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Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.The six prefectures of Zhongbo were offered to foreign enemies on a silver platter, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to a drowning dog* loathed and condemned by all. Xiao Chiye followed the scent of the furor and made his way over. But instead of setting others on him, he kicked Shen Zechuan with his very own leg, rendering the latter an invalid. Who would expect this invalid to turn around and bite him in a counterattack until he was all drenched in blood? That was the start of an epic feud between both men who tore at each other every time they come face-to-face with one another.
“Fate wants to bind me here for life, but this is not the path I choose. The yellow dust submerged my brothers deep under. I have no wish to bow in submission to an illusory fate. The imperial edict can’t save my troops, and the imperial court can’t fill the stomachs of my mounts. I’m no longer willing to lay down my life for this purpose. I want to surmount that mountain. I am going to fight for myself.”
Note : a ‘drowning dog’ is someone who is down and out, having lost favor or power.
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One entry per lineBring In The Wine
QJJ
Thương Tiến Tửu
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将进酒
장진주
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This novel one of the best novel I ever read until CeZhou separated many event many stories, The writer didn't focus on the main couple and their story after they separate many chapters not even a letter between them
some of the event seem meaningless to me just to make the novel longer I finished the first 140 chapters in 3 days now not even read 5 chapter in day because nothing encourage me to keep reading
I don't say it not worth reading It's really amazing story as long as CeZhou together so hope they meet again soon because I miss them together so much
What a ride. This book has shades of Sha Po Lang and Clear and Muddy Loss of Love. It is REALLY heavy on the politics. There's three parts - first part is set in the capital, second part is in Zhongbo, third part kind of spans both.
I really loved the first arc, kind of liked the second, and wasn't really a fan of the third. The thing I love most about this novel is the arcs of the two protagonists, Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye. They had really beautiful arcs - Shen Zechuan's PTSD, anguish, and trauma and the beautiful symbolism and meaning behind his name, and Xiao Chiye's restlessness and pain in being trapped as a glorified hostage in the capital, his growth as a person and as a member of the Libei family and army.
This author is really really great at writing angst and the responses and growth of the characters when they face setbacks, suffering and loss. First two parts had a lot of this, and there were some really unforgettable scenes and quotes. The moments of vulnerability and intimacy between the two leads was so perfect 😭 And I still remember that poem and the explanation behind Shen Zechuan's name 😭
The third part was full of heavy politicking, with multiple side plots being dealt with. The novel no longer felt like an intense character study of the two main characters, but now focused on this huuuge ensemble cast. I started skimming POVs and chapters. I even got a bit bored of the main couple by the end because their interactions became fairly predictable? As compared to the growth, tenderness and depth that was being explored, built and developed in the first and second parts.
I really struggled to keep up with the huge cast of characters, their histories, motivations and political leanings by the third part. I didn't really feel invested when the author included a poignant moment about the side characters, because there were just so many of them. The chapters also ended abruptly and scene transitions often seemed to be missing in the Chinese edition I read, so it was kind of abrupt and jerky sometimes.
That said, I loved the female characters to bits!!! It's so rare to see complex, competent and likeable female characters in danmei, especially women who have relationships with each other. It's almost a given that danmei fiction is misogynistic; if the women aren't unlikeable and despicable, then there usually is only one (1) likeable female character. I also feel like the author was implying the Qi Zhuyin/Hua Xiangyi relationship?? I love the female characters so much and wish there was a whole novella about them.
As usual, in ancient China political novels, Chinese imperialism is very much part of the foundation of the novel. I also found it a little disappointing that Shen Zechuan became the Emperor... This didn't seem to be where his arc (his name) was leading. Not to mention it's hard to believe that things would really change and there would be less cruelty and corruption, when the author spent most of the novel showing that the system is the problem.