The Great Song’s Literary Giant
大宋文豪
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- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
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It's very well written; from every perspective, this book is excellent. However, I still feel that studying literature couldn't save the Song Dynasty. This dynasty was born deformed, and no matter how good your strategies are, you can't change the deformity of using literature to control the military.
If the protagonist doesn't become emperor, then he will definitely undertake a comprehensive reform to limit the emperor's power. Simply copying later technologies and making minor reforms is insufficient. For a nation to generate numerous original inventions, it must undergo systemic changes in its ideological foundation, political structure, legal system, and social forces.
The writing is alright, but the author's personality is a bit too much!
Readers have already paid to read your book, why do they need to vote with monthly tickets to access the bonus chapters?!
What mistakes are common in historical novels? Before the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was not addressed as "Huangshang" (). In the Song Dynasty, he was often addressed as "Guanjia" (). Other dynasties mostly addressed him as "Bixia" (). From the Ming Dynasty onwards, the emperor was occasionally addressed as "Huangshang," but most of the time "Bixia" was used.
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I have heard that your writings on Song history, and your literary works depicting Bianjing (Kaifeng), are truly remarkable. Your book, *The Great Literary Masters of the Song Dynasty*, recounts the virtues of sages, records the elegant years, lays out the traces of order and chaos, rise and fall, and portrays the figures of literary figures. It is a delightful and unforgettable read.
This book leans more towards the historical legend category.
Even a fictional setting can be adapted into a film or television series. It deviates too much from history; it's more like a legendary tale disguised as history. It's consistent with the story of the Grand Preceptor of the Ming Dynasty—it's all about being entertaining, and feasibility is a complete joke.
This novel can be considered experimental literature in some respects.
This author tries to fit poetry, prose, classics, and philosophical works into the framework of a simplistic novel; I don't even know whether to call the author skilled or not...
Is the author suffering from some kind of pretentious, pretentious intellectual freaking? The recent chapter titles are all obscure, with characters I can't even recognize, let alone understand the meaning of the words. I doubt many readers will like it. Are you trying to use readers' self-consciousness and perceived lack of cultural knowledge to highlight your own superior, condescending intellectual status?
Even literary giants are getting caught up in the involution, from the Republic of China era, modern times, contemporary times, Japan, Europe, Russia, and now they've reached the Song Dynasty. Zhu Lin and Gong Xue can finally take a break.
Evaluation of the protagonist
Literary aspect: First-class. Considering only the majority of the author's truly original works rather than plagiarized pieces, it already ranks among the top-tier works of its kind on Qidian.com. Life section: Second-rate. The specific descriptions are still vivid and acceptable, but the behavior is too rigid and has the appearance of being great, glorious and righteous.