The Tragedy of Civilization: The Fire Thief and the Usurper of History uncovered a secret wound in history: During the Ming Dynasty, Chinese civilization launched a grand project code-named "Zhulong", carefully "packaging" its own core knowledge systems such as philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, firearms, etc., And systematically exported it in a way acceptable to the West, with the intention of guiding the process of global civilization. However, the Ming Dynasty fell and the Qing Dynasty reversed its rule, turning "orderly export" into "unconscious leakage". After the West absorbed this knowledge and was tempered in the furnace of the Enlightenment, it not only gave birth to modern science and technology, but also constructed a "Western-centric" historical narrative, completely covering up the origin of the East. Hundreds of years later, the copper box was unearthed, and the truth came to light. An ultimate questioning about civilization's memory, intellectual power, and historical narrative began - when a student takes away the teacher's fire and claims to have invented fire, how can civilization justify itself? This book is not only a historical suspense novel, but also a profound reflection on civilized dialogue and betrayal.
