A Man's Journey

1. The alcoholic's move to Australia makes him seem like a parallel to CCTV host Dong Qing. 2. Novels about drunkards often portray characters as outwardly virtuous and upright, but inwardly dark and sinister. 3. Admiration for Western civilization and institutions 4. It becomes preachy, empty, and pale. It lacks a sense of the times and blindly pursues so-called spiritual values. 5. In my opinion, he is a typical public intellectual.

I specifically created this account to rant about this book! After reading Jiu Tu's *Homeland* and *Founding Heroes*, I started reading this book. I persevered for over a hundred chapters before giving up. I even doubted if Jiu Tu wrote it! It's so different from *Homeland*. Before reading it, I imagined a hero or warlord from the late Yuan Dynasty leading the Han people to rise up. However, the story has veered off course towards "cannons blasting their mothers" with no turning back. Firearms are powerful, but in every battle, they play a decisive role in victory or defeat. What's the difference between this and anti-Japanese war dramas? It severely underestimates the spirit of resistance of the people at the end of the Yuan and beginning of the Ming Dynasties! The Yuan Dynasty was able to replace the Ming Dynasty not because of cannons, but because of the desperate and fearless lower classes. Furthermore, the protagonist is a time traveler who constantly demands modern moral standards from his army, such as never killing prisoners and equality for all. Is it appropriate for the commander to force these concepts onto the war setting indiscriminately...?

These chapters truly showcase your skill, Jiu Da. I love reading history, but I don't particularly enjoy time-travel novels. The main reason is that time-travel protagonists always possess certain innate advantages—either mastering technology or knowing the course of history. Ultimately, this is similar to some low-quality urban fiction from 17K (a Chinese online literature platform), where the protagonist has an absolute advantage that their competitors lack. The allure of history lies in the intellectual clashes between people, using intrigue, strategy, and tactics to defeat opponents and achieve victory. The overwhelming advantages of time-travel protagonists completely destroy the most captivating aspect of history. Therefore, compared to "A Man's Journey," I prefer your Sui and Tang trilogy. However, Jiu Da, your updates these past few days have been truly refreshing. I hope the second half of this book will feature more intellectual battles. (My writing skills are limited, but I'm giving this as a token of my appreciation.) Also: Jiu Da, you should probably find someone to manage the book review section; there are too many advertising posts. [Happy]

I'll be the third leader! Uncle Jiu is awesome!

This is a very basic novel, and I don't know why it ranked so high. Looking at it now, it's still trash. Reading it made me feel like my IQ dropped; it's utterly ridiculous. To put it in modern terms, the author's IQ reflects the protagonist's IQ. A complete waste of time.

I have some thoughts after reading this book. The author's portrayal of the protagonist feels contrived, purely for the sake of writing, lacking soul and humanity. As a person who transmigrated from the 21st century, doesn't the protagonist have any historical knowledge? Even reading novels requires some historical background. Does the author define "otaku" as a useless person who only knows how to watch anime and play games? In the first few chapters, the protagonist is portrayed as a clueless idiot, killing people right off the bat. Nonsense! Even in the real world, soldiers would feel uncomfortable after their first killing, let alone a shut-in like the protagonist. He'd just sleep it off and forget it. Even the most clueless person has their limits. Furthermore, has the author forgotten about humanity? Everyone has some dark side. After realizing he's transmigrated, shouldn't he feel more fear and anxiety? Couldn't he feel some smugness, ambition, and a sense of pride influenced by the future? And why go overseas? Doesn't the author know about Zheng He's voyages...?

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