The Rise of the Commoners in the Eastern Jin

While it might be exhilarating to travel back in time and entangle oneself with talented women and socialites, there's a downside: if you can't handle it, you risk being branded a disgraced figure in history, repeatedly vilified and becoming a notorious backdrop.

Eastern Jin literature is rare; after "The Superior Scholar from a Humble Abode," there were no other good books. Was the female protagonist Xie Daoyun? However, no matter how enlightened Xie An was, if one wasn't from a prestigious family, marrying into the Chen Commandery Xie clan was just a pipe dream.

A word of advice to everyone: what if you travel back to ancient times? Don't even think about lying down. If you don't fight, you'll die. If you don't fight for it, others will share the spoils.

For your information, "humble origins" refers to declining aristocratic families, not ordinary people. Ordinary people had no chance to rise to prominence.

What does "from a poor family" mean? For example, the Yuan family of Runan, whose founder Yuan Shao served as a high-ranking official for four generations, had disciples and former officials all over the country, making them a truly first-class aristocratic family. The Xun, Yang, and Chen families of Hongnong were all high-ranking aristocratic families.

Should we rebel? Rebellion or usurpation is fine too, the main issue is that I don't like the Sima family.

Brother Yunzhi, please have some self-respect.

I am not attached to worldly vanities, nor do I write of worldly troubles, nor do I lament the desolation of the world, nor do I indulge in sorrowful emotions. I leisurely watch the flowers bloom and quietly await their fall, knowing the warmth and coldness of life for myself, remaining pure as ever.

Northern gentry: Longxi Li (Tang Dynasty), Hongnong Yang (Sui Dynasty), Bohai Gao (Northern Qi Dynasty), Lanling Xiao (Southern Qi and Southern Liang Dynasties), Pengcheng Liu (Han and Liu Song Dynasties), Yingchuan Chen (Southern Chen Dynasty), Henan Sima (Jin Dynasty), Qiaojun Cao (Cao Wei Dynasty), Zhuojun Zhao (Song Dynasty), Langya Zhuge, Qiaojun Xiahou, Taiyuan Wang, Taiyuan Wen, Rongyang…

While I wouldn't say it's exceptionally outstanding, this book has more depth than most light novels! Why wasn't it given a featured recommendation?