For Reform, I Face Death Without Fear

The history buffs are really something else! The comments section is already in an uproar, but they still manage to gather together to read the same book. 😄

In an effort to support the bourgeoisie, the government deliberately linked them with the army, hoping to use them to replace the landlord class and even manipulate the imperial power and many scholar-officials to their side. However, there are several core problems.

Dying for one's country grants immortality! Let's put aside the question of how credible the idea of ​​becoming an immortal after death is! Judging from the synopsis, the protagonist believes in it and wants to achieve it as quickly as possible, so why choose the most troublesome method—reform?! Wouldn't suppressing bandits be considered acting for the country and its people?

Why is the protagonist, a nine-times virtuous person, considered virtuous? What good deeds has this comedian done? His tenth incarnation, a selfish and self-serving individual who died for the sake of dying, is a complete villain. How can he be considered virtuous?

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…

I don't understand why the protagonist has to take on a master. This kind of setup usually involves a lone loyalist. Wouldn't it be better to just cooperate with someone? This is supposed to be a mindless, wish-fulfillment story; why can't it just be enjoyable from beginning to end? Why bother with the master-disciple system?

Without centralized power and without an army, what's the point of reform? The easiest way to die for your country is to go to the frontier; any conflict can be resolved with an unarmored charge.

I suggest levying a "breathing tax" on authors, to pool their money for national development and encourage them to be more patriotic.

Dealing with someone like the protagonist is incredibly easy, a piece of cake. Doesn't the protagonist want to be a saint, a paragon of virtue? I'm the adversary. I'll immediately corrupt his family and friends. The simplest way is to offer him his "white moonlight" beauty—do you want her? If you do, have her secretly run loan sharking, fraud, smuggled salt, and gambling behind his family's back.

This is a classic brainless wish-fulfillment novel. The protagonist has a buff that guarantees success, and the synopsis asks why he should criticize Wang Anshi. It's all about praising the protagonist while putting down everyone else.