Usurping the Qing
篡清
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- Completed
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- 1.7M Words
- Genre
- Historical
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- Qing & Republican Era
- Updated
- 16y ago
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These rebel leaders behaved strangely, completely unaware of the principal contradiction or the heavy burden weighing on the people. They thought that establishing a few factories meant industrialization and power? They didn't even know why the Self-Strengthening Movement failed. Without the liberation of thought, revolution cannot succeed.
Sigh, it's over after he usurped the Qing throne? He hadn't even conquered the world yet! What happened to the rest of the story? Industrialization hadn't even begun and it was already over. It feels like this novel only got to the beginning!
I found it rather awkward. The protagonist seems to want every woman he meets early on, like he's taken an aphrodisiac and hasn't seen a woman in ten years. I haven't read the later parts, so I don't know how it is.
The final part was a complete mess, utterly subpar. It felt like a sumptuous feast ending with the taste of leftovers. Going to the capital makes you a hero, not going makes you a traitor to the nation—what kind of logic is that?
Judging from the main character's ravenous appearance, he'll likely have thousands upon thousands of descendants when he dies. A hundred years from now, half the nation's revenue wouldn't be enough to support them all. This is clearly a selfish, racist individual, yet he's portrayed as righteously fighting for the Chinese nation. If someone like the protagonist were to actually unify the country, that would be a disaster.
Having read many historical novels, I've found that most protagonists are hypocritical and selfish. They make the common people incredibly grateful for even the smallest favors, without any analysis of the historical context, the primary and secondary conflicts, or the prevailing ideology and culture. Even more bizarrely, technological advancements are simply accomplished by giving orders.
How should I evaluate this? While it's true that novels from ten years ago are generally bad, to be fair, this novel was actually quite good by the standards of ten years ago. However, if judged by today's standards, it would be considered utterly terrible.
To conquer the world, one should act with integrity and honor. It is impossible to quell the hatred in one's heart without slaughtering the Jurchens.
The author's writing style is good, and their historical knowledge is decent. As for the plot, the male protagonist is a complete jerk, and the romance descriptions—no, are there any romances at all? There's only male lust for women, or rather, any plot involving women—which is superfluous and a major flaw! After reading the ending of the comments, I immediately gave up.
Sometimes, it's true that readers don't deserve good books. They just arbitrarily judge their own work.