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Zuo Zongtang
This book is centered on "the person who made practical decisions during the changes in the late Qing Dynasty" and follows the time line from 1812 to 1885 to present Zuo Zongtang's legendary life from a scholar in a poor family in Xiangyin to a high official in the border areas. The book not only restores his early years of studying the study of world affairs and his hibernation after three failed military examinations, but also details his iron-blooded journey after joining the army, forming th
4.6kReads8.5Score537Shelves
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Qianlong Dynasty: Imperial Powers and Ups and Downs
This book presents a panoramic view of the rise and fall of the Qianlong Dynasty (1736-1795) in the sixty years. From the official rectification and salt reform in the early days of Emperor Qianlong's accession to the throne, to the expansion of territory and the pacification of Junggar, Big and Small Hezhuo, to the compilation of "Sikuquanshu" and the literary prison turmoil; from the luxury and people's livelihood concerns during the southern tour, to Heshen's dictatorship and official corrupt
4.3kReads7.4Score128Shelves
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Emperor Jiaqing: the Precarious Times of Shoucheng
At the critical moment when the Qing Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, there was an emperor who was always shrouded in the fog of history - he inherited the afterglow of the "Qianlong Age", but faced the hidden flaws of the dynasty; he had the ambition of reform to rectify the bad government, but could not break through the rigidity of the system; he was the last "conservative king" in China, and also the "emerging crisis" on the eve of modern times. The person who witnessed it was Aixi
4.1kReads7.3Score239Shelves
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Heshen: Power Player
As the core epitome of the power structure of the Qianlong Dynasty, Heshen's life was always entangled with the shadow of autocratic imperial power and the chronic diseases of the bureaucratic system. From an orphan boy living in Donrou Hutong to rising to the center of power with his talent in four languages and financial management skills, his rise to power was the result of the combined effect of the banner system and the emperor's mind. He was once a capable minister who rectified the bad
3.7kReads8.6Score545Shelves
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Yongzheng Dynasty: Reform Storm in the Forbidden City
Late at night in Changchun Garden, Kangxi passed away. Longkoduo issued an edict, the Eight Masters Party undercurrent, and Yinzhen were angry. The fourth elder brother Yinzhen (Yongzheng) ascended the throne despite the rumors of "changing the edict and usurping the throne", and faced the corruption of officials and financial deficit left by Kangxi. During his thirteen years in office, he was a lonely reformer: fighting against the Eight Lords Party, imprisoning Yinzhen, pushing the peasants in
1.2kReads7.4Score—Shelves
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Li Hongzhang
This is a historical narrative that unfolds the life of Li Hongzhang in a panoramic manner, using the metaphor of "learning to steer on a broken ship". Starting from the crying of the Li family in Luzhou in 1823 to the end of Xianliang Temple in 1901, this book follows the course of time and restores the ups and downs of this important minister in the late Qing Dynasty. He was a dream-seeking scholar on the way to the imperial examination, and he became a disciple of Zeng Guofan and tempered his
1.2kReads7.6Score148Shelves
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The Biography of Prime Minister Liu Luoguo
This book takes the life of Liu Yong, a famous official in the Qing Dynasty, as the core, uses the historical books of the Qing Dynasty as the basis of historical facts, appropriately incorporates the deeds of upright officials praised by the people, and presents a panoramic view of the legendary official career of this "thick prime minister" from Qilu elite to important minister in the court.
1.1kReads7.2Score130Shelves
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Huang Taiji: Founding Emperor of the Qing Dynasty
"Huang Taiji: The Founding Emperor of the Qing Dynasty" focuses on the legendary life of Huang Taiji, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty. From the birth of the eldest son in Hetuala in 1592 to 1643 Sheng Jing died of illness in 1989, and the book details his transformation from the young Baylor to the Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty: the young boy went to war with his father, and showed his first prowess in the Battle of Sarhu; after inheriting the throne, he abolished the old system,
856Reads7.8Score101Shelves
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Emperor Daoguang: Night Watchman of the Empire's Fall
In the nearly three hundred years of rule of the Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro Minning (Emperor Daoguang) was a special monarch - he was the "watershed" in the dynasty's transition from prosperity to decline, a "witness" of the history of humiliation in modern China, and an emperor struggling between "maintenance" and "change." This book uses 160 chapters to panoramically restore the 69 years of Emperor Daoguang's life from prince to death, unlocking a real, complex and helpless image of a "frugal e
740Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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Zeng Guofan: Famous Minister of Zhongxing in the Late Qing Dynasty
This book uses popular writing to restore the legendary life of Zeng Guofan, "the first famous minister of the late Qing Dynasty and the Zhongxing Dynasty". Beginning with the cry of a farmer in Xiangxiang in 1811, it records that he failed the imperial examination four times but still studied hard, and finally opened the door of the Hanlin Academy at the age of 27. During his career as a Beijing official, he adhered to the principles of self-cultivation and stayed true to his true nature amidst
680Reads7.8Score100Shelves
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The Legend of Cixi
This book uses a popular yet rigorous narrative style, taking the real timeline from Cixi's birth in 1835 to her death in 1908 as an axis to unfold the life of this woman who influenced the late Qing Dynasty for half a century. From Lan Guiren, who first entered the court of Yehenala, to Concubine Yi and Concubine Yi after giving birth to a prince, to Xinyou's coup to seize power, and the two palaces to listen to the government behind the curtain, until he took the power alone to promote Western
669Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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Yongle the Great: the Iron-Blooded Throne and the Great Plan
Looking at the history of the Ming Dynasty, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di is undoubtedly one of the most controversial and legendary emperors. As a vassal king, he rose up to pacify the troubled people and seized the imperial power in the flames of war. After he ascended the throne, he worked hard to govern and create the "Yongle prosperous age", but he also left historical controversies due to his iron-blooded methods and centralized rule. This book spans from 1360 to later generations. Through the fou
638Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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Chronicles of the Great Qin Dynasty: from Horse Breeder to First Emperor
From the horse-breeding tribes in the western border to the world-unifying Qin Empire, from Shang Yang's iron-fisted reforms to the First Emperor's heroic strategy, from the rise of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang to the dust-up of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony - this book uses humorous and popular writing to restore the magnificent rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty.
578Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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Dorgon: the Iron Horse and Jin Ge Determined the Qing Dynasty
He is the fourteenth son of King Nurhaci of Houjin Khan. When he was young, he witnessed the smoke of the battlefield of Sarhu and witnessed his father Khan's ambition to unify the Jurchens; he was Mergen Dai Qing under Huang Taiji, who led the Eight Banners cavalry to sweep through Mongolia. Chahar conquered Lushun, Liaodong, and emerged with his military talent; he was the regent of the Shunzhi Dynasty, turning the tide in the power whirlpool, using the battle of Shanhaiguan to establish the C
562Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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Young Emperor: Emperor Shunzhi
This book uses a vivid narrative style to restore the short life of Fulin, the first emperor after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. He ascended the throne at the age of 6 and was a puppet monarch under Dorgon's regency. In the power whirlpool of Shengjing and the Forbidden City, he quietly accumulated the power to pro-government. After taking office at the age of 14, he pushed for "ruling the Han with Han", re-employing Han ministers, revising laws, and trying to "divide a small family into
557Reads7.6Score—Shelves
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Lin Zexu: the First Person in Modern Times to Open His Eyes to the World
"If you live and die to benefit the country, how can you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings?" This book gives a panoramic view of the magnificent life of national hero Lin Zexu. He started writing in 1785 when he was born in a poor family in Fuzhou. He went through a period of enlightenment through elementary education, becoming an official in the imperial examination, and when he was a local official, he controlled floods, rescued famines, and redressed injustices, earning him the re
514Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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Events of the Han Dynasty: from the Struggle for Hegemony Between Chu and Han to the Beginning of the Three Kingdoms
"Events of the Han Dynasty: From the Struggle for Hegemony between Chu and Han to the Prelude to the Three Kingdoms" connects the more than 400 years of history of the two Han Dynasties in a popular and humorous way. Starting from Liu Bang, the pavilion chief of Surabaya, who lived in a fair-weather world, he details his rise to power through his snake-slaying uprising, fierce battle with Xiang Yu, and determination of the world; then after the establishment of the throne in the early Han Dynast
504Reads—Score—Shelves
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Biography of Xiaozhuang
With 300 chapters, this book gives a panoramic view of the legendary life of Empress Xiaozhuangwen (Bumubutai) from her birth on the Horqin Grassland in 1613 to her peaceful death in the Forbidden City in 1688. From the Pearl of the Grassland to the side of Fujin in Shengjing, she learned survival wisdom while dormant in the harem and witnessed the rise of Houjin and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty; after Huang Taiji's sudden death, she turned the tide in the whirlpool of power, promoted F
502Reads—Score—Shelves
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Zhu Yuanzhang: Ming Taizu's Longxing and Governance
This book focuses on the ups and downs of the life of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. Starting from the famine year of Haozhou in the fourth year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty (1344), the sixteen-year-old Zhu Chongba lost his relatives in the plague and became a lonely boy, experiencing the hardships of survival for the lower class people. He later joined the Red Scarf Army, emerged in the internal strife in Haozhou, married Ma family members, gathered talents, and gradually fo
490Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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Nian Gengyao
"Nian Gengyao" restores the ups and downs of the famous Qing Dynasty general Nian Gengyao in a popular style. Based on multiple historical materials of the Qing Dynasty, it unfolds his 47 years of life according to the timeline from his entry into office in the 39th year of Kangxi to his suicide in the fourth year of Yongzheng. The book not only shows his military prowess in quelling the rebellions in Tibet and Qinghai, but also depicts his peak moments as Fuyuan General; it also analyzes his tr
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Kangxi Dynasty: the Legend of the Iron-Blooded Emperor's Governance
This book takes the life of Kangxi Emperor Xuan Ye as the main line, from his ascension to the throne as a boy to his death in his later years, giving a panoramic view of his sixty-one-year reign. The book not only describes the courage of the young Xuan Ye to capture Oboi and take charge of the government, but also describes the illustrious martial arts of pacifying the San Francisco, taking over Taiwan, expelling Tsarist Russia, and conquering Galdan. It not only presents the cultural and poli
381Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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Emperor Guangxu
This is a historical novel focusing on the tragic emperor Guangxu of the late Qing Dynasty. It uses delicate writing to outline the legendary life of Aisin Gioro Zaitian from an ignorant child who entered the palace, to a monarch striving for innovation, to a prisoner trapped in Yingtai, and finally ended with his ambition unfulfilled. At the end of the late Qing Dynasty, the mountains and rivers were broken and precarious. Since Guangxu ascended the throne at the age of six, he has been deeply
336Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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Nurhachi: Iron Cavalry Determines Liaodong
"The Biography of Nurhachi: Iron Cavalry Defeats Liaodong" focuses on the legendary life of Nurhachi, the founding hero of the Qing Dynasty. Based on the historical data of the Qing Dynasty, it unfolds his magnificent journey from the trough of fortune to the establishment of the Later Jin Dynasty along the timeline. Nurhachi was born in Zuowei, Jianzhou in 1559. He lost his mother in his early years and was living in a family. In 1583, he raised an army with thirteen sets of armor to avenge his
131Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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The Blue-Eyed Hero Sun Quan and the Jiangdong Empire
In the fifth year of Jian'an, Jiangdong lost Sun Ce suddenly. Nineteen-year-old Sun Quan took over the seal of the Marquis of Wu. With the assistance of Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu, he stabilized the situation in the turmoil. This young man with a "purple beard and blue eyes" recorded in history relied on his clever strategy to join forces with Liu to fight against Cao at Red Cliff. He set fire to Cao's army's serial ships and laid the foundation for a three-part world. He crossed the river in white
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Three Kingdoms Live: the Intrigues and Politics You Don't Know About
This is not a book that tells history with a straight face. When you open it, you will find that the Three Kingdoms is not just about the battlefields of war and unfathomable machinations - Cao Cao actually loved to write poems and always laughed out loud after losing a battle; Liu Bei's tears hide a calculation that is heavier than the country; behind Zhuge Liang's "magic calculation" is the seriousness of turning over the map; even Guan Yu reads "Spring and Autumn" at night, and may be wonderi
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Bronze Heritage: Shadows of Kunlun Ruins
A book that should never have been written "Some graves are not meant to be dug." "Some doors, once you hear their sound, you can never escape." Thirty years ago, an archaeological team code-named "K-7" disappeared in a snowstorm in Kunlun, and no one survived. The only clue left was a piece of broken jade and a crazy sentence sent by team leader Shen Nanshan to his unborn son: "Don't let Xinghe come to me." Thirty years later, his son Shen Xinghe discovered a body beside a glacier crevice in th
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Makino Showdown
When Shang Zhou's Lutai was in flames, and when Zhou Wu's coalition troops raised their battle flags in the Muye Plain, a dynastic change that rewrote Chinese history began in the Yellow River Basin in 1046 BC. This panoramic epic centered on the transition of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, this book uses delicate writing and solid historical details to restore the complete process from the rise of the Zhou clan, the decisive battle of Muye, to the appeasement of Chaoge and the foundation of the
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Cao Mengde: a Hero in Troubled Times
In the second year of Jianning (169 AD), outside Luoyang City. The dusk was dark, and the leaden gray clouds were so low that they seemed to crush the cornices of this glorious imperial capital. The dead locust trees on both sides of the official road rustled in the wind, and their branches stabbed into the sky like ghost hands. A group of Yulin riders galloped past through the smoke and dust. The sound of horse hooves startled the jackdaws, and their neighing sound cut through the dead silence.
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Jinmen in Troubled Times
In Tianjin in 1920, Shen Yanqing, the young owner of the Canal Chamber of Commerce, was high-spirited and had a dream of saving the country through industry, so he made an engagement with Su Wanqing. However, in the chaotic world of warlords, Chamber of Commerce deputy Zhao Huaian, Zhili marshal Lu, and prosecutor Zhou Jingzhi all had their own agendas and tried to frame him by forging "secret letters of collaboration with the enemy." Shen Yanqing's family was ruined overnight and he was impriso
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