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Biography of Yang Changan (Finely Revised Edition)
It tells the legendary experience of Yingshan County anti-Japanese hero Yang Chang who fought on the battlefield and sacrificed his life for the country. Yang Changan grew up as a son of a landlord and became a progressive young man. He resolutely joined the Communist Party of China during the trough of the Great Revolution. During the war years, he entered and exited the Communist Party ranks by mistake, heroically killed the enemy, and sacrificed his life for the country. Reproduce the story o
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Blood Jade Saddle: Tuyuhun Kingdom
Introduction "Blood Jade Saddle: The Kingdom of Tuyuhun (Set Volume 1, 2)" is a historical novel. It begins with the life of a generation of great Khan Tuyuhun as a prince in Liaodong. He helped his younger brother seize the throne through risks, and strategized how to deal with the Yuwen family and the Duan family; he had no choice but to move westward, and the bloody The grievances and resentments during the tearful migration; Ye Yan settled the country on the northwest plateau and wanted to d
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Measure the World
Jiang Shengnan's new work "Measure the World" still continues the creative trajectory of women's great history, using a unique perspective and clever writing skills to interpret and interpret the six alluring past events of six peerless beauties, including Lu Bicheng, Daji, Xi Shi, Shangguan Wan'er, Mrs. Huarui, and Zheng Yisao.
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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: Central Plains Iteration
Taking the chaos of the late Tang Dynasty as the background, and using historical figures such as Huang Chao, Zhu Wen, and Li Keyong as the protagonists, the story takes place from the late Tang Dynasty to the early Five Dynasties. Huang Chao failed in many attempts, but because he was resentful of the dark and corrupt society in the late Tang Dynasty, he finally raised a flag to rebel. The Tang Dynasty collapsed under the impact of the vigorous Huangchao Uprising. The heroes of the troubled tim
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Secret History of the Qing Dynasty
"Secret History of the Qing Dynasty" is a historical work that systematically sorts out the little-known events and internal archives in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Based on a rigorous academic attitude, this book combines official history books, palace archives and folk documents to deeply explore the hidden details of the Qing Dynasty's politics, military, culture and palace life. The whole book focuses on the decision-making process, power games and social changes behind the major histor
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Iron Crown Picture Complete Biography
"The Complete Biography of Tieguan Tu", also known as "The Strange Book of Loyalty" and "The Tragic History of Chongzhen", is a long historical romance novel written during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. The author's title is "Compiled by Songzishanren". The book is set against the background of the great historical changes of the late Ming Dynasty and the collapse of the earth. The core content revolves around the rise and growth of Li Zicheng's peasant uprising army until it captured
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The Romance of Hong Xiuquan
"The Romance of Hong Xiuquan" is a historical romance novel written by Huang Shizhong, a writer in the late Qing Dynasty. It takes the Taiping Rebellion in the Qing Dynasty as the background and artistically reproduces the heroic deeds and complicated fate of a group of peasant uprising leaders such as Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan, Yang Xiuqing, and Shi Dakai. The novel begins with Hong Xiuquan's early ambitions and ideals, and describes how he met Feng Yunshan, Qian Jiang and others in Huaxian Co
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The Complete Biography of Miyamoto Musashi (Five Volumes)
Miyamoto Musashi, a well-known legend in Japan. A Japanese swordsman, strategist, and artist from the late Warring States Period to the early Edo Period. In the hearts of the Japanese, Miyamoto Musashi is a strong man, a wise man, a philosopher, a martial artist, and the eternal winner. This book describes the complete life legend of the sword master Miyamoto Musashi, reveals the spiritual code and cultural spirit of the Japanese nation, awakens sensitive, impetuous, and weak modern people, and
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Set of 6 Volumes)
The "Toyotomi Hideyoshi" series is a set of books for history and literature lovers. "Toyotomi Hideyoshi" tells the legendary life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the most famous daimyo in Japan's Warring States Period and the first civilian hero in Japanese history to dominate the world. Toyotomi Hideyoshi came from a humble background and had no support, but with his own strength, he grew from a humble citizen to a powerful minister. The policies implemented during his reign such as the Tokatsu Order a
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Cai Guiying
The novel is set in the turbulent late years of the Republic of China and the complicated early days of liberation. It takes the life of female spy Cai Guiying as the main line, showing the unpredictable and involuntary fate of individuals under the influence of the tide of the times. The characters have a rough life experience, are legendary, the plot is ups and downs, and the story is interesting. The final ending of the character is dull and sad. Although it is based on real people and true e
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Notes on Lice
This book is a historical novel. The background of the story is taken from the period of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms where heroes arose. The protagonist Wang Meng is a poor scholar in Wei County, but he has great ambitions, hidden strategies, and lives in seclusion and is not an official. When Huan Wen, a powerful official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was on his northern expedition to Guanzhong, Wang Meng, wearing a brown robe, saw him and talked while picking up lice, which shocked everyon
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One Hundred Faces in a City
This book uses the form of long historical prose to comprehensively and systematically demonstrate the development and evolution of Dongguan as a city. In the millennium from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Republic of China, this book expresses a regional group through tense and thrilling stories and complicated plots such as dynasty changes, social rise and fall, battles for supremacy on the battlefield, resistance to invasion, scholarly context, introduction of sweet potatoes, etc.
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Romance of Liu Bowen
Liu Bowen, named Liu Ji and courtesy name Bowen, was a strategist, politician, and writer in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, and the founding father of the Ming Dynasty. He assisted Zhu Yuanzhang to analyze the situation, see through the shortcomings and strengths of various leaders, formulate a "conquest plan" from a high position, strategize it, and win the battle thousands of miles away. This book vividly depicts Liu Bowen's life using a novel technique, combined with many popular sto
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The Romance of Jiang Ziya
Jiang Shang, also known as Ziya, commonly known as "Jiang Taigong", was a statesman, strategist, strategist and founder of the Zhou Dynasty in the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties. He was knowledgeable and full of strategies. He fished on the shores of the Weishui River and met Jichang, the Marquis of Xibo. In the process of assisting King Wen and King Wu of Zhou in the conquest of Ban Zhou, he made indelible achievements by making strategic plans and going to the battlefield in person. Jiang
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Warring States Terminator
This book presents the past in a twists and turns, interesting, magnificent and tragic story, and tells the life of Qin Shihuang in detail. It is currently the most systematic and comprehensive work showing the development of Qin Shihuang's life. In addition to its historical value, it also has high literary value. This book aims to let readers understand the full picture of Qin Shihuang, and has a positive reference value for the study of historical figures.
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I Am Sun Quan: the Loneliness of the King
This book is a novel that introduces the struggle history of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period. This work adopts a first-person writing technique to show readers the magnificent history of the Three Kingdoms of the Later Han Dynasty. It also conducts an objective and detailed analysis of the historical figure Sun Quan in the form of a novel, revealing the various hardships Sun Quan, a rich and handsome man, experienced in his growth process, the historica
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Things About the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in Ancient Times
This book includes the "Ancestor of Fire" Suihuang, the leader of the Three Emperors, the Youchao clan who built a wooden nest, Emperor Fuxi, one of the Three Emperors, Nuwa, the goddess of creation, Zhurong, the fire god in charge of the south, Shennong, the ancestor of China, Huangdi, the ancestor of humanities, Shaohao, who used the phoenix bird as his totem, etc.
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Romance of Ancient Chinese History
The whole book adopts the form of a chapter novel, and uses a relaxed and popular writing style to integrate myths and legends, astronomy and biology, archaeology, documents and other historical materials to vividly reproduce the history of ancient China. The content begins with the creation of creatures on the earth, depicts the evolution of ancient apes, shows how humans appeared, and then describes the legendary Chao family, Suiren family, Fuxi family, Shennong family, Huangdi, Yao, Shun and
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The History of the Tang Dynasty Is Not Like Smoke·part 2: the Long Song of Zhenguan (Revised Edition)
"The History of the Tang Dynasty is Not Like Smoke" tells the history of the Tang Dynasty in a relaxed and humorous way. This is the second volume. Starting from Li Shimin's suppression of domestic rebellion and launching the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, it describes in detail the glory of the Zhenguan Dynasty. In Li Shimin's court, civil servants ruled the world, and military generals made meritorious deeds. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde and other good ministers wrote immortal legend
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Wang Mang
Duke Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time. Xiangshi died at the beginning, who knows the authenticity of his life? This book is based on historical materials but not limited to them. It quotes historical documents and uses literary techniques to tell the story of how Wang Mang, who was born in a prominent family but lost his father at a young age and was shrouded in the shadow of the Wang family, went from being humble, polite, and respectful
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Qing Dynasty 1860 (Two Volumes)
"The Qing Dynasty 1860" tells the story of the magnificent history of the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty for more than thirty years, and writes about the difficulties and twists and turns of Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong and others overcoming many difficulties to establish the Westernization Industry. At the same time, the author re-excavates and depicts the spiritual world of many anti-Westernization historical figures with a new historical perspective
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Song History Romance
Cai Dongfan advocated that "the writing should not be fictitious, but the language should follow the popular". The "Popular Romance of Historical Dynasties" written by him is easy to understand and clear as words. Coupled with his rigorous academic attitude, extensive citations, detailed literature and history, and authenticity and reliability, this set of "Popular Romance of Historical Dynasties" is deeply loved by readers. It is both historic and interesting. It can be said to be a classic wor
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Tang History Romance
"The Romance of Tang History" is a chapter-style historical romance novel, which is the Tang Dynasty part of Cai Dongfan's "Popular Romance of Chinese History" series. This book has a total of one hundred chapters, telling the story of Li Yuan and his son's troops stationed in Chang'an, the unification of the Tang Dynasty, the rule of Zhenguan, Wu Zetian's rise to the Tang Dynasty and the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, the prosperous period of Kaiyuan and the Anshi Rebellion, as well as the
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Zhang Juzheng, the First Assistant of Wanli
Zhang Juzheng was the third person in Chinese history to implement strict reforms after Shang Yang and Wang Anshi, and the first person to see the results of reforms during his lifetime. This book mainly tells the story of Zhang Juzheng's experience of supporting his young master, establishing a new policy, rectifying the administration of officials, sorting out finances, strengthening the army, dredging water transportation, rectifying education, and recruiting talents during the Wanli period.
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Huang Taiji: an Entrepreneurial King with Both Civil and Military Skills
Tiancong Khan Huang Taiji basically spent his life fighting against the Ming Dynasty. In order to take over the Central Plains and unify the world, he often took risks and did not avoid risks. He could be called a horse-riding emperor. But he is not a monarch who only knows how to chop and kill. He has also made considerable achievements in politics, economy, and diplomatic relations. This book is not only faithful to historical documents, but also has vivid narratives and ingenious structures,
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Li Shimin, One Emperor Through the Ages
"Li Shimin, One Emperor through the Ages" tells the story: A young man achieves his ambition and spends his life fighting in the north and south; he is crowned king in middle age, showing his royal demeanor; what kind of secrets are hidden behind the first emperor through the ages... He killed his brothers and imprisoned his brothers, and his blood spattered three feet, eventually leading to the Xuanwumen Incident. Later generations commented that he was a wise king who worked hard to govern; la
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The Whole Story of Sino-Russian Negotiations in Ili
"The Beginning and End of Sino-Russian Ili Negotiations" was written by Luo Dunjun, which records in detail a complex and fierce diplomatic negotiation between China and Russia over the Ili issue in the late Qing Dynasty. Based on a large amount of first-hand information, the book restores the twists and turns of the negotiation process in detail, revealing the invasion of foreign powers, the weakness of the court, and the tragic efforts of a few knowledgeable people to save the situation. The w
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Sunken Land
Zhou Meisen's classic historical novel is a sister chapter of the anti-corruption novel, which together form a three-dimensional novel system. The old course of the Yellow River is a barren but rich, ancient and great land. Over thousands of years, many soul-stirring stories have happened here. The five series of novellas included in this book take the rise and fall of several coal mines in this land as the main line, and create a series of real characters such as Chu Baoyi, Mr. Liu San, Zhang D
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Yuan Chonghuan
Unjust and loyal through the ages, a scholar from Lingnan and the governor of Liaodong. Yuan Chonghuan (1584-1630), a general in the Ming Dynasty. A native of Dongguan, Guangdong, the word element. In the 47th year of Wanli's reign, he was awarded Jinshi status and was awarded the title of magistrate of Shaowu County. In the second year of Tianqi's reign, he was promoted to the head of the Ministry of War. In the third year of Tianqi, Ningyuan City was built. In the fourth year, he led troops to
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Anti-American Conspiracy
★Philip Roth's late masterpiece, winner of the 2005 Society of American Historians "Outstanding American Historical Novel Award" ★The world is collectively writing a new novel, and Roth skillfully controls the tragedy and comedy elements in this process. In 1997, Philip Roth won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature "American Pastoral". In 1998, Ross was awarded the National Medal of Arts at the White House. In 2002, he won the highest honor awarded by the American Academy of Arts and Letters - the
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Yu Xuanji
Among the female poets of the Tang Dynasty, Yu Xuanji is the most famous and legendary. "Her beauty captivates the country, and her thoughts are enchanting." She is also known as "the sage of poetry among talented ladies." Such a charming lady with both talent and appearance was unlucky and had a troubled life. She was implicated in many murder cases, including the poisoning of Wen Tingyun, and finally ended in a tragic ending. Is she really a murderer? What kind of mystery is hidden in this?
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The Biography of Cao Xueqin (Fourteen Volumes in Total)
Only by understanding the story of Cao Xueqin can we understand the world of Dream of Red Mansions! The set includes "A Dream of Red Mansions" by Gao Yang (a total of 10 volumes) and "Wang Meng Accompanying Reading a Dream of Red Mansions" (a total of 4 volumes). Gao Yang, a master of historical novels, has devoted himself to studying "Dream of Red Mansions" for 30 years, "using research to enter the novel, and using the novel to become research", and restored in detail the era and events that C
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Great Changes in the Late Song Dynasty·sichuan Storm (Volume 2)
[Resisting the Mongols and defending against the enemy + the troubled times of the late Song Dynasty + political intrigues + officialdom tactics] Hala and Lincheng, the tower and the palace were lost, the tower and the palace were lost, and Bilege walked into the palace with a high profile. Bileg hunched over, smiling apologetically, and followed closely behind her. Heta Heshi sat down at the table, poured out a bowl of milk tea from the table, drank it in one gulp, threw the bowl on the table,
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The Story of the War Between Liao, Song, Xia and Jin in the Five Dynasties
"The Story of the Five Dynasties, Liao, Song, Xia, and Jin Wars" is a military history work that deeply analyzes the turbulent and integrated periods in Chinese history. The book uses detailed historical materials and vivid narratives to systematically sort out the hundreds of years of war from the separatist rule of vassal towns in the late Tang Dynasty to the confrontation between the Song and Jin Dynasties in the early Southern Song Dynasty. Starting from the chaotic beginning of the Five Dyn
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Romance of Yuan Dynasty
"The Romance of the Yuan Dynasty" is a chapter-style historical novel written by Cai Dongfan, a famous historical romance writer in modern times. It is one of the "Popular Romance of Chinese Dynasties" series. The book has a total of sixty chapters, using literary style to narrate the history of the rise and fall of the Yuan Dynasty, starting from the rise of the Mongolian tribes to the fall of the Yuan Dynasty. The author uses the genre of popular romance to reproduce the political, military an
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The Romance of Di Qing
"The Romance of Di Qing", also known as "The Romance of Wanhua Tower" and "The Romance of Yang Baodi in Wanhua Tower", is a heroic legendary novel in the Qing Dynasty with the famous general Di Qing as the main line. This book takes the growth and achievements of Di Qing, a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty, as the main line. The content starts from Di Qing's birth, details his journey through hardships and finally became a pillar. It is also interspersed with plots such as Bao Zheng's
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Seek to Dominate the World
On the eve of the birth of the emperor, the magnificent Unification War was underway, and little-known spy teams were active throughout China. It is the interplay of conspiracy and conspiracy, the painful suffering of blood and fire, the difficult choice between love and interests... Only strategy in the world can create immortality, magic and regret. Perhaps in this book, you will see the embryonic forms of all ugliness and the growth of all conspiracies...
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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
What a history! The "Five Dynasties" followed each other, with a history of fifty-three years, more than ten changes of thrones, and endless aftershocks; the "Ten Kingdoms" either rose up or coexisted, and sometimes became emperors and sometimes kings. The soldiers are the grass-headed kings. Warlords from all walks of life are militaristic and murderous, vying to claim the throne and hegemony. The emperor's throne is not stable, and the struggle for succession arises. In the blink of an eye, th
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Emperor Chongzhen·blind Spring and Autumn Period
"Stephen King, an American sinologist, obtained a mutilated manuscript from his 90-year-old uncle and monk Simang. It was brought back to Europe from China by missionaries more than two hundred years ago and was secretly stored in the Paoletta Monastery in Portugal. Yuwen Changan invited He Dacao, a Chinese writer who is proficient in history, to break down the manuscript together. Translated, revised, and organized. After twelve years of research, the content of the manuscript was finally resto
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Wu Zetian In: King of Nine Provinces
Why would she cross the bottom line of human ethics and kill her own children? How did she transform from talent to queen? How could she become a queen in a world ruled by men for thousands of years? The Great Zhou Dynasty she founded was at its peak, so why wasn't it passed down to future generations? Why do Li Tang's descendants always respect her and regard her as their emperor? For more than a thousand years, she has been both history and legend. The book begins with Wu Zetian's entry into t
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The Warring States Period (Three Volumes)
In the turbulent world, the dim-witted King of Han, regardless of Qin's eagerness, was busy building mausoleums and razing Shuifeng City, where the people lived, to the ground. Faced with Shuifengcheng's request for help, the poet Jiang Minggui was ordered to go to South Korea. However, at this time, South Korea was already a stagnant water. Many talented people and strangers learned their skills just to make a living; the great Situ was a highly respected minister, just to exchange power for mo
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The Emerging Dynasty of the Later Jin Dynasty
This album tells the story of the rise of the Jin Dynasty and the key figure in this history - Nurhachi. The real starting point of his life actually began at the age of 29. He began to learn riding and shooting at the age of 5, and at the age of 25, he started an army with his father's "Thirteen Armors"; at the age of 29, Feala became the king; at the age of 58, after the establishment of Hetuala, Jin became the Khan; how did Nurhaci become a successful "entrepreneur" step by step? He defeated
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New Song Ii·power 2
New Song Dynasty Power Series: Ten million people have looked up to each other for ten years, crossing the cross, a new starting point! Attack Xixia! Where are you now? Yan Lei is born, Chinese Yang, Feng Ge, Xiao Ding, wild fox under the tree. Recommended by the luxury camp of original online writers! If you only care about life and death for the benefit of the country, why should you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings? The struggle between conservatives and radicals, the contest bet
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New Song Ii·quality 4
New Song Dynasty Power Series: Ten million people have looked up to each other for ten years, crossing the cross, a new starting point! Attack Xixia! Where are you now? Yan Lei is born, Chinese poplars, Feng Ge, Xiao Ding, wild fox under the tree. Recommended by the luxury camp of original online writers! If you only care about life and death for the benefit of the country, why should you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings? The struggle between conservatives and radicals, the contest
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New Song Dynasty Iii·yan Yun 1
New Song Yanyun Series: The decisive battle is finally here! After many years of anticipation, the situation in the Liao Kingdom suddenly changed drastically. The most important counselor of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Youdan, was killed, and Yelu Xin and Xiao Lan took power. The Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Jun, used the Song court's betrayal of the treaty as an excuse to send his troops south and launch an attack on the Song Dynasty! Song Ting, who had not yet learned about it, was still trapp
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New Song Dynasty Ii·quality 3
New Song Dynasty Power Series: Ten million people have looked up to each other for ten years, crossing the cross, a new starting point! Attack Xixia! Where are you now? Yan Lei is born, Chinese poplars, Feng Ge, Xiao Ding, wild fox under the tree. Recommended by the luxury camp of original online writers! If you only care about life and death for the benefit of the country, why should you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings? The struggle between conservatives and radicals, the contest
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New Song II · Authority 1
New Song Dynasty Power Series: Ten million people have looked up to each other for ten years, crossing the cross, a new starting point! Attack Xixia! Where are you now? Yan Lei is born, Chinese poplar, Feng Ge, Xiao Ding, wild fox under the tree. Recommended by the luxury camp of original online writers! If you only care about life and death for the benefit of the country, why should you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings? The struggle between conservatives and radicals, the contest b
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New Song·cross 3
New Song Dynasty Cross Series: In the second year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty, the famous Wang Anshi's political reform began. This was a truly all-round reform in Chinese history. At the same time, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Su Shi, Zeng Bu, Lu Huiqing... These outstanding people in the Northern Song Dynasty started fighting openly and secretly because of the reform. With the reform destined to fail, Shi Yue, a history college student from modern society, unexpectedly appeared in Bianji
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New Song·cross 2
New Song Cross Series: In the second year of Xining, Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty, who had ascended the throne for less than two years, boldly activated Wang Anshi, who had been "faithful to the world for thirty years", and prepared to start his ambitious reforms to deal with the political, social, economic, and military difficulties that had accumulated a century after the founding of the Song Dynasty. This is the first time that human civilization has stood at the threshold of modern so
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Wuzhou Public Secrets
This novel is another attempt by the aestheticist writer Junichiro Tanizaki to challenge the ancient literary form of "story". Taking the Warring States Period as the background, the fictional protagonist is placed in a mixture of fictional and factual research and historical materials, which demonstrates the unique charm of fictional writing. As the son of the Musashi Shou Kiryu family, Wuzhou Gonghuisheng has been a hostage in Olu Mountain Castle since he was a child. When he was thirteen year
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