Five Hundred Years of the Great Ming Clan

Here's a suggestion: don't let a family consistently have members in high positions. If a family has generations of high-ranking, capable, and morally upright members, it raises a question: why would an emperor tolerate such a family? People related to the family would wonder why they haven't usurped the throne. Having read many novels like this, I understand now.

Hu Weiyong has been dead for 10 years, but Li Keqiang is still alive. Doesn't he care about his dignity? (Five years after Hu Weiyong's death, Zhu reminded him for the second time, but he did not cherish the second opportunity.) Old Zhu knew he knew what Old Zhu meant, and he also knew Old Zhu knew he knew what Old Zhu meant, and in the end, their relationship deteriorated further.

If the protagonist doesn't become emperor, then he will definitely carry out a comprehensive reform to limit the emperor's power. It's useless if the protagonist simply copies technology from later generations and adds a few reforms. If a country wants to produce a large number of original inventions, it must undergo systematic changes in many aspects, including its ideological foundation…

It's a bad ending, so what? They always have to find all sorts of excuses, treating everyone like fools. This author's books are unreadable. 😁

I spent a few hundred coins scrolling through Douyin (TikTok) to find out it was finished. A female editor jokingly accused the book of crossing the line and being forced to end abruptly.

Before the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was not addressed as "Huangshang" (). During the Song Dynasty, he was often called "Guanjia" (), and in other dynasties, he was usually addressed as "Bixia" (). Starting in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was occasionally addressed as "Huangshang," but most of the time he was addressed as "Bixia."

This book is exquisite in detail, but its overarching logic is garbage. I suggest you don't read this trash.

Although I didn't order much, I still want to share some of my thoughts. I think there are several reasons why the book's pacing is off. One is writing things that are not allowed to be written every day, and the more he writes, the worse his state of mind becomes, whether it's serious or entertaining. One issue is that the system and the ancestors have a very weak presence.

It's time to change the protagonist. This ensemble piece has turned into a one-man show by Li Xianmu. Ever since he entered politics, hundreds of chapters have been dedicated to highlighting his immense power, seniority, and the utmost respect he commands, followed by repeated shouts of "Wow, he's awesome!"

I feel disgusted by the sight of aristocratic literature.