Light and Death
by Qin Shiyong
About This Novel
The late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty were an era of great change and turmoil. In just a few decades, wars continued and wars were everywhere. Thousands of people were reduced to ashes, and trillions of creatures were reduced to withered bones. In this context, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong, Shang Kexi, Kong Youde, Dorgon, Ma Shiying, Zuo Maodi, Ruan Dacheng, Li Xiangjun, Hou Fangyu, Qian Qianyi, Liu Rushi, Shi Kefa, Gao Jie, Xia Wanchun, Chen Zilong, Li Chengdong, Zhang Mingzhen, Qu Shiqi, Zhang Tongchang, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong, Zhang Huangyan and many other famous figures in history have stepped onto the stage of history in their own unique manners, performing heart-wrenching and generous elegies of the times. In the test of blood and fire, knives and swords, they are either frontier ministers, frontier generals who have fought many battles, civilian scribes, rough heroes, or even traffickers, prostitutes and beggars. They all have to face the cruel reality and make their fateful choices. Heroes and traitors often can kill themselves in a flash of thought. If they survive, they will be famous throughout the ages. If they cannot avoid it, they will become treacherous and become notorious. This book takes national justice and moral values as the orientation of loyalty, good and evil, and right and wrong. Through analyzing the human nature of each of them, it conducts historical torture, praises the noble patriotic sentiments of people with lofty ideals, and exposes and criticizes shameless traitorous behavior.
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Official(1)Scraped 20d ago
This book is about the destruction of the Ming Dynasty and the great achievements of the Qing Dynasty.
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Official(1)Scraped 20d ago
This book is about the destruction of the Ming Dynasty and the great achievements of the Qing Dynasty.
