The Great Bandit

Many readers have questions about the legitimacy of the story, especially regarding the takeover of Li Zicheng's forces. In reality, the Ming Taizu (Hongwu Emperor) had already provided a perfect solution to Lu Si's predicament: a winner-takes-all solution, based on the theory that the first culprit must be punished, and the dynasty's prosperity brings blessings.

I couldn't stand it anymore when it got to the part about Kou Baimen. What nonsense! They spent ages writing about a few famous prostitutes.

The protagonist in the author's writing is not like a time traveler at all, let alone a warlord who vies for supremacy. In order to highlight the so-called reality, he is portrayed as a peasant. This is an alternative version of Li Zicheng.

After the Manchus entered the Central Plains, the Eight Banners was the only relatively stable regime. The Southern Ming and other regimes established by Li Zicheng had not been stable for long before the Manchus seized the initiative. From Jiangnan to Beijing and Tianjin, the most important areas of China fell into the hands of the Manchus, who already had the advantage of central power.

The first half was great, but the second half was awful; it just kept imitating the Great Leader's tone and gestures.

Are there any good novels about rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty that you would recommend? I'm really disgusted by those sequels to the Southern Ming Dynasty.

With over eight hundred sons, what kind of emperor are you?

The biggest flaw of this book, aside from its endless glorification of Li Zicheng and his rebel army through self-created vocabulary, is that it's otherwise acceptable. Li Zicheng's army was never the kind that would harm ordinary people without harming them, only killing wealthy officials and gentry.

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I came from Jia Dongge's book and found its humor and satire very interesting, so I came looking for other works by the same author. However, after seeing this book, I was not very satisfied, so I'm giving my review. It's alright, not as good as the best late Ming dynasty novels, but it's still a decent piece.