Li Hongzhang: the War of Sino-japanese War
by Chen Bin
About This Novel
The novel takes the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War as the background and truly reproduces the Qing Dynasty's society, court, officialdom, diplomacy, war and other aspects before and after the war. The author unfolds a three-dimensional picture of the last dynasty around the protagonist Li Hongzhang with an emotional and compassionate feeling: the majestic Qing Empire is crumbling due to internal and external troubles, and the minister Li Hongzhang shoulders heavy responsibilities. On one hand, he is empress dowager Cixi's extravagant spending, and on the other hand, he is humiliating peace and land ceding indemnity after the defeat of China and Japan. He is caught in the middle and compromises, struggling to support the turbulent last dynasty...
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