Overthrow the Ming!
覆明！
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- Ongoing
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- 2.6M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 2d ago
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It's not that Li Zicheng was so good; everyone keeps saying they want him. If Li Zicheng were truly good, he wouldn't have lost Beijing so quickly after entering the capital.
Military systems permeated the entirety of ancient dynasties. No matter how powerful a dynasty was during the Spring and Autumn Period, it would all come to nothing in the end. In ancient times, was there any saying that winning the hearts of the people meant winning the world? The hearts of the people are for cultured people, aren't they?
Full salary? A full salary was virtually impossible in ancient times! Whether in the East or the West.
The Eight Banners were dissatisfied with their pay, so they relied entirely on killing and looting. The Jianzhou Huang Taiji will seize you and make you his slave! It's time to abandon stereotypes like "winning the hearts of the people wins the world," "the advanced triumphs over the backward," "civilization triumphs over barbarism," and "the masses are invincible."
Are there any late Ming Dynasty novels that don't praise the Zhu family?
Like this book, it's a novel that assembles a team and gets to work, exposing all the messy affairs of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Too passive
They're too passive. They have virtually no strategy or tactics, and they don't train core personnel. They occupy territory but only manage security and the army. They say they'll wait for the right trend, but even if they're trying to profit from the chaos of the late Ming Dynasty, they should at least try to expand their effective strength. The protagonist's mentality is quite interesting right now. He has ideas but not many, and he knows the direction but his execution is lacking.
It was normal for civil officials in the Ming Dynasty to be lawless and worse than animals!
It's hard to find such a good novel about rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Now, influenced by the internet, a bunch of Ming Dynasty fans have emerged. When they search for things like "save Chongzhen" or "save the Ming Dynasty" on Qidian, they feel nauseous. What's the point of saving a rotten dynasty? You sympathize with Emperor Chongzhen, but who sympathizes with you?
Settling scores after the fact is the best form of politics.
Zhu Yuanzhang established his regime first, then dealt with the officials and gentry. He broke his promise after the founding of the country, and in reality, he was at odds with the officials and gentry even before the country was established. Before him, there was Li Zicheng at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and after him, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The author consistently aims to highlight the problems with the Ming Dynasty's system. He envisions establishing a perfect system for all ages—a truly impressive notion. The point is, there are no perfect systems; only systems that adapt to their time. You can never expect future generations to maintain a system.
Do you really think those who shout "Overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming" care about the Ming Dynasty? They just can't bear to part with the Han Chinese attire. Those incompetent Zhu family members of the former Ming were even more ruthless towards the people; just look at the Jiajing Emperor—every household was wiped out.