Emperor Chongzhen·blind Spring and Autumn Period
by He Dacao
About This Novel
American Sinologist Yuwen Changan (Stephen King) obtained a incomplete manuscript from his 90-year-old uncle and monk Simon. It was brought back to Europe from China by missionaries more than two hundred years ago and is secretly hidden in the Paoletta Monastery in Portugal. Yuwen Changan invited He Dacao, a Chinese writer who is proficient in history, to decipher, revise and organize it together. After twelve years of research, the contents of the manuscript were finally restored: From the ruins of the Ming Empire, missionaries rescued a girl whose eyes were burned out. After hiding her name for forty-five years, she finally spoke. She claimed to be Zhu Zhu, the illegitimate daughter of Emperor Chongzhen, and dictated a secret history of the late Ming Dynasty to the young historian Ji Liuqi. The late Ming Dynasty was a mysterious era, and Chongzhen was the most mysterious and tragic last emperor. The politics are dark and terrifying, but the culture is dazzling, and the situation inside and outside the Forbidden City is turbulent. Chongzhen ascended the throne at the age of seventeen. He was endowed with great talent but had bad luck. From the perspective of her daughter, Zhu Zhu presents the story of her father's capture of Wei Zhongxian in the royal garden, the secret meeting with Li Zicheng in Fahua Temple, the black cat disaster in the palace, and the resurrection of the late emperor's relics... The details are vivid and thrilling, revealing the inside story of the collapse of the empire. The story is engaging, both readable and profound. The language is especially beautiful and colorful, and it is integrated with the times, stories and characters, forming a rich and sad elegy.
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