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Records from the Officialdom of the Late Qing Dynasty: No One Is Clean
Open this book and you will see the most authentic "ugly picture" of the officialdom in the late Qing Dynasty. There are some fake officials who force their daughters to become concubines for their superiors in order to get promoted, some "purchase" brothers who fight against each other because of uneven distribution of spoils, and some "incorruptible" imperial envoys who say they are honest but are greedy for half a million taels. From Zhao Wen, who was cheated out of money by his servant just
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The Appearance of Officialdom
A textbook-style classic novel that reveals the mysteries of ancient officialdom. The secrets of officialdom have always been kept secret, until this book came out: From the dignitaries in the capital, ministers, censors, imperial envoys, to local leaders, state officials, prefects, county magistrates, and even the grassroots official Yan Si, all kinds of people from the original officialdom of China's feudal dynasty appeared on stage. The strange changes in front and behind the scenes, the stra
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Metamorphosis in the Late Qing Dynasty
A secretary transformed in the late Qing Dynasty, and a stroke of stab at the ills of the times. You can fully appreciate Li Baojia's satirical art and insight into the times. The vernacular version of the classic masterpiece "The Metamorphosis of the Late Qing Dynasty" by the satirical literary giant Li Baojia is now online! Following "The Appearance of Officialdom", this book explores the chronic illness of the late Qing Dynasty and uses the "spread of Western learning eastward" as the context
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