The Ancestor of Great Song

This author clearly doesn't understand history. Liu Che's achievements were greater than Liu Xiu's, but Liu Che was a "Zong" (宗), while Liu Xiu was an "Zu" (祖). Li Shimin's achievements were even greater than Li Yuan's, but he was also only a "Zong." Zhu Di was also a Taizong (太宗), but was later elevated to "Zu" by Zhu Houcong (朱厚監).

Even if it really was about me in ancient times, it would be best to change it, as it greatly affects the reading experience. Now, I often perceive myself as a rather simple and honest character, so seeing an emperor talking about me is really jarring.

Emperor Zhezong of Song originally intended to pass the throne to Zhao Si, but Empress Dowager Xiang disagreed. She argued that the throne shouldn't belong to either of his own brothers, implying they were taking advantage of her lack of a biological son. She insisted on passing it to Zhao Ji. Therefore, the main obstacle for the protagonist was Empress Dowager Xiang, and a solution needed to be found.

I suggest the protagonist not use their name from their previous life, as it would feel very jarring and make the story difficult to connect with. Also, Song Dynasty emperors would often change their names to use uncommon characters after ascending the throne to make it easier for people to avoid having to constantly avoid using them, while the protagonist's name from their previous life used very common characters.

Author, I didn't want to criticize you. But I have to criticize these last few chapters. Why did you have to change it? Wouldn't it be better to call it an academy? Why copy the modern system? Modern systems aren't necessarily suitable for ancient times. Being half a step ahead is genius, being a full step ahead is madness.

The war scenes in the book are truly indescribable. The author narrates the war through supporting characters or indirect narratives, making it seem as if the Xia army is annihilated with ease and nonchalance. To the untrained eye, it might sound like a traditional Chinese storytelling performance about the Three Kingdoms. While the temple battles are brilliantly written, the war scenes are the author's weak point.

Don't think that being called "Zu" is better than being called "Zong"! If Zhu Di knew this in the afterlife, he would probably curse the old Taoist priest Zhu Houcong who changed his temple name to death! The Ming Dynasty did not fall, and Zhu Di believed that he was the right person to inherit his father's legacy, so the temple name "Taizong" was most appropriate.

The protagonist seems like an ordinary person, someone anyone can easily provoke and insult. Even if you want to provoke the protagonist, are there things you can just say so casually? Isn't the protagonist royalty? Can anyone trample on royal dignity? Can't you have some logic?

There's a really good historical novel called "The Burial of the Yuan Dynasty." The protagonist confronts Kublai Khan, eventually driving him out of the Central Plains. Then Kublai Khan takes his entire family to Europe, unifies Europe, and adopts the Qing Dynasty's system, leading to a confrontation between the two major powers in the East and West.

The army was divided into two routes: one led by generals to destroy the Western Xia, and the other led by the emperor himself, crossing Ningxia from Shaanxi, traversing the desert and grasslands, to fight the Kereit tribe in Outer Mongolia? What kind of operation is this? The political intention behind the emperor's personal campaign was clearly greater than the military intention.