Dream of the Red Chamber: Starting in Liaodong

Having read many historical time-travel novels, this one is quite good. I don't understand why so many other books like to be so unconventional, introducing overly advanced things into ancient times. That's simply impossible. Developing firearms and technology is fine, and introducing some slightly more advanced ideas is acceptable, but destroying the Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant…

Well written, very well done. It adds to the hidden background story of *Dream of the Red Chamber*. Moreover, it is not confined to romance and poetry, but transcends the framework of "Dream of the Red Chamber". The layout and description in Liaodong gave me the same feeling as when I read "Late Ming Dynasty".

I got into the mood while reading these chapters today, so I made a rough map of the situation and battles after the guerrilla warfare in the book. It's just a rough map, for reference only (•̀⌄•́).

This is arguably the best Dream of the Red Chamber fanfiction to date; the writing is realistic and the plot is logical. Many others are simply too harem-like and illogical. Thumbs up! Keep up the good work, author!

Although this is a novel based on *Dream of the Red Chamber*, readers still following it today clearly prefer stories with lots of battles. With the fierce fighting raging, why the inexplicable shift to Tan Chun's reforms? The protagonist's scope has long surpassed the so-called domestic power struggles within the Jia family.

It can only be described as a rushed and poorly written ending, a military-themed novel disguised as "Dream of the Red Chamber" with a terrible conclusion.

After reading this book, I have some things I need to say. In my opinion, this book is essentially a late Ming dynasty novel disguised as *Dream of the Red Chamber*, so I treated it as a historical novel. I've read many late Ming dynasty novels, some siding with the Ming dynasty and others with the rebels, and I've also read many historical works.

Having finished reading it, I have a few takeaways. First, the logic is generally sound, with few major flaws, which is rare on Qidian, a platform saturated with bad books. I finished it in one go. Second, the ending is truly awful—rushed, chaotic, inhumane, and utterly nonsensical. Third, this isn't a fictionalized version of *Dream of the Red Chamber*, but rather a time-traveling rebellion.

It's quite well-written, and I'll probably keep following it unless something unexpected happens. I don't care if it's using the "Dream of the Red Chamber" theme; it's fine as it is. It's a matter of personal personality. I was initially drawn in by the title, and it's obvious it's a pseudo-fiction. It's almost 5 AM now; I finished reading it late at night.

The most interesting aspect of this book is that the protagonist, aside from initially seeming like a time traveler, becomes essentially assimilated after establishing himself in Jinzhou. His approach to business is virtually indistinguishable from that of the ancients.