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Books by Yanqiu Xu Xing
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A Phoenix Palace Gambit of Hearts 凤阙弈心
“On the chessboard of the Forbidden City, the ones who survive are never the pieces, but the players.” In the twelfth year of the Chengqing era, Shen Qinghuan goes from a convict’s servant in the Yeting Palace to a maid who prepares medicine for the emperor. The world sees only how low she bows her neck, lower than a willow branch, as she kneels to receive a slap from the Noble Consort. No one knows that she uses her skill at tasting medicine and detecting poison to mix abortion-inducing cinnab
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Spring and Autumn Battlefront: From Executing the Inspector to Becoming the God of War 春秋兵锋：从斩监军到天下战神
In the chaotic Spring and Autumn period, the feudal lords vie for supremacy. Tian Rangju, a son born outside the main line of the Qi ruling house, carries the Tian clan’s blood but is trapped in humble circumstances. His mastery of military strategy goes unrecognized until the joint forces of Jin and Yan threaten Qi and the state stands on the brink of collapse. Chancellor Yan Ying recognizes his talent and recommends him for command on the battlefield. Newly entrusted with command, he sets up a
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The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Are Actually Fascinating 五代十国其实很有趣
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the most chaotic seventy-two years in Chinese history: eight surnames took turns on the throne, and more than a dozen emperors came and went like revolving lanterns. Some called the Khitan their fathers, some were murdered by their own sons, and one was still singing opera when he ascended the throne. It was an age that produced madmen. Zhu Wen rose from salt peddler to emperor, only to be hacked to death by his own son in his bedchamber in his later
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