The Dusk Han, The Glorious Tang

She's always trying to interfere in politics; she can't wait to meddle with whoever the male lead wants to sleep with. She's constantly trying to secure power for her family. Ugh, what does this disgusting female lead even want?

A good book, why does it have to include harem politics? Can't a founder control his harem? They keep putting chapters about this woman. If they release any more, I'm dropping the book. 😡

Another story about deposing the crown prince is about to unfold. There's an even more insidious one: after the protagonist ascends to the throne, he finds the original owner's lost son, who had been a servant. The protagonist then makes him crown prince, deposing the child born after the protagonist's transmigration and the empress, citing the protagonist's original lifespan as the reason—a truly toxic excuse. Because if that were the case, there would be no point in writing this book.

The world is in turmoil, and chaos reigns throughout the land. Now there is Zhang Yu, a treacherous minister and villain, who has wreaked havoc on the nation, and whose crimes are beyond measure. I, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, have received the mandate of Heaven and led my mighty army and fierce warriors to punish this scoundrel.

Previously, I felt the author's descriptions of battles and other aspects lacked detail, making the writing feel somewhat superficial, but the overall quality was actually quite good. Why then were the results so poor, not even considered a top-tier work? Now I realize those are minor issues; the main problem is the author's tendency to feed readers toxic content.

At first, I thought the author's writing was quite good based on the characters' dialogue, so I kept reading. But now that I'm on the fourth volume, the writing is mostly dialogue, the characters are hard to remember, and the details are lacking. The description of the terrible living conditions at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty is insufficient.

Every time I see this part, the thought of the Han Dynasty being an era where promises were valued more than life itself makes me not want to read on.

The use of Xianbei language in the opening chapters was extremely jarring. If I weren't the author, would you really like showing off that stuff? Also, the wives and their families in the story are incredibly annoying. I don't care if you expect things to be perfect from the start, but your wives' families make things difficult for the protagonist in the early parts.

The protagonist is a bit too hypocritical. A man who rose to power on the border of Bingzhou is also a time traveler, making him seem lacking in heroic spirit. Throughout the story, the protagonist's magnanimity isn't particularly broad; it's all just an act. After several hundred chapters, it feels rather mediocre. 🙄

The protagonist is full of petty schemes and has no heroic spirit whatsoever; such a personality could never achieve great things.