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This work is the first part of the "Knowing the Han" series, telling the story of the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the conflict between Chu and Han, and Liu Bang's proclaimed emperor. The book is easy to understand, has novel viewpoints, and wonderful narrative. The interpretation of professional historical knowledge is accurate and perceptual, and it is both literary and story-telling. It describes the popular classic passages in detail, and also analyzes some easily misunderstood topics, such as whether Zhao Gao was a eunuch, the truth about the Hongmen Banquet, the Lu family rebellion, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty leaving an orphan on his deathbed. It strives to restore the truth.

This book is the second volume of the "Knowing the Han Series". It tells the story from Liu Bang's death to Emperor Wu's accession to the throne. It focuses on the following key contents to popularize the narrative and explain related mysteries in historical texts. 1. Is Emperor Xiaohui really that "benevolent" and indifferent to political affairs? 2. Is the dubious "White Horse Alliance" true or false? 3. Is Empress Lu's personnel arrangement really intended to seize the power of the Liu family? 4. What happened when Emperor Lu was executed, and Chen Ping's role in it; 5. How Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty used his unfavorable strength to clean up the mess caused by the execution of Empress Lu; 6. Virtue and desire: the yin and yang of Emperor Wen; 7. The relationship between Emperor Jing's succession to the throne of Liang and the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms; 8. Emperor Jing's motives for changing successors. The difference between this book and ordinary books on the rule of Wen and Jing is that it dialectically analyzes the two sides of the Wen and Jing dynasties in recuperating the people and ruthlessly squeezing the clan, and provides a more three-dimensional and comprehensive character image and historical view.