Because of the many rapid turns in political direction and power since the founding of the ROC, there are a number of fascinating historical figures from the period whom Liu characterized as "halfway heroes and two-faced loyal ministers."
由於民國建國以來政局幾度逆轉，劉紹唐曾以「半截英雄與兩面忠臣」妙喻好些個變節的民國人物，一部民國史也因此精彩無比。