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The disaster of witchcraft was a major event in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, which involved the political struggle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the overt and covert struggles of various princes to seize the throne. The truth of this major historical event has become an unsolved mystery due to the lack of historical data. The author of this book uses historical materials and existing research results to make bold and creative arguments and conjectures about the gaps in history, reexamines the origins of the witchcraft disaster, reveals the truth, and proposes a new perspective that cannot be falsified.

Is the direction of major junctures in history really determined by rational decisions made by rational people? Empress Dowager Cixi west Shou understands the twenty years of the late Qing Dynasty and understands the rush and agitation of society in the late feudal empire. In 1900, during the Gengzi Incident, the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty went on a "hunting expedition" to the west. This independent historical event is related to the historical trend of Chinese society. The author enters with a small incision from the perspective of big history, uses new research materials, and uses rich details to show this great turmoil that started from the private grudges of a family and ended in the fate of the country. It intersperses the political entanglements, character relationships, and Manchu-Han conflicts in the last two decades of the late Qing Dynasty. Against the background of the international environment and folk religion, it presents the vividness of history, the vividness of characters, and the tragedy of fate. The empress dowager's journey to the west is closely related. The historical context of the last two decades of the late Qing Dynasty and even modern Chinese society can be clearly seen and explained here.