The Top Scholar
状元郎
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If an author diligently writes ten thousand words a day, then wicked people will fear and retreat, and virtuous people will rejoice. This achievement is worthy of being called the work of Yao and Shun! It is said that a calf born in a sheepfold grows up to walk like a sheep. You, at Qidian, are constantly on the keyboard, yet you have lost the joy of updating. Is this appropriate?
Many top-ranked books are unreadable; the writing style is too simplistic for most readers, yet they achieve high sales. Conversely, books with excellent writing, like those by monks, don't perform as well. Is this my problem, or the problem of most people?
I need your help, Master!
Master, you are learned and wise, please help me. My surname is Xu. On the 16th day of the 12th lunar month in the Year of the Snake (2026), February 3rd, I was blessed with twin girls. I had been thinking about names for a long time but hadn't come up with a suitable one yet. Well, the requirement is a three-character name, grand and imposing, not too feminine, like Huang E. Please help me pin this post so the master can see it.
Why are these pretentious historical articles still so popular?
What about fantasy/xia? I still prefer your rebellious and untamed side.
I don't understand what's so satisfying about a female lead like this. He's already shown so much talent, yet he still has to fight for this and that when it comes to getting a wife, what's the point of all this fuss and frustration? Just to steal a wife from a historically talented man? Trying to suppress someone or show off by marrying Yang Shen's historical wife is really low.
Because some details are quite modern, they don't fit into the atmosphere of a historical novel, and the more you read, the less interesting it becomes. If a novel with such high monthly votes is like this, then historical novels are dead.
The score for writing about becoming the top scholar is 9.6. The writing about Liu Liu before his rebellion deserves a score of 9.2 Or higher. Currently at 8 points
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.