Just as the shadows of Alexander, Augustus and even Hitler are full of legends of heroes in the Milky Way, in the new songs, the author also intentionally or unintentionally exposed the inspiration of Zeng Guofan and other historical figures and events. These fictional characters are on the same level as the real historical figures that people are familiar with, and even make people feel a little confused. Of course, this is not to say that the author has not handled real historical figures well. On the contrary, the author's treatment of real historical figures is better, because compared with the fictional figures created by the author and at the mercy of their creators, it is more difficult to guess the behavior of these souls who have really existed in history in this new world, and they must have a profound understanding of their own deeds and personality like the author.
Compared with traditional historical documentary novels (such as Li Zicheng and Jin Ouque), overhead historical novels are not satisfied with the objective description of history, but introduce variables into historical development to record the natural evolution of history after changes. The protagonist of this kind of novel plays the role of capitalist enlightener in the whole country with fanatical will and prophetic identity, destroys old values with modern knowledge thousands of years ahead of time, and popularizes modern concepts such as democracy, peace, science and freedom. Overhead history is presented as utopia that is too idealistic and unreal. In these works, the contents of modern thought and modern science are dissolved into a conscious or unconscious historical consciousness. In game novels, the real history is hidden, and the fictional history becomes the object of attention of authors and readers, which not only dispels the solemnity of history itself, but also restores history to the specific fate of countless people and intuitively entangles with the plot progress of the protagonist. Although this kind of "history" is not serious, pale or even fallacious, as a common concern of authors and readers, real history and hypothetical history have become the first theme in the novel, even replacing the protagonist himself. At the same time, this kind of fantasy works also vividly shows the national mentality of most people during the period of rising national strength. Enthusiasm for history comes from self-shame for history and self-denial caused by this shame. From the extreme nationalist sentiment originated from inferiority to facing up to history and seeking the possibility of historical change through hypothesis and reconstruction, this change of mentality not only expresses the author and readers' strong expectation and impatience for national rejuvenation, but also shows the people's increasingly firm confidence in the country's prosperity.
The joy of the virtual Kingoma Railway, the imaginative impact of national rejuvenation, and the image of the savior of the old world and the brilliance of modern knowledge. These are undoubtedly the charm of historical aerial photography novels. Although the reflection and discussion on history and traditional culture is still naive, it rarely reflects the seriousness of local fantasy novel. Therefore, historical aerial novels have valuable qualities that other types of fantasy novels do not have. However, whether it is to turn history into a diagram of liberal democratic ideas or a stage of revolutionary pride, this writing method has not surpassed fantasy novel's inherent playfulness and lack of restrained imagination. Keep a proper distance, enter the overhead world with a reasonable attitude of integration, and look at history itself with a purer eye, or it should be used for reference by the authors of historical overhead novels. -Tao Da's Overhead-Utopian Historical Fantasy