Book Review of the Prodigal Son's Book Friend:

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Book Review 1:

My feelings when I read "The Records of the Han Empire":

A different kind of late Han Dynasty, although it is also in YY, however, we find that all the changes are so in line with the plot and the era.

Mengzi's book really breaks the YY routine of all novels about this period for a long time, and shows us a realistic novel, a historical novel that can be used as a "wild history".

When we are lamenting Li Hong's fate, when we are feeling those civil and military officials, when we are waiting for the changes in the situation, we have unconsciously entered that **** era.

killing, conquest; homeless, tuntian; emperors, generals; friendship, love; morality, power; Future, destiny...

Everything is slowly unfolding under the pen of Mengzi.

Before "The Records of the Han Empire", I also liked a very well-written Three Kingdoms novel, that is, "The Floating Life of the Late Han Dynasty" tells the story of a man in the future world who returned to the late Han Dynasty with a female robot codenamed 106.

At that time, I was struck by the style and realism of that book, and I still read it today. However, I think that although "The Floating Life of the Late Han Dynasty" is realistic, it still does not get rid of the feeling of playing a strategic game like "Three Kingdoms". There's nothing worth exploring.

However, "The Record of the Han Empire" has given us a lot to think about.

First of all, he has successfully portrayed many characters from the end of the Han Dynasty to the coexistence of the Three Kingdoms, whether they are famous in history, or even fictional, all of them give each person flesh and blood character within the framework of history.

Secondly, he successfully rewrote the history of the late Han Dynasty. Although it has not yet been finally revealed, we can see in it a kind of hope: a hope after extinction. This hope comes from northern Xinjiang. I think that there is really no other book of the same kind on how to change the history of the late Han Dynasty.

Again, the exploration of strategy, strategy, culture, morality, and humanity is also worth pondering. Many people find the discussion of current affairs, scriptures, and war situations by the "wise strategies" in a large section of the article very boring and boring. But as long as you look patiently and attentively, you will find that it is precisely because of the author's elaboration of these "wise mouths" that he has solved the problem of how to make the new trend of the late Han Dynasty natural and smooth.

In the end, I want to say why this book makes me like it, that is, he makes me not feel at all YY or fiction when I read it, and you will completely integrate into that **** era. Or you will be a general, or you will be a resourcer, or you will be a celebrity. It varies from person to person.

Tianbang, not just pure YY, or the kind of book that is popular but the plot is very boring. We want books that either have humanistic depth, or moral inquiry, or a human outlook, or a historical background. And the so-called imagination, in fact, can only be dissolved in it to become more and more gorgeous! Only such a book is the real "heavenly list"!

In fact, from the description of northern Xinjiang in the novel, I personally think that it is the key to the change of the context of the entire late Han Dynasty. No matter how strong Li Hong is, if he has no foundation, he will still end up like Lu Bu. But with northern Xinjiang, with Tuntian, with the army, with the people, with the civil and military, it is different. Because, gradually, unconsciously, he already has the strength to change history. So, I think that's the best part.

And, I almost forgot to say it: the beginning of the novel is actually very unique. A slave who escaped from Xianbei, a slave with lost memory, but with great skills and seemingly natural military talent. So we boldly assume that Li Hong is still from the future. However, because Mengzi achieved a natural change in the direction of the entire Han Dynasty through the description and assumption of a large number of characters, the re-exploration and assumption of a large number of historical events, and the natural grasp of the development of the entire plot. That's what makes this book special.

To put it bluntly, Mengzi is using the technique of "unknown, confusion and uncertainty" to describe such an era that we are familiar with and rich in historical materials. In comparison, other authors don't seem so clever, and their protagonists are very familiar with the heroes of this era (almost demon), so when the cornerstone is not good and the starting point is not high, there are only "sexual encounters", "invincible", "unpredictable prophets" and so on. However, no matter how you write it, how you add oil and vinegar, it's still cliché. Mengzi found another way, obviously understanding the basic situation and fate of the heroes of this era, but he did not miss anything in the text. It's just to show and answer through one event after another, to tell the reader and let the reader guess what the fate of this character will be. The superiority of such a writing technique is immediate!

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Book Review 2:

About the feelings of the big man recently:

Mengda, in fact, after watching it recently, there has always been something pressing in my heart, which makes people feel unhappy. After reading it today, I realized that the key is that Li Hong is becoming more and more like a puppet rather than a protagonist. In the latest chapter, this is fully demonstrated and is extremely representative.

Let's see what Li Hong is doing in this chapter? Meetings, letters, sleep. In my opinion, Li Hong has become more and more a pawn of his advisers and court ministers. Although it is not accurate to say this, Li Hong's lack of assertiveness, or the care of the head and tail, has already died more than ten times in the era of the late Han Dynasty. We see, in real history, in the era of the late Han Dynasty, was there a survival like Li Hong? Give an example. I know that Mengda has been thinking about how to change history reasonably, but the premise of changing history is to respect history. What we see now, what is Li Hong doing?

Regarding what "urgent book so-and-so", such a bridge should really appear less, because this is a novel, not a history book, where is the plot of the novel when you write it like this? Where is the artistry of the novel? I can say that in fact, this novel is becoming more and more successful in historical reconstruction, but it is more and more unsuccessful in the artistic creation of the novel. I once recommended this novel to a good friend of mine who was a good student of history, and he ended up telling me that there are two people, the author and the protagonist.

In fact, in Mengda's recent messages, I also found a problem, you are always paying attention to the whole trend and thinking about the constraints of imperial power. But why can't you spend more time on an important plot, that is, a better story? The overall historical process is important, but there are some details that are not necessary to be told in every chapter. I know that the current situation of the Han Dynasty is: two battlefields and two centers: Yizhou and Yuzhou, Jinyang and Luoyang. So what's the point? Are they two battlefields that are becoming increasingly fierce and close to each other, or are they two centers that are arguing endlessly and have no clue? I really don't know which one is more important? Which should be described in more detail? Which has more room for literary and artistic creation?

There is no heartfelt language dialogue of the supporting characters, and there are just some battles for the emperor with fried cold rice; There is no bloody and passionate description of war, and some are just a few simple words; There are no thrilling strategic conquests, and some are just high-sounding clowns; There is no affectionate and righteous protagonist, only a puppet protagonist who is getting weaker and weaker.

I don't object to the multi-angle description, but I find it sad to create without focus and taste. In fact, in the first book, I think it is the best with a large capital, why? Because although the line of the book has always been on Li Hong, I don't think I have lost control and feeling of the whole situation. But now, on the contrary, there are three lines of the book, and it makes me feel more and more confused, and the more difficult it is to have a clear representation in my mind. In fact, it is completely possible to show the auxiliary line through the main line; Or you can wrap a main line around a secondary line, and then use these two lines to reveal the other auxiliary lines. But it is debatable to downgrade the main line to a secondary line and sublime the secondary line to the main line.

The recreation of historical events will certainly involve many people, things, and things, but after all, this is not a biography, let alone a book, and whether it is necessary to involve every thing and every character in the recent past, I think it is more debatable. Is it necessary to list all the events and people in a huge event? In order to show historical events more clearly, is it necessary to sacrifice the artistry and storytelling of the novel, and turn it into a running account?

In fact, I really want to show it from multiple angles, I prefer it, but don't write it so briefly and at the cost of abandoning the story, I'd rather write a modern version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and I'm willing to pay for it.

Speaking of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", why is it so successful? We all know that many of them in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are not historical, and its success lies in the fact that its story is too successful!

Hehe, isn't it a bit harsh to use "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to measure Mengda's novel?

I like this book so much that there are not many books that I really want to spend money to read!

Recently, while reading the first volume of Dahan, I also flipped through another book I bought, which is "The Cross of the New Song Dynasty". I think. Both of these books have left me with a lot of memories. (Ah Yue's "New Song", has anyone read this book?) ）

In fact, the beginning of the book of the New Song Dynasty is the same cliché, a modern person goes back to the Song Dynasty when Wang Anshi changed the law. However, what is as attractive about him as as the fierce man is that he changes the times logically and reasonably. Neither book has any drama or fantasies, nor has it changed the times through the "rapid progress" of technology. What they take is to integrate into this era, and then slowly influence and change this era. It's just that the era in which the Han lived was war, so war and strategy were the main theme; The era in which the New Song Dynasty lived was a change of law, so politics and culture were the main themes.

In terms of the goal of changing history, the two books are also strikingly similar. Dr. Bao Zhenghao (Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Hull, UK) commented on the New Song Dynasty: "Based on the rediscovery of Chinese culture, through Western positivism, we will follow the pace of gradual reform to change the inherent historical process of China, in an attempt to find a new path for imperial politics and get rid of the historical process of rise and fall and chaos." I revised him to evaluate the Han Dynasty: "Based on the rediscovery of the history of the late Han Dynasty, through Eastern empiricism, we followed the pace of fierce war to change the inherent history of China, in an attempt to find a new path for imperial politics, so as to realize the prosperity of Guangwu again." ”

Why do I say "empiricism"? Because almost all the writings of ancient China come from experience, so that the governance of later generations also comes from experience, and the dispute over the imperial system is a dispute over the "ancestral system" on the surface, but in fact, in the final analysis, it is a dispute over whose "experience is correct". The prevalence of empiricism has brought about an unscientific debate between "theorism" and "ideology" in disguise. Because everyone's experience is different, the theories created and the ideas generated are of course different. As a result, "controversy and scuffle" are inevitable.

Therefore, Mengda is discussing the issue of "imperial power constraints", which I think is very valuable and meaningful. It sparked my interest in the ancient Chinese political system, and while I only scratched the surface of it, personally, I think the Song Dynasty was the era when imperial power was at its finest. I've also talked about this in a message.

There is no systematic inquiry, no scientific analysis, everyone likes to flaunt their own set of things, and metaphysical their own empiricism, so as to completely ignore or even exclude and hate others. This is the origin of the dispute between the Han Dynasty and the emperor.

I've been writing so much for the time being, and my mind is already messed up, and I don't know what to write.

Today is not an attack, let alone belittled, I also said that the reinvention of history is becoming more and more successful, but the artistry and storytelling of the novel are constantly decreasing. I like Dahan very much, and I admire Mengda's ability and perseverance, so I think I should write this paragraph.

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Book Review 3:

Today, I saw a message from a reader, which happened to point to what I wanted to say recently, that is, a reflection that this novel recently brought me: What is a country?

However, since I still haven't sorted out my clues, I just took this opportunity to write whatever I can think of for the time being.

"People of the same era treat the emperor and those noble straw bales as a burden, and you have to desperately want to be the lackeys of those things"

Hey, this sentence somewhat reflects whether this reader has a slight lack of history and our national culture. "The contemporaries of the people all regarded the emperor and those noble straw bales as a burden", I don't know if the so-called "contemporaries" refer to the contemporaries of the protagonist, or the contemporaries of our authors and readers? However, regardless of the era, I find your statement ridiculous. If it's the protagonist's contemporary, naturally I don't need to say anything more about "ignorance" or anything like that. If referring to the latter. I can only say that you are an angry young man who lacks basic knowledge but does not dare to reflect, although I am also an angry young man.

I don't think this book promotes the idea of feudal slaves! On the contrary, it is a reflection on the vagueness of the concept of "state" in the feudal era for more than 2,000 years.

What is Country? Is it a country of one person, a country of one surname, a country of one clan, a country of one party, or a country of aristocratic lords? It's neither, it's the country of the people of the world!

In this book, we see that the people of the world were miserable by the repeated conquests and killings, but the selfishness of the scholars and nobles made the situation worse. When we see the so-called "scholars" making sad and selfish decisions again and again, when we see how the royal family and nobles ignore the common people in the world, we seem to see the history of our country a hundred years ago, and we can even go back to the **** era: the Yuan Dynasty, the end of the Song Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the two Jin Dynasty and so on.

However, we can also see that every dynasty and every generation has heroes and heroes, and all dynasties and dynasties have people who have the people in mind, but sadly, our entire nation does not have the concept of "country". We only have classes, only emperors, and only scholars! There is no concept of a country, there is only the emperor! This has led to confusion in our core ideas and has also given us numerous excuses for betrayal! As long as a random "heaven returns", it can prove the "rationality and legitimacy" of a regime! Therefore, we see that after the Han Dynasty, there are two eras that make me feel very sad, that is, the end of the Song Dynasty and the end of the Ming Dynasty. Even in modern times, we can see some remarks that make people laugh, such as: the discussion about Wen Tianxiang some time ago.

I wondered why "a group of men fought to defend the right of a civilization not to be conquered by force, and for the dignity of a people not to be reduced collectively to the fourth class of slaves." Is this the only thing that is all there is in exchange? Could it be that the struggle in such a situation is purely for the sake of an emperor and a court?

In the novel, Li Hong led the officials and generals of Northern Xinjiang in the struggle, just for a court and an emperor? I think Li Hong's beginning was for his own survival, then for the survival of Northern Xinjiang, and then for the survival of the people of the world!

In this book, I saw a kind of dawn in the late Han Dynasty: a dawn of reflection on the world of home! This kind of dawn is embodied in Li Hong and many generals and officials in Northern Xinjiang! I think we can all see more and more characters in fiction changing their minds and reflecting on their actions. For example: is restructuring important, or is the world important? Is it important for the Han Dynasty to prosper, or is it important for the people to survive? A change of thought is by no means a matter of one or two years, but the demise of an imperial court can be instantaneous.

Maybe some novels can make you YY very happy, but I hope that after the climax, there are many more things that will bring you. Otherwise, perhaps you will die in your own orgasm.

My thoughts are still a little messy, so I wrote a little casually.

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