The Yongle Era of the Ming Dynasty

It's clear the author harbors considerable resentment towards Confucianism and the father-son duo Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji. I can confidently point out that this is a flawed ideology. I don't deny that they did some extremely wrong things, but I think the author's attempt to smear them with his own biases is also very inappropriate. Let's analyze it one by one.

Fang Xiaoru had no official title or academic record from the imperial examinations. In the thirtieth year of the Hongwu reign, the imperial examinations were held every three years. If Fang Xiaoru had truly mastered the knowledge, how could he not even pass the provincial examination? How can someone who hasn't even mastered Confucianism be considered a politician or a thinker?

That's nonsense. Zhu Di wasn't born to Empress Ma. If he had, he would have been the second son of the legitimate wife. After Zhu Biao's death, the right to inherit the throne would have belonged to Zhu Di, not that Zhu Yunwen.

I feel like the author is pretending to be confused. The author knows that the Doyan Three Guards were not part of the Ming army's combat order in history, which means they have done their research. So why would they include the conspiracy theory about the civil officials at Tumu Fortress in the book? This kind of thing is made up by a bunch of ignorant people on Tianya and Zhihu to attract attention. What use is it other than misleading people?

This kind of stupid operation deserves endless criticism, even to the point of condemning its entire family tree. If it weren't for respecting the author, I'd be spamming the forum with images every day.

According to the History of Ming, Empress Ma gave birth to five sons and two daughters: her eldest son, Crown Prince Zhu Biao; her second son, Prince Qin Min Zhu Shuang; her third son, Prince Jin Gong Zhu Gang; her fourth son, Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di; her fifth son, Prince Zhou Ding Zhu Su; and her two daughters, Princess Ningguo and Princess Anqing.

Why spam the comments section? It's really bad for your character, okay?

In 1404 (the second year of the Yongle reign), Yao Guangxiao was appointed Grand Master of the Palace and Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince, and his surname was restored to Yao; he was also given the name Guangxiao. The name Yao Guangxiao only appeared in the second year of the Yongle reign. When the protagonist first appears, he should be called Monk Daoyan.

So here's the question: how did one, as an official in the Zhu family, manage to turn the tide and avoid the cricket emperor, the war god emperor, the Confucian emperor, and an emperor who spent his entire life in war and doubt? Was it just luck?

I still think your historical fiction is reliable, but the update schedule is terrible. The "Great Lord" book was already updated once a day, and now the updates are completely ruined.