Northern Song: Seizing Zhao Ji’s Throne

This isn't a female-oriented novel; isn't this just a reskinned version of a Qi Refining character framing a Nascent Soul cultivator?

The protagonist is mentally challenged. After becoming emperor, he already wields power and even tries to share power with the empress dowager, acting like a child emperor. He's truly a mentally challenged person.

The biggest taboo in historical writing is using socialism to depict feudalism. I read a book before where, during battles, rations were given first to children and women, with the soldiers receiving the last.

The evaluation of her in ancient times has always been: her words are extremely good, but her writing is at a disadvantage. She held high the banner of "I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River", and regarded it as the highest moral integrity to rather die than surrender and avoid danger. In this way, she mocked and humiliated the emperor, ministers and her husband.

It's chapter 50 already, and he's still just wandering around the harem, not having done anything. Is he going to "build up his reputation" for another 100 chapters before taking over the reins of power?

Female authors? Too much wishful thinking.

Others would discard the bridge after crossing the river, but you want to discard it before even crossing the river. Where do you, a time traveler, get so much affection and mother-son bond with Consort Zhu? It's unbelievable that the servants could overhear their private conversations.

Writing about the protagonist exercising is better than writing about intrigue and power struggles. The problem is that the political intrigue is written very awkwardly, and the plot twists feel like a sudden drop in intelligence. The protagonist has traveled back dozens of chapters, which doesn't benefit the country or its people at all, and he's still acting like a high-ranking official in the inner palace.

At this time, the Northern Song Dynasty was actually quite good. Its national strength was considerable, the people were loyal, imperial power was centralized, and the surrounding countries were in chaos. It's just a pity that the Northern Song itself was also incompetent; if only Zhao Ji's brother had reigned for another ten years or so, things would have been much better.

I barely made it to chapter 100 before I couldn't continue. First, let's talk about the flaws in the female lead's character. It's generally accepted that time travelers collect famous generals, ministers, and beautiful women—it's even taken for granted. But why choose a talented woman?