My Life Has Been Like Walking on Thin Ice
朕这一生，如履薄冰
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- Ongoing
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- 2.6M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Qin-Han & Three Kingdoms
- Updated
- 7mo ago
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To be fair to the author, the book's greatest strength is that it's a story that even a complete history novice can understand, with clear logic and each character's actions perfectly befitting their persona. While it lacks some of the humor of Lao Lang, it truly captures the political landscape of the early Western Han Dynasty. Personally, I think it's pretty good, except the update schedule is a bit irregular.
The most remarkable historical period in China's Qin and Han dynasties
China/ 1. The first emperor in the history of Chinese imperial rule: Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng 2. The first retired emperor in the history of Chinese imperial system: King Zhuangxiang of Qin 3. The first empress dowager in the history of Chinese imperial system: Empress Dowager Zhao Ji [2-3 indicates honoring the deceased]
If the protagonist can't handle his mother, even if he's made crown prince, it'll be the same as in history—unless the author has Emperor Jing kills the mother to save the son; otherwise, there's no solution. Remember, the Han Dynasty governed the country based on filial piety.
Ascending to the throne isn't the hardest part; the real challenge is surpassing the original Emperor Wu in terms of ability. Otherwise, what's the point of time travel?
The Han Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety in mind. If Consort Li had not died, the consequences would have been endless. Even if you became emperor, she would be the empress dowager, and she would be even more likely to cause trouble. If you did not listen to her, you would be considered unfilial.
Kuriki: You old dog!!! Wang Nephew, Liu Piao, Dou Ying, Tian Fen, Liu Wu: ??? How could there be such foolish people in the world!
Empress Lü was killed! Who does Empress Dowager Dou think she is? Now she's accumulating power, and in the end, she'll launch a palace coup to wipe out Empress Dowager Dou's entire line. The harem won't be able to turn the tables. Is the transmigrator really going to risk her life to play a palace intrigue game with the harem?! If so, I'm dropping this book immediately!
More and more water
Speechless. It's getting increasingly rambling. There's hardly any substantial content; instead, it's filled with a mountain of trivialities. After just a few sentences, it launches into a whole bunch of mundane details. Does the historical faction even need to revisit the story of Liu Bang's inability to gather enough horses?
For any prince who aspires to be crown prince—or rather, any prince who simply wants to grow up normally—the threat posed by Consort Su far surpasses any aspect of your personality, birth, appearance, or anything else. Forget about vying for the crown prince position. Who knows, she might one day offend the emperor and empress dowager, bringing disaster upon you.
After reading three chapters, I couldn't stand the protagonist who was completely controlled by the concept of filial piety; after ten years, he'd only been a piece of toilet paper.