The Ming Dynasty's Literary Plagiarist
大明文抄公
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- Completed
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- 570k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 1y ago
- English
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When I first started reading, I loved fantasy and epic worlds. Later I got into urban stories and wild, imaginative plots, then historical fiction. Now I'm back to fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. I've been reading for ten years: if the pacing is slow, I won't read it; if it's too short, I won't read it either.
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It's a bit presumptuous. In China, official titles and ranks are paramount, and the protagonist has neither official rank nor powerful connections. Yet he dares to write about current affairs. All I can say is, Confucius, the Confucian scholar, executed Shao Zhengmao. And the emperor speaks so politely and courteously. I couldn't help but laugh as I read.
The writing is alright, but the plot is a bit messy. The author seems to want to write about everything, jumping from one thing to another. The protagonist, a minor official, writes a novel, which is discovered by the Wanli Emperor. He is immediately given a high-ranking official position and brought to the emperor's side. He is also allowed to open a bookstore.
Instead of writing so much, why not promote the theory of the Ming Dynasty's demise? Just write a novel about the end of the Ming Dynasty; how can anyone be motivated without causing a stir? And there's no profit to be made from that.
Another plagiarist trying to get involved in government affairs? I can't even be bothered to read your profile.
Why do I like the Ming Dynasty so much? Besides expelling the Manchus, did the Ming Dynasty have anything commendable about it? Zhu Yuanzhang (Emperor Chongzhen) turned back the clock of history when he founded the dynasty; surely no one really thinks he was good to the people?
The Imjin War is about to begin; let's start by writing about the history of the Japanese shogunate.
Fun Facts
Writing novels in the Ming Dynasty was considered a disgraceful act, meaning that instead of studying the classics properly, people wrote vulgar things, which were despised by scholars but popular among the masses.
Why do so many people like to praise the Ming Dynasty? There's really nothing to brag about regarding its rule.
In ancient China, getting rich was not a dream for those from official families.
You're neither a government official nor the son of a wealthy landowner, nor a scholar or a graduate; you're just a lowly clerk. To think you can get rich and become an official by writing novels is wishful thinking. For someone to want to get rid of you is easier than crushing an ant.
The beginning was well-written, but the later parts became messy, feeling disjointed and disjointed. There were also frequent comments about cavalry fading from history in the next hundred or two years, which was really embarrassing.