Against History: the Big Jokes History Has Played on Us
by Discussing Swords Over Wine
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History is never serious, it often makes jokes to us. You know Dayu's ability to control floods, but do you know his faults? You think that the Shang Dynasty fell due to King Zhou's debauchery and cruelty, but is this the truth of history? Do you know that the Three Kingdoms can never stand in harmony? Did you know that the tyrant Emperor Sui Yang was actually wiser than most emperors? Do you know the stain in Li Shimin's life? Do you know Li Bai's official career dream that "the emperor couldn't even get on board the ship"? Do you know the eternal grievances of Pan Renmei and Chen Shimei? Do you know that the weak Southern Song Dynasty is actually the hardest bone in the eyes of Mongolia? Did you know that Hai Rui, who was regarded as an outlier by the corrupt officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, rose through the ranks and died a good death? ... Please read Chinese history again following this book. Regardless of whether you agree with the views in the book, it at least gives you the possibility to break your thinking and find a new perspective on the world in the cracks of history.
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