A Detective in Zhenguan: Solving Cases with Science

What kind of organization is this, so powerful, infiltrating from the central government to the local levels, all for Empress Lü's treasure? The early Han Dynasty was so poor; even if Empress Lü emptied the national treasury, how much money could she possibly have? With that kind of power, why not try and see if she can overthrow Li Shimin? 🙂

1. When capturing the head maid Cuizhu, instead of immediately taking control to prevent her from committing suicide or being silenced, the screenwriter first launched into a verbal attack, which resulted in Cuizhu's suicide and the loss of further clues. Clearly, this was intentional on the part of the screenwriter.

The author's storytelling ability deserves my utmost respect, while the author's writing style deserves a punch.

The author's writing style is already established. Although the protagonist is absolutely central in detective novels, from the beginning to the latest chapter, apart from the protagonist and the criminal, everyone else—from the emperor to the ministers, from officials to commoners—is written in a way that makes it seem like the Tang Dynasty was only saved by divine intervention, and that without the protagonist, the Tang Dynasty would have perished.

Well, the cases the author wrote about were all on a very high level. I even think Li Shimin was the mastermind behind it all. Otherwise, how could he have mobilized so many officials, so many people, and so much manpower, financial resources, and materials? You have to understand that most people have their own selfish motives.

There's something wrong. The official in Shangzhou said they'd sealed the place off completely, but what happened? Even Cheng Yaojin (a famous Chinese general) arrived, and the enemy was already drawing their swords against Wei Zheng! And you left that very night? You just arrested a few people and left? This is treason!

The strengths are that the cases themselves are well-written. However, there are also several weaknesses, such as the cases occurring too frequently, feeling like people are dying and cases are being solved day after day, lacking any sense of realism; the supporting characters are too flat, with historically significant figures written like complete idiots; and the author's understanding of Tang…

The very first scene has a serious bug: the leaves aren't the light source, so how can it create a pinhole effect? ​​Did the author not learn high school physics well? To give a simple example, why is the patch of sunlight shining through the gaps in leaves circular? Because the sun is round. That's the real application of pinhole imaging.

An emperor who seized power through coup, a half-founding emperor, found his own palace riddled with spies.

The case itself is well-written, but it's riddled with unnecessary and low-level "feel-good" moments, which are quite awkward. I'm referring to the scenes where the supporting characters on the side of justice lavish praise on the protagonist. Too many of these scenes really hinder the development of these characters.