The Saucy Young Poet of the Song Dynasty

The scene in "Like a Dream" was so awkwardly pretentious, it was really cringeworthy. And even though it was clearly plagiarized, the protagonist acted all high and mighty, later deliberately mentioning standing on the shoulders of giants, leaving the teacher and classmates puzzled. From the reader's omniscient perspective, isn't the protagonist just a complete villain? He's no different from the antagonist you wrote.

The book's opening premise is quite interesting. The protagonist, taking advantage of the imperial court's investigation into the imperial examinations, gains control of the local "powerful figure," and refuses to align himself with another major local force. He even accepts their kindness.

You're just spouting nonsense all the time, you've really gone too far.

Author, you're such an old eunuch, when are you planning to start your next project?

The scene at the literary gathering was too simplistic. While the atmosphere built up at the beginning was well-written, the moment the poem "Like a Dream" was recited, the male protagonist's character collapsed. He was initially aloof and arrogant, disdaining to associate with petty people, but later he directly plagiarized Li Qingzhao's poems. Frankly, he was no different from a villain.

Honestly, I don't think the student's grades will be very good based on that name.

Is this book also ruined, author?

The pacing is too slow, and there's too little effective content. Each chapter could basically be summarized in a single sentence, yet they've managed to write a whole chapter that's rambling and confusing.

The top-ranked history book isn't as well-written as this one; I don't understand why it won't become popular.

The writing is quite excellent, but having read too many historical novels on Qidian, one might find that many of the detailed plot points don't quite fit the Northern Song Dynasty period, and the character descriptions are too formulaic and stereotypical. Of course, even Ming Dynasty novels like *Water Margin* are full of characters eating large amounts of beef and spending money casually, so this book doesn't really stand out.