline in…

This is a great book! It's so rare to find a historical novel this enjoyable and with virtually no flaws. I'll definitely subscribe as soon as it's available. I hope the author will update more frequently and maintain the quality. Keep it up!

The Northern Song Dynasty levied excessive taxes, inheriting all the oppressive levies of the Five Dynasties period and inventing many new ones. Peasant uprisings occurred every year, driving peasants to the brink of starvation.

A loyal heart devoted to serving the country, a mother's needlework. Years of martial arts training, then joining the army amidst the flames of war. Serving the emperor and upholding the nation, galloping across the battlefield. The army besieged Zhuxian Town, the old capital on the verge of recapture.

It seemed alright at first, but the protagonist's actions were incomprehensible. Regardless of what Jiu did, they were still family. Then he was cuckolded, and the son wasn't even his, yet you still acknowledge his royal status and right to succession. That's a huge problem. It's not just the protagonist who knows; everyone knows, and no one has tried to hide it.

The author seems to believe that the Fubing system and the military household system led to insufficient national tax revenue, but this is not true! The Sui and early Tang dynasties used the Fubing system, were they poor? The early Ming dynasty used the military household system, and the Hongwu reign was basically the most financially prosperous period of the Ming dynasty.

This book is truly disgusting. It's dragged on for three or four hundred chapters and still hasn't unified China. They leave the Southern Song Dynasty in the rear to annoy them, and even though the Southern Song is constantly opposing the protagonist, they still go to Vietnam and declare themselves emperors.