Behind the Pearl Curtain: the Days When the Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty Came to Power
by Li Xudong
About This Novel
The 300-year history of the Song Dynasty is narrated from the perspective of eight empress dowagers who listened behind the curtain, including "History of the Song Dynasty", "Song Hui Yao Yao Yao", "Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian", "Records of the Years since Jianyan", "Miscellaneous Notes of the Government and the Wilderness since Jianyan", "Three Dynasties to the North" "Meng Hui Compilation", "Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian Chang's Chronicles", "Dynasty Chronology Outline", "Ten Dynasties Outline of the Imperial and Song Dynasties", "Taiping Baoxun Political Annals", "Zhongxing Two Dynasties Holy Government", "Zhongxing Two Dynasties Chronology Outline", "Zhongxing Two Dynasties Chronology Outline", "Summary of the Two Dynasties Chronicles" Based on official histories such as "The Complete History of the Song Dynasty" and "Political Figures of the Three Dynasties of the Song Dynasty", combined with original documents such as "Collection of Imperial Edicts of the Song Dynasty", and with reference to personal collections such as "Collected Works of Fan Wenzhenggong" and "Memorials of Bao Xiaosu", it provides an in-depth interpretation of the history of the Song Dynasty. From the perspective of the special group of empress dowagers, it clarifies the political struggles between the emperor, empress dowager, supreme emperor, and powerful ministers, as well as the historical context and behavioral logic behind the complicated events, allowing readers to get closer to the historical truth.
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