Deposed Empress General

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You are the ruler, I am a subject, you want loyalty, I will give you loyalty.

You are the ruler, I am the subject, you want my sacrifice, I will sacrifice for you.

This lifetime, we’ll only be a ruler and his subject…… I cannot become the one who accompanies you to experience everything.

A deposed empress, a failure of a substitute. Charging into battle, he was the emperor, and she, his general. But within the intimacy of their military tent, he was her husband, and she, his wife.

But everything was star-crossed. For the one he loved the most, he would push her into hell again and again.

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废后将军
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Twingkle_82
Twingkle_82 rated it
October 18, 2022
Status: Completed
I truly enjoy this novel. The plot is quite unpredictable so I did not get bored reading it. It made me cry a few times too :P

I like tne character of the MC. Although she is like a love sick puppy in the beginning but eventually it changed. ML is a tyrant. He killed so many people unreasonably so you are going to hate him. He does not trust anyone and full of tricks. But I have to admit that it kind of warm my heart whenever he shows affection... more>> to MC but unfortunately, the MC's heart already turned cold towards him.

The ending is not truly a happy ending but the villains had been punished, the MC is alive so all is good, lol. <<less
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Yanay
Yanay rated it
June 30, 2022
Status: Completed
The ML is the perfect example of paranoid personality. But most of the people were responsible for there own deaths, the ML was just waiting for that mistake to happen. And I guess the FL brought it upon herself by getting emotionally involved with the mentally challenged ML.

he wanted the MC to be a broken doll who just depends on him for everything and her world just includes him..

I actually was waiting for his ending thinking it would be painful but I dont think it was that much of a... more>> painful death..i guess him realizing that he is dying when MC is still alive would be more cruel for him.

Also I kind of wanted his pov on certain things like why he was so distressed on his daughters death.. (well it did actually explain but through the empress that since his child with the MC was a girl) but was waiting for his side of story... all in all it was a gud read. <<less
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6adik
6adik rated it
August 20, 2021
Status: c132
i see 132 chapters and I thought this good cuz it got few chapters and the summary ignited my curiosity.

the moment she fall in love I cried.

i hate it but I love it so much that I cant stop reading until my eyes cant open anymore.

feeling pity for the characters I guess I will call it wrong. I admire them all. From ML to FL and to the side characters. The author made an amazing personality to all them.

this novel made me realized one thing.

suck it up or move on

hahahahaha
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SPN
SPN rated it
May 17, 2021
Status: Completed
This is my first time writing review. This is one of the most under rated novels I've seen. I highly recommend this novel, even if you don't like tragedy. Translator done a great work.

I like the FL character, she is strong, smart but not an OP. Same goes for ML. They have their own flaws. Every character are balanced well. The ending is neither happy or nor sad. I feel its satisfactory (or perfect to me), if you read the whole novel you can understand.
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Pokemini
Pokemini rated it
May 5, 2021
Status: Completed
This story gave me all sorts of emotions, fluctuating like crazy, though the strongest one was probably rage

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directed at the utter tr*sh that is the ML, this dude knowingly led her on gah, and then he aborted her child with him and even accused her of having an affair over it asdjkFL how low could you go, ah but this is not a negative thing since it is a tragedy I guess

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And frustration

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directed at the FL who is s*upidly in love with ML during the majority of the story, I love her to pieces but I just want to shake her really hard and tell her she deserves better lol. Thankfully she realises he's tr*sh on the second half of the story and moved on.

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My favorite part of the story was probably FL, who was truly strong, capable, smart, and loyal to a fault. I could see why the other characters could come to appreciate, respect, like and be loyal to her and she reciprocated their loyalty just as much. The only part of her which I dislike is

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Her love for ML, which she thankfully moved on from. And her sticking up for people who I honestly thought wasn't worth sticking up for like the old ministers and insisting on not killing the previous king/crown prince, who she honestly had no business with. That crown prince later gave them a lot of problems and indirectly caused the death of Feiyan, Lianting, and two temples worth of monks. At least her sticking up for the old official paid off later on in the story. Tbh on this note, I feel like ML is justified on wanting to kill the king/crown prince since they are indeed a danger to him, but he should have assasinated them alone, not massacre and burn a whole temple down.

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The politics and war/battles were well written, and I enjoyed reading them. FL's relationship and interactions with other people is also well-written and I enjoyed reading them.

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Her friendship with Feiyan and Lianting was probably my favourite though. Especially Feiyan, who is another awesome character. Which is why I hate ML that much more. Also why I hate that the author made them die because their love interests are kind of dumb. At least Feiyan's love interest redeemed himself afterwards by helping FL. I also liked her relationship with Daxi Qi which was cute heh. If this fantasy novel has a next life concept I want them together. ML should just stay the hell away

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My other favorite was probably her relationship with the general who learned to appreciate and trust her, and took her under his wing. I personally think his mentorship is probably what shaped most of her values/phisolophy rather than the ML's value which is more akin to tyranny

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If you're in it looking for the angst and a strong FL, this is the one for you. <<less
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Gules
Gules rated it
May 3, 2019
Status: --
Might rate this better If I knew what is going on "looking at this "big black dog" that she had no idea where it had come from" Me too lady, me too.

"Patterned green cranium" is also a worrisome foe, but the translation makes me mightily afeared of this work.

Also the whole first chapter bombards you with unnecessary info: Kid has a dead dad, villagers+her mom sacrifice her and another kid to the gods: She immediately thinks her mom killed her off so she can remarry, excuse me but what? How... more>> do you even arrive to that conclusion? <<less
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shine bright
shine bright rated it
September 9, 2023
Status: Completed
Not my cup of tea. This novel is military/politics heavy. You can't really call it under romance genre, but tragedy. Maybe I would have liked it much more if I was looking for something serious to read.

I skipped most of the strategic moments just to cover this is a day. I just wanted to know how both ML and FL end up.

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which is sad! This novel will really resonate with people who prefer very complex storylines with realistic people with dark sides, even to the point that you can say the ML is basically a villain. But if you think about it his childhood forced him to be such and he couldn't understand where and when he started going wrong for the one person he cared. The FL had her own journey from an orphan who was nothing to someone who determined the dynasty's future course.

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BTW I don't get why the author named the novel deposed empress general when she never became empress.. The FL is called general throughout the novel. <<less
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dewey
dewey rated it
June 19, 2023
Status: c132
I meant to give this a 5/5 but I can't select 5 stars for some reason.
This is probably my favorite novel that I will never re-read again. Like everyone has stated, this novel is very beautiful not just because of its writing style but also because of the life it gives to each of the characters.
I've read a lot of historical novels but this is one of the few that depict the rise and fall of ministers and generals, the reign of a king from beginning to end. The novel is suspenseful because it's unpredictable so there were times when I had to stop reading because I couldn't stomach what could happen next.
In my opinion, the ML did love the FL. While you're reading there's bits of pieces you pick up and eventually arrive to that conclusion. Especially in the end,

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After the FL finds out of the ML's true personality and his wicked actions, she believes he was never sincere in his love towards her. She thinks to herself while she was reminiscing and holding the memory of them first meeting, the ML long forgot about the day they met and their memories together. However, at the end before the ML dies, he does remember the day they met. In his eyes, the scene is described so accurately that the reader (at least to me) comes to conclude that the ML did love her. Moreover, as he's laying on the floor he points at the flowers that the FL liked (he can't talk due to his ailment) but his eunuch misunderstands him and orders the guards to cut the flowers. He shakes his head at this because they misunderstood him. I believe he probably wanted to be brought close to the flowers? Idk.

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anyways even though I state that he loved her, it doesn't mean that it justifies the things that he did. This is one of the things I dislike, just because he had a rough childhood does not give him the reason to act like a monster. But as a person here stated, he's a sociopath.

Another reason why I loved this novel is because the author rarely states things directly. It forces the reader to interpret things themselves based on the characters actions, dialogue or vague thoughts. My favorite character was the FL, if we ignore her devoted love towards the ML, she is an amazing character.
I enjoyed the ending, it was satisfying although I wished there was an epilogue just to tie up loose ends. Overall, I definitely recommend this novel! Thanks the translator who made it possible to read this gem!
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nanfeng
nanfeng rated it
December 8, 2022
Status: Completed
The translation was excellent. The rest was addictingly super super painful. It is written so well that you keep wanting to read but wow, it is was horribly painful. This is literally one of the worst MLs ever. I hate him so much. Like I remember reading about Sovieshu and hating him, this ML made sovieshu looks so mild. Seeing the growth of our MC is completely heartbreaking but you understand why she needs to grow and you applaud her as she does it - but the torturous process of... more>> it all is just too much. Her friendships are also really excellent, except that ML... If you don't want to read about continued torture and cruelty - both physical and psychological - just stop yourself from reading this no matter how addicting the story is flowing and how much I want to recommend that you read it. The story is so well-woven, engrossing and translated that, months later, I still remember the characters and take time to feel pain for them. Like it is just memorable and torturous. You will be depressed but you will still want to read the book since the FL is strong, smart, loyal, capable, grounded, and all around wonderful - except for her love for the ML. This is just such a wonderfully crafted literary piece of angst work.

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So I love the MC a lot and I just wish that she would have a rebirth story where she steers so far away from him and lives her life just being in the comfort of those who love and pamper her without any drama. I understand why it was impossible for her to end up with Daxi Qin but wouldn't that have been wonderful. Also her best friends, why??!! The ending was good for this story - I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. I have so many wishes for MC that I can't write them all down. Just read and you'll find out

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Thanks to the author and the translator for giving us this gem <<less
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Hirose88
Hirose88 rated it
September 6, 2020
Status: c132
I spent a full one day to finish them all in one sitting. Truly remarkable novel. I wish I could have read the first version of the novel so it’s gotta be more gut wrenching than this one. This novel initially gives you a poke of pain while at latter part of the story gave you a little punch of satisfaction of FL revival from her sad love.

For someone who are considering to read this and wonder if this has happy or tragic ending. I would rather say it’s neither.... more>> I regard the ending as ‘appropriate’. You need to read this by yourself to find out, but I guarantee you that you won’t regret reading this novel. Marvelous storytelling that would s**ked you into the plot. 👍👍 <<less
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Kitsune_hasu
Kitsune_hasu rated it
October 7, 2022
Status: Completed
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Warning it may contain spoiler alert! 😔
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This novel is the epitome of the word angst. It takes you on a roller coaster ride, full of angst, deceit, and betrayal. The protagonists is blinded by her savior’s deceitful mask, she ends up with this unrequited love and affection to protect him and help him with his goal just to be by his side, even if it will cost her, her own life. She knows that he is way to good to be with her but as long as she is by his side that’s all she can wish for, on a chapter when praying to the Buddha she didn’t ask to be with him but only asked “for him to be happy.” This unrequited love that she yearns for will show her many devastation’s.

The ML is a sociopath like literally a sociopath, a very beautiful, handsome sociopath. Whom for his goals will not stop until he can have everything under his control. Not caring for nothing or anyone that stands in his way. His schemes are ruthless, but to show the people of His country that he is a benevolent king he controls himself and approaches in different ways. I will say his upbringing caused him to be a sociopath where he doesn’t understand the feelings of love. In my opinion he did ended up loving the protagonists but he himself didn’t know. Because he himself didn’t get that love. But then again it’s hard to say. If you read this you will also have your own opinion. He never gave the protagonists presents or jewelry or clothes nor make up. Her “sister” (you will know whom I’m talking about, if you read this novel.) is the one who gives her these things and give her a make over. Anyway I highly recommend this novel because the plot was well made. Kudos to the author and translator.

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Ireadb4ijudge
Ireadb4ijudge rated it
December 7, 2021
Status: Completed
They said Murong Yan ranked number one of the most hated ML. Well, its well deserved. But I can honestly say that since he is the emperor, everything he did that time is for the throne which, is the topmost priority of every emperor. Such pity for the women burnt by him.

This version they said is much better than the original one since I really love what the MC did at the end. But if anybody knows where to read the original one?
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This version the MC didnt die and schemed her way till the end, the old version the MC did truly die. Ive read from someone who gave review to this novel so I want to read that one.

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Overall, a very satisfying read indeed. Get ready for the pain when I tell you that even animals do not eat their cubs and yet Murong yan is in another whole level of animal. Lol.
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DreamingofRott
DreamingofRott rated it
June 4, 2021
Status: Completed
This was actually an interesting piece of literary work. It has a lot of symbolism (roses, snakes, etc.) and underlying meanings that I was really shocked. Oh, it really reminded my undergraduate English class. A very beautiful piece of writing that I could see being used in high school classes as one the great tragedies.

Don't worry though, it's an easy read. It will make you mad, sad, and shake your head. But that is how all of the great tragedies are written.

Shout out to the translator!! You did a great... more>> job. <<less
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Leenleen
Leenleen rated it
June 4, 2021
Status: Completed
Wow. So many schemes. This piece of work is really mind blowing. I really recommend reading this, don’t expect fairy tales and sunshine’s but betrayal at every turn ;)
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