Dreams of Tosa

Sigh, I read the article. It's truly heartbreaking to see the author no longer writing books.

They all presented their arguments about Japanese expansion in a seemingly logical and well-founded way, as if the Tokugawa shogunate's two-hundred-year maritime ban was a fabrication. Japan has a large area and many areas available for development, so there is no situation where "everyone will starve if we don't invade."

To be honest, the writing style is good, but writing about Japan is destined to flop; those who know, know. It's stuck in Japan; forget about anything else. If you dare write about invading mainland China, it'll be immediately taken down (404).

If someone recommended this book to you, tell them if you can still continue reading. First, the book contains a scene involving a woman being given away. Xia keeps following him and even confesses her feelings, but the protagonist remains unmoved. However, abruptly, in just one chapter, he takes a liking to a woman he's just met who has a child, and sleeps with her.

I love this book so much, I reread it every year. I hope the author will write more books.

The writing is alright, but it's a bit too indecisive at times. Also, why is it that in all the novels about rebirth in Japan, the protagonist clearly knows that the only way for a small Japan to develop is through expansion, yet the protagonist always tries to find ways to stop the development of the Japan he rules because of his Chinese soul? I just don't understand.

Some plot designs, writing styles, and even paragraph breaks may not suit the current public taste. Moreover, this book was considered a niche book at the time. Some censored chapters cannot be modified or restored due to the book being completed. Let's just observe for now. Thank you!

The ending was wonderful. After reading it, I felt a sense of loss, a regret stemming from the dream, yet also a tenderness because of it. Although it's interpreted as a dream, given the magic of the moon, I think it's worth considering the past experiences as real, just another timeline, another parallel world. What seems real may become false, and what seems nonexistent may become existent.

Haha, it's all like a dream, always like a dream! Most regrettable is the short night and the long dream, the ups and downs of life, the heroic spirit and tender emotions of many, all culminating in the realization of a fleeting illusion. How much regret, how much infatuation, lies within? Who can truly know? 😭

What struck me most after reading over seventy chapters was how frequently the characters changed their names. A commoner rising to a minor official position would change his name to reflect his status. Moreover, the relationships were complex: after a family split, branches changed their names; after defeating a powerful enemy, a son was adopted by that enemy and his name was changed; after…