A Complete Collection of Chinese Historical Tales of Strategy: Stories That Inspire Independent Thinking

This book covers topics including Emperor Gaozu of Han's favored concubine Qi, who urged him to depose the crown prince; Emperor Wu of Han's wrongful execution of the crown prince; Emperors Zhuang and He ruthlessly eliminating their maternal relatives to protect imperial authority; fathers and brothers killing one another in struggles for the throne; Emperor Taizong of Tang's painstaking efforts to appoint a crown prince; Wu Zetian appointing and deposing four crown princes; Emperor Daizong of Tang assassinating officials to preserve imperial power; Lü Duan helping Emperor Zhenzong of Song ascend the throne; Möngke killing his own kin to crush a coup; Kublai suppressing a military rebellion to secure the throne; Emperor Yingzong of Ming being captured and losing his throne, then reclaiming it; and Empress Dowager Cixi launching the Wuxu Coup, among other events.