Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 477 473. Comments on "The Lazy Early Tang Dynasty"

Today I would like to recommend to you a completed historical novel of 367 million words.

"Lazy Early Tang Dynasty", Beiming Laoyu, a great writer.

Category: History - Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties.

【Introduction】

In the fifth year of the Wude era, the Tang Dynasty was newly established. Li Yuan, surrounded by beautiful women in his harem, was busy enjoying the fruits of his hard-earned victory. Li Jiancheng was busy consolidating his position as crown prince, while Li Shimin was busy coveting his elder brother's position. The military commanders were busy fighting wars, the civil officials were busy governing the country, the merchants were busy doing business with the Hu merchants, and the farmers were busy reclaiming wasteland...

In the midst of this hustle and bustle, Li Xiu woke up outside Chang'an City, holding a tombstone. Looking at the early Tang Dynasty scene in front of him, he sighed. Since everyone else was so busy, he would not disturb them. He would rather live his own life peacefully, eat when he wanted to, sleep when he wanted to, and it was also good to be lazy.

【Golden Five Chapters】

Chapter One: The Bastard Who Rebelled. The protagonist, Li Xiu, travels back to the early Tang Dynasty and becomes Li Jing's bastard son. Having fallen in love with someone he shouldn't have, he clings to her tombstone and dies together. Reborn, he decides to enjoy life, never again wanting to toil. As a result, the small courtyard left to him by his former master is completely devoid of food.

Chapter 2: Eat? Or not? With nothing to eat at home, the protagonist decides to go fishing, using earthworms and a bomb hook. Arriving at the river, he finds someone fishing. Arriving, he makes a nest and casts the bomb hook, arousing the person's curiosity. Then, the protagonist's stomach begins to sing, interrupting the person's fishing. Faced with food that's been given out of pity or nibbled upon, the protagonist is unsure whether to eat it or not.

Chapter 3: The tenant who brought food. The man, who knew Li Jing well, couldn't bear to see the protagonist go hungry, so he offered him a roast chicken as a test. However, the result was unsatisfactory. The protagonist, however, caught some fish himself, and the tenant brought him food, finally filling his stomach. Upon waking, he began to think about making money, but setting up a greenhouse to grow vegetables seemed unrealistic.

Chapter 4: A Way to Make Money. After a long time of thinking, the protagonist couldn't come up with a good idea. So, he took the fish to the home of Uncle Liu, the food provider, to see what the tenants were eating. The food was so poor it was hard to believe it was human food. Finally, the protagonist came up with a solution, using soybeans.

Chapter 5: Bean Sprouts. The protagonist devises a method for growing mung bean sprouts from soybeans. I won't go into detail about the process, but the only catch is, shouldn't soybeans produce mung bean sprouts? The protagonist consults with his tenants about developing a sales plan to sell the sprouts to city dwellers.

【Brief Comment】

Bei Ming Lao Yu, a great writer, has written 8 works including "Capital in the Tang Dynasty", "The Idle King of the Northern Song Dynasty", and "The Cousin of the Northern Song Dynasty".

The best-performing book is "Lazy Tang Dynasty," with 120,000 collections on Qidian, 230,000 on Shucheng, 410,000 fans, and three alliance leaders.

I was originally planning to write about his new book, "I Want to Be a Prince Consort," but after looking at the data, I think it's a flop. I'm embarrassed to recommend it anymore, as I'm afraid I'll be slapped in the face. His "The Lazy Tang Dynasty" is likely to be his masterpiece.

This is a story about the early Tang Dynasty. The protagonist is Li Jing's illegitimate son. Because he fell in love with a girl who became a nun, he was driven out of the house by Li Jing and starved to death in front of the tombstone of his beloved woman.

He had a rough start, hit rock bottom, and even got married. However, he had good survival skills and was a very skilled fisherman. He had never heard of a bomb hook before.

However, his ability to sprout beans is debatable. I don't know if it was a typo or if readers have more accurate knowledge. In my opinion, only mung beans can sprout.

Overall, the plot of this book is quite smooth, and the writing is very comfortable. There is no deliberate pretense, nor is there a mindless system. Even if there are some unrealistic parts, the reading experience is still good.

In the end, the railway was built, the steam locomotive was running, Li Zhi held a funeral for the protagonist, and Li Chengqian, Li Jin, and Li Ke, who were overseas, also returned to the Tang Dynasty to attend the funeral. It's really quite a fantasy!

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
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【Cang's Ramblings】

Historical novels are difficult to write, and readers who like historical novels have quite discerning tastes.

Reading history makes people wise, reading poetry makes people intelligent, calculation makes people precise, philosophy makes people profound, morality makes people cultured, and logic and rhetoric make people eloquent.

In short, reading more is really useful.

Even if you read online articles, it’s the same~
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