Marquis of Han

This was the first historical time-travel novel I ever read, and I still reread it occasionally. I wonder if the author has stopped writing. Her writing style was better than most of today's top authors, and her control over the pacing of the story was also excellent. If she had continued writing like this, she would probably be a top author by now. It's truly a pity that we don't see any new works from Yi Xiu.

The author should write more; the writing is really good.

Author, you never considered the harm and devastation that suppressing other schools of thought and promoting Confucianism would inflict on China. Take the agricultural school, for example. With the promotion of Confucianism, no scholar studied agricultural practices anymore; no one researched increasing grain production or preventing disasters.

A book from 2009... This is definitely a rare and excellent historical novel.

Isn't the story of keeping a mistress in a golden house just an unofficial historical anecdote? Also, Empress Chen and Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) were close relatives, and their blood relationship was so close. The protagonist's thoughts on Empress Chen's childlessness ranged from physical health to conspiracy theories, and it's even possible that they were related by blood.

Given Emperor Wu of Han's personality, the protagonist will likely meet a very unpleasant end.

The writing is excellent, but the plot is just too frustrating.

The other schools of thought were suppressed, and Confucianism was exclusively honored. Since Emperor Wu of Han exclusively promoted Confucianism, he had always used a Confucian facade with Legalist principles at its core. Emperor Xuan said, "The Han dynasty has its own system, originally a mixture of hegemonic and kingly ways.

The book is good, but the political intrigue is too childish.

This book is still a pretty good novel even now.