Dream of the Red Chamber: Half a Move Ahead of Heaven
红楼之胜天半子
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- Completed
- Length
- 2.1M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Alternate History
- Updated
- 2mo ago
- English
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Their perspective is too narrow. They're obsessed with the bureaucratic system of feudal dynasties, spending their days in palace intrigue and domestic power struggles. They think they're protected by the old emperor and therefore arrogant, engaging in petty squabbles every day. Once they gain power, they become even more reckless.
The protagonist's study is practically a public toilet now. The fact that his two fiancées, Lin Daiyu and Princess Bao, can even enter means they've practically become one with him. In reality, a protagonist of this caliber should have long ago had separate inner and outer studies.
I hate writing Dream of the Red Chamber fanfiction, especially when there's this "princess steals the show" thing. 😅😅😅
As the protagonist's status rises, the plot becomes increasingly mindless; to be precise, it's the enemies who are more mindless. The initial enemies are only Lady Wang and Grandmother Jia, who are both incompetent and have little ability to begin with. Furthermore, the protagonist's early advancement in status can be achieved through his martial arts talent and social standing.
The protagonist is getting worse and worse. In the latest chapter, the empress is a complete idiot; she deliberately seduces the protagonist to help her good-for-nothing son secure the throne. The protagonist accepts all sorts of worthless trash, which is incredibly low-class. Whether or not she supports her good-for-nothing son later on, the plot is a mess.
It was alright up to chapter 250, but it got worse and worse afterward; it's just a standard harem novel.
It looks weird, and it's not as good as the reviews said. It doesn't taste right.
Regarding the idea of a throne, in the real world, would it be feasible without martial arts skills?
The author's idea is unlikely to be feasible in reality. Passing the throne to an adopted son is a precedent in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and the consequence was often usurpation. The protagonist's idea of having his daughter inherit the throne is even more improbable. First, there's a universal value system in ancient times: sons inherit from their fathers.
Can anyone share their thoughts on the book's overall quality? The beginning was quite good, but why did it have to include the seduction of the Empress and the Imperial Concubine later on? Did they run out of material? It's really a bit ridiculous.
Why does it level up so quickly in the early stages, then suppress the protagonist's realm later on?