Chapter 401 Epilogue
After 94 days and 430,000 words, the novel is officially finished. Spread the flowers~
When I finished writing this outline, I simply set up the volumes according to the map of the Han Dynasty, including Goguryeo, ancient Qiang, Xiongnu, and Nanyue. I always felt that it was inexplicably smooth and I felt that I was really a talented person!
Later, when I looked up the life of Emperor Wu of Han, I discovered that this was his real military achievement. Wow! Things that would seem outrageous even in novels were accomplished by people in the Han Dynasty.
Liu Che, the state machine, and Huo Qubing, who sealed the Wolf's Lair, did just that. It was a coincidence, unexpected, but reasonable.
A great era, legendary heroes. I really hope that in the Han Dynasty, there were women like He Zhaojun who could break free from the constraints of the times and live a truly wonderful life.
Fan fiction based on classical Chinese is harder to write than imagined. I have to watch the original drama repeatedly, check information, and try to find ways to make up for the regrets while not changing the character settings. Later I found that this is almost impossible, because the character image drives the progress of events. Without changing the character settings, there is no way to reasonably adjust the plot.
On the basis of having to change it, I chose Emperor Wen. Many readers expressed their disapproval of the fact that Emperor Wen was portrayed as a ruthless emperor.
In the original drama, he is a cheerful leader of CP fans, but if you put aside the love line, you can find the hidden ruthlessness and heaviness.
To be honest, the two greatest emperors in history, Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi, both pursued immortality and found it difficult to resist the weaknesses of human nature, and ordinary people were even more so.
As the Son of Heaven, what was Emperor Wen most afraid of? So he was suspicious and wary. But Emperor Wen was also the best of men, so by the end, he realized his mistakes and made amends, a behavior worthy of an emperor.
That’s all I have to say about the plot. This is the first ancient Chinese novel I have written, and there are many shortcomings. But I don’t think I can improve it in the short term. I will start the next one after I have made some progress. I’ll start for now, haha.
The mountains remain green and the water flows forever. We will meet again if we are destined to, right?
References (in no particular order):
Video material:
"The Moon Rises Over the Sea", "The Emperor Wu of Han", "The Advisors Alliance", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", "National Treasure", "Lady Qiao", etc.
Text materials:
*Zhang Zhuo. Research on the Personnel Administration Thought of Emperor Wu of Han[D]. Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, 2021.
*Li Feng. Exploring the entanglement between Emperor Wu of Han and his son, Prince Li, from the perspective of the witchcraft incident: A discussion with Xin Deyong et al. [J]. Journal of Tsinghua University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2020.
*Xin Deyong. A Narrative of the Witchcraft Practiced by Prince Ju of Emperor Wu of Han[J]. Journal of Central China Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences), 2016.
*Wang Dongjing. Research on Fiscal Reform during the Period of Emperor Wu of Han[D]. Hebei University of Economics and Business, 2013.
*Famous Han Dynasty generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing who expanded the territory[J]. Qianjin, 2020(02).
*Song Xiuxiu. Research on Huo Qubing in Records of the Grand Historian[D]. Guangxi University for Nationalities, 2015.
* Jiang Na. Research on the Border Defense System of the Han Dynasty[D]. Central China Normal University, 2013. (Chapter 1)
*Qin Tiezhu. Research on the Issue of Marquises in the Han Dynasty[D]. Nankai University, 2014. (Chapter 10, Section 3: Military Affairs of Marquises)
*Wang Congyan. Cultural Exchange between the Central Plains and the Western Regions from the Pre-Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty[J]. Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Party School, 2022(03).
*Liu Lingdi, Sun Huijia. On Zhao Tuo, King of Nanyue[J]. Journal of Hebei University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2012.
*Zhang Qinglu. Re-exploring the route of Huhanye Chanyu of the Xiongnu towards the Han Dynasty[J]. Journal of Yinshan Studies, 2020.
*Cheng Shizhang. Changes in the Xiongnu's internal and external policies during the reign of Huhanye Chanyu[J]. Inner Mongolia Social Sciences (Chinese Edition), 2002(06).
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