The Embroidered Uniform Guards Rule the Realm
锦衣当国
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- Completed
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- 3.5M Words
- Genre
- Historical
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- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
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- 14y ago
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I've just started reading this book, and I see many Manchu customs, such as the frequent kneeling. While the Ming Dynasty inherited some Yuan Dynasty customs, it didn't reach the level of the Qing Dynasty's constant kneeling. The self-designation of "slave" is especially absurd. Here are some more plausible explanations I found online:
A member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. A nobody. Yet, in the end, he plotted to usurp the throne. The prerequisite was that the emperor trusted him and had a family. He hadn't done anything to wrong the emperor, and the emperor had bestowed upon him wealth and honor, even granting him the title of a prince of a different surname. And this is what he received in return.
The writing is contradictory; it describes how lucrative it is to promote Xing Qianhu in Tianjin, with several factions vying for the position, yet it also portrays the reality as worse off than being a beggar.
After transmigrating and becoming a member of the Imperial Guard, the author's imagination runs wild! Just how incredibly delicious is this braised pork?! They should change the title to "The God of Cookery Rules the Country!" Seriously, how poor was this Wanli Emperor? Did he eat pig feed in the palace every day? He dared to eat whatever he wanted outside!
The protagonist is prone to amnesia
I started writing about something, but then I forgot what I was writing. Also, the protagonist's personality is inconsistent...
The author contradicts himself by depicting a large group of villainous characters—civil officials and upright figures—who try to suppress the protagonist, but Wanli Emperor doesn't listen, and in the end, the protagonist usurps the throne! Speechless!
I read a bit of it, and a bookworm of ten years recommends it: Not worth getting hooked on.
I was speechless seeing the emperor toying with his confidant; I wasted over 800 chapters reading this.
In the Ming Dynasty, aside from formal occasions where one was required to kneel before the emperor, kneeling was practically unheard of in ordinary times. Also, I initially had a very positive impression of this book. It's a pity that it ended with a plot to usurp the throne.
Could you explain how this thing ended up in my subscription history?