Dream of the Red Chamber: Starting with Lü Bu's Talent

Well, if I were to rate this book out of five stars, it would be mediocre, maybe two stars at most. However, there's one thing about the author that really deserves praise, earning me two extra stars: he doesn't set any barriers to evaluation that prevent others from properly assessing his work.

Good heavens, I don't even need to click on the book; just reading the synopsis tells me it's doomed. The protagonist is Jia Zheng's illegitimate son named "Jia Yan." I don't know what the author was thinking with that name. Can't they find a pattern in the names of the rest of the family—Jia Lian, Jia Zhu, Jia Huan? They could at least name him Jia Li.

How can a book be read if even generational names and personal names are written incorrectly?

Lu Bu's Talent - Slave of Three Surnames: You can recognize one character as your adoptive father and deal three true damage attacks to him 🙂

I was just looking at the introduction, how come Jia Zheng's son is named Jia Yan? That generation all had the character "" (jade) in their names.

System, such an amazing existence, and all it does is extract historical figures from China? What the hell is that for? And Lu Bu? The real Lu Bu is hanging in the White Gate Tower like a teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll).

This name is truly filled with deep malice! Not only towards the readers, but also towards the protagonist and the Jia family. The character "" (Yàn) in "" (Fán Tǐ Yàn) implies (or explicitly states) that this is not a son born out of wedlock, but rather a younger brother born out of wedlock!

If a modern person transmigrates into the body of Jia Zheng's son, they can only marry Baochai. They can't marry Daiyu because Daiyu's mother is their father's sister. If their mother is Lady Wang, they also can't marry Baochai because Baochai's mother is their mother's sister.

So, you think 7,800 men could wipe out 30,000 without losing a single one of your own? Are you kidding the readers? And the imperial court is portrayed as far weak as possible, as if it only had a few armies. Meanwhile, the Xiongnu could easily send 100,000 reinforcements, and the local garrison had around 200,000 troops.

With Lü Bu in the title, I thought it would be about a young general conquering battlefields, rising through the ranks, becoming king, or even vying for supremacy. But you don't even get to the battlefield until chapter 150...