Great Ming: You Were Ordered to Rule as Regent, So Why Are You Cultivating Immortality?

It's like saying everyone's doing tasks every day. Going to work is a task, eating, drinking, and relieving yourself aren't tasks either. If you didn't go to work, eat, drink, or relieve yourself, you'd still die. The life in this novel is far more colorful and fulfilling than that of ordinary people.

I can't believe the comments section is so harmonious after writing something like this.

The author's writing style is both serious and humorous, seemingly simple, but difficult to master without a solid foundation; this is probably what it means to handle weighty matters with ease.

Everyone's criticizing this book. Let me say something fair. The writing is alright; you can tell. The author's knowledge base is also decent. But the biggest flaw in this book is that the author loves to show off too much. The protagonist, on the other hand, is completely useless, like an idiot. It's all backwards. Please, stop showing off your Taoist knowledge!

You old Zhu family members aren't exactly purebred either... Zhu Xiong Ying... He doesn't possess any of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth).

It has to be said that, in terms of "feel-good" novels, this is absolutely top-notch and could be considered the pinnacle. The writing is solid, and the storytelling flows smoothly. However, some of the scene-changing techniques are really jarring. Changing one or two scenes occasionally is fine, but having to load every single villain's entire scene becomes tiresome after a while.

Forgive my bluntness, but these dozen or so chapters (160-170+) are filled with this overused trope of the protagonist constantly being sidelined with injuries, seclusion, and breakthroughs, all under the guise of various excuses. They then create crises for his wife, friends, family, and businesses, dragging him out for several chapters before finally revealing him to show off and slap faces.

Doesn't the author know about the ancient concept of the divine right of kings? A person who is practically a god in the eyes of the world is constantly being rebelled against—you're really something else. If it were fantasy, it would be one thing, but yours is an alternate history! Speechless…

Two chapters in a row, how thirsty is the author for the emperor?

I understand now. The protagonist's point is that although I have a million ways to defeat the enemy, I simply choose not to use them.