If Heaven grants me thirty years to serve as your sovereign, I will follow in my father’s and grandfather’s footsteps: I will make the people’s hopes my own and value their lives as I value my own. I will put an end to war and let the people recover. In ten years, I will expand the realm; in the next ten, nurture the people; and in the last ten, bring peace and prosperity. Future generations will know that my father and I presided over the Great Qing’s golden age, but will they know who we really were? ... (I wrote this to commemorate the great achievements of Emperor Qianlong during his reign. Most of it is based on history, with a little fiction. I’m deeply honored if you’ve clicked in to read it. If it’s not to your taste, that’s fine; please move on to something else and don’t spoil everyone’s mood. Read it if you like it, and don’t if you don’t. If you follow the book, I welcome your support. If you don’t like it, I won’t pander to you. I’m the one writing this book, so how I write it and what plot I choose are not for others to dictate. If you can’t speak civilly, then just stop talking. I got through nine years of compulsory education without taking any nonsense, so why should I sit here listening to you run your mouth?)
This is a good book to recommend!