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"Journey to the West" is the most well-known legendary story in China, and the characters in it are also the most well-known story characters in hundreds of years. But since it is a story and a legend, people always do not take it as true and think that the entire "Journey to the West" is just a fictional novel. The author of this book consulted a large amount of historical materials and analyzed "Journey to the West" layer by layer like a cook dissecting a cow. Starting from every detail, he corroborated it with official historical data to construct a true Journey to the West story. This book tells readers whether it existed in real history, and which of the familiar plots and powerful characters are true and which are false. This book not only shows the unprecedented style of "Journey to the West", but also presents an incredible and real journey to the West.

"Soochow Empire" is an empire that belongs to Sun Quan, and it is also a history that belongs to the heroes of Soochow. This history may seem familiar, but in fact it is very strange.

History does have its own code. If you cannot decipher the code, you can only observe its appearance but not its inner meaning. And Sima Lu is a decoder of history. Uncover for you the mystery of the rise of an ancient superpower, the integration and casting process of an ancient nation, the historical code of a powerful empire, and the civilization code of an ancient nation. As a Legalist giant, why did Han Fei die in Qin, a country that advocates Legalist ideas? Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin. What was the secret behind his failure? Compared with the small countries in the Central Plains, Chu State was called a superpower in ancient times. However, why could such a behemoth not stop Qin's attack? Did Qin annex the six countries just rely on its strong military power? Did Qin Shihuang hate his eldest son Fusu and send him to the Great Wall? When the peasants revolted, the main force of the Qin army was slow to come for reinforcements. How many unexplained secrets were there?