The Chief Grand Secretary

Viewers with a beginner level or higher in Ming Dynasty history are advised against watching this. It contains far too many problematic elements, with numerous conspiracy theories embedded in the basic premise, even including a novel conspiracy theory that the Nanjing bureaucratic interest group poses a substantial threat to imperial power.

DaDa shares his work experience through writing a book.

The current narrative seems to have fallen into a common pitfall of historical fiction: promoting colonial ideology in China. In reality, colonialism is an extension of a predatory culture, its core being plunder and looting! China's national conditions are unsuitable for colonial culture.

Having read a few chapters, I noticed the author seems to enjoy portraying how these imperial clansmen squandered the Ming Dynasty, but in reality, they couldn't possibly have accomplished such outrageous feats. According to Huang Yujia's paper, "A Study on the Issue of Imperial Clan Salaries in the Ming Dynasty," the Ming Dynasty's imperial clan salary system was not static but was continuously…

Hmm, I'm a bit confused after reading the first few chapters. He's a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), even a member of the Hanlin Academy, and then they spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to send him out as a county magistrate? I initially thought sending him out as a prefect or something would be understandable, but a county magistrate, a member of the Hanlin Academy... Are you sure the data for this book isn't inflated?

To be honest, this is my favorite historical novel I've ever read. I tolerated the first few breaks in updating, because I am also an online novelist and know that people sometimes run out of inspiration or have things to do in real life. But damn it, you only update one chapter a month, which has absolutely nothing to do with a lack of inspiration.

It's strange that I can read fewer and fewer books these days. I actually read the monthly ticket rankings one after another. I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or my taste in books has become more discerning. I feel like there's a generation gap between me and most readers. I'm only in my twenties!

The struggles described earlier were quite interesting. However, since the constitutional reforms, it seems to have lost some of its appeal and become somewhat clichéd, starting to suffer from the same problems as most historical novels. Personally, I found this part of the plot to be fantastical and completely detached from reality.

The author wants to make a living through patriotism, which is fine, but you can't force yourself to do so, okay? Aggression is when one country uses force to invade another—in the Xu Hai incident, who was the aggressor country? None! Why insist on labeling Xu Hai a traitor, and then ask him for 200 million taels of silver? What a load of rubbish!

Westerners have already proven that the Earth is round. There is no Chang'e on the moon, nor are there any immortals in the heavens. The divine right of kings has essentially collapsed. Since the divine right of kings no longer exists, then the right to rule must come from the people. And if it is from the people, then the people can convene a meeting and reclaim these rights.