The Han Dynasty's First Crown Prince

I don't think Liu Bang would dislike Liu Ying to this extent, no matter how much he liked Liu Ruyi! After all, he was his own son, and they had gone through thick and thin together. Although one might dislike someone because of their family, there was still some affection between them. The fact that the father and son are portrayed as enemies in the text is a bit of an overstatement. Too much of a good thing is bad.

It is absolutely true that Empress Lü Zhi nurtured the Han Dynasty! Although she caused some political turmoil in her later years, her merits outweighed her flaws! Empress Lü's political propositions, foreign strategies, talent appointments, and so on were all quite ingenious.

Honestly, thinking back now, starting with the Qin Dynasty, none of the crown princes who became the founding emperors had a good ending. From Fusu of the Qin Dynasty, to Liu Ying of the Han Dynasty, Yang Yong of the Sui Dynasty, Li Jiancheng of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty with its "Axe and Candle Shadow" incident, to Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty, and Haoge of the Qing Dynasty—these crown…

Unfortunately, the author's understanding of ancient warfare is somewhat simplistic. To glorify the protagonist's superhuman crossbow ability, the author awkwardly claims that Xiongnu bows were superior to Han bows, and that Xiongnu cavalry could kite Han infantry with their horse bows.

I'll give you all the monthly passes and stuff from now on. For no other reason than... There are very few truly rigorous history books these days. Some of the history books written nowadays... I don't know why, but they always feel like freaks born of inbreeding, or like they were written by AI.

It's said that good emperors are all masters of acting; on the surface, they are kind, benevolent, and love their people, but in reality, they are ruthlessly scheming.

The early Han Dynasty was an aristocratic era. From the lowest-ranking officials to the highest-ranking scholars, Liu Bang's administration was largely controlled by nobles from the six former states (through knowledge transmission). Without a strong successor, the Han Dynasty would have perished after only two generations.

This chapter is well-written! Since the protagonist gets a second chance, while I'm not worried about repeating the same mistakes as before, I was still concerned that the author would pit Empress Lü against the protagonist. Now it seems that won't happen, so I'm relieved. I've long harbored a regret: if Empress Zhangsun hadn't died young, would the Tang Dynasty have become so chaotic later?

Here's a suggestion: the title "The First Crown Prince of the Great Han Dynasty" gives the impression that the author will be a prince for life, which discourages readers from clicking on the book. It could be changed.

I think Liu Ying should start planning now and marry a reliable empress, which would save him at least twenty years of struggle. In the Han Dynasty, when the Empress Dowager and Empress Weiyang jointly ruled, the empress was a very important asset, with a high probability of becoming empress, empress dowager, or grand empress dowager in the future.