A hit masterpiece with tens of millions of views on Tianya. See through the truth of the world by examining power struggles among the elite!
A penetrating account of three centuries of power struggles in the Tang dynasty! The central thread of Tang history unfolds like a game of chess: the transition from Sui to Tang, Taizong's rule, the female emperor's path to power, a flourishing realm, turmoil and strife, and the imperial throne's predicament...
This book tells the complete history of the Tang dynasty's three centuries, unpacking challenging historical knowledge in an accessible, story-driven style. It turns complex political struggles, including power plays at court, checks and balances between ruler and ministers, clashes among regional military governors, and factional infighting, into a game of chess. With the clear logic of planning, making moves, breaking an opponent's position, and losing the game, it makes weighty history easy to understand.
The official system, court rituals, city life, currency, and laws are all researched with rigorous attention to detail!
Princes and ministers, scholars and commoners, the many faces of court and countryside, and the rise and fall of ordinary lives are vividly portrayed!
Emperors move the pieces to shape the realm; scholars put brush to paper to navigate the tides of fate.
Open this book and view a nation's fortunes through a chess game, and history through the human heart. Discover the splendor and fall, strength and predicament of three centuries of the Tang dynasty.
