Mastering Power in Great Ming

A woman dressed as a man to enter the exam hall is too unbelievable. How could she possibly pass the body search? Could the author please think this through?

A thousand-year-old family, a hundred-year-old dynasty, poison at the start; plundering the family fortune of one's own family members—can this family last? Don't compare ancient families to modern ones. Families can have their own schemes, but the key is to unite against external threats; otherwise, they won't last.

I read a few chapters about washing a maid's feet, then decisively dropped the book. It was utterly toxic.

What a piece of trash! It's awful! The male lead is a complete waste of space; he's utterly useless!

A female scholar disguised as a man is trying to poison me!

The most disgusting golden chapter three: A young master washes the feet of a maid in slippers! I can't imagine that in the Ming Dynasty, the head wives didn't even dare to let their husband wash their feet! The author knew at a glance that the reality of women took a long time to write about it.

Among the time-travel novels I have ever read, this one is the most boring. It is full of loopholes, including the hatred of taking away the family property, the hatred of humiliating the maid, the hatred of being pushed to drowning, etc. It was put down so lightly and skillfully. You must know that the original owner was indeed killed, so he was replaced by the male protagonist. . .

Sigh! To be honest, I'm very disappointed. What I hoped for was the revival of the Ming Dynasty, not a usurpation of power. Unfortunately, the protagonist still ended up like this.

I could tolerate your initial cowardice, since there aren't many historical fiction stories these days, so I won't say anything. But you tainted Qin Yue's reputation, and you refused to marry her after being forced to. Fine, goodbye. You have absolutely no sense of responsibility. You're utterly toxic.

Having read up to Chapter Six, the story is filled with clichés: family fortune stolen, maids snatched away, endless bullying and suffering, a classic case of initial stagnation followed by triumph—it's incredibly toxic.